The obligatory 2008 metal albums according to Metal Rules. Rock ranking, as customary, by Rockreport.
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- Journey – Revelation
- Whitesnake – Good To Be Bad
- Brother Firetribe – Heart Full Of Fire
- H.e.a.t – H.e.a.t
- Jamison, Jimi – Crossroads Moment
- House Of Lords – Come To My Kingdom
- Work Of Art – Artwork
- Asia – Phoenix
- Khymera – The Greatest Wonder
- Marcello-Vestry – Marcello-Vestry
- Tesla – Forever More
- Eclipse – Are You Ready To Rock
- Frozen Rain – Frozen Rain
- AC/DC – Black Ice
- Catley, Bob – Immortal
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- Testament - The Formation of Damnation
- Motorhead – Motorizer
- Amon Amarth – Twilight Of The Thunder God
- Avantasia – The Scarecrow
- Metallica – Death Magnetic
- Warrel Dane – Praises To The War Machine
- Iced Earth – The Crucible of Man – Something Wicked 2
- Motley Crue – Saints of Los Angeles
- AC/DC – Black Ice
- Airbourne – Runnin’ Wild
- Guns n’ Roses – Chinese Democracy
- Cavalera Conspiracy – Inflikted
- Brainstorm – Downburst
- Opeth – Watershed
- Sabaton – The Art Of War
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All in all an amazing year in retrospect. I was also pleased to see that two relatively new and unknown Swedish bands – Heat and Eclipse – made it into the list. Also, despite all their flaws, I am happy to see Sabaton was finally recognized. "Art of War" really was a more polished product compared to their older offerings. And more evenhanded politically speaking. Singing exclusively about war can have its pitfalls after all.
Other Swedish bands of course include Opeth, Amon Amarth and Work of Art. The Swedish metal and rock scenes apparently are more productive than ever. But unfortunately these bands remain the unsung heroes of the Swedish export industry.
Filed under Music by Björn Hallberg 1 year, 1 month ago | 959 views
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