2011 have been a good year for metal, and here is my top 30 favourites!…

1.Hell - Human Remains

2.Ceremonial Perfection - Alone In The End

3.Children Of Bodom - Relentless Reckless Forever

4.Megadeth - Th1rt3en

5.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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My top 20 albums of the year, roughly in order.

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

2.Anterior - Echoes Of The Fallen

3.Born Of Osiris - The Discovery

4.The Human Abstract - Digital Veil

5.Beyond Creation - The Aura

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All the metal albums I've listened to in 2011, including stuff missing from this site on the grounds of its unpopularity and anything else vaguely metal or Steven Wilson. Ratings out of 10.

1.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

2.Symphony X - Iconoclast

3.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

4.Woods Of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason

5.Hypomanie - A City In Mono

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