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SEAR BLISS and IOTUNN are excellent

music is basically over since 15 years,i do it by myself

An album that reminded me of a certain time was The Fray's debut album How to Save a Life. It was April of 2007. I had just returned home from a road trip with my parents to Disneyland in Anaheim [where their NHL team the Ducks WON THE STANLEY CUP a couple months after]. On the 18th of April 2007, four days after I returned home from the trip, I had just finished cross-country as part of gym class and had gotten in the car when my mom informed me of the tragic news that my great-aunt Susy [my maternal grandfather's sister] had passed away the previous evening after a battle with cancer. Susy had been battling breast cancer and the cancer spread to her lungs and brain, resulting in her being diagnosed at the beginning of 2007 with glioblastoma, which ultimately killed her on April 17th. The title track on that Fray album was the song that got me through that tough time.

Good picks . I heard the last 2

Good video, thanks for answering my question lad. 👍

Nice picks lad 👍

Good picks. I enjoyed the last Unleash the Archers album, but I think my favorite song from that album was Ghosts in the Mist, with Green & Glass as a close second.

Subfire - Blood omen (Greece - Heavy metal) Nordic twilight - Nordic twilight (Finland - Melodic,symphonic,neoclassical,power metal, female vocals) Seventh Dimension - Of hope & ordeals (Sweden - prog metal)

This new album is a perfect one to chill out to. My joint number one album of 2024 , the other is by Zsela and I cannot prefer one over the other. All my favourite albums this year are by female artists or bands with female lead singers. Soft Power for me is a 10/10 album , I just love it so much !!!!!!!!

Finally some love for Frozen Crown! I first discovered them a few years back through their first album, been following them since. I just love their sound and yes, consistency. Absolute blast to listen to!

Happy holidays

I enjoyed the Q&A section. Best wishes for 2025

Always a pleasure to help you my friend.

Tom, thank you very much for answering questions, taking your time and being forthright! I was late to check your livestream, therefore watched it in recorded version😊

Thanks for the list. My number one album was HAISEN MONOGATARI by the Taiwanese band Bloody Tyrant

Illumishade getting some love is great! They were one of the standout performances for me at this years ProgPower USA festival. Her vocals were insane, she could do anything and it all sounded amazing. Kudos to you also for having a power metal album be your album of the year!

New subscriber! Great list! Great to see Aquilus on here 👏 I need to check out a few of your picks, especially the #1! Here's my favs of year: 1. Lizzy McAlpine- "Older" 2. The Lemon Twigs- "A Dream is All We Know" 3. Francis of Delirium- "Lighthouse" 4. Father John Misty- "Mahashmashana" 5. Josh Garrels- "Seek Hi Seek Lo" 6. Aquilus- "Bellum II" 7. Caligula's Horse- "Charcoal Grace" 8. Kacey Musgraves- "Deeper Well" 9. Vampire Weekend- "Only God Was Above Us" 10. Zach Bryan- "The Great American Bar Scene" 11. Fontaines D.C.- "Romance" 12. Arooj Aftab- "Night Reign" 13. Imminence- "The Black" 14. The Cure- "Songs Of A Lost World" 15. Benjamin Francis Leftwich- "Some Things Break" 16. The Black Crowes- "Happiness Bastards" 17. Dangermuffin- "Dangermuffin" 18. Alcest- "Le Chants de l'Aurore" 19. David Gilmour- "Luck and Strange" 20. Opeth- "The Last Will And Testament" 21. MGMT- "Loss of Life" 22. Jon Batiste- "Beethoven Blues" 23. Leon Bridges- "Leon" 24. Sykofant- "Sykofant" 25. The Decemberists- "As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again" 26. JJ Grey & Mofro- "Olustee" 27. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors- "Strangers No More, Vol. 2" 28. Adrianne Lenker- "Bright Future" 29. Francis of Delirium- "The Soft Versions" 30. Alexis Ffrench- "Classical Soul Vol. 1" 31. Angus & Julia Stone- "Cape Forestier" 32. The Dead Tongues- "Body of Light" 33. Yasmin Williams- "Acadia" 34. Judas Priest- "Invincible Shield" 35. Billy Strings- "Highway Prayers" 36. Neal Morse- "No Hill For A Climber" 37. Blood Incantation- "Absolute Elsewhere" 38. Wintersun- "Time II" 39. Jon Foreman- "In Bloom" 40. Tyler Ramsey- "New Lost Ages" 41. Soccer Mommy- "Evergreen" 42. Laura Marling- "Patterns in Repeat" 43. Grand Magus- "Sunraven" 44. Leif Vollebekk- "Revelation" 45. The Hanseroth Twins- "Vera" 46. Anciients- "Beyond the Reach of the Sun" 47. Dr. Dog- "Dr. Dog" 48. Waxahatchee- "Tigers Blood" 49. Billie Eilish- "HIT ME HARD AND SOFT" 50. Hot Water Music- "VOWS" 51. ALMO- "Reconciliation" 52. A Swarm of the Sun- "An Empire" 53. Taylor Armstrong- "When it Rains" 54. MJ Lenderman- "Manning Fireworks" 55. Psychic Temple- "Doggie Paddlin' Thru The Cosmic Consciousness " 56. Andrew Bird- "Sunday Morning Put-On" 57. Ray LaMontagne- "Long Way Home" 58. The Red Clay Strays- "Made For These Moments" 59. Mooneye- "Come with Me and Hide" 60. Weather Systems- "Ocean Without A Shore" 61. Hazel English- "Real Life" 62. Andrew Bird + Madison Cunningham- "Cunningham Bird" 63. Linkin Park- "From Zero" 64. Clairo- "Charm" 65. Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs- "Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits" 66. Trevor Kawalski- "Twilight Glow" 67. Balance And Composure- "with you in spirit" 68. Willie Pearl- "Willie Pearl" 69. Frost*- "Life In The Wires" 70. Jerry Cantrell- "I Want Blood" 71. Monkey3- "Welcome to the Machine" 72. Max Richter- "In A Landscape" 73. Microwave- "Let's Start Degeneracy" 74. Khruangbin- "A LA SALA" 75. Amskray- "Die Happy" 76. Tucker Zimmerman- "I Wonder If I'll Ever Come True" 77. Brooke Ligertwood- "INFINITY" 78. Forrest Frank- "CHILD OF GOD" 79. Pat Matheny- "MoonDial" 80. Futurebirds- "Easy Company" 81. The Dead Tongues- "I Am A Cloud" 82. Michael Kiwanuka- "Small Changes" 83. Grandaddy- "Blu Wav" 84. Kyle Church- "Doxology" 85. Phoebe Go- "Marmalade" 86. Swim Deep- "There's A Big Star Outside" 87. Rosali- "Bite Down" 88. plantoid- "Terrapath" 89. Beachwood Sparks- "Across The River Of Stars" 90. Beta Radio- "Waiting for the End to Come" 91. Smashing Pumpkins- "Aghori Mhori Mei" 92. Matt Pond PA- "Call and Response" 93. Yosef Gutman / Peter Broderick- "River of Eden" 94. Ine Hoem Og Trygve Skaug- "Tenk at vi blei vi" 95. IOTUNN- "Kinship" 96. Múr- "Múr" 97. ROLE MODEL- "Kansas Anymore" 98. The Pineapple Thief- "It Leads to This" 99. Tiny Habits- "All For Something" 100. Luke Combs- "Fathers & Sons"

My honorable mentions: Cupcakke-Dauntless Manifesto [best hip hop album of 2024] Cancer Christ-God is Violence Glyph-Honor, Power, Glory [I saw them with Alestorm this past April] Nile-The Underworld Awaits Us All Job for a Cowboy-Moon Healer [almost made the official list] Fulci-Duck Face Killings Wind Rose-Trollslayer

Pallbearer did not grab my attention with last one.

1. Opeth--Last Will And Testament 2. Blood Incantation-Absolute Elsewhere 3. Witherfall-Songs Of The Forgotten 4. Ulcerate--Cutting The Throat Of God 5. Neon Nightmare--Faded Dreams 6. Aquilus-Bellum II 7. Cosmic Putrefaction-Emerald Fires Atop Farewell Mountain 8. Dark Tranquility-Endless Signals 9. Nyktophobia-To The Stars 10. Assemble The Chariots-Unyielding Night 11. Summoning The Lich-Under The Reviled Throne 12. Nile-The Underworld Awaits Us All 13. Midnight-Hellish Expectations 14. The Last Ten Seconds Of Life-No Name Graves 15. Winterfylleth-The Imperious Horizon 16. Yoth Iria--Blazing Inferno 17. Siderean-Spilling The Astral Challice 18. Ihsahn-Ihsahn 19. Eternal Storm-A Giant Bound To Fall 20. Drown In Sulphur-Dark Secrets Of The Soul 21. Atrae Bliss-Aumicide 22. Job For A Cowboy-Moon Healer 23. Worm Shepherd--Hunger 24. Cemetery Skyline-Nordic Gothic 25. Tribulation-Sub Rosa In Aeternum 26. Borknagar-Fall 27. Spectral Wound-Songs Of Blood And Mire 28. Veilburner-The Duality Of Decapitation And Wisdom 29. Oxygen Destroyer--Guardians Of The Universe 30. Mother Of Graves-Periapt Of Absence

I had random # 7

It’s my all time favorite PF album. Perfection in its entirety!❤❤❤❤❤

I want to see Nosferatu, no Moana 2 😂. I did see Dune part 2 very good film. I am watching Dune Prophecy series now on Max.

Nice one Tom, always pick up something to check out from your lists lad 👍

Haven’t seen any of those. The first Gladiator is one of my dad’s favorite movies but I hadn’t heard great things about the sequel so I wasn’t interested. I did hear Dune 2 was great

Thanks Tom, couple I am interested in checking out here. Can I ask how much time you spend listening to music lad ? Cheers 👍

We share the same top 2. Didn't gel with them at first but they just grew on me so much. Thats a nice list you have. My top 5 also includes Judas Priest, Nemophila and Kanonfeiber. Other albums i really liked in no order... Flotsam and Jetsam Lutharo Infected Rain Kittie 200 Stab Wounds Hiraes Dark Tranquillity Poppy The Warning Billie Eilish Rotting Christ Necrowretch Fleshgod Apocalypse Fave EPs: Lovebites Hanabie

Good picks Tom.

I enjoyed the Alestorm EP that dropped this past March!

My Top 20 1. Iotunn - Kinship 2. Borknagar - Fall 3. Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 4. Anciients - Beyond The Reach Of The Sun 5. Sólstafir - Hin Helga Kvöll 6. Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace 7. Tribulation - Sub Rosa In Æternum 8. Cemetery Skyline - Nordic Gothic 9. In Vain - Solemn 10. Dark Tranquillity - Endtime Signals 11. Evergrey - Theories Of Emptiness 12. Hamferð - Men Guðs hond er Sterk 13. Swallow The Sun - Shining 14. Unto Others - Never, Neverland 15. Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness 16. Ubiquity - The Ascendant Travels Among The Stars 17. Witherfall - Sounds Of The Forgotten 18. Dawn Treader - Bloom & Decay 19. Alcest - Les Chants l' Aurore 20. Thy Catafalque - XII: Gyönyörú Álmok Ezután Jönnek

Iotunn and Opeth were in my list. Also loved Alcest, Blood Incantation, Thy Catafalque..

I would have liked it if you had had nominated some of the best tracks from each album. It makes them easier to check out.

My top 10 (no particular order): Paula Teles - Desencanto Vola - Friend of a Phantom Imminence - The Black Poppy - Negative Spaces Gaerea - Coma Fleshgod Apocalypse - Opera Michael Schenker - My Years with UFO Moon Healer - Job for a Cowboy Exocrine - Legend Iotunn - Kinship

A very polished video. You seem to be speaking with a lot more confidence lately. Cannot say that I have heard of many of these albums but I am sure many will be appearing on other peoples best of 2024 lists. My real surprise ( apart from the 80s pop albums) was that David Gilmour made it. Whilst technically very good I did find the album not much better than good background music.

Wow. Unleash the archer was one of my disappointing albums. A lot of ppl like that album. Cheers

Great list. I have a mix of metal and other genres in my list too: 1. Blood Incantation- Absolute Elsewhere 2. Opeth - The Last Will and Testament 3. Caligula’s Horse - Charcoal Grace 4. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown 5. delving - All Paths Diverge 6. Kingcrow - Hopium 7. Iotunn - kinship 8. Respire - Hiraeth 9. Alcest - Les Chants de I’Aurore 10. Judas Priest - Invincible Shield 11. Anciients - Beyond the Reach of the Sun 12.. Crypt Sermon - The Stygian Rose 13. Ritual - The Story of Mr. Bogd Pt. 1 14. Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja 15. Wheel - Charismatic Leaders 16. Pallbearer - Mind Burns Alive 17. Knocked Loose - You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To 18. Krallice - Inorganic Rites 19. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World 20. Brittany Howard - What Now 21. Job for a Cowboy - Moon Healer 22. Brat - Social Grace 23. Dvne - Voidkind 24. Professor Caffeine & the Insecurities - Self Titled 25. Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath

My top 20 #20 mick mars- the other side of mars #19 lift the curse- overtake #18 black smoke trigger- horizons #17 smash atoms- S/T #16 flat black- dark side of the brain #15 April art- rodeo #14 dust bolt- sound and fury #13 beast blanco- kinetics #12 Florence black- bed of nails #11 shallow side- reflections #10 cold stares- the southern #9 hearts and hand grenades- where I begin #8 times Montana- savages #7 amongst liars- by design #6 Scott stapp- higher power #5 Marilyn Manson- one assissination #4 a killers confession- victim 1 #3 dead posey- are you in a cult #2 blooming discord _ memories from the future #1 Budderside- white flame

So many good picks here. I got to check out some of these, which I haven't listened to so far. I have been listening to Poppy for several years now, irregularly. Never thought I would see her on this channel, but this new album went into heavier direction. Wonder if she is going to do another big pivot with the next one.

Hey Tom. I was looking forward too this video, and you didn’t disappoint. Well presented as always, also you seemed to have a more relaxed manner about you here, which was nice to see lad. 👍

I did a top 20 video over the weekend of my favorite albums of this year.

Good selections! My 2024 Favorites 1. Blood Incantation 2. Dark Tranquility 3. Gatecreeper 4. HammerFall 5. Judas Priest 6. Octoploid 7. Stryper 8. Sunbomb 9. Unleash the Archers 10. Unto Others

Dude! The Allie X album was fantastic! Excellent choice

We have a few in common but in different placements