Muse - The Resistance
I feel like I should say something here. Unless this albums is the soundtrack for a low-class film version of George Orwell's 1984, this shit is unacceptable.
After dropping two fine singles last year, Danilova kicked off 2009 by releasing the excellent Tsar Bomba EP, followed by the New Amsterdam CD-R and finally, her much anticipated debut album The Spoils this summer. Good year for Zola Jesus.
Here's a list of her favorite releases from 2009.
Zola Jesus' Myspace. Oh, and that collaboration with Rory Kane apparently wasn't a one-off, they've put up a new Myspace page for their project. Stream a new song at Nika + Rory.
10. Epica - Living a Lie The Divine Conspiracy
"And we wait for the day
To discover there's no way
I can't wait at this rate
It's too little and too late
To live this lie"
9. Epica - Beyond Belief The Divine Conspiracy
"The Future is as certain
As life will come to an end
When time feels like a burden
We struggle with our certain death"
5. Epica - Our Destiny Design Your Universe
"Life as we know would be so different
Had our paths continued the same
Seizing the day with all that's offered
The good and the bad,
The clear and the haze"
"Light up the dark below,
See through the stars,
Reach to the earths flow
Drift in the joy of our hearts,
Unleash the energy,
Taste of the wine
Drink as a Soul
That knows now, power divine"
2. Marilyn Manson - This Is Halloween Nightmare Revisited
One of my favourites film - The Nightmare before Christmas. It was opened in my Birthday, 25`th of August, in time of Great Sad., and this film became an end of this times) It was a big surprise, that somewhere exist an album with new-old songs, and more surprise for me - That Marilyn Manson will sit in the second place of my chart ;)
"Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?"
And the winner is...
The symbol of 2009 of my version....
1. Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness
This song where used in trailer of Shane Acker`s "9" (prod. Tim Burton), and that`s why you can see this composition here) I don`t know about this group, anothers songs I don`t like now, but this song became for me as symbol! Really good music, active and emotional) Now I want to show you, how I`ve discovered this...
Russian trailer
1. The most waiting album in this year was, of course "Design your Universe" by Epica. Every track, what was published in Nuclearblaste`s MySpace where for me as honey!) And now this album will be in top (i hope) in the 2010 year. The golden song:
2. In the end of 2009 were wary strange things - I start to see an anime! Really strange for me, I`ve newer was an manga-fun, and I don`t know, why I start to see this. The first anime was "Death note"! I`ve like soundrack`s from it, i like a story, i like heroes. I really like shinigami Ryuk!)) One of soundracks from it where Maximum the Hormone - Zetsubou Billy
and Maximum the Hormone - What's Up
In the second season of "DN" the opening title was "What`s up", I`ve newer think, that once I`ll like j-rock and hard rock ))
3. In 2009 were new surprise - "Masters Of Chant Chapter VII" from great group - Gregorian! And more good where so fact, that a new original all songs and it was really interesting to watch their changing!
And in November was their 10 world tour, one my dear friend were on their concert in Ekaterinburg!
Thank you for you emotional description this event,
My Dear friend - K_i_m_i
4. New discover - punk-group Sum 41. Again this discover connected with cinema, with "9", with interesting fun-video. If you interested, you can see this here
Song - We're All To Blame
After this i`ve founв another intresting songs, such as The Hell Song and Still Waiting
"So am I still waiting
For this world to stop hating
Can't find a good reason
Can't find hope to believe in
Ignorance and Understanding
We're the first ones to jump in line
Out of step for what we believe in...
...This can't last forever
Time won't make things better
I feel so alone
Can't help myself
And no one knows
If this is worthless
Tell me: so"