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.

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Icedburden | 04.01.2013

1.	Seven Kingdoms - The Fire Is Mine 2012 - I fell in love with this album WITHOUT realizing it was even about Game of Thrones!
2.	Overkill - The Electric Age 2012 - Blitz and the boys return with another slab of excellent thrash.
3.	Agua De Annique - Everything Is Changing 2012 - Anneke has and will always be my favorite vocalist.
4.	Sabaton - Carolus Rex 2012 - More spectacular anthems from Sabaton. More of the same from Sabaton is never bad.
5.	Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Lost In The New Real 2012 - Arjens voice is really maturing. Great prog.
6.	As I Lay Dying - Awakened 2012 - Shocked at how much I liked this album. Straight out of left field.
7.	Royal Thunder - CVI 2012 - Really loved this album. Nice and gritty Stoner Metal. Mlny's vocals are sublime.
8.	Anathema - Weather Systems 2012 - A haunting and beautiful effort.
9.	Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird 2012 - Cathedral Walls is one of my favorite songs of the year.
10.	Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone 2012 - The riffs. My God. The riffs.
11.	Headspace - I Am Anonymous 2012 - Damian Wilson = Prog Supremacy
12.	The Agonist - Prisoners 2012 - Some may not like Alissa's vocals, but I love her voice and the musicianship is damn good.
13.	Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I 2012 - Violins and Extreme Prog = Some sweet ass music.
14.	The Haarp Machine - Disclosure 2012 - Really love the sound these guys have put together, I expect great things from them.
15.	The Gathering - Disclosure 2012 - The second-best Disclosure album this year ;) A bit closer to the Anneke sound.
16.	Xandria - Neverworld's End 2012 - Nightwish reborn! I liked Imaginareum but would rather hear them return to bombast.
17.	Witchcraft - Legend 2012 - Excellent slow-burn headbanging and the second-best stoner album of the year. Good stuff.
18.	Zonaria - Arrival Of The Red Sun 2012 - Great Lite-Melodic DM. Hooked me from the first song.
19.	Sinister - The Carnage Ending 2012 - Fast. Angry. Heavy. Awesome.
20.	ETHS - III 2012 - Another one that hooked me from the onset. May not be original, but that's what prog is for.
21.	Devin Townsend - Epicloud 2012 - Spiritual sequel of Addicted! but not quite as fantastic. That remake of Kingdom is Godly.