1.Mors Principium Est - ...And Death Said Live

2.Destruction - Spiritual Genocide

3.Kamelot - Silverthorn

4.Hunter - Królestwo

5.Bloodbound - In The Name Of Metal

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My personal favorite studio albums of 2012…

1.Wintersun - Time I

2.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

3.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

4.Khors - Wisdom Of Centuries

5.If These Trees Could Talk - Red Forest

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1.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5.Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos

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1.Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata

2.Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal

3.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

4.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

5.Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind

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Metal albums (and yes, I consider metalcore to be metal) that rocked my world, with maximum 2 albums per band sorted by bands in alphabetic order. Live, EP and compilation albums allowed, also including…

1.Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire

2.Alice In Chains - Dirt

3.All That Remains - The Fall Of Ideals

4.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

5.Annihilator - Alice In Hell

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1.The 11th Hour - Lacrima Mortis

2.Epica - Requiem For The Indifferent

3.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

4.Ensiferum - Unsung Heroes

5.Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird

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1.Overkill - The Electric Age

2.Ex Deo - Caligvla

3.Candlemass - Psalms For The Dead

4.Asphyx - Deathhammer

5.Accept - Stalingrad

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Albums I have downloaded and are in the process of obtaining…

1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

3.AC/DC - High Voltage

4.AC/DC - Highway To Hell

5.AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

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1.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

2.Asphyx - Deathhammer

3.Accept - Stalingrad

4.Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity

5.Pain Confessor - Incarcerated

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A really good year, full of surprises. Never been much of a Sabaton fan and especially not a fan of Lamb of God. Both bands released kick ass albums. Avatar keep on getting better and better. Rush released…

1.Dråpsnatt - Skelepht

2.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

3.Wintersun - Time I

4.An Autumn For Crippled Children - Only The Ocean Knows

5.Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas

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1.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

2.Wodensthrone - Curse

3.Circus Maximus - Nine

4.Enslaved - RIITIIR

5.Threshold - March Of Progress

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1.Devin Townsend - Epicloud

2.3 Inches Of Blood - Long Live Heavy Metal

3.Testament - Dark Roots Of Earth

4.Threshold - March Of Progress

5.Barren Earth - The Devil's Resolve

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1.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

2.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

3.In Mourning - The Weight Of Oceans

4.DragonForce - The Power Within

5.Enslaved - RIITIIR

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This is my list of my favourite albums of 2012. These albums are not necessarily "the best" of the year, just what I've heard listed by how much I've enjoyed them.

1.Wintersun - Time I

2.Enslaved - RIITIIR

3.Sigh - In Somniphobia

4.Accept - Stalingrad

5.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

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This is the list of the songs released in 2012 that I listened to the most throughout the year.

1.Anathema - Weather Systems

2.Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White

3.Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White

4.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

5.Enslaved - RIITIIR

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