Another year begins, same scenario, ranking ordered from favorite down to least favorite. The list is also edited daily so the ranking may be subject to change.

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1.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion

2.Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe

3.Spectral Wound - Songs Of Blood And Mire

4.Lord Goblin - Lord Goblin

5.Paysage d'Hiver - Die Berge

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With 600-odd albums across Q1 and Q2, I've gotten through marginally less than last year so far, let's see if I keep that up…

1.Blighted Eye - Agony's Bespoke

2.A Swarm Of The Sun - An Empire

3.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion

4.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

5.Anciients - Beyond The Reach Of The Sun

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1.Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex Of The Worlds

2.Iotunn - Kinship

3.Cemetery Skyline - Nordic Gothic

4.Riitasointu - Pedon Leikki

5.Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno

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This is a list of all the folk metal albums I have listened to that I found to be of at least marginal quality. It is purely for my own organizational purposes and is not meant to be a definitive statement…

1.Elvenking - Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire

2.Forefather - Ours Is The Kingdom

3.Forefather - Steadfast

4.Forefather - Last Of The Line

5.Dalriada - Áldás

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1.Borknagar - Fall

2.Sear Bliss - Heavenly Down

3.Evergrey - Theories Of Emptiness

4.Vanden Plas - The Empyrean Equation Of The Long Lost Things

5.Nile - The Underworld Awaits Us All

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1.Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of God

2.Opeth - The Last Will And Testament

3.Spectral Voice - Sparagmos

4.Whispering Void - At The Sound Of The Heart

5.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

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1.Pincer Consortium - Geminus Schism

2.Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa - The Blossoming

3.Ὁπλίτης - Π​α​ρ​α​μ​α​ι​ν​ο​μ​έ​ν​η

4.Chapel Perilous - The Tower Of Silence

5.Cave Sermon - Divine Laughter

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This was a landmark year for me, as it was the year I got back into my metal and made a conscious effort to discover new bands.

Thanks for looking!

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1.Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe

2.Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of God

3.Iotunn - Kinship

4.Chapel Of Disease - Echoes Of Light

5.Crippled Black Phoenix - The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature

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1.Ancst - Culture Of Brutality

2.Belore - Eastern Tales

3.Blaze Bayley - Circle Of Stone

4.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

5.Bloody Valkyria - Kingdom In Fire

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1.God Is An Astronaut - Embers

2.Pincer Consortium - Geminus Schism

3.Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe

4.Shadow And Claw - Whereabouts Unknown

5.Untervoid - Parasite

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