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.The Ocean - Pelagial

2.Cult Of Luna - Vertikal

3.Soilwork - The Living Infinite

4.Hypocrisy - End Of Disclosure

5.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth

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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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1.The Ocean - Pelagial

2.Dark Tranquillity - Construct

3.Leprous - Coal

4.Constantine - Resign Due

5.Fireproven - Omnipresence [EP]

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As always - work in progress

1.Witherscape - The Inheritance

2.The Ocean - Pelagial

3.Riverside - Shrine Of New Generation Slaves

4.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

5.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

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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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These are the albums I've enjoyed so far this year to which I've given an approximate rating and organised in a rough order of preference. As the year progresses I'll add some descriptions to them as well. EP's are also included.

Recent additions: Armory, Russian Circles, Ulver, Tad Morose, SubRosa, Almah, Blood Bright Star, Autumnblaze, Ayreon, Chthonic, Darkestrah, God Is An Astronaut, Képzelt Város, Lodz, Månegarm, Obscure Sphinx, Caligula's Horse, Sky Architect, Keldian, Monster Magnet

1.Vulture Industries - The Tower

2.The Moth Gatherer - A Bright Celestial Light

3.Walrus - Walrus

4.Clutch - Earth Rocker

5.Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu

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1.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

2.In Vain - Ænigma

3.Soilwork - The Living Infinite

4.Heart Of A Coward - Severance

5.The Ocean - Pelagial

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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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My first list in Metal Storm. This is pretty much an abridged version of the homonym list I'm making in RateYourMusic (http://rateyourmusic.com/list/gustman17/journey_into_2013s_metal_heart/).

1.Soilwork - The Living Infinite

2.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

3.Amorphis - Circle

4.In Vain - Ænigma

5.Stratovarius - Nemesis

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My other lists:
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
So I Heard You Like Opeth...

A concise list of my metalhead man-crushes (now featuring ladies.)

While there is little introduction required for some of these bands and their front(wo)men, there are no words that can accurately describe such jaw-dropping talent anyhow. The albums and youtube links listed are meant to display the full capacity of vocalists' talents, not the bands' most quality or popular tracks - click the links below and behold the prowess.

1.Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra

2.Adagio - Underworld

3.Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone

4.Amorphis - Silent Waters

5.Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas

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1.In Vain - Ænigma

2.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

3.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

4.Dark Tranquillity - Construct

5.The Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer

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