This won't go well as I'm not sure if I could rank my favorites albums...

1.Beyond The Bridge - The Old Man And The Spirit

2.Anathema - Weather Systems

3.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

4.Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

5.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

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This is a collection of duets with male and female singers. Listed in play order and not best order. I'm sure there are more that I have overlooked.

1.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth

2.Therion - Lemuria

3.Sonata Arctica - The Days Of Grays

4.Imperanon - Stained

5.Draconian - Sovran

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1.Borknagar - Urd

2.Cannibal Corpse - Torture

3.Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol

4.Meshuggah - Koloss

5.Marduk - Serpent Sermon

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1.Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata

2.Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal

3.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

4.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

5.Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind

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1.Anathema - Judgement

2.Anathema - Alternative 4

3.Anathema - Eternity

4.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

5.Anathema - A Natural Disaster

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1.Baroness - Yellow & Green

2.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

3.3 Inches Of Blood - Long Live Heavy Metal

4.Eluveitie - Helvetios

5.Acyl - Algebra

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It Is Only Sound That Remains... (Forough Farrokhzad The Legendary Poet)

1.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

2.Anathema - Weather Systems

3.Anathema - Distant Satellites

4.Anathema - The Optimist

5.At The Gates - At War With Reality

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Whenever making general lists like this, I try to include as many genres I listen to as possible. There were so many good doom/gothic/symphonic albums last year, but I didn't want to include them all, even though they deserve a high place on the list. I'll explain the reasons behind my selection, a few words for each album.

1.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

2.Wintersun - Time I

3.Kamelot - Silverthorn

4.Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird

5.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

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A really good year, full of surprises. Never been much of a Sabaton fan and especially not a fan of Lamb of God. Both bands released kick ass albums. Avatar keep on getting better and better. Rush released their best album in 25 years. Kreator gave me one of the best thrash albums I've ever heard.

1.Dråpsnatt - Skelepht

2.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

3.Wintersun - Time I

4.An Autumn For Crippled Children - Only The Ocean Knows

5.Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas

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1.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

2.Wodensthrone - Curse

3.Circus Maximus - Nine

4.Enslaved - RIITIIR

5.Threshold - March Of Progress

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I haven't been able to listen to all of this years top albums (As voted on by MS Users ) but, I tried dammit. This year was a bit disappointing as other years have had many more 9's and so on. Still a lot of great to really good releases either way.

1.Seven Kingdoms - The Fire Is Mine

2.Overkill - The Electric Age

3.Agua De Annique - Everything Is Changing

4.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

5.Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Lost In The New Real

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1.Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata

2.Anathema - Weather Systems

3.Devin Townsend - Epicloud

4.Atoma - Skylight

5.Torche - Harmonicraft

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This is the list of the songs released in 2012 that I listened to the most throughout the year.

1.Anathema - Weather Systems

2.Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White

3.Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White

4.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

5.Enslaved - RIITIIR

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Another year, another list.
My 20 favorite albums of the year...

1.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

2.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

3.Shining - Redefining Darkness

4.Evoken - Atra Mors

5.Anathema - Weather Systems

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1.Anathema - Weather Systems

2.Anneke Van Giersbergen - Everything Is Changing

3.Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol

4.Calabrese - Dayglo Necros

5.Tarja - Act I

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