Jiri's best of 2012!!!

1. Aberrant Vascular - Aegisthus

2. Shining - Redefining Darkness

3. Royal Thunder - CVI

4. Master's Hammer - Vracejte Konve Na Místo

5. Dråpsnatt - Skelepht

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Ordered preferentially. Kind of.

I have yet to listen to:

Knaat - Die Lichtung
Feuerseele - Erntezeit
Rhovanion - Land of the Wild

1. Dordeduh - Dar De Duh

2. Butterfly Temple - Дыхание

3. Finsterforst - Rastlos

4. Hel - Das Atmen der Erde

5. Heidevolk - Batavi

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Includes every full-length and EP from 2012 I listened to. Ordered alphabetically. More albums will be added, and the ratings are subject to change.

1. A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays

2. Addaura - Burning For The Ancient

3. Agalloch - Faustian Echoes

4. Agruss - Morok

5. Alkerdeel - Morinde

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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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Updated as the year goes on...

1. Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

2. Oddland - The Treachery Of Senses

3. Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

4. Barren Earth - The Devil's Resolve

5. Enslaved - RIITIIR

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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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1. Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

2. Carach Angren - Where The Corpses Sink Forever

3. Marduk - Serpent Sermon

4. Ahab - The Giant

5. Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity

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Once again I have put together a top list of albums released during the year from best to worst. However, this time around I have also written a short personal opinion/mini review for most of the albums in their respective comment sections.

1. Royal Thunder - CVI

2. Lycanthia - Oligarchy

3. Dråpsnatt - Skelepht

4. Agruss - Morok

5. Elysian Blaze - Blood Geometry

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This is a favorites list, not a guide or anything of that sort. It just highlights the albums that I've enjoyed listening to and spinned extensively since last November (When I got into this monolithic genre.) One entry for each band. The descriptions aren't necessarily descriptions of the music. I just wrote what came to my mind. I will update with new albums frequently.
EDIT: Got to 50 entries, so I guess I'll stop for now. I want more time to revisit these 50, get into the other albums of the bands listed below and delve into other genres of metal. I guess that taking a break from black metal (at least new stuff) will ensure that I won't get bored of it. It is likely that I'll continue this list by the half of July.

1. A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring

2. Addaura - Burning For The Ancient

3. Agalloch - Pale Folklore

4. Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5. Alda - : Tahoma :

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