Samantha "Samii" Mittelstaedt's Top 10 of 2015
December 31, 2015
No. 10
Band: Metal Allegiance
Album: Metal Allegiance
General Info
Year of formation: 2015
Label: Nuclear Blast
Another dream team in Metal scene is formed. The line-up is: Mike Portnoy ' THE WINERY DOGS, TRANSATLANTIC ' on drums, David Ellefson ' MEGADETH, on bass, Alex Skolnick ' TESTAMENT guitars and the mind behind it: Mark Menghi. The experience to listen this album is like you are listening to all of the best album in this genre together at the same time. This album is a must-to-do in every decent Top 10.
No. 9
Band: Joel Hoekstra' 13
Album: Dying to Live
General Info
Year of formation: 2015
Label: Frontiers Records
An album with contains Russell Allen ' SYMPHONY X, ADRENALINE MOB frontman, Jeff Scott Soto ' TALISMAN, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and Derek Sherinian ' Ex-DREAM THEATER sounds like? If you said Progressive, you're wrong. But here is one of the best Hard Rock albums I heard, with one of the prettiest voices together. "Dying to Live" will make you amazed with the sound quality.
No. 8
Band: Kiske/Somerville
Album: City of Heroes
General info
Year of Formation: 2009
Label: Frontiers Records
Another project with the biggest Power Metal singer, Michael Kiske ' ex-HELLOWEEN, UNISONIC together with one of the prettiest female voices in nowadays, Amanda Somerville ' TRILLIUM ' is released and called "City Of Heroes". With incredible songs that shows all he versatility of both and the beauty of their voices that makes you repeats the entire album many times.
No. 7
Band: The Winery Dogs
Album: Hot Streak
General info
Year of Formation: 2012
Label: Loud & Proud Records
With a truly Power Trio, THE WINERY DOGS is releasing you second album called "Hot Streak". With songs will sound in the future like Classic songs, much talent and virtuous are the works can describe this other Mike Portnoy's project.
No. 6
Band: Cain's Offering
Album: Stormcrow
General info
Year of Formation: 2009
Label: Independent
The finest Scandinavia Power Metal is represented by this group. What is special in here? With the great Jani Liimatainen ' ex-SONATA ARCTICA and Timo Kotipelto ' STRATOVARIUS' singer ' together is obviously will born a Power Metal pearl. And "Stormcrow", the new album is the new pearl.
No. 5
Band: Alex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle
Album: Whisky Fingers
General Info
Year of formation: 2008
Label: Frontiers Records
The fourth album released by the dream team called VOODOO CIRCLE is released. With catchy songs, talent and great music, "Whisky Fingers" is one of the best releases in 2015. David Readman shines more than never here and it's a "must-to-listen" album for you, listener.
No. 4
Band: TOTO
Album: XIV
General info
Year of Formation: 1977
Label: Frontiers Records
What to say of the new album from one of the biggest names in AOR? Nothing, right? But they're releasing your fourteenth album in career and another one will mark the Music history and celebrating the return of Joseph Williams on vocals.
No. 3
Band: Jorn Lande & Trond Holter
Album: Dracula ' Swing of Death
General info
Year of Formation: No information
Label: Frontiers Records
Jorn Lande is like the Midas of Metal. Everything he put his voice shines like the gold. And here in "Swing of Death", and rock opera made by himself and Trond Holter ' WIG WAM guitarist ' is an excellent work and one of the best versions about Dracula. If you like good music with one of the best singers, I'm pretty sure you'll appreciate this album.
No. 2
Band: Symphony X
Album: Underworld
General info
Year of Formation: 1994
Label: Nuclear Blast
After the 4 years wait, the New Jersey giants are releasing "Underworld". With a different sonority from the early years and with the last album ' "Iconoclast", marks the band like one of the biggest in Progressive scene.
No. 1
Band: Steven Wilson
Album: Hand. Cannot. Erase.
General info
Year of Formation: 1983
Label: Kscope
Another masterpiece from the Progressive genius Steven Wilson is released. Of course, "Hand. Cannot. Erase." will be in the first position in Top 10 in this year. With an excellent theme and outstanding tracks, you will delight here like I did listening several times since they're released
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