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Hails and Ales Club

Albums of the year 2005 - as chosen by users of the Fediverse

Welcome back one and all to our series of Albums of the year as chosen by the users of the Fediverse. We’ve had a couple of 80s and 90s years and even a foray into the 70s but this time, we are going more modern. Well, as modern as 20 years ago, but it’s a start.

This time round I asked you all for your favourite album from the year 2005 and of course you did not disappoint. This was a particularly interesting period for me to revisit. I was 14/15 in this year and was just getting into music properly and buying CDs for the first time so there is a lot of nostalgia here for me.

In total there was around 38 different albums that received at least one vote and they will all get their flowers but first we have to hand out some medals.

Taking the gold medal with the most votes and being crowned as Fediverse album of the year for 2005 is Ghost Reveries by Opeth. Great band and this is my favourite album by them so I’m not mad about it.

Second place was an album I had never heard of so it was cool to see it rock up and take silver medal and that is Horses in the Sky by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. I’ll definitely be checking this one out after this.

There are actually 3 albums tied for bronze medal this time out and they are:

With Teeth by Nine Inch Nails

Character by Dark Tranquility

Deadwing by Porcupine Tree

Whilst these albums climbed the podium, the following albums all received at least one vote:

Frances the Mute by The Mars Volta

LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem

Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple

Suspended Animation by Fantomas

Start a War by Static X

Witching Hour by Ladytron

Crimson by Alkaine Trio

Demon Days by Gorillaz

Hypnotize by System of a Down

Mezmerize by System of a Down

Worlds Apart by …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness by Coheed and Cambria

Takk by Sigur Ros

A Sides Win by Sloan

An Answer Can be Found by CKY

Present by Van Der Graaf Generator

Alien by Strapping Young Lad

Attera Totus Sanctus by Dark Funeral

The Design by Into the Moat

Raindrops Rainbow by His Name is Alive

Juturna by Circa Survive

Those Once Loyal by Bolt Thrower

The Funeral Album by Sentenced

New York Metal by Irate

Fuck the Universe by Craft

II: Crush the Insects by Reverend Bizarre

Exit by Rotten Sound

Black Mountain by Black Mountain

The Fuse by Pennywise

The Ape of Naples by Coil

From Mars to Sirius by Gojira

Searching for a Former Clarity by Against Me!

Dark Light by HIM

Another great selection of music. What year shall we do next?

Hails!