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There was no write-in for djent so I voted for one.
Not totally clean (trolls in last categories are kept for fun),
Thanks to the person who curated most of the write-is since…

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2.A.A. Williams - As The Moon Rests

3.Disturbed - Divisive

4.Dog Fashion Disco - Cult Classic

5.Fleshwater - We're Not Here To Be Loved

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My final list for 2022.
Just one 10 this year for an absolutely spectacular album.

1.An Abstract Illusion - Woe

2.Wilderun - Epigone

3.Persefone - Metanoia

4.Jani Liimatainen - My Father's Son

5.Devin Townsend - Lightwork

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3 extra albums…

1.Blind Guardian - The God Machine

2.Stratovarius - Survive

3.Avantasia - A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society

4.Wind Rose - Warfront

5.Sumerlands - Dreamkiller

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1.Seventh Wonder - The Testament

2.Kreator - Hate Über Alles

3.Ghost - Impera

4.Jani Liimatainen - My Father's Son

5.Stratovarius - Survive

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The goats. The near perfect albums that never get old. Some are full of catchy bangers I'm always humming, and some are so full to the brim of details that I still haven't even uncovered them…

1.Devin Townsend - Empath

2.Andrew Prahlow - Outer Wilds, Outer Wilds: Echoes Of The Eye

3.Gareth Coker - Ori And The Will Of The Wisps

4.Memories Of Old - The Zeramin Game

5.Wintersun - Time I

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1.Wind Rose - Warfront

2.Evergrey - A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)

3.Saxon - Carpe Diem

4.Amorphis - Halo

5.Girish And The Chronicles - Hail To The Heroes

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1.Witcher - Lélekharang

2.Jani Liimatainen - My Father's Son

3.Civil War - Invaders

4.An Abstract Illusion - Woe

5.Evergrey - A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)

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Honestly curious to see if I get anywhere near 2021's ludicrous album count (~900) this year; should hopefully be some very high-scoring albums in the first couple of months, but otherwise let's…

1.Persefone - Metanoia

2.Hath - All That Was Promised

3.Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory

4.Playgrounded - The Death Of Death

5.Kardashev - Liminal Rite

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1.Grima - Frostbitten

2.Vermilia - Ruska

3.Marrasmieli - Martaiden Mailta

4.Slipknot - The End, So Far

5.Amorphis - Halo

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2022 Playlist…

1.Cult Of Luna - The Long Road North

2.Wilderun - Epigone

3.Persefone - Metanoia

4.Allegaeon - Damnum

5.An Abstract Illusion - Woe

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