Brief blog update.
Not only being an avid collector of video games and films, I also have accumulated quite an extensive collection of music over the years. As if spending all my money on games wasn't enough, hehe. Some tough choices here, but the top 10 personal favorites are:
1. Slipknot
This band kicks a$$. I consider myself a pretty big heavy metal aificonado, own every album of Slipknots! My favorite album of theirs is The Subliminal Verses. One of the few bands that just keep getting better with age. Slipknot has rocked out 4 albums to date 1. Slipknot 2. Iowa 3. Subliminal Verses Vol. 3 4. All Hope Is Gone
2. Stone Sour
Stone Sour was formed in Des Moines Iowa in 1992. They disbanded 5 years later when Corey Taylor and Jim Root joined Slipknot. Stone Sour has 3 consecutive studio albums to date; 1. Stone Sour 2. Come Whatever May and 3. Audio Secrecy. I saw these guys live in concert back in '07 (the last concert I have been to date :( ).
3. God Smack
God Smack is a heavy metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts formed in 1995. GodSmack has released 5 studio albums, one EP, four DVDs, and one greatest hits collection. Studio Albums consist of 1. Godsmack 2. Awake 3. Faceless 4. IV 5. The Oracle. I didn't start getting into Godsmack honestly until the Faceless album debuted. Loved most of their music ever since :).
4. Smashing Pumpkins
Godsmack just barely beats Smashing Pumpkins imho, hehe. Its a tough call. A few years ago I probably would have said otherwise. None the less a great band and worthy of their recognition. 1. Gish 2. Siamese Dream 3. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 4. Adore 5. Machina/The Machines Of God 6. Machina II/The Friends & Enemies Of Modern Music 7. Zeitgeist 8. Teargarden by Kaleidyscope.
5. Taproot
One of the lesser known hard rock/grunge bands out there. I own all of their albums, and they never cease to amaze me. Favorite album of mine is The Gift, but their all good. 1. Something more than nothing 2. Upon Us 3. The Gift 4. Welcome 5. Blue-Sky Research 6. Our Long Home Road 7. Plead The Fifth. I'm hard pressed to find anyone who has heard of Taproot o.O or maybe its just my bad luck hehe.
6. 36 CrazyFists
One of the more prominent heavy metal bands out there, 36 Crazy Fists has released six studio albums to date. 1. In The Skin 2. Bitterness The Star 3. A Snow Capped Romance (my favorite) 4. Rest Inside The Flames 5. The Tide And Its Takers 6. Collisions and Castaways
7. Blank Theory
Cool indie band but they since went inactive from 2005 onwards (their vocalist and bassist formed Madina Lake). Only released 3 albums to date, two of which are EPs. 1. Blinding Process EP 2. Catalyst EP 3. Beyond The Calm Of The Corridor.
8. Paul Oakenfold
The best trance DJ artist out there! If you haven't listened to Oakenfold, clearly your not a music lover ;P. Studio Albums consist of 1. Bunkka 2. A Lively Mind. DJ Tools; 1. Bust A Groove 2. Sampladelica The Roots Of Paul Oakenfold 3. The Ultimate DJ Sample Box DJ Mixes; 1. Goa Mix 2. Journeys By DJ 5: Journey Through The Spectrum 3. A Voyage Into Trance 4. Perfecto Fluoro 5. Fantazia Presents The House Collection 6 6. Cream Anthems 97 7. Global Underground 004 8. Tranceport 9. Global Underground 007 10. Resident: Two Years Of Oakenfold At Cream 11. Perfecto Presents The Traveling. Yeah, I own most of this guys work, favorite being Ready Steady Go (the korean version being featured in the movie "Collateral").
9. Papa Roach
No introduction here, pretty straight forward. Releases 1. Old Friends From Young Years 2. Infest 3. Lovehatetragedy 4. Getting away with murder 5. The Paramour Sessions 6. Metamorphosis 7. Time For Annhilation.
10. Evanescence
Fell in love with her work after The Fallen album. Also saw her in concert once with my g/f :). Yeahh, she got me into evanescence. 1. Fallen 2. The Open Door 3. Anywhere But Home 4. Origin 5. My Immortal 6. Going Under 7. Everybody's Fool 8. Lithium 9. Maximum Evanescence 10. Call Me When You're Sober 11. Bring Me To Life
Would Like to hear you my blog readers' favorite artists :)