1.Mar De Grises - Streams Inwards

2.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

3.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

4.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

5.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

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2010 had a lot of great releases. Here are some my favorites that will look like other people's favorites.

1.Ihsahn - After

2.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

3.Finntroll - Nifelvind

4.Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River

5.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

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1.Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns

2.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

3.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

4.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

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This is my top 10 this year. Read it and weep.

1.In Mourning - Monolith

2.Solution .45 - For Aeons Past

3.Decrepit Birth - Polarity

4.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

5.Kalmah - 12 Gauge

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This list is exactly how I want it. I picked the albums that I had the most fun with and spent the most time listening to. If you have an opinion about my picks then just have yourself a coke and a smile,…

1.In Mourning - Monolith

2.Solution .45 - For Aeons Past

3.Kalmah - 12 Gauge

4.Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function

5.Trauma - Archetype Of Chaos

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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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1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

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

3.Helevorn - Forthcoming Displeasures

4.Melechesh - The Epigenesis

5.Witchery - Witchkrieg

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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.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

2.Kalmah - 12 Gauge

3.Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River

4.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

5.Thulcandra - Fallen Angel's Dominion

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1.Novembre - Wish I Could Dream It Again

2.Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Novembre - Arte Novecento

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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