Most releases that I was looking forward to this year have been quite disappointing (Dream Theater's Octavarium, Opeth's Ghost Reveries, Kino's Picture, James LaBrie's Elements of Persuasion etc.)
There have been some standouts, though:
Redemption - The Fullness of Time (super-group with Ray Alder on vocals, his best performance EVER)
John Petrucci - Suspended Animation (instrumental, DT's guitarist)
Pelican - The Fire in our Throats will Beckon the Thaw (instrumental)
Iron Maiden - Death on the Road (live, the mix with the audience is done really well!)
There have been some standouts, though:
Redemption - The Fullness of Time (super-group with Ray Alder on vocals, his best performance EVER)
John Petrucci - Suspended Animation (instrumental, DT's guitarist)
Pelican - The Fire in our Throats will Beckon the Thaw (instrumental)
Iron Maiden - Death on the Road (live, the mix with the audience is done really well!)