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MSN HOPES YOU’RE NOT TIRED OF ARGUING ABOUT LISTS JUST YET

 Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 2:00pm by

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‘Cause Phil Freeman, who was the editor-in-chief of Metal Edge until that mag shuttered earlier this year, is doing his Top 100 albums of the 2000s, unveiling twenty albums a day over throughout this week.

I’m just gonna say one word to get the debate rolling:

DragonForce.

Go.

Day 1.

Day 2.

-AR

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  • Kuranes

    I like this better than the Decibel list because, uh, it’s free and I can read it. Putting DragonForce at #86 is not unreasonable.

  • Alex_P

    Ok, well, I partially agree with him, and partially disagree. All of this is pointless.

    “My God! Tastes are not homogeneous amongst metalheads! Whatever shall we do!”

  • http://music.msn.com/superfans/heavy-metal/blog pdf

    Thanks for the link! I honestly think some MS readers will agree with my “defense” of DragonForce, and probably disagree more vociferously with my willingness to stick up for Blessed By A Broken Heart. There won’t be too many left-field choices in the coming days, but it’s guaranteed to be all metal (no Shellac, no Fugazi). Hope y’all enjoy reading it.

  • Zoker

    If you pass over the live performances, Dragonforce have some really enjoyable songs. I’d argue for Sunn O))) joining the list instead.

  • Trux

    I’m just gonna say two words to get the debate rolling:

    DragonForce rules !!!

  • I love boobs

    This list is one of the better ones i’ve read lately. Lots of diversity. Yeah, my comment really has no use.

    • http://www.themetalreporter.net iRoar

      Lawlz

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anthony-P-Stine/1314021455 Anthony P Stine

    Here’s to hoping that Nevermore and Devin Townsend’s solo work get some love on that list.

  • justin

    just for shits and grins here’s my top 40 of 2009:

    1. mastodon
    2. burnt by the sun
    3. converge
    4. alice in chains
    5. 16
    6. coalesce
    7. between the buried and me
    8. goatwore
    9. devourment
    10. greymachine
    11. minsk
    12. yob
    13. immortal
    14. gaza
    15. clutch
    16. anaal nathrakh
    17. a storm of light
    18. krallice
    19. the company band
    20. the seventh void
    21. absu
    22. porcupine tree
    23. dysrhythmia
    24. general surgery
    25. javelina
    26. brutal truth
    27. mumakil
    28. dark funeral
    29. portal
    30. katatonia
    31. gnaw
    32. total fucking destruction
    33. zoroaster
    34. napalm death
    35. a forest of stars
    36. isis
    37. slayer
    38. SWWAATS
    39. the red chord
    40. suffocation

  • RockOutWithMy…YouKnow

    And he threw “Sumeriancore” in there for ya too.
    You’re gonna be huge!

    • http://www.last.fm/user/groverXIII groverXIII

      I was really surprised Axl didn’t mention that, to be honest.

  • http://www.omimetal.wordpress.com The Greys

    It’s nice to see Enslaved’s “Isa” included, although I’d argue it should be placed higher on the list. “Ruun” and “Below The Lights” were also excellent Enslaved albums released this decade.

    • http://oratorfit.wordpress.com oratorfit

      my personal hope is that “below the lights” will make it up even higher

    • http://www.last.fm/user/groverXIII groverXIII

      Don’t forget ‘Vertebrae’… fucking brilliant album.

      • gallo666

        Never really liked Ruun or Vertebrae, those seem like a watered down version of themselves, so low and slow

        What about 2001`s Monumension, that`s probably one of the most enticing concept albums out there

  • http://schenkeltown.blogspot.com SchenkelTown

    dragonforce love the cock….force

  • evilfatguy

    I read his “dissection” of the Decibel list (which I personally have no attachment to) and got as far as him saying Once Was Not was superior to …And Then You’ll Beg, and decided that our tastes don’t align. His list is also very underwhelming to me, and he seems to have arbitrary issues with certain bands and genres.

    • Legions: iron and steel

      His comments about Primordial and My Dying Bride were the ones I found most off-putting.

  • http://oratorfit.wordpress.com oratorfit

    this list was just okay (brought down several notches by dragonforce imo) until i saw that he linked to the Last Plane to Jakarta review of Prostitute Disfigurement which is also what got me interested in Descendants of Depravity, I love LPTJ and John Darnielle and tMG

  • Ben

    This list is pretty good. I actually like alot of these unlike other lists. Eager to see what the rest are.

  • charan

    AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!…

    …DRAGONFAAAAAAARCE :(

  • meow

    Rob Zombie higher than Planetary Duality. Lol no.

    • Nemesis

      Yeah…That zombie album shouldn’t be on the list at all, imo.

  • johnny

    Putting STUDIOforce or PRODUCTIONforce at #86 ABOVE Endgame is fucking rediculus.

    The fact that Rob Zombies educated horses is even higher up is rediculous, as that album is garbage.

    • Double D

      Educated Horses was a huge pile of dog shit. How can this dude say it’s his strongest album?

    • kvlt of personality

      Your criticism of Dragonforce is very misinformed, and your grammar is pathetic, but that’s a story for another time. My issue with Dragonforce’s on the list is that “Inhuman Rampage” is their worst album (Ultra Beatdown would have been a much better choice) and that his description had nothing to do with the album itself.

  • mike

    Big props for highlighting albums from the likes of Spawn of Possession, Martyr, Nervecell.

    Blessed by a Broken Heart on the other hand…

  • lybrium

    Precambrian should be no lower than 15, in my humble opinion ;)

  • WowWee!

    Dragonforce sounds like a video game.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Travis-Montgomery/1390920375 Travis Montgomery

    HOW THE F**K CAN HE PUT INHUMAN RAMPAGE ABOVE PRECAMBRIAN????

  • http://www.myspace.com/somethinglikesweet CJ

    Fuck dragonforce.

  • Dart

    I stopped reading when he put Dragonforce above Intronaut and The Ocean