1. Haken - Fauna

2. Gorod - The Orb

3. Periphery - Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre

4. Riverside - ID.Entity

5. Enslaved - Heimdal

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Taken around 8:30 pm GMT
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 yesterday, it really reduced the work to do!

PS : I cleaned the list listening to The Testament by Seventh Wonder, so I was particularly unhappy to see it in the biggest letdowns at the end

1. ~~~The Best Alternative Metal Album~~~

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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1. Hypno5e - Sheol

2. Insomnium - Anno 1696

3. ...And Oceans - As In Gardens, So In Tombs

4. Riverside - ID.Entity

5. Obituary - Dying Of Everything

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I've been meaning to start a 2023 list for quite a while, just trying to keep up, so here is the start of it. These are the albums that impressed me. I will update the list, obviously a work in progress.

1. Riverside - ID.Entity

2. Klone - Meanwhile

3. Zopp - Dominion

4. All My Shadows - Eerie Monsters

5. The Enigma Division - The Enigma Division

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1. In Flames - Foregone

2. Obituary - Dying Of Everything

3. Bodyfarm - Ultimate Abomination

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It’s hard to recall your favorite tracks across the year, so I’m gonna attempt to update this when I have time. Gonna keep to only two tracks per album though. Feel free to suggest more, I will listen!

1. Death Engine - Ocean

2. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags

3. Dreadrealm - Live from the Fall

4. Riverside - ID.Entity

5. Oozing Wound - We Cater to Cowards

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New releases - albums and EPs

1. Insomnium - Anno 1696

2. Killing Joke - Full Spectrum Dominance

3. Katatonia - Sky Void Of Stars

4. Ocean Of Grief - Pale Existence

5. For I Am King - Crown

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10 - Perfect!
9 - Fantastic!
8 - Excellent
7 - Very good
6 - Good
5 - OK
4 - Meh
3 - Bad
2 - Very bad
1 - 100% Pure Aids

1. Periphery - Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre

2. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags

3. Gorod - The Orb

4. Insomnium - Anno 1696

5. Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars

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1. Tryglav - The Ritual

2. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags

3. Obituary - Dying Of Everything

4. In Flames - Foregone

5. Insomnium - Anno 1696

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1. Ciemra - The Tread Of Darkness

2. Ulthar - Helionomicon

3. Ulthar - Anthronomicon

4. At The Altar Of The Horned God - Heart Of Silence

5. Nemesis Sopor - Firmament

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1. Dream Unending - Song Of Salvation

2. Humanotone - A Flourishing Fall In A Grain Of Sand

3. Midnight - Let There Be Witchery

4. Konvent - Call Down The Sun

5. Xandria - The Wonders Still Awaiting

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"...hey our sanity was with us when we walked in!"

top 40 thus far(t) in this grand, fine year of 1842 (2023 is pure mythos...)

1. Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars

2. Ὁπλίτης - Ψευδομένη

3. Atrocity - Okkult III

4. Venuvian - Lost

5. Ahab - The Coral Tombs

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1. Obituary - Dying Of Everything

2. Grá - Lycaon

3. Ahab - The Coral Tombs

4. Katatonia - Sky Void Of Stars

5. Nothingness - Supraliminal

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New year, same winter

1. Ablaze My Sorrow - The Loss Of All Hope

2. The Lightbringer Of Sweden - The New World Order

3. Númenor - Majesty

4. Screamer (SWE) - Kingmaker

5. Tribunal - The Weight Of Remembrance

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1. Riverside - ID.Entity

2. Katatonia - Sky Void Of Stars

3. Obituary - Dying Of Everything

4. Uriah Heep - Chaos & Colour

5. In Flames - Foregone

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