God, it has been a busy, busy year for music with me. I decided now that I'm actually working to buy up a whole shedload of CDs while I can and stop all the downloading.
So everything I can remember picking up this year is;
'Amon Amarth - Deceiver of the Gods'
'Carcass - Surgical Steel'
'Casualties of Cool - (Self Titled)'
'Devin Townsend Project - Sky Blue / z2'
'Grand Magus - Triumph and Power'
(Love love LOVE these guys, just your standard Iron Maiden inspired heavy metal with a lot of rock 'n' roll thrown in and alot of Viking themes. Can't recommend Grand Magus highly enough.)
'Edguy - Space Police'
'Hammerfall - (r)Evolution'
'Iced Earth - The Plagues of Babylon'
I also bought up alot of albums I already had digitally, because I hate downloading music and much prefer to have that physical package and physical backup. Also, I've pre-ordered the new Blind Guardian 'Beyond the Red Mirror' album which is incoming in the next couple of months and also the new Nightwish album 'Endless Forms' which is out I think in March.
It's a great time to be a Metal fan!
Oh yeah, finally, I also have the most bizarre one by a country mile - 'Tuomas Holopainen - Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge Mc Duck'
It's exactly as weird as it sounds. It's very much an orchestral story album. Weird, but well worth a listen if you're looking for something to relax you.
Good luck for 2015 and make sure you get enough music in your life!
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