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Only a "20 best" list for this quite good year - or well, 'quite good year' for prog at least.
The first four are arranged in preference order, then th sixteen order are in alphabetical order.
Beware: this is a consolidated - but not definitive - version, it might see some changes in the newt few months.
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Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
Emotionally intense prog. |
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Kalisia - Cybion
A fantastic concept album, complex and intense. A true gem, nothing less. |
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Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs
Let's talk "dark and emotional" ;) |
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Sólstafir - Köld
Some exceptional soundscapes in there... |
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Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs
Dark, beautiful, and quite unhinged at times, too... |
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Cool Cavemen - Multipolar
Funky fusion fun and great musicianship! |
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Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
DT at their best since 2002. |
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Ellipsis - The Grace Decapitated
Not as good as 2007's Imperial Tzadik, but bloody great nonetheless. |
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Gorod - Process Of A New Decline
See Obscura, below... |
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Igorrr - Moisissure
Weirdo. Yeaaah. |
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King Fear & The Court Of Wolves - Sounds of Glass, Steel & Stone
Weirdo. Noisy hell yeeaah. |
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Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos
No, it's not their best ever. Who cares? There some great and violent tunes on there! |
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Lazuli - Réponse Incongrue A L'Inéluctable
Beautifully crafted and original prog-rock! |
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Minsk - With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone
A heavy swansong, for sure. |
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Obscura - Cosmogenesis
Let's talk "technical" ;) |
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Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us
They haven't been that heavy since... well, a lot! |
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The Devil's Blood - The Time Of No Time Evermore
Unique psychedelic hard rock. |
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Devin Townsend - Addicted
Catchy stuff, fantastic vocals. |
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Trepalium - XIII
Power or Doom? Groovy. |
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While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose
Power or Doom? Who cares, as long as it's EPIC (and beautiful)! |
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