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2008's delightful surprises
By an Amazon.com customer
Board Up the HouseBoard Up the House by Genghis Tron
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.91
Disgorge MexicoDisgorge Mexico by Fuck the Facts
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.75
All Hope Is GoneAll Hope Is Gone by Slipknot
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.85
PurgationPurgation by Trigger the Bloodshed
Buy used from: $13.05
Bury Your DeadBury Your Dead by Bury Your Dead
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $2.90
WatershedWatershed by Opeth
Buy new: $51.98 / Used from: $12.20
AntithesisAntithesis by Origin
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $5.00
The Vile ConceptionThe Vile Conception by Hour of Penance
Buy used from: $11.99
InfliktedInflikted by Cavalera Conspiracy
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $1.46
A Sense of PurposeA Sense of Purpose by In Flames
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $7.92
OvercomeOvercome by All That Remains
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $7.80
TraitorsTraitors by Misery Index
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $7.27
Be GoneBe Gone by Pharaoh
Buy new: $10.95 / Used from: $21.54
Death MagneticDeath Magnetic by Metallica
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $5.49
Fury and FlamesFury and Flames by Hate Eternal
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $4.72
We Wish You a Metal Xmas...and a Headbanging New YearWe Wish You a Metal Xmas...and a Headbanging New Year by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $10.45
Gods of the EarthGods of the Earth by The Sword
Buy new: $12.98 / Used from: $4.85
Along Came A SpiderAlong Came A Spider by Alice Cooper
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $7.76
Nude with BootsNude with Boots by Melvins
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.32
Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of ConvictionInevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction by Soilent Green
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $3.94
ConquerConquer by Soulfly
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $3.15
This Is ExileThis Is Exile by Whitechapel
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $7.09
Truth be told, I do not care very much for this album. But whenever I discover a new band that has impressive musicianship (namely amazing drumming), I always chock up the album as a pleasant surprise
Scream Aim FireScream Aim Fire by Scream Aim Fire
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.52
(When taken as a whole, I think this album more-or-less stinks. But it does feature a couple of pleasant surprises, like infectious melodic soloing.)
We Are the NightmareWe Are the Nightmare by Arsis
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $6.01
(From what I have heard, this is a killer album!)
NostradamusNostradamus by Judas Priest
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $4.90
(It's debatable whether this album, when taken as a whole, is great or not. But not matter what your opinion is, you cannot deny it has MANY stellar moments.)
Chinese DemocracyChinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses
Buy used from: $3.09
(It's debatable whether or not "C.D." was worth the wait or not. Regardless, the release of this album is still a pleasant surprise, because I didn't think it'd ever happen in my lifetime!)