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Tales from the Jugular

Favorites of 2006 (so far!)

By: Maximum Metal Staff
Published: Friday, October 20, 2006
Tales From The Jugular - Favorites of 2006 (so far!)

Favorites of 2006 (so far!)

EC
Best Album
1. In Flames - Come Clarity
2. Edguy - Rocket Ride
3. Motorjesus - Deathrider

Best Indy Band
Midnight Idols

Best Song
In Flames - "Take This Life"

Surprise Of The Year
Communic - Waves Of Visual Decay

Biggest Disappointment
No Megadeth Record For 2006


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ETIAM
Major Label Top:
1. Mercenary- The Hours That Remain

Top Surprise:
Torchbearer- Warnaments

Top Disappointments:
1. Into Eternity- The Scattering of Ashes
2. Deicide - The Stench of Redemption

Best Albums I Haven't Heard Yet:
1. Unexpect - In A Flesh Aquarium
2. Summoning - Oath Bound
3. Hammers of Misfortune - The Locust Years


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METALKNIGHT
Top Major CDs
1. Korpiklaani - Tales Along This Road
2. Evergrey - Monday Morning Apocalypse
3. Novembre - Materia
4. Bullett - Heading For The Top
5. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (re-issue)

Top DVDs.
1. Bruce Dickinson - Anthology
2. Nightwish - End Of An Era

Best Bands:
1. Candlemass
2. Korpiklaani
3. Forsaken

Worst News:
Messiah, Messiah, where are thou?

Albums I hope to listen to before Christmas:
1. A new release by Solstice (UK).
2. A new release by Solitude Aeternus
3. The next Symphony X album.


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Frank Hill
Top Major CDs
In Flames - Come Clarity
Edguy - Rocket Ride
Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth
Communic - Waves Of Visual Decay
MojorJesus - The Deathrider
Strapping Young Lad - The New Black

Best EP:
Mother Misery - For the Crows   

Best Indys:
Down Factor - Murder The World
TK-421 - Disengaged
Overloaded - Hellsomething
Psionic - Psionic

Best Collection:
Judas Priest - The Essential Judas Priest


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VERITAS
Top Major CDs:
1. Elvenking - The Winter Wake
2. Edguy - Rocket Ride
3. Amorphis - Eclipse
4. Eluveitie - Spirit
5. Summoning - Oath Bound

Best Band: Elvenking
Best Song: Eluveitie - Uis Elveti
Best Video: Amorphis - House of Sleep
Best Live Performance - Emperor


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VINAYA
Top 5 Albums
1. Frank Hannon: Guitarz From Marz
2. Riot: Army of One
3. Michael Schenker Group: Tales of Rock 'n; Roll
4. Jorn: The Duke
5. Glyder: S/T

New Arrivals (best new artists/ releases)
1. Glyder: S/T
2. Mike Orlando: Sonic Stomp
3. Destynation: Rising Up




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RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
. Cathedral. In Flames
. Leng Tch'e. Nightwish
. Opeth. Children Of Bodom
. Karaboudjan. Exmortem
. Solemnity. Kalibas
. Dirty Power. Seven Witches
. Circle II Circle. Majesty
. Ring of Fire. Godflesh
. Vaginal Carnage. Agoraphobic Nosebleed
. Ravage. Power of Omens
. October 31. Evolution
. Agony Divine. Iced Earth
. Godiva. Dragonforce
. Thunderbolt. Wycked Synn
. Kilfast. Steel Preacher
. King Diamond. Evanesce
. Assrockers. Duke
. Attacker. Slayer
. Fraise. Wicked Sensation
. Royal Anguish. F5
. Silver Mountain. Killik
. Superchrist. Cryonic Temple
. Devil To Pay. Freakhouse
. Messiah's Kiss. Jorn
. Zaius. Black Zodiac
. Dragonspoon. Joe Stump
. Juggernott. Feinstein
. Schenker/ Pattison Summit. Therion
. Tearabyte. Theocracy
. Division. Haunted By Angels
. Within Temptation. Hanzel Und Gretyl
. Karmakanic. Dark Tranquillity
. Sonata Arctica. Legion
. Milkweed. Scenteria
. Divine Fire. Maze Of Torment
. Mechanical Poet. Suidakra
. Angtoria. Oathean
. Holy Moses. Operatika
. Def Leppard. Defleshed
. Blind Stare. Agents Of Man
. Mirador. Amorphis
. Evemaster. Slik Helvetika
. Leaves Eyes. Ritual Killer
. Love Forsaken. Painmuseum
. Octavia Sperati. Crystal Fate
. Dirty Americans. Blood Thirsty Demons
. Ignarus. Ewigkeit
. Balatonizer. Even X
. Ram-Zet. Define Divine
. Mastermind. Skullshifter
. Bronx Casket Company. God Forbid
. Motorhead. Absu
. Beecher. Taunusheim
. Totalisti. Southern Black Sand
. Katatonia. Poison
. Beyond Fear. Steep
. The Ocean. Candlemass
. Nicodemus. 8th Sin
. Bludgeon. Hate Profile
. Sun Descends. Ensoph
. Black Crucifixion. Destruction
. Space Odyssey. She Said Destroy
. From the Grave. Setherial
. Semargl. Teeth of the Hydra
. Kotipelto. Dream Theater
. Crescent Shield. Cruachan
. Incrave. White Wizzard
. Passion. Pantera
. Five Finger Death Punch. Pentacle
. Wuthering Heights. The Wonderfools
. Depressed Mode. Ensiferum
. Hell N' Diesel. Keldian
. Destynation. I Shalt Become
. Jesus Martyr. Godhead
. UFOmammut. Papa Roach
. Faded Hope. Nasty Idols
. Sotajumala. Crown The Lost
. DC4. Raven
. Suspyre. Sister Sin