2008 Music Wrap Up

2008 saw the release of many great albums and the emergence of some great new bands. I have compiled 2 lists with my most listened to artists, bands, composers, and soundtracks according to my iTunes playlist. Check out the list of the music that has gotten the best of my ears over the past year…

Top 40 Most Listened To Bands of 2008 (alphabetical order)

Alestorm
All That Remains
Amorphis
Angra
Avalanche
The Black Mages
Children of Bodom
Dalriada
Dark Moor
DragonForce
Dragonland
Elvenking
Finntroll
Firewind
George Carlin (RIP)
Green Day
In Flames
Kamelot
Korpiklaani
Linkin Park
Mercenary
Meshuggah
Metallica
Nightwish
The Offspring
Olympos Mons
Opeth
The Perennial
Poisonblack
Powerglove
Rhapsody of Fire
Sabaton
Skillet
Sonata Arctica
Svartsot
Turisas
Tyr
Van Canto
When The Empire Falls
Wuthering Heights

Top 20 Soundtracks and Classical (no particular order)

The Brink of Time
Chrono Symphonic
Dragon Quest IV Symphonic Edition
Voices of The Lifestream
Final Fantasy OST (VII, VIII, IX)
Final Fantasy – S Generation
Final Fantasy Piano Collections (IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X)
Final Fantasy Tour de Japon Concert
Piano Squall
Video Games Live Volume 1
JS Bach
Charles Ives
Chopin
Beethoven
Fredrik Klingwall
Handel
Mozart
Tchaikovsky
Nobuo Uematsu
The Top 100 Masterpieces (Vol 1-10)

~ by kylemorrisonlovely on December 29, 2008.