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1.
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Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris
Beautiful death metal with intense riffs and amazing atmosphere |
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2.
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Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
Folk-ish atmospheric-ish black metal |
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3.
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Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Progressive metal |
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4.
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Opeth - Still Life
Progressive death metal |
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5.
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!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
Progressive craziness |
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6.
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Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
Black metal |
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7.
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Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Progressive death metal with some black metal and lots of sex. |
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8.
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Enslaved - Isa
Progressive black metal |
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9.
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Agalloch - The Mantle
Progressive |
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10.
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Rammstein - Sehnsucht
Industrial |
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11.
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Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten
Brutal death the way it should be |
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12.
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Cryptopsy - Blasphemy Made Flesh
Savage death metal |
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13.
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Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
Death metal |
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14.
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Be'Lakor - Stone's Reach
Melodic death metal that actually doesn't sound average in every way. Well, to me, anyway. |
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15.
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Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
Asians being Asian -obviously not a bad thing |
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16.
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Demilich - Nespithe
Creative death metal |
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17.
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Spawn Of Possession - Noctambulant
Interesting technical death metal |
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18.
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Amon Amarth - Versus The World
Melodic death metal |
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19.
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Leprous - Bilateral
Prog that grows on you |
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20.
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Summoning - Stronghold
Epic |
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21.
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Verdunkeln - Einblick In Den Qualenfall
Atmospheric/psychedelic black metal at its best |
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22.
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Carpe Noctem - In Terra Profugus
Really dark and fun black metal |
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23.
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Azarath - Blasphemers' Maledictions
Ferocious Satan-woshipping blackened death |
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24.
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Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery
Death metal. Don't know why, but this speaks to me more than Nightmares Made Flesh. |
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25.
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Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Progressive death metal with awesome riffs and solos - just edges out Spiritual Healing. |
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26.
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Hour Of Penance - The Vile Conception
Angry death metal |
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27.
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Rhapsody Of Fire - Power Of The Dragonflame
Power metal. Guilty pleasure. |
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28.
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Decapitated - Winds Of Creation
Death metal. Most stereotypical of their works, but also perfect slab of death. |
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29.
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Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles
Death metal. Basically Hour Of Penance with piano. |
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30.
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Necrophagist - Onset Of Putrefaction
Technical death metal. Can't get over the melodic solos. |
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31.
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Septicflesh - Sumerian Daemons
Death metal. Septic Flesh minus trying too hard to be cinematic. |
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32.
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Negură Bunget - Om
Atmospheric folk/black. Everyone has to give this at least one listen. |
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33.
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Inquisition - Into The Infernal Regions Of The Ancient Cult
Really catchy and really unique black metal |
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34.
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Obscura - Retribution
Death metal. Love this album although many find their latest to be more interesting |
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35.
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Abysmal Dawn - leveling The Plane Of Existence
Death metal. Prepare to be In Service Of Time. |
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36.
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Darkthrone - Soulside Journey
Old school death metal |
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37.
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Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
Progressive death metal with some random 80s influences that work. Also Akerfeldt on vocals. |
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38.
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Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River
Progressive death metal that is more interesting than Amorphis |
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39.
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Solstafir - Ótta
Just some incredibly addicting post-music |
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40.
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Daylight Dies - Dismantling Devotion
Melodic doom metal. Some great riffs and song structures |
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41.
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Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Progressive. Majestic. |
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42.
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Abyssal - Novit Enim Dominus Qui Sunt Eius
Dirty, dark death metal |
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43.
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Immolation - Close To A World Below
Death metal. Blasphemy at its finest. |
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44.
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Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came
Melodic death/doom |
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45.
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Ævangelist - De Masticatione Mortuorum In Tumulis
Death metal. Like watching 2001 Space Odyssey with your ears. |
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46.
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Watain - Lawless Darkness
Black metal. I just really love Waters Of Ain. |
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47.
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Blut Aus Nord - The Work Which Transforms God
Black metal. One of the most oppressive, abrasive atmospheric soundscapes ever made. |
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48.
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Aeternam - Disciples Of The Unseen
Melodic black metal that pulls of the Egyptian sound quite well. Vocalist does not pull off the Egyptian look though. |
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49.
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Deeds Of Flesh - Reduced To Ashes
Pretty standard but well done brutal death metal |
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50.
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Defeated Sanity - Psalms Of The Moribund
Just about the most brutal thing ever without trying too hard like every other "brutal" slam band. Also quite technical. |
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51.
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Dying Fetus - Destroy The Opposition
Death metal with lots of headbanging moments. |
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52.
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Aeon - Bleeding The False
Brutal death metal with some pretty surprisingly awesome riffs. |
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53.
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God Dethroned - Passiondale
Death metal. WW1 history is cool, death metal is also cool. |
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54.
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The Monolith Deathcult - Trivmvirate
Death metal with some synth extras and good lyrics. |
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55.
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Putrid Pile - Blood Fetish
Groovy as fuck brutal death metal |
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56.
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Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
Black metal. Fun Listen |
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57.
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Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus
Blackened death metal. As Above So Below is an all time fav. |
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58.
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Deicide - Legion
Death Metal. The Last Deicide Album that could be mistaken for intelligent music, but who needs that anyway |
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59.
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Vektor - Black Future
Thrash metal. Very refreshing and somewhat creative |
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60.
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Melechesh - Emissaries
Melodic blackened death metal with the best Mesopotamian sound |
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61.
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Hypocrisy - Virus
Melodic death metal. Pretty average in every way, but it is very entertaining. |
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62.
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Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
Atmospheric black metal. Amazing woodsy atmosphere and addicting rolling drums |
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63.
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Dissection - Storm Of The Lights Bane
Melodic black metal. Pretty ahead of its time since there are so many copycat bands that haven't done better |
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64.
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Nachtmystium - The World We Left Behind
Black metal that's just about as addicting as the drugs many of the band's lyrical themes are based on |
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65.
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The Faceless - Planetary Duality
Technical death metal. Spacey vibe |
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66.
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Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds
Technical death metal with some really good riffs for once. |
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67.
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The Meads Of Asphodel - The Murder Of Jesus The Jew
Maybe black metal maybe death metal maybe neither. Some mind-blowing creativity here. Transcends music. |
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68.
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Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Old school brutality with some doom |
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69.
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Xanthochroid - Blessed He With Boils
Melodic black with some synth and story |
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70.
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Nocturnus - The Key
Morbid Angel-esque death metal, but I like it better than Morbid Angel for some reason |
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71.
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Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon
Black metal. Sounds Like Inquisition if Inquisition were much scarier, less flashy, and the vocalist wasn't so intrusive |
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72.
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Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage
Atmospheric black. Best of the US hipster black metal albums. |
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73.
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Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Black Metal. Defines the sound for Black Metal in the last 20 years. |
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74.
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Carach Angren - Lammendam
Classical Inthused black metal. Ghost stories were never so much fun. |
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75.
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Carcass - Symphonies Of Sickness
Gore metal. If only Reek Of Putrefaction didn't sound like shit. Well, this might be better anyway. |
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76.
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Impaled - Mondo Medicale
Gore metal in the vein of Exhumed |
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77.
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Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
Progressive metal. Devin Townsend is involved so there is too much to explain. |
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78.
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Windir - 1184
Melodic black metal. |
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79.
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Gorguts - Obscura
Avant-garde death metal. I wasn't a huge fan of this album until I saw it live. Then I was. |
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80.
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Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth
Thrash/death |
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81.
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Kronos - The Hellenic Terror
Brutal death metal about gore, battles, and Greek mythology. Awesome. |
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82.
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Whispered - Thousand Swords
Melodic death metal. Asian-influenced and a really good time. |
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83.
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Beyond Creation - The Aura
more technical death metal done well with lots of bass guitar. |
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84.
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Severe Torture - Fall Of The Despised
Brutal death metal |
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85.
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Belphegor - Lucifer Incestus
Melodic black metal. I can't tell if Belphegor take themselves too seriously, or not seriously enough, but they are fun to listen to. |
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86.
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Persuader - Evolution Purgatory
Progressive thrash/power. Some amazing vocal work, as well as some seriously catchy songs |
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87.
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Cloak Of Altering - Ancient Paths Through Timeless Voids
Electronic black metal. The War Has Finally Found Us is one of the most addicting songs of all time. |
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88.
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Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
Melodic death metal |
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89.
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Krisiun - Southern Storm
Death metal. Over 50 minutes of getting your face raped by people from Brazil |
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90.
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A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays
Atmospheric black metal. |
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91.
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Antediluvian - λόγος
Atmospheric death metal. This album is so brutal and so dirty that it becomes addicting. |
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92.
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Vital Remains - Dechristianize
Melodic Deicide. |
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93.
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Dark Funeral - Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus
Black metal. Keep coming back to this album even though there are better out there. Overrated by me. |
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94.
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Misery Index - Heirs To Thievery
Grindcore for people that don't listen to grindcore. Death metal. |
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95.
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Midnight Odyssey - Funerals From The Astral Sphere
Atmospheric black metal. This album makes me want to go outside at night. |
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96.
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Devourment - Molesting The Decapitated
Classic brutal death/goregrind |
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97.
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Wintersun - Wintersun
Melodic death metal. Really fun, especially live. |
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98.
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Anata - The Conductor's Departure
Death metal. One of the first death metal albums I've ever heard, and not a bad start either. |
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99.
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Dark Empire - Humanity Dethroned
More extreme Persuader with the same vocalist, but not quite as catchy |
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100.
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Equilibrium - Sagas
Melodic death/folk. Great fun and Mana is absurd in every way. |
You should see my top 100 albums, although its in alphabetical order. I have some similar stuff. 
What you said about Sigh, so trve lol. Great to see Ævangelist and others too! 