Just to be clear, my opinion of many of these albums has changed since the first time I heard them. And I get that some other famous titles would be funny to put here, but I'm going to spoil the fun…

1.Anathema - A Fine Day To Exit

2.Austrian Death Machine - Total Brutal

3.Clutch - Pure Rock Fury

4.Devin Townsend - Addicted

5.Divinefire - Farewell

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I know this is a bit late, but whatever...

1.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

2.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

3.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

4.Opeth - Heritage

5.Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage

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From last.fm (27.07.12)…

1.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

2.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

3.Machine Head - The Blackening

4.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

5.Machine Head - Through The Ashes Of Empires

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Looking at this list I realise that 2011 was a better metal year than I remembered it to be. Interesting year with a lot of surprises. The Shining album is in my opinion awesome, one of their best. Power…

1.Shining - VII - Född Förlorare

2.Lifelover - Sjukdom

3.Aquilus - Griseus

4.An Autumn For Crippled Children - Everything

5.Öxxö Xööx - Rëvëürt

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1.Protest The Hero - Scurrilous

2.The Haunted - Unseen

3.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

4.Mastodon - The Hunter

5.Flotsam & Jetsam - The Cold

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1.Mastodon - The Hunter

2.foo fighters - wasting light

3.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

4.High Spirits - Another Night

5.Opeth - Heritage

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The only reason that this is a top 14 is that this is the number of albums from 2011 that I've heard thus far. Aside from my top 7 or so, I found this year to be a bit disappointing overall.

1.Iced Earth - Dystopia

2.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

3.Scar Symmetry - The Unseen Empire

4.Draconian - A Rose For The Apocalypse

5.Opeth - Heritage

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Might add albums later on. This list is not finalized yet...

1.Stratovarius - Elysium

2.Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

3.Dragonland - Under The Grey Banner

4.Almah - Motion

5.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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2011 is almost over and here is the list of the best music I listened this year.

1.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

2.Anthrax - Worship Music

3.Vektor - Outer Isolation

4.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

5.Havok - Time Is Up

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2011 for me was a year where experimentation really took the spotlight, although not entirely accepted by fans, critics brought more attention to bands trying out something new.

1.Opeth - Heritage

2.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors

3.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

4.Mastodon - The Hunter

5.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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1.Leprous - Bilateral

2.Symphony X - Iconoclast

3.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two

4.Jolly - The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1)

5.Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

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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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1.Edguy - Age Of The Joker

2.Magnum - The Visitation

3.Turisas - Stand Up And Fight

4.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

5.Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints

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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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