K?ulu's TOP of 2011

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K?ulu's TOP of 2011

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A list by
K✞ulu
Created
February 07, 2012
Entries
21
Endorsements
1
Not a very good year. Not a single 9, the first six releases coming close though. Finally 20 worthy albums to called the "TOP."

The three EPs were included because they are all over 30 minutes.
21.
1.
Magnus - Magnus
http://magnusmetal.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-2011
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2.
Beyond Creation - The Aura
21.
3.
Obscura - Omnivium
21.
4.
Fluxious - Why So Serious?
21.
5.
Gorod - Transcendence
21.
6.
Beardfish - Mammoth
21.
7.
Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning
21.
8.
Protest The Hero - Scurrilous
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9.
Lazarus A.D. - Black Rivers Flow
A refreshingly awesome and catchy piece of groovy thrash metal
21.
10.
Opeth - Heritage
21.
11.
Symphony X - Iconoclast
21.
12.
Riverside - Memories In My Head
21.
13.
Lazuli - (4603 Battements)
Very interesting atmospheric prog rock. This album provides both freaking catchy riffs and really brooding atmospheres. These guys also like to go on those long instrumental psychedelic jams on many songs.
21.
14.
Derelict Earth - And So Fell The Last Leaves...
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15.
Havok - Time Is Up
21.
16.
Mastodon - The Hunter
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17.
Leprous - Bilateral
21.
18.
Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
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19.
Thence - These Stones Cry From The Earth
Interesting well-balanced prog effort, with both mellow, sometimes very melancholic passages with saxophone use (as well as harmonica) and some heavier passages.
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Haken - Visions
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Universe217 - Familiar Places
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