Bored at work, I decided to quickly brainstorm a list of my top 10 favorite CDs released in the 21st century. The list is based solely on the music I truly enjoyed the most and listened to the most. It consists of the first 10 cds that came to my mind.

Anyway, here is my list in no specific order. Please post your own list.


Halford – Resurrection

Grave Digger - Rheingold

Angel Dust – Of Human Bondage

Megadeth – The System Has Failed

Iced Earth – The Glorious Burden

Dream Evil – The Book Of Heavy Metal

King Diamond – The Puppet Master

Judas Priest – Angel Of Retribution

Lordi – The Arockalypse

Wig Wam - Wigwamania

A few standouts:

Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Megadeth - United Abominations
Helloween - Gambling With The Devil
AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip
Aerosmith - Honkin' On Bobo
Motorhead - We Are Motorhead; Inferno
Airbourne - Runnin' Wild

Kinda like picking blonds, redheads, or brunetts...........


Wargod48

Black Label Society-Mafia

Cool to see Wig Wam on that list, Squidster! They're local heroes here.

I like both of Wig Wam's full length cds quite a bit. It was actually a coin toss as to which one made my top ten. I've listened to them both a lot.

If were talkin' "Hard Rock/Metal" then......


The Answer - Rise
Tsar - Tsar
Sugarbomb - Bully
The Unband - Retarder
Beasts Of Bourbon - Little Animals
The Veins - Hollywoodland
Slow Motorcade - Sex, Drags & Rock 'N' Roll
Chinatown - Chinatown
Silver - Silver
Stereo Junks - Suicide Angels
The Blessings - Bare Bones
The Quireboys - Homewreckers & Heartbreakers
King's X - XV
Diamond Dogs - Up The Rock
Midnight Scraper - Fast Side, Slow Side
The Hangmen - Metallic I.O.U.
Chesterfield Kings - Psychedelic Sunrise
Black Halos - Alive Without Control
Trouble - Simple Mind Condition
The Substitutes - The Exploding Plastic Inevitable



.....and many many more

opeth - damanation
opeth - ghost reveries
opeth - watershed
megadeth - united abominations
municipal waste - the art of partying
airbourne - running wild
metallica - st anger
Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake
Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

JOP - Global Warning
JOP - Meniacal Renderings
Megadeth - The System Has Failed
Line Of Fire

Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life & Death
Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Megadeth - United Abominations
Dream Theater - Train Og Though
Dream Theater - Oct
The Darkness - Permission To Land
The Darkness - One way ticket
Priest - Aor
Priest - Nostradomus (it's really growing on me!)

Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
Hammerfall - Renegade; Chapter 5; Threshold
Iron Maiden - BNW; DOD; MOLAD
Metallica - St. Anger
Symphony X - The Odyssey; Paradise Lost
Whitesnake - Good to be Bad
Stratovarius - Infinite; Elements Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
Blind Gaurdian - A Night at the Opera; A Twist in the Myth
Black Label Society - Mafia; The Blessed Hellride
Dokken - Lightning Strikes Again
Kamelot - The Black Halo

I can't believe I forgot Motley Crue - Saints Of Los Angeles. I'm freakin' loving this album. I think it's better than all but the first two albums. Yes, that's right. It's better than Dr.Feelgood.

3 - Wake Pig
3 - The End is Begun
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
Machine Head - The Blackening
The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
Mastodon - Leviathan
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Megadeth - The System Has Failed
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Opeth - Damnation
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet

A few standouts...

Cornerstone-Ton Tales of One Tomorrow
Cornerstone- Once Upon Our Yesterdays
Veni Domine- Tongues
Amorphis- Eclipse
The Sword- Age of Winters
We're All Gonna Die- Wreck of the Minot
Priestess- Hello Master
Fireball Ministry- Their Rock is Not Our Rock

MEGADETH - The System Has Failed
JUDAS PRIEST - Angel of Retribution
CAULDRON BORN - And Rome Shall Fall
FAITH FACTOR - 7/7/7
ANTITHESIS - Dying for Life

A few off the top of my head:
Rob Rock -Holy Hell
Dream Theater -Systematic Chaos
Iron Maiden -Brave New World
Opeth -Blackwater Park
Virgin Black -Requiem Mezzo Forte

MEGADETH-United Abominations
ANTITHESIS-Dying For Life
CORE DEVICE-Our Fellowship Eternal
HYADES-And the Worst is Yet to Come
MUNICIPAL WASTE-The Art of Partying

Akercocke - Antichrist
Amorphis - "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters"
Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
Daylight Dies - Dismantling Devotion
Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death
Jon Oliva's Pain - Maniacal Renderings
Kreator - Enemy Of God
Motörhead - Kiss Of Death
My Dying Bride - Songs Of Darkness, Words Of Light
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Reverend Bizarre - In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend
Sodom - M-16

Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death
Municipal Waste - The Art Of Partying
The Showdown - Temptation Come My Way
Bonded By Blood - Feed The Beast
Walk The Sky - Walk The Sky
Megadeth - United Abominations
Rob Rock - Holy Hell
Fueled By Fire - Spread The Fire

and I'm sure some will fall off and many more will go on as I grow older

Another long list for me (in the interest of space I will exclude discs from 2000-a year most consider the ending of the 21st Century):

Neal Morse-Testimony, ?, and One
Ayreon-The Human Equation
Kekal-1000 Thoughts Of Violence
Vison Divine-The Perfect Machine
Masterplan-Aeronautics and MKII
Allen/Lande-The Battle and The Revenge
After Forever-s/t
Nocturnal Rites-Grand Illusion and The 8th Sin
Rising Faith-The Arrival
Seventh Avenue-Between The Worlds and Eternals
Edenbridge-Arcana
Kamelot-Karma, Epica, and The Black Halo
Opeth-Blackwater Park, Still Life, and Ghost Reveries
Circle II Circle-Watching In Silence, The Middle of Nowhere, and Burden Of Truth
Thunderstone-s/t, The Burning, and Tools Of The Devil
Visons Of Atlantis-Cast Away
Nightwish-Century Child, Once, and Dark Passion Play
Underoath-The Changing Of The Times
The Showdown-Temptation Come My Way
Dream Theater-Train Of Thought and Systematic Chaos
Bruce Dickinson-Tyranny Of Souls
Arena-Contagion
Alice Cooper-Dragontown
Borknagar-Empiricism
Narnia-Enter The Gate
Mob Rules-Ethnolution A.D. and
Rob Rock-Eyes Of Eternity, Holy Hell, and Garden Of Chaos
Evenescence-Fallen
Soilwork-Figure Number Five
Sonata Arctica-Reckoning Night and Unia
Testament-Formation Of Damnation
Avantasia-Pt. 1, Pt. 2, and The Scarecrow
Helloween-Gambling With The Devil
Amorphis-Silent Waters
Jon Oliva's Pain-Meniacal Renderings and Global Warning
Khymera-A New Promise and The Greatest Wonder
Edguy-Hellfire Club
Daath-The Hinderers
Dragonforce-Valley Of The Damned, , Inhuman Rampage
Evergrey-Reckoning Day and The Inner Circle
Axel Rudi Pell-Kings & Queens
Gamma Ray-Land Of The Free Pt. 2
Crematory-Klagebilder
Leaves' Eyes-Lovelorn, Vinland Saga, and Legend Land
Saviour Machine-Legend III:II
Therion-Lumeria/Sirius B and Gothic Kabbalah
Grave Digger-Liberty Or Death
Black Tide-Light From Above
Human Fortress-Lord Of Earth And Heaven's Heir
Cryonic Temple-In Thy Power
Judas Preist-Angel Of Retribution and Nostradamus
Moonspell-Night Eternal
Symphony X-The Odyssey and Paradise Lost
Balance Of Power-Perfect Balance
Epica-The Phantom Agony
Rhapsody-Power Of The Dragonflame and Symphony Of Enchanted Lands Pt. 2
Luca Turilli-Prophet Of The Last Eclipse
Ultimatum-Into The Pit
Shadow Gallery-Room V
Theocracy-s/t
Megadeth-United Abominations
Iron Maiden-Dance Of Death
Amaran's Plight-Voice In The Light

Not a comprehensive list (too long as it is) and there will be many more to come.

Communic-Waves of Visual Decay
Rob Rock-Holy Hell
Saint-In the Battle
Hail of Bullets-Of Frost and War
Iron Maiden-AMOLAD
Ultimatum-Into the Pit
Grave Digger-Rheingold
Manticora-8 Deadly Sins
Tourniquet-Where Moth and Rust Destroy
Megadeth-UA

This could go on a long time.

And I didn't mention Rage or Overkill or Warbringer or Avenger of Blood or..........(head implodes)

This is a tough thing to do but here's some of mine:

Iron Maiden - Brave New World, A Matter of Life and Death, Dance of Death

Grave Digger - The Grave Digger, Rheingold

Rage - Soundchaser, Carved In Stone

W.A.S.P. - Unholy Terror, Dying For The World

Morgana Lefay - Grand Materia

Enslaved - RUUN, Isa

Runemagick - Moon of the Chaos Eclipse, Darkness Death Doom

All the Alice Cooper albums released

hmmmm.....

CHINATOWN-s/t
DEADBOY & THE ELEPHANTMEN- "We Are The Night Sky"
DAX RIGGS- "We Sing Of Only Blood Or Love"
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS- "Decoration Day"
BOURBON CROW- "Highway To Hangovers"
IRONBOSS- "Rides Again"
THE ANSWER- "Rise"
INTERPOL- "Antics"
CURSIVE- "The Ugly Organ"
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE- "The Black Parade"
HANOI ROCKS- "Twelve Shots On The Rocks"
PLACEBO- "Sleeping With Ghosts"
MIDNIGHT- "Sakada"