1.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

2.Rotting Christ - Aealo

3.Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function

4.Carach Angren - Death Came Through A Phantom Ship

5.Dark Fortress - Ylem

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Without repeating bands, not in mega particular order but roughly…

1.Watain - The Wild Hunt

2.The Faceless - Autotheism

3.Behemoth - The Satanist

4.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

5.The Black Dahlia Murder - Everblack

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1.Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace

2.Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty And The Beast

3.Cradle Of Filth - Midian

4.Cradle Of Filth - The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh

5.Cradle Of Filth - Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder

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1.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

2.Sigh - Scenes From Hell

3.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

4.Melechesh - The Epigenesis

5.Therion - Sitra Ahra

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There's some outstanding releases from this year. Overall not that special though.

1.Watain - Lawless Darkness

2.Dråpsnatt - Hymner Till Undergången

3.Equilibrium - Rekreatur

4.Ghost - Opus Eponymous

5.An Autumn For Crippled Children - Lost

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1.Cradle Of Filth - V Empire

2.Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace

3.Cradle Of Filth - Midian

4.Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty And The Beast

5.Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine

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1.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

2.Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones

3.Overkill - Ironbound

4.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

5.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

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1.Solution .45 - For Aeons Past

2.In Mourning - Monolith

3.The Breathing Process - Odyssey (Un)Dead

4.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

5.Cradle Of Filth - Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa

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1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

2.Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare

3.Overkill - Ironbound

4.Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony

5.Angelus Apatrida - Clockwork

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Another year, Another list. This year has kicked off the new decade with an increadible pleathora of Metal and other notible genres. 10 of those albums, in my eyes have stood out from the rest and placed…

1.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

2.Carach Angren - Death Came Through A Phantom Ship

3.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

4.Cradle Of Filth - Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa

5.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

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My 2 cent on last year's releases. After this retrospective, I'm highly doubtful that 2011 can get any better. I'd rate this year as 8/10. YES, NOT EVERYTHING THAT'S GREAT MUST GET…

1.Kalmah - 12 Gauge

2.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

3.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

4.Equilibrium - Rekreatur

5.Sigh - Scenes From Hell

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1.Cradle Of Filth - Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa

2.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

3.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

4.In Mourning - Monolith

5.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

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My best of 2010…

1.Cradle Of Filth - Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa

2.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

3.Painted Black - Cold Comfort

4.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

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