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I'm a bit late this year as I've been busier than usual at the end of 2009; nevertheless, here is my choice for the best albums from last year! Again, this is purely based on my taste and experience of these albums, though I do try to justify every choice ;) As I had published 2008's top albums in December, a few of the 2008 late releases could not make it to that list. I included them here as if they were part of 2009. I decided to be a bit more elaborate this time, after seeing the great job II666II did in his own list.

20. Samsas Traum - 13 Jahre Lang Dagegen - Anti Bis Zum Tod

http://www.germanmetal.com/images/top20/samsastraum-13jahrelangdagegen.jpg

Though Samsas Traum's latest effort is a good album (I don't think I could ever dislike anything by Samsas Traum), this is probably my biggest disappointment this year. I was expecting a lot more from Herr Kaschte, though I shouldn't have: he keeps reinventing himself, his band, and every album is a chance to try playing in a different direction, musically. …

1. GRINDCORE/DEATH METAL

Survivors Zero - CMXCIX

http://img1.immage.de/2301df363survivorszerocmxcix2009.jpg

Не скажу, что выбор в этой номинации был для меня сколько-нибудь мучительным, несмотря на достаточно большое количество номинантов. Survivors Zero как проект - дебютант 2009 года, но самих музыкантов новичками на металлической сцене не назвать, достаточно сказать, что в состав входят участники Finntroll, Deathchain, Belial, Impaled Nazarene, The Scourger... Помнится, я сожалел, что Tapio Wilska ушел из Finntroll басистом в какой-то проект, лучше б, конечно, остался вокалистом в Троллях, но, оказывается, он выбрал более чем достойный коллектив. Дебют Survivors Zero - мощный, бескомпромиссный, превосходного качества Death Metal, в моих глазах (ушах) оставивший позади всех своих потенциальных конкурентов.

2. MELODIC DEATH METAL

Kingdom Gone - Herbstblut

http://img1.immage.de/2301ddcbkingdomgone.jpg

Достаточно спорный выбор…

1. What's your favorite song by 15?
Honey by L'Arc~en~Ciel

2. How did you get into 20?
X-Japan

3. Who is your favorite member in 1?
DIR EN GREY❤~ Hm... I love all members but... Kyo and Kaoru are my favorites ♥

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29?
GACKT Last Song ♥

5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
SCREW No XD~

6. What's your favorite album from 10?
Vamps Well...they're have one Album for now xD

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
ギルガメッシュ I have the album "Girugamesh"

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
LUNA SEA Friends reunion for watch their DVD <3

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
D'espairsRay No D: but Tsukasa make birthday in 03/06 too <3

10. When did you first get into 8?
the GazettE in 2005

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
Moi dix Mois Angelina <3

12. Which song did you first hear from 16?
Kiyoharu Emilly

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
アリス九號. MIRROR BALL <3

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
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08.11.10 - Scooter - The Night
29.10.10 - Masterplan - Kind Hearted Light
11.10.10 - Thaurorod - Morning Lake
29.09.10 - Zeraphine - Tomorrows morning
01.09.10 - Kiloherz - komm mit mein freund
21.08.10 - Bullet For My Valentine - Pretty On The Outside
14.08.10 - Down Below - Keine einzige Träne
27.07.10 - Kamelot - Forever
28.06.10 - Sinisthra - Fearless Under the Falling Sky
09.06.10 - Letzte Instanz - Alles nur Lüge (Megaherz-Cover)
20.05.10 - Axel Rudi Pell - The End Of Our Time
20.04.10 - Down Below - Private Soul Security
13.02.10 - Ayreon - Age Of Shadows / We Are Forever
17.01.10 - Three Days Grace - No More
26.12.09 - Carfax Abbey - Cry Little Sister
28.11.09 - Delain - Nothing Left
11.11.09 - ASP - Ballade von der Erweckung
16.09.09 - Dead by April - Losing You
04.09.09 - Gotthard - Right From Wrong

Dam dam dammm, wieder ein Fragebogen der niemanden interessiert und ihn daher niemand lesen wird. Aaaaber egal, mir war halt langweilig...

Weil ich keine Lust hatte auf Englisch zu antworten, als ich den Fragebogen gemacht habe, hab ich´s einfach auf Deutsch gemacht >.> Vielleicht ändere ich das irgendwann nochmal…

Kopiert von raiseer´s Blog.

1. What are you listening to right now?
ASP - Weltunter

2. What song makes you sad?
Hm kommt auf die Situation an, wenn ich eh down bin kann mich alles noch mehr runterziehen…
Aber ich geh jetzt einfach mal eine Playlist durch und schreib Songs raus:
Entwine - Everything For You
End of Green - Emptiness/Lost Control, Tragedy Insane, Sad Song, Let Sleeping Gods Lie, believe..., Bury Me Down (The End), Killhoney
Three Days Grace - Over & Over, Last to Know, Without You
In Extremo - Tanz mit mir, Liam, Auf's Leben,
Lacrimas Profundere - We Shouldn't Be Here, A Dead Man,
Bullet For My Valentine - Say Goodnight
Evanescence - Breathe No More, My Immortal
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Simple enough: Replace the band in brackets with your current Nr.# and answer the questions. Maybe somebody even cares :)
Which of your charts? I don't know. I chose "overall".
Copied from raiseer´s journal.

1. What's your favorite song by #15 (Wednesday 13)?
- Bad Things, God Is a Lie, Haunt Me, My Demise, Skeletons

2. How did you get into #20 (Arch Enemy)?
- Uhm... I think I read through the list of Death Metal Bands at Wikipedia ^^° and heard a few songs of all Bands that sounded good to me.

3. Who is your favorite member in #1 (End of Green)?
- That´s easy. Definitely Michelle Darkness, the vocalist ^_^. Actually I like the singer of a band the most, but don´t know why. ^^°

4. Whats your favorite lyric bit by #29 (Atreyu)?
- Hmm, do not know a lot of their lyrics, but from the few I know I like this Part from No One Cares:
"My eyes burn as I bury how I'm feelin' Close my eyes it's my life that I've been stealing
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