1.Symphony X - Iconoclast

2.The Black Dahlia Murder - Ritual

3.Exmortus - Beyond The Fall Of Time

4.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony

5.Revocation - Chaos Of Forms

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1.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

2.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors

3.Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance

4.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

5.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

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Favorite albums from 2011. No order.

1.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

2.Havok - Time Is Up

3.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Abysmal Dawn - Leveling The Plane Of Existence

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In my opinion, the best albuns of 2011…

1.Symphony X - Iconoclast

2.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

3.Krisiun - The Great Execution

4.Shadowside - Inner Monster Out

5.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

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I don't believe in illegal downloading of easily available albums, so this list is only albums I have actually purchased and own a hard copy or official download of. The order is VERY fluid, and in…

1.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg

2.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

3.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

4.Symphony X - Iconoclast

5.Cormorant - Dwellings

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1.Devin Townsend - Deconstruction

2.Symphony X - Iconoclast

3.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

4.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

5.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

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My best to worst of 2011 so far. I'll keep this updated as the year progresses and as I listen to more.

1.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

2.Vektor - Outer Isolation

3.Haken - Visions

4.Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance

5.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg

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As the MS Awards 2011 have ended I've closed the editing of this list, so here are the final standings.

1.Kauan - Kuu..

2.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

3.Demonaz - March Of The Norse

4.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

5.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

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1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

2.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

3.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

4.Blut Aus Nord - 777 - The Desanctification

5.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors

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1.Draconian - A Rose For The Apocalypse

2.Heavenwood - Abyss Masterpiece

3.Novembers Doom - Aphotic

4.To Cast A Shadow - In Memory Of

5.Midnattsol - The Metamorphosis Melody

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1.Revocation - Chaos Of Forms

2.Hell - Human Remains

3.Obscura - Omnivium

4.Charred Walls Of The Damned - Cold Winds On Timeless Days

5.Disma - Towards The Megalith

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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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1.Heavenwood - Abyss Masterpiece

2.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

3.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

4.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

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A list of my favorite recent albums in 2011. I'll update this list regularly. In no particular order. I added the rating next to them for the curious ones, but you should check them all.

1.40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

2.Mitochondrion - Parasignosis

3.Dirge - Elysian Magnetic Fields

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Blut Aus Nord - 777 - The Desanctification

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1.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

2.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

3.Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising

4.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

5.Draconian - A Rose For The Apocalypse

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