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2013: |
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2.
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Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
#1 2013 (10/10) |
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3.
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Amorphis - Circle
#2 2013 (9.0/10) |
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4.
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Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam
#3 2013 (8.4/10) |
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5.
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Persefone - Spiritual Migration
#4 2013 (8.3/10) |
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2012: |
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7.
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Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I
#1 2012 (10/10) |
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8.
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Katatonia - Dead End Kings
#2 2012 (9.7/10) |
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9.
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Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone
#3 2012 (9.3/10) |
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10.
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Xanthochroid - Blessed He With Boils
#4 2012 (9.2/10) |
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11.
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In Mourning - The Weight Of Oceans
#5 2012 (9.0/10) [2012 notable omissions: Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion, Rush - Clockwork Angels, Xanthochroid - Blessed He With Boils, Wintersun - Time I, Kreator - Phantom Antichrist, Eluveitie - Helvetios, Beardfish - The Void, Abigail Williams - Becoming] |
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12.
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2011: |
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13.
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Opeth - Heritage
#1 2011 (9.5/10) |
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14.
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Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising
#2 2011 (9.4/10) |
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15.
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Beardfish - Mammoth
#3 2011 (9.2/10) |
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16.
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Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning
#4 2011 (8.8/10) |
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17.
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Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth
#5 2011 (8.6/10) [2011 notable omissions: Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times, Symphony X - Iconoclast, Xanthochroid - Incultus [EP]] |
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18.
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2010: |
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19.
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Eluveitie - Everything Remains (As It Never Was)
#1 2010 (9.5/10) |
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20.
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In Mourning - Monolith
#2 2010 (9.4/10) |
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21.
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Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra
#3 2010 (9.0/10) |
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22.
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Les Discrets - Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées
#4 2010 (8.8/10) |
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23.
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Alcest - Écailles de lune
2010 #5 (8.6/10) [2010 notable omissions: Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR, Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned, Winterhorde - Underwatermoon] |
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24.
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2009: |
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25.
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Beardfish - Destined Solitaire
#1 2009 (10/10) |
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26.
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Amorphis - Skyforger
#2 2009 (9.7/10) |
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27.
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Lamb Of God - Wrath
#3 2009 (9.2/10) |
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28.
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Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
#4 2009 (9.0/10) |
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29.
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Porcupine Tree - The Incident
#5 2009 (8.4/10) [2009 notable omissions: Katatonia - Night Is The New Day, Alestorm - Black Sails at Midnight, Dethklok - Dethalbum II] |
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30.
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2008: |
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31.
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In Mourning - Shrouded Divine
#1 2008 (10/10) |
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32.
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Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
#2 2008 (9.8/10) |
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33.
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Beardfish - Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two
#3 2008 (9.7/10) |
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34.
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Opeth - Watershed
#4 2008 (9.4/10) |
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35.
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Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge
#5 2008 (9.1/10) [2008 notable omissions: Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe, Steven Wilson - Insurgentes, Abigail Williams - In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns, Avantasia - The Scarecrow, Winds Of Plague - Decimate The Weak, Disturbed - Indestructible] |
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2007: |
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37.
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Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet
#1 2007 (9.4/10) |
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38.
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Kamelot - Ghost Opera
#2 2007 (9.1/10) |
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39.
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Symphony X - Paradise Lost
#3 2007 (9.0/10) |
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40.
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Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde
#4 2007 (8.8/10) |
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41.
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Beardfish - Sleeping In Traffic: Part One
#5 2007 (8.6/10) [2007 notable omissions: Be'lakor - The Frail Tide, Rush - Snakes & Arrows , Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli, Parkway Drive - Horizons, Battlelore - Evernight, Porcupine Tree - Nil Recurring [EP]] |
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42.
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2006: |
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43.
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Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance
#1 2006 (10/10) |
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44.
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Lamb Of God - Sacrament
#2 2006 (8.5/10) |
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45.
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Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
#3 2006 (8.4/10) |
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46.
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Into Eternity - The Scattering Of Ashes
#4 2006 (8.3/10) |
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47.
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Amon Amarth - With Oden on Our Side
#5 2006 (8.2/10) [2006 notable omissions: Joe Satriani - Super Colossal, Tool - 10,000 Days] |
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48.
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2005: |
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49.
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Opeth - Ghost Reveries
#1 2005 (10/10) |
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50.
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Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
#2 2005 (10/10) |
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51.
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Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists
#3 2005 (9.8/10) |
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52.
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Kreator - Enemy Of God
#4 2005 (9.7/10) |
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53.
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Black Label Society - Mafia
#5 2005 (9.2/10) [2005 notable omissions: Kamelot - The Black Halo, System Of A Down - Mezmerize, Lamb Of God - Killadelphia [Live]] |
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54.
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2004: |
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55.
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Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
#1 2004 (10/10) |
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56.
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Wintersun - Wintersun
#2 2004 (10/10) |
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57.
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Orphaned Land - Mabool
#3 2004 (9.6/10) |
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58.
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Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache
#4 2004 (9.2/10) |
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59.
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Ayreon - The Human Equation
#5 2004 (8.9/10) [2004 notable omissions: Sirenia - An Elixir For Existence, 3 Inches of Blood - Advance and Vanquish, Shadows Fall - The War Within] |
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60.
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2003: |
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61.
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Opeth - Damnation
#1 2003 (10/10) |
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62.
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Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
#2 2003 (9.8/10) |
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63.
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Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
#3 2003 (9.7/10) |
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64.
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Katatonia - Viva Emptiness
#4 2003 (9.4/10) |
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65.
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Lamb Of God - As The Palaces Burn
#5 2003 (8.8/10) [2003 notable omissions: Kalmah - Swampsong, Static-X - Shadow Zone, Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon] |
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66.
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2002: |
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67.
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Agalloch - The Mantle
#1 2002 (10/10) |
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68.
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Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
#2 2002 (10/10) |
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69.
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Shadows Fall - The Art Of Balance
#3 2002 (9.3/10) |
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70.
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Opeth - Deliverance
#4 2002 (9.0/10) |
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71.
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Disturbed - Believe
#5 2002 (8.8/10) [2002 notable omissions: Rush - Vapor Trails] |
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72.
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2001: |
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73.
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Opeth - Blackwater Park
#1 2001 (10/10) |
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74.
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Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
#2 2001 (9.8/10) |
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75.
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System Of A Down - Toxicity
#3 2001 (9.2/10) |
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76.
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Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - A Virgin And A Whore
#4 2001 (8.5/10) |
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77.
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Tool - Lateralus
#5 2001 (8.0/10) [2001 notable omissions: None, my collection is weak for this year (recommendations?)] |
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78.
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2000: |
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79.
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Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper
#1 2000 (10/10) |
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80.
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Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun
#2 2000 (9.8/10) |
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81.
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Kalmah - Swamplord
#3 2000 (9.2/10) |
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82.
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Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
#4 2000 (8.4/10) |
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83.
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Lamb Of God - New American Gospel
#5 2000 (8.1/10) [2000 notable omissions: None, my collection is weak for this year (recommendations?)] |
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Pre-2K Notable Ommissions [Only 10/10's]: Opeth - Still Life (1999), Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream (1999), Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997), Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power (1992), Pantera - Cowboys from Hell (1990), Metallica - ...And Justice for All (1988), Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien (1987), Metallica - Master Of Puppets (1986), Rush - Moving Pictures (1981), Rush - Permanent Waves (1980), Rush - Hemispheres (1978), Rush - A Farewell To Kings (1977), Rush - 2112 (1976), Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973), Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970). |
