1. Abnormality - Contaminating The Hive Mind

2. Aborted - Global Flatline

3. Asphyx - Deathhammer

4. At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

5. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

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There have been a lot more quality releases within the brutal genre in the past year or so. Maybe not as many as other genres but a lot when you consider the relatively small number of brutal bands there are. So, being that it's my favorite region of metal, and that the fanbase has expanded exponentially, I'd like to make a short list of the better releases (and a few soon to be released) to highlight some of the golden moments within a somewhat unappreciated genre.
Also note that; these are in no particular "best to worst" order. Just listed at random for anyone who may have missed a new release or someone who wants to get into the genre by beginning with some of the recent best.
Oh, and... My spelling for some of these releases might not be right so, if you would like to point out where please do.

1. Abominable Putridity - The Anomalies Of Artificial Origin

2. Abnormality - Contaminating The Hive Mind

3. Katalepsy - Autopsychosis

4. Beheaded - Never To Dawn

5. Portal - Vexovoid (I wouldn't necessarily consider this "brutal death metal" but they certainly deliver a fashion of brutality in their own way)

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1. A Million Dead Birds Laughing - Xen

2. Abhorrent - Long Pig

3. Abnormality - Contaminating The Hive Mind

4. Absvrdist - Illusory

5. Ævangelist - De Masticatione Mortuorum In Tumulis

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1. Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

2. Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity

3. Pig Destroyer - Book Burner

4. Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme

5. Nile - At The Gate Of Sethu

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This is a list of almost every album/EP/demo I listened to from 2012. It is primarily composed of the better albums I listened to as I tend to forget about bad albums (and rightfully so).

NOTE: Most of these ratings don't stand anymore.

1. Igorrr - Hallelujah

2. Blut Aus Nord - What Once Was... Liber II

3. Aluk Todolo - Occult Rock

4. Indesinence - Vessels Of Light And Decay

5. Elderwind - Волшебство живой природы

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1. Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

2. Ihsahn - Eremita

3. Bilocate - Summoning The Bygones

4. Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage

5. Abnormality - Contaminating The Hive Mind

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Note; Anything I rate lower than 8 I deem underwhelming. Sure, I might even acknowledge some of them as being rather enjoyble, but considering the "bigger picture of things", I find them unsatisfactory (in varying degrees, depending on their rating).

Partially ordered (the ones with descriptions). The rest are arranged alphabetically.

1. Sybreed - God Is An Automaton

2. Gorod - A Perfect Absolution

3. The Faceless - Autotheism

4. Ihsahn - Eremita

5. Saturnus - Saturn In Ascension

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While I'm slightly disappointed the world didn't end this year, I thought I'd share my musical tastes from throughout the year by arbitrarily ranking other people's art. When the year began I was really into sludge and stoner but as the year has worn on, it's been the black metal releases which by and large have won my attention and appreciation.

1. Royal Thunder - CVI

2. Ancestors - In Dreams and Time

3. Merrimack - The Acausal Mass

4. Hail Spirit Noir - Pneuma

5. Hidden Orchestra - Archipelago

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Another year, another favourites of the year list... But hopefully this will be more complete than the previous years ones. Rather than making a massive list of everything I have listened to, I'll be as selective as possible. I've only started listening to 2012 releases since February, so I'll be playing catch up throughout the year as my time is limited. I've only gone through 556 releases this year properly as of 07/01/2013, so the list can only expand! If you feel strongly about certain albums released this year and it's not here, be sure to leave a comment! Feel free to make a list that's exactly the same =P

1. CSSABA - Underground Lo-Fi Songs

2. Indesinence - Vessels Of Light And Decay

3. Monolithe - Interlude Second

4. Nadja - The Primitive World

5. In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad

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Due to the overwhelming "popularity" of my last list, I have decided to do the same thing in 2012

1. Hail Spirit Noir - Pneuma

2. Baroness - Yellow & Green

3. Devin Townsend - Epicloud

4. Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Lost In The New Real

5. Royal Thunder - CVI

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Well another year went by so it is time for me to make a list of ALL my favorite releases this year. I didn't exactly keep up with every underground or main stream release for that matter. I didn't even hear all that many new albums this year. Pretty much, What you see is what I bought. However I had just enough to make an adequate list. I think I at least nailed all the heavy hitters anyway. Feel free to message me about the things I missed that I NEED to hear. Enjoy!

1. Napalm Death - Utilitarian

2. Cannibal Corpse - Torture

3. Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity

4. Aborted - Global Flatline

5. Pig Destroyer - Book Burner

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I'm (sorta) back. *The Finishing Touches* OKAY, so obviously not as much stuff from the last half of the year as the first. Sorry guys, but that first six months nearly killed me. Some stuff as a result will be missing, but major stuff not present is stuff I probably didn't care for. Alrighty then, enough with the "stuff"...

1. Bound by Entrails - The Stars Bode You Farewell

2. Royal Thunder - CVI

3. Akphaezya - Anthology IV: The Tragedy of Nerak

4. Dissona - Dissona

5. Anhedonist - Netherwards

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Troy had the right idea doing this at the start instead of waiting so here we go...

However my list is in alphabetic order...

1. Abnormality - Contaminating The Hive Mind

2. Abominable Putridity - The Anomalies Of Artificial Origin

3. Aborted - Global Flatline

4. Aeon - Aeons Black

5. After Oblivion - Stamina

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This is my manual for getting into one of the most complex, ridiculously insane genre there is: techdeth! Many albums featured here may borrow elements from other genres (prog, thrash, melodeath, grindcore, post, etc.), but the dominant stench of complexity-laden death metal is forever present, and so deserve to be mentioned here.

1. Decapitated - Winds Of Creation

2. Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked

3. Necrophagist - Onset Of Putrefaction

4. Obscura - Omnivium

5. Gorod - A Perfect Absolution

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