Ratings go from:

WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe not fitting my tastes.

I've decided to stop rating albums with a numerical value as I tend to feel uncomfortable with that. This list has a minimalistic, subjective and visceral approach, based purely on sensations and personal tastes. Mainly for personal use and doesn't pretend to be a serious ranking, but emerges from the need to remember which bands and albums I enjoyed and the ones I disliked. I constantly revisit new releases so first impressions may change over time. It usually takes 8-10 spins for me to get completely sure of a rating.

1.Æther Realm - Tarot

2.Abhoria - Abhoria

3.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

4.Agrypnie - Metamorphosis

5.Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function

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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.Uada - Djinn

2.Uaral - Sounds Of Pain

3.Ufomammut - Eve

4.Úir - Óenach Tailten

5.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

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All the albums released in 2019 that i have listened to, ranked from best to worst. This is of course my opinion. Recommendations are always welcome.

1.Abigail Williams - Walk Beyond The Dark

2.Misþyrming - Algleymi

3.Tool - Fear Inoculum

4.Alcest - Spiritual Instinct

5.Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence

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Here is a list of all the bands who received at least one write-in vote during MSA 2019.

Following the annoucement of the results, this information is lost, I post it here so you can continue to explore your favorite genres !

I'm still working on fixing links, if you find errors, feel free to notify in the comments !

1.Babymetal - Metal Galaxy

2.Cave In - Final Transmission

3.Mother Of Millions - Artifacts

4.Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind

5.Soen - Lotus

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1.Babymetal - Metal Galaxy

2.Cave In - Final Transmission

3.Mother Of Millions - Artifacts

4.Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind

5.Soen - Lotus

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This is the list of albums I had on heavy rotation during 2019. If an album was very good but way too long or demanding to listen to it more than twice, you won't see it here (e.g. Esoteric). I have limited attention span and favourite albums are called "favourite" because we keep listening to them non-stop. The order below is more or less accurate.

1.Atlantean Kodex - The Course Of Empire

2.Idle Hands - Mana

3.Diamond Head - The Coffin Train

4.Flotsam And Jetsam - The End Of Chaos

5.Numenorean - Adore

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1.Nusquama - Horizon Ontheemt

2.Vanum - Ageless Fire

3.Yellow Eyes - Rare Field Ceiling

4.Dreams of the Drowned - Dreams of the Drowned I

5.Sinmara - Hvísl Stjarnanna

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My personal picks of 2019, in no particular order (so far).

1.Advent Sorrow - Kali Yuga Crown

2.Numenorean - Adore

3.Mephorash - Shem Ha Mephorash

4.Bewitcher - Under The Witching Cross

5.Vale Of Pnath - Accursed

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1.Misþyrming - Algleymi

2.Mgła - Age Of Excuse

3.Flotsam And Jetsam - The End Of Chaos

4.Finsterforst - Zerfall

5.Borknagar - True North

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1.Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind

2.Belzebubs - Pantheon Of The Nightside Gods

3.Grima - Will Of The Primordial

4.Vorna - Sateet Palata Saavat

5.Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

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Spiritual guide to a very musical and probably sexless 2019.
Scores:
10 = Best ever, and probably thinking on getting it on vinyl
9 = Best of the year, will revisit frequently even on years to come
8 = Excellent, on heavy rotation this year
7 = Great, will re-listen one or two times
6 = Good, but won't listen again
5 = Worth a mention, but not for me
1-4= Not worth a mention so they won't be here
TBR = to be rated

1.Strigae - I : Collision

2.Comma - And Deeper Than Oblivion Do We Bury

3.Grusig - Dr Ahfang Vor Misäärä

4.Obed Marsh - Dunwich

5.Krallice - Wolf EP

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1.Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

2.Slipknot - Iowa

3.Summoning - Stronghold

4.Septicflesh - Communion

5.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

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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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