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Opeth is always worth it in my experience. Seen them at least 10 times over the years, and I’ve never been disappointed.

I went to the same shows @MrKnickerbocker went to, minus Oasis (not my thing, although I’m sure the fights were breathtaking). Quite excited for John Bush singing Anthrax, since I love his voice and never cared for the band’s original singer. The one-two punch of Symphony X and Bruce was the...

I forgot to vote for Wilderun. Tyranny of Imagination is pure Opeth and very well may be their best song.

Poor Haken. Vector isn’t their strongest effort by any means, but it deserves more love. Hopefully Virus and Fauna will do better.

Played the BM Blue Shift mod recently and yes, it’s great! The original was so short, and most of that was rectified considering the first few chapters were like 5-6 hours total. Hoping we’ll get a new Wolfenstein game soon. Youngblood was decent but not as strong as the other two.

I just thought it was funny that you mentioned Dark Ages like it was the good old days. I loved Wolfenstein New Order, but New Colossus a bit less. Doom, too (all of them). Something about those ‘90s shooters and their more recent sequels just hits me hard (although Duke 3D’s sequel will not be...

Which came out, what, 5 months ago? I have fond memories of Battlefield 2 (I think?) back in the day. Huge maps that actually have bullet drop for sniping (my fav) was always preferable to COD to me. Sadly I rarely have time to play MP games anymore, and the average player is so good that I’d...

I love UtA, but they just can’t compare to the greatness that is The Source. Oddly, I’m not a huge fan of Ayreon’s other material. There’s some good tracks here and there, but nothing I’ve heard is as consistent as this album.

Pretty solid set, too. Very much liking this new album; it may be the best since Carolus Rex in my book.

I know their fans crap on it because it’s “poppy,” but Show Yourself is a super catchy tune.

The Source is one of my favorite prog rock/metal albums of all time. Combining the elite songwriting of Arjen Lucassen with so many unique and talented voices, from Russell Allen's badassery to Tommy Karevik's soulful crooning to Floor Jansen's wailing to Tobias Sammet and Hansi Kursch's...

Trump will never die. His life essence will be transferred into a giant robotic suit and he will become MechaTrump and rule forever. Kinda like Krang from Ninja Turtles.

Hardwired is a third bangers, a third decent, and a third utter filler. That stretch of songs starting with Man Unkind up until the last track is brutally horrible (I suppose Murder One is at least passable). Spit out the Bone, however, is one of the best post-Justice tracks for sure. This is...

Love it! What were the other albums? BWP and Ghost Reveries?

Pulling for Opeth because I think this album deserves it. Heroes would come in second. Nothing else this year tickles my fancy. I gave Mastodon’s discography a listen a few years ago, but as far as I’m concerned they peaked at Crack the Skye and have been downhill ever since.

Easy votes for Ghost’s best album, a great start (and probably peak) for Nightwish feat. Floor Jansen, and arguably the most well-rounded and balanced modern Symphony X album (which still preserved their polymetric penchants, unlike Paradise Lost). Book of Souls is a decent album, but voting...

Very much agreed. I also get Winged Hussars vibes from Crossing the Rubicon, and Impaler sounds like something off of Primo or Attero. Sabaton self-plagiarizes a lot, but in these instances it actually doesn’t bother me.

8. The Mountain 7. Affinity 6. Restoration (mostly Crystallized) 5. Aquarius 4. Vector The top three switch A LOT: 3. Visions 2. Fauna 1. Virus What’s your ranking? For what it’s worth, I’ve been a casual fan since around The Mountain and Restoration, but really got into them when they...

I voted for Opeth, as Pale Communion is easily the strongest of Mikael Åkerfeldt’s Growless Vintage Vinyl Fuzzy ‘70s Brigade (this obviously does not include Damnation, one of the sexiest albums of all time). Heroes has some bangers, but as @MrKnickerbocker stated, it started their descent into...

I missed this round! Wouldn’t have changed anything though since Steven Wilson would’ve been my only vote. Contrary opinion, but The Mountain is my least favorite Haken album.