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Crimson Thunder is a sentimental favourite for me if you thought it was weird it was so high.

Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness (Black)
Primal Fear - Black Sun (Power)
System Of A Down - Steal This Album! (Alternative/Nu)
Decapitated - Nihility (Death)
Opeth - Deliverance (Progressive)
Korn - Untouchables (Nu)
Meshuggah - Nothing (Progressive)
Xasthur - Nocturnal Poisoning (Black)
Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory Of The Bizarre Reverend (Doom)
Disturbed - Believe (Alternative/Nu)
Otep - Sevas Tra (Nu)

Non-Metal mentions:
The Distillers - Sing Sing Death House (Punk)

Created by: blackwreath13 | 15.12.2021


1. Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
2002 (Death) In Their Darkened Shrines I: Hall Of Saurian Entombment, In Their Darkened Shrines IV: Ruins, Unas Slayer Of The Gods
2. HammerFall - Crimson Thunder
2002 (Power) The Unforgiving Blade, Hearts On Fire, Riders Of The Storm
3. Necrophobic - Bloodhymns
2002 (Black) Dreams Shall Flesh, Act Of Rebellion, Shadowseeds
4. Lacuna Coil - Comalies
2002 (Gothic) Tight Rope, Daylight Dancer, Heaven’s A Lie
5. Deströyer 666 - Cold Steel... For An Iron Age
2002 (Black/Thrash) Clenched Fist, Witch Hunter, Black City/Black Fire
6. Primordial - Storm Before Calm
2002 (Folk/Black) Cast To The Pyre, The Heretic’s Age, Sons Of The Morrigan
7. Immolation - Unholy Cult
2002 (Death) Rival The Eminent, Unholy Cult, Reluctant Messiah
8. W.A.S.P. - Dying For The World
2002 (Heavy) Shadow Man, Revengeance, My Wicked Heart
9. Satyricon - Volcano
2002 (Black) Possessed, Repined Bastard Nation, Black Lava
10. Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus (Here And Beyond)
2002 (Death/Black) As Above So Below, No Sympathy For Fools, Typhonian Soul Zodiack
11. Shining - III - Angst, Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie
2002 (Black) Svart Industriell Olycka Till Minne Av Daghen, Fields Of Faceless


Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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19.12.2021 - 17:33
Roman Doez
Hallucigenia
You know the drill, we do not have much in common (bar Immolation) for this year. The highlights for me would be Dream Theater's and Arcturus' respective releases, both of which I love. But Bathory, Carcariass and The Dillinger Escape Plan all released great stuff as well. Add to that Ron Jarzombek, Meshuggah, Mastodon, Botch and Korum and you get yourself a really nice year.
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19.12.2021 - 18:29
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
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I'm not hugely familiar with albums from this year, my top 5 would be:

1. Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done.
2. Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness.
3. Agalloch - The Mantle.
4. Sirenia - At Sixes And Sevens.
5. Xasthur - Nocturnal Poisoning
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20.12.2021 - 08:58
blackwreath13
Written by Roman Doez on 19.12.2021 at 17:33

You know the drill, we do not have much in common (bar Immolation) for this year. The highlights for me would be Dream Theater's and Arcturus' respective releases, both of which I love. But Bathory, Carcariass and The Dillinger Escape Plan all released great stuff as well. Add to that Ron Jarzombek, Meshuggah, Mastodon, Botch and Korum and you get yourself a really nice year.

Hey I gave Meshuggah an honourable mention. I should probably check out Bathory’s later stuff I just prefer the earlier Black Metal albums.

Just out of curiosity if you like Immolation is there a reason you don’t also like Nile or even Behemoth considering the stylistic connections?
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20.12.2021 - 09:01
blackwreath13
Written by AndyMetalFreak on 19.12.2021 at 18:29

I'm not hugely familiar with albums from this year, my top 5 would be:

1. Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done.
2. Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness.
3. Agalloch - The Mantle.
4. Sirenia - At Sixes And Sevens.
5. Xasthur - Nocturnal Poisoning

Cool choices, 3 and 4 are on my to listen list thanks.
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20.12.2021 - 11:44
Roman Doez
Hallucigenia
Written by blackwreath13 on 20.12.2021 at 08:58

Just out of curiosity if you like Immolation is there a reason you don’t also like Nile or even Behemoth considering the stylistic connections?

Simple answer, I just never listened to them
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20.12.2021 - 14:40
blackwreath13
Written by Roman Doez on 20.12.2021 at 11:44

Written by blackwreath13 on 20.12.2021 at 08:58

Just out of curiosity if you like Immolation is there a reason you don’t also like Nile or even Behemoth considering the stylistic connections?

Simple answer, I just never listened to them

Ah. Fair enough.

You should get on that.
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30.12.2021 - 05:01
F3ynman
Nocturnal Bro
Contributor
May I ask if your lists will be continued? Is 2003's list still in the making?
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01.01.2022 - 08:35
blackwreath13
Written by F3ynman on 30.12.2021 at 05:01

May I ask if your lists will be continued? Is 2003's list still in the making?

Yeah it’ll be up soon, just been busier than usual.
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