I don't believe in illegal downloading of easily available albums, so this list is only albums I have actually purchased and own a hard copy or official download of. The order is VERY fluid, and in all likelihood, wrong. But oh well....

Coming soon: Comments for each album & finalised order for the year...

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LordFezzington | 03.07.2011

	1.	Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg This album makes we want to dance, and not a dubstep crossover in sight...genuinely a wonderful record.
	2.	Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows No, it's not original, but it is beautifully written and every song has a moment of class. Love it.
	3.	Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
	4.	Symphony X - Iconoclast
	5.	Cormorant - Dwellings
	6.	Insomnium - One For Sorrow
	7.	Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance
	8.	Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage
	9.	Suidakra - Book Of Dowth
	10.	Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising
	11.	Novembers Doom - Aphotic
	12.	Blut Aus Nord - 777 - Sect(s)
	13.	Blut Aus Nord - 777 - The Desanctification
	14.	Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa
	15.	Scar Symmetry - The Unseen Empire
	16.	Chthonic - Takasago Army
	17.	Demonaz - March Of The Norse
	18.	40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room
	19.	Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events
	20.	Botanist - I: The Suicide Tree / II: A Rose From The Dead
	21.	Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors
	22.	Hate Eternal - Phoenix Amongst The Ashes
	23.	Uneven Structure - Februus
	24.	Mastodon - The Hunter
	25.	Exhumed - All Guts, No Glory
	26.	Indian - Guiltless
	27.	Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising
	28.	Anthrax - Worship Music
	29.	Skeletonwitch - Forever Abomination
	30.	Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand
	31.	Morne - Asylum
	32.	Crowbar - Sever The Wicked Hand
	33.	A((Wake)) - A((wake))
	34.	Saxon - Call To Arms
	35.	Desultory - Counting Our Scars
	36.	Obscura - Omnivium
	37.	Anathema - Falling Deeper
	38.	Evile - Five Serpent's Teeth
	39.	Fen - Epoch
	40.	Machine Head - Unto The Locust
	41.	Septicflesh - The Great Mass Some interesting ideas, and a highly accomplished and polished performance, but Metal + Orchestra does not always = Genius. Not enough actual riffs or high quality songwriting for my liking.
	42.	Cauldron - Burning Fortune Don't get me wrong, I like this album, it's fun (and cheap) and produces warm feelings of nostalgia. But it's hardly revolutionary.
	43.	Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning I'm hoping this grows on me - Mr Wilson usually delivers - but so far it's a struggle to stay awake.
	44.	In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading "Ropes" has one of the best riffs they've ever written, but In Flames keep sliding round the downward spiral...
	45.	Opeth - Heritage I've tried to enjoy this on a number of different levels - metal, prog, 70's worship, folk - but I'm sorry, it's just mind-numbingly boring!