A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2013 was one of the best, possibly the best of the decade until now, definitely one of the best for black metal, Experimental, Progressive and Doom metal.

My favorite non metal albums of 2013

1.Stratovarius - Nemesis

2.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

3.Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

4.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

5.Gris - À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...

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1.Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Del II

2.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

3.Myrath - Tales Of The Sands

4.Finsterforst - Zerfall

5.Eluveitie - Ategnatos

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This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)

2.T.R.A.M. - Lingua Franca

3.Taake - ...Doedskvad

4.Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster - Exegesis

5.Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi

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This is a list of all the folk metal albums I have listened to that I found to be of at least marginal quality. It is purely for my own organizational purposes and is not meant to be a definitive statement about the genre; for that reason, there are some entries that don't entirely fit the description, including some neofolk albums and bands that don't exactly play "folk metal" but are close enough.

1.Elvenking - Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire

2.Forefather - Ours Is The Kingdom

3.Forefather - Steadfast

4.Forefather - Last Of The Line

5.Dalriada - Áldás

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Apologies for possible writing errors or bad grammar.

Non MetalStorm band links:

Basarabian Hills: bandbasarabianhills.bandcamp.com/
Eoront: eoront.bandcamp.com
Synkvervet: http://www.reverbnation.com/synkvervet
Winter Eternal: https://wintereternal.bandcamp.com/
Winternehst: winternehst.bandcamp.com

1.Carpe Noctem - In Terra Profugus

2.The Meads Of Asphodel - Sonderkommando

3.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

4.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

5.Synkvervet - Vår Avmakt

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Hi guys. I figured it was about that time of year, so here are my top ten picks for a pretty damn great year in metal.

1.Thrawsunblat - Thrawsunblat II: Wanderer On The Continent Of Saplings

2.Catuvolcus - Voyageurs De L'Aube

3.Amiensus - Restoration

4.Redwood Hill - Descender

5.Carcass - Surgical Steel

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TOP ALBUM ARTWORKS OF 2013

1.Intronaut - Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones)

2.Gris - À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...

3.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane

4.Obliteration - Black Death Horizon

5.Dream Death - Somnium Excessum

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1.Finntroll - Blodsvept

2.Lunarsea - Hundred Light Years

3.In Vain - Ænigma

4.Pessimist - Death from Above

5.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

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1.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

2.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

3.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth

4.Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony

5.Ulcerate - Vermis

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Because I can't stop listening to music, but neither can I sacrifice my lovely descriptions, so same fare as before, but deleted descriptions for those covered in the first list.

1.Protest The Hero - Volition

2.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

3.Amorphis - Circle

4.Nero Di Marte - Nero Di Marte

5.Monolithe - Monolithe IV

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1.Deafheaven - Sunbather

2.Protest The Hero - Volition

3.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

4.The Ocean - Pelagial

5.Haken - The Mountain

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to be continued...

1.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane

2.Vulture Industries - The Tower

3.Chthonic - Bú-Tik

4.Thousand Eyes - Bloody Empire

5.Illnath - 4 Shades Of Me

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Albums from 2013 worth being considered for a replay, I'm already having trouble remembering some of them. I'll TRY to order them from the one I liked most to the least.
I'm taking a passive stand to this year's music since I'm dedicating myself to old records currently, so probably 3/4 of the stuff I checked out came to me from this site one way or another

1.Cult Of Luna - Vertikal

2.Corrections House - Last City Zero

3.Dreadnought - Lifewoven

4.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

5.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

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That's the 2013 gnirpz's essentials in order, following the releases along the year. Every ranking should be based on production quality, originality, musical technicality and specs like that.

Unfortunatelly, mine is based on headbanging, taste of beer, air guitar and air drum solos.

2013 feelings, form best to worst

1.Gris - À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...

2.Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam

3.Deafheaven - Sunbather

4.ASG - Blood Drive

5.Skeletonwitch - Serpents Unleashed

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Keeping track of my favourite albums this year (not really ordered)

1.Kingcrow - In Crescendo

2.Deafheaven - Sunbather

3.The Black Dahlia Murder - Everblack

4.Skeletonwitch - Serpents Unleashed

5.Anciients - Heart Of Oak

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