La redazione di Metallus.it si congeda dal 2022 con la consueta superclassifica. Non è sempre facile fare un bilancio di un anno che volge al termine, ma gli spunti di riflessione sembrano portare a novità che vanno in meglio. Intanto, è tornata prepotente nella classifica la voce relativa ai migliori concerti visti dal vivo (l’anno scorso parlavamo ancora dei concerti in streaming), un’attività a cui alcuni di noi si dedicano con passione enorme; da questo punto di vista il 2022 ha rivisto anche la partecipazione a concerti e festival situati all’estero (senza nulla togliere, ovviamente, ai festival a cui abbiamo potuto assistere in ambito nazionale).
Per quanto riguarda le scelte musicali, invece, si nota ancora una grande varietà di nomi che finiscono fra le top 10 della redazione. I nomi che ricorrono maggiormente sono quelli di Rammstein e Blind Guardian, seguiti a poca distanza da altri nomi altisonanti come Ghost, Meshuggah e gli intramontabili Saxon. Ozzy Osbourne e i Megadeth vengono citati poco, e quasi sempre nella lista dei cattivi. Fra gli emergenti, molte band di casa nostra, come i Messa o i Kryuhm, e i The Halo Effect, che abbiamo finalmente visto in azione anche in Italia pochi mesi fa, di supporto agli Amon Amarth.
In attesa dei vostri pareri, auguriamo a tutti un magnifico 2023!
TOP 10 album
1) Ghost – Impera
2) Lamb Of God – Omens
3) Editors – EBM
I restanti sono tutti bene o male a pari merito:
Bleed From Within – Shrine
Destrage – SO MUCH. too much.
The Hellacopters – Eyes Of Oblivion
Rammstein – Zeit
Machine Head – Of Kingdom And Crown
Clutch – Sunrise On Slaughter Beach
Slipknot – The End, So Far
FLOP:
Dead Cross – II
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – 4
Band emergenti:
The Halo Effect
Messa
Miglior concerto:
Judas Priest – 19/06/2022 – Hellfest
Miglior artwork:
Lamb Of God – Omens
TOP 10:
Tedeschi Trucks Band “I Am The Moon”
Threshold “Dividing Lines”
Marillion “An Hour Before It’s Dark”
Def Leppard “Diamond Star Halos”
Michael Monroe “I Live Too Fast To Die Young”
Magnum “The Monster Roars”
Treat “The Endgame”
Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners “Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners”
Thunder “Dopamine”
Audrey Horne “Devil’s Bell”
Band emergenti:
SilentLie “Equilibrium”
Crossing Rubicon “Perfect Storm”
Flop:
Journey “Freedom”
Miglior concerto:
Richard Marx Blue Note Milano 8/10/2022
Miglior artwork:
Ann Wilson “Fierce Bliss”
Top 10:
- Threshold Dividing Lines
- A–Z A–Z
- Porcupine Tree Closure/Continuation
- Blind Guardian The God Machine
- Marillion An Hour Before It’s Dark
- Disillusion Ayam
- Lalu Paint The Sky
- Elder Innate Passage
- Oceans Of Slumber Starlight And Ash
- Pure Reason Revolution Above Cirrus
Flop:
Steve Vai
Envy Of None
Slash
Band emergenti:
A-Z
Cobra The Impaler
Delvoid
Concerti:
The Pineapple Thief @ Live Trezzo sull’Adda
Katatonia @ Prognosis Festival Eindhoven
Voyager @ Legend Milano
Porcupine Tree @ Forum Assago Milano
Miglior artwork:
Ghost
Stabbing Westward
Top 10:
01. Placebo – Never Let Me Go
02. Skid Row – The Gang’s All Here
03. H.E.A.T. – Force Majeure
04. Dirty Honey – Dirty Honey Ep/Lp
05. Michael Monroe – I Live Too Fast To Die Young
06. The Cruel Intentions – Venomous Anonymous
07. Crashdiet – Automaton
08. The Dead Daisies – Radiance
09. Reckless Love – Turborider
10. Rammstein – Zeit
Flop:
01. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Unlimited Love
02. Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead
Band Emergenti
01. New Horizon
02. The Halo Effect
03. Bloody Heels
Miglior Concerto:
01. The Rolling Stones 21.06.2022 Stadio San Siro Milano
02. Dirty Honey 08.07.2022 Olympiastadion Munich
03. Rammstein 12.07.2022 Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Best Artwork:
Placebo “Never Let Me Go”
TOP 10
Lamb Of God – Omens
Slipknot – The End, So Far
Blind Guardian -The God Machine
Rammstein: Zeit
Korn – Requiem
Hammerfall – Hammer of Dawn
Scorpions – Rock Believer
Gojira – Fortitude
Meshuggah: Immutable
Ghost – Impera
ALBUM FLOP:
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Unlimited Love
Muse – Will of the people
MIGLIORI EMERGENTI
The Halo Effect
Kryuhm
Sick N’Beautiful
MIGLIOR CONCERTO
Causa sfiga, nessun live quest’anno 🙁
MIGLIOR ARTWORK
Lamb Of God – Omens
TOP 10:
Machine Head – Øf Kingdøm And Crøwn
Blind Guardian – The God Machine
Ibaraki – Rashomon
Wind Rose – Warfront
Sabaton – The War To End All Wars
Hammerfall – Hammer of Dawn
Manegarm – Ynglingaättens Ode
Behemoth – Opvs Contra Natvram
Destruction – Diabolical
Saxon – Carpe Diem
Flop:
Megadeth – The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead
Fellowship – The Saberlight Chronicles
Voivod – Synchro Anarchy
Band emergenti:
Stramonium
Top 10:
10. Slipknot – The End, So Far
09. While She Sleeps – SLEEPS SOCIETY (SPECIAL EDITION)
08. Comeback Kid – Heavy Steps
07. Discomostro – Mostropatia
06. No Trigger – Dr. Album
05. Stand Atlantic – f.e.a.r.
04. No Pressure – No Pressure (LP)
03. Escape From The Zoo – Counting Cards
02. Ghost – IMPERA
01. Bad Omens – THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND
Flop:
Parkway Drive – Darker Still
NOFX – Double Album
Architects – the classic symptoms of a broken spirit
Band emergenti:
Escape From The Zoo
No Pressure
Storm{o}
Artwork:
Alestorm – Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum
Top10:
Ghost, Impera
Author and Punisher, Kruller (per me album dell’anno)
Dream Unending, Songs of salvation
Mournument, Smouldering into dust
Devin Townsend, Lightwork
Shinedown, planet zero
Cave In, Heavy Pendulum
Muse, Will of the People
Messa, Close
40 W sun, Perfect Light
Flop:
Patient Number 9, Ozzy
Band Emergenti:
Dream Unending
Mournument
Bruit
Concerti:
Converge, Damnation Festival, Manchester
Stygian bough, Damnation Festival, Manchester
Testament, Luppolo in Rock, Cremona
Ghost, Forum di Assago (MI)
Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Magazzini Generali (MI)
Top 10:
Architects: the classic symptoms of a broken system
Darko US: Oni
Spite: Dedication To Flesh
Dark Funeral: We Are The Apocalypse
Meshuggah: Immutable
Rammstein: Zeit
Bleed From Within: Shrine
Soilwork: Overgivenheaten
Fit For An Autopsy: Oh What’s The Future Holds
Shadow Of Intent: Elegy
Flop 3:
Parkway Drive: Darker Still
Amon Amarth: The Great Heathen Army
Arch Enemy: Deceivers
Band Emergenti:
The Halo Effect
Spite
Boundaries
Miglior Concerto:
Gaahl Wyrd @ Slaughter Club (Paderno Dugnano) 10-11-2022
Ingested @ Bocciodromo (Vicenza) 21-08-2022
Camunia Sonora @ Campo Sportivo (Sellero BS) 24-07
Lorna Shore @ Dissonance Fest (Padova) 17-08-2022
Opeth @ Teatro degli Arcimboldi (Milano) 27-09-2022
Spite @ Never Say Die Tour (Milano) 23-11-2022
Emperor @ Alcatraz (Milano) 18-12-2022
Best Artwork:
Fit For An Autopsy: Oh What’s The Future Holds
TOP 10:
Avatarium – Death, Where Is Your Sting
Blind Guardian -The God Machine
Dark Funeral – We Are The Apocalypse
Queensrÿche – Digital Noise Alliance
Saxon – Carpe Diem
Skid Row – The Gang’s All Here
Slipknot – The End, So Far
Tenebra – Moongazer
Venom Inc. – There’s Only Black
Voivod – Synchro Anarchy
FLOP:
Hammerfall – Hammer Of Dawn
Kreator – Hate Über Alles
Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead
Band emergenti:
Darian And Friends – Lost Horizons
Roberto Quassolo – Naked Voice
The Halo Effect – Days Of The Lost
Miglior concerto:
Ex aequo:
Blind Guardian @ Rock The Castle
Domine @ Metal Fortress
Helloween @ Ippodromo di Milano
Mercyful Fate @ Rock The Castle
Miglior artwork:
Saxon – Carpe Diem
TOP 10:
Kirk Hammett – Portals
Ibaraki – Rashomon
Slipknot – The End, So Far
Architects – The Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit
Epica – The Alchemy Project
Bad Omens – The Death of Peace of Mind
Behemoth – Opvs Contra Natvram
In This Moment – Blood 1983
Seventh Wonder – The Testament
Halestorm – Back From The Dead
Flop:
Muse – Will Of The People
Concerti:
Metallica – Firenze Rocks
Jinjer – Bum Bum Festival
Evanescence + Within Temptation “Worlds Collide Tour” – Mediolanum Forum
Artwork:
Arch Enemy – Deceivers
TOP 10:
Dorothy – Gifts From The Holy Ghost | www.facebook.com/itsdorothysucka
Felskinn – Enter The Light | www.facebook.com/felskinnmetal
Grailknights – Muscle Bound For Glory | www.facebook.com/Grailknights.Metal
Kaledon – Legend Of The Forgotten Reign VII |www.facebook.com/kaledonofficialpage
Kissin’ Dynamite – Not The End Of The Road | www.facebook.com/Kissindynamiterocks
Nova Luna – Nova Vita | www.facebook.com/NovaLunaBand.Official
Out Of This World – Out Of This World | www.facebook.com/OOTWtheband
The New Roses – Sweet Poison | www.facebook.com/TheNewRoses
Treat – The Endgame | www.facebook.com/treatofficial
Trick Or Treat – Creepy Symphonies | www.facebook.com/trickortreatband
ALBUM FLOP:
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Unlimited Love
Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead
Scorpions – Rock Believer
BAND EMERGENTI:
Bastet – Bastet | www.facebook.com/BastetOnFire
Saints Trade – The Golden Cage | www.facebook.com/saintstrade
Sick N’Beautiful – Starstruck | www.facebook.com/sicknbeautifulband
Artwork:
Sarah and the Safe Word – Strange Doings in the Night (2022 Remaster)
Top 10:
Magnum: The Monster Roar
Thunder: Dopamine
Robin Trower: No More Worlds to Conquer
Georgia Satellites: Lightinin’ in the Bottle
Dirty Honey: Ep/Lp
King’s X: Three Sides of One
Scorpions: Rock Believer
ZZ Top: Raw
Dead Daisies: Radiance
Black Crowes: 1972
Emergenti:
G.O.L.E.M.: Gravitational Objects of Light, Energy and Mysticism
Kryuhm: Only in my Mind
Concerti:
Deep Purple a Zurigo/Milano
Uriah Heep a Milano
Gov’t Mule a Pistoia
Black Crowes a Milano
Magnum a Milano
UFO al Rock The Castle
Judas Priest al Rock The Castle
Mercyful Fate al Rock The Castle
Saxon + Diamond Head a Milano
Dirty Honey a Bologna
