Saturday, September 11, 2010

Best Albums Of The Decade(2000-2009): #96-95



96.Arch Enemy-Doomsday Machine(2005)



Angela Gossow and the Sweedish melo-death army known as Arch Enemy sixth album(third with Gossow on vocals) is the heaviest, fastest record they have ever made. Doomsday Machine is chock full of brutal tracks that aim for the throat and don't hold back. Angela Gossow has never sounded beter and The Arnott brothers, as usual never cease to amaze me with their thrash-influenced guitar work. Their guitarwork is particularlly impressive on the album's notable tracks "My Apocalypse" and "Nemesis" (the latter which is going to be featured in the new Guitar Hero game, and for those who don't know Arch Enemy be prepared for a challenge). It's been 5 years since this record has come out but the sound is still fresh and it has held up extremely well over time.


Standout Tracks 1.My Apocalypse 2.I Am The Legend/Out For Blood 3.Nemesis



95.Nas-Untitled(2008)



Nas caused quite a stir with this record before it was even released. He intended to use the N-word as the album title but the record label would not let him. Nas agreed to leave it Untitled but in the press he still refers to as its original title and kept the cover. This is a very powerful album and I have so much respect for Nas as an artist. In a time where most mainstream hip hop artists sell out and lose focus of their career, Nas raps with intelligence about things he has a problems with in the world such as racisim and poverty.This is not an easy record to listen to, but if you give it a chance and disgest it properly, you will see what a powerful and excellent record it is.

Standout Tracks 1.America 2.N.I.G.G.E.R(The Slave and The World) 3.We're Not Alone

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