probably still not finished...

1.Chthonic - Takasago Army

2.Symphony X - Iconoclast

3.Orpheus Omega - Bleed The Way

4.Iced Earth - Dystopia

5.Russian Circles - Empros

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Purely subjective list based on personal preferences for the year, unrelated to mass opinion of an album or a band's abilities (e.g. Trivium, Oranssi Pazuzu) - many albums lined up to listen to so…

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

2.Protest The Hero - Scurrilous

3.Infestus - E x I s t

4.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

5.Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth

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2011 Metal…

1.Mastodon - The Hunter

2.Opeth - Heritage

3.Animals As Leaders - Weightless

4.Unearth - Darkness In The Light

5.Cynic - Carbon-Based Anatomy

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It remains to add bands that haven't released album and add personal comments.

1.Symphony X - Iconoclast

2.Iced Earth - Dystopia

3.Vektor - Outer Isolation

4.Megadeth - Th1rt3en

5.Warbringer - Worlds Torn Asunder

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1.Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand

2.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

3.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

4.Obscura - Omnivium

5.MaYaN - Quarterpast

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Even in 2012 (update: 2013), 2011 still isn't too hot a year for me. Still, new stuff keeps on coming, and 2012 itself is looking pretty good, so I'll forgive it. New in the new year is the lack…

1.Hell - Human Remains

2.SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty Ones

3.Anubis Gate - Anubis Gate

4.Hammers Of Misfortune - 17th Street

5.Mastodon - The Hunter

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Yeah!!, me and Russell Allen in the photo! haha. The gig of Symphony X in Madrid (Iconoclast European Tour) was the best moment of metal of this year for me (and one of the best metal moments in my life)…

1.Symphony X - Iconoclast

2.WarCry - Alfa

3.Vektor - Outer Isolation

4.Havok - Time Is Up

5.Týr - The Lay Of Thrym

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Ordered best to worst. This is entirely my opinion.

1.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

2.Graveyard - Hisingen Blues

3.Havok - Time Is Up

4.Toxic Holocaust - Conjure And Command

5.Deafheaven - Roads To Judah

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1.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2.Betraying The Martyrs - Breathe In Life

3.Dead By April - Incomperable

4.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

5.Mastodon - The Hunter

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1.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2.Anthrax - Worship Music

3.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

4.Sons Of Seasons - Magnisphyricon

5.MaYaN - Quarterpast

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1.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

2.Evergrey - Glorious Collision

3.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two

4.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

5.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

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1.The Black Dahlia Murder - Ritual

2.Protest The Hero - Scurrilous

3.Abysmal Dawn - Leveling The Plane Of Existence

4.Skeletonwitch - Forever Abomination

5.Decapitated - Carnival Is Forever

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My favorit albums of this year.

1.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

3.Devin Townsend - Deconstruction

4.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

5.Derek Sherinian - Oceana

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1.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

3.Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth

4.Vreid - V

5.Havok - Time Is Up

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1.Opeth - Heritage

2.Mastodon - The Hunter

3.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

4.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two

5.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

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