1.TesseracT - Altered State

2.Dark Tranquillity - Construct

3.Amorphis - Circle

4.Neurotech - The Decipher Volumes

5.Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal

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1.Mael Mórdha - Damned When Dead

2.Rotting Christ - Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy

3.Twilight Of The Gods - Fire On The Mountain

4.The Meads Of Asphodel - Sonderkommando

5.Asmund - К Чертогам Славы

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1.Anathema - Judgement

2.Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend

3.Crowbar - Sever The Wicked Hand

4.The Doors - Morrison Hotel

5.Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Best Of

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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Slayer - Reign In Blood

5.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

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Just the best albums of 2013.

1.Graveyard (ESP) - The Sea Grave

2.Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death

3.Verminous - The Unholy Communion

4.Grave Miasma - Odori Sepulcrorum

5.Krypts - Unending Degradation

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1.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3.Stormwitch - Stronger Than Heaven

4.Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel

5.Pokolgép - Totális Metál

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1.Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods

2.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

3.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

4.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane

5.Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony

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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

3.Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales

4.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

5.Dio - The Last In Line

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2013 has come and gone. I just wanted to share some of my favourite albums from the year, as there have been several strong albums that have creeped into my favourite albums. If you enjoyed my "Crushing?" list, you may also enjoy what is on here. The albums are in order and the descriptions are generally for fun. I've brought it down to a Top 25.

1.Ulcerate - Vermis

2.Station Dysthymia - Overhead, Without Any Fuss, The Stars Were Going Out

3.Woebegone Obscured - Marrow Of Dreams

4.Rivers Of Nihil - The Conscious Seed Of Light

5.Castevet - Obsian

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1.Stratovarius - Nemesis

2.Powerwolf - Preachers Of The Night

3.Dragonfly - Atlas

4.Thaurorod - Anteinferno

5.Dreamtale - World Changed Forever

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Uldreth is good at deciding what he likes and what he does not, but is terrible at setting a definitive order at them. So all albums in this list are ordered alphabetically. All albums included are positives and the degree of their positivity is measured by stars.

1.65daysofstatic - Wild Light

2.After The Burial - Wolves Within

3.August Burns Red - Rescue & Restore

4.Bad Religion - True North

5.Barrow - Though I'm Alone

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1.Hell - Curse And Chapter

2.Necrophobic - Womb Of Lilithu

3.Onslaught - VI

4.Carcass - Surgical Steel

5.Hail Of Bullets - III: The Rommel Chronicles

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Sometimes, samples can improve the atmosphere of a song just as much as the instruments (or even more). This is a compilationn of some of my favorite samples in metal. I'm trying to keep it one album per band but exceptions are just fine. Oh yeah, I forgot something: I'm not gonna be too specific about where these samples are. It's way more interesting to discover them on your own!

Recommendations are welcome! Just don't get upset if I don't like them. D:
Please write band AND album.

Rec's awaiting evaluation:
N.K.V.D. - Vlast
Will Haven - Voir Dire
The Monolith Deathcult - Trivmvirate
Necrophagia - Deathtrip 69
Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre
Ævangelist - De Masticatione Mortuorum In Tumulis
Fantômas - Delirium Cordia
Metallica - Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets, ...And Justice For All
Deicide - Legion
Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre
Tool - Lateralus, Ænima
Impaled - Mondo Medicale
Queens Of The Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age
Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness
Heathen - Victims Of Deception
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
White Zombie
Strapping Young Lad - City
Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip
Nailbomb - Point Blank
Impetigo - Horror Of The Zombies
Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
Buzz*Oven - ...At A Loss
Toxik - Think This
Hell - Human Remains
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
Bolt Thrower - Mercenary
The Ruins Of Beverast - Unlock The Shrine, Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite
Agalloch - Faustian Echoes
Alrakis - Alpha Eri
Blacklodge - Solarkult

1.Aborted - Goremageddon: The Saw And The Carnage Done

2.Abruptum - Potestates Apocalypsis

3.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

4.Agalloch - The Mantle

5.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

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The best to worst studio albums by Led Zeppelin (in my opinion).

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

2.Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

4.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

5.Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy

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No, I haven't yet really checked out MS' own 'Clandestine Cuts' demo-highlighting series. Lemme know, if you will, which ones might be the aces in the holes - and what's the best demo you've ever heard?

(write-ups are also on the way for Morbid Angel, Kataklysm, & possibly Nasca and Verm; text for Asphyx & Abandoned may or may not come... they kinda sing for themselves)

1.Anacrusis - Manic Impressions Demo

2.Deadfall - Ordeal by Fire

3.Testament - Demo:1

4.Vektor - Demolition

5.Ackros - Ackros

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