A collection of metal albums that use Arabian, middle-east and far east folk elements. Recommendations are welcome. Image is the cover artwork of Shangren's Warriors of Devastation.

1.Acyl - Algebra

2.Aeternam - Disciples Of The Unseen

3.Akvan اكوان - شکوه فراموش شده / Forgotten Glory

4.Al-Namrood - Estorat Taghoot

5.Al-Namrood - Kitab Al-Awthan

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1.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

2.Finsterforst - Rastlos

3.Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending To Infinity

4.Wintersun - Time I

5.Heidevolk - Batavi

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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.The Faceless - Autotheism

2.Wintersun - Time I

3.Saturnus - Saturn In Ascension

4.Enslaved - RIITIIR

5.In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad

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1.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

2.In Mourning - The Weight Of Oceans

3.Bilocate - Summoning The Bygones

4.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

5.In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad

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2012 has been such a great year for metal releases. So in honor of that, here is my personal favourite Albums of 2012.

1.Indesinence - Vessels Of Light And Decay

2.Faal - The Clouds Are Burning

3.In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad

4.Enochian Theory - Life... And All It Entails

5.Eternal Deformity - The Beauty Of Chaos

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Because I reached the word limit on the previous list, and don't want to lose my quite excellent in-depth descriptions. Those without descriptions are from my other list.

1.Sylosis - Monolith

2.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

3.In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad

4.Abigail Williams - Becoming

5.Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Area 52

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1.Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion

2.Dead Can Dance - Anastasis

3.The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet

4.Anathema - Weather Systems

5.Ihsahn - Eremita

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Any albums that don't make it into my personal top twenty albums list (particularly those that were once on the list but were bumped off) should be mentioned too (unless they suck)! I will add any albums that made an impression on me, but weren't enough for my top twenty or were originally top twenty contenders that were bumped off in room for better albums.

1.Three Hour Ceasefire - Cry Havoc EP

2.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

3.Baroness - Yellow & Green

4.Bilocate - Summoning The Bygones

5.Overkill - The Electric Age

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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE INTO MIDDLE EASTERN METAL

P.S :
1. there are other albums but the bands themselves are not featured on MS
2. thanks for the inspiration from JD's list ( http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=554 )
3. thanks for the inspiration from Mujtaba's list ( http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=1309 )

1.Ajdath - Triangle Of Death

2.Tyrant Throne - Abominations

3.Bilocate - Summoning The Bygones

4.Scarab - Blinding The Masses

5.Litham - Dhal Ennar

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Been listening to tons of new albums, and these are so far the best. Funny thing is, they're completely different from the comfortable spots that I often listen to.
Hope the list expands, though.

1.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

2.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

3.Headspace - I Am Anonymous

4.In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad

5.Bilocate - Summoning The Bygones

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1.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

2.Ihsahn - Eremita

3.Bilocate - Summoning The Bygones

4.Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage

5.Abnormality - Contaminating The Hive Mind

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My favorite albums of 2012.

2012 was a good year for Metal, or should I say for Metal of my taste. The year was packed with a lot of Doom Metal albums, and the big names like My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Anathema, Candlemass and Katatonia all came good.

My favorites Moonspell and Saturnus also came up with good albums. Epica was a bit of a let down, but still good enough for me. Then there were a couple of really good debut albums (Atoma and In The Silence top the list for me). So overall, it was a year where the hits just kept coming and music-wise I was never bored.

1.Saturnus - Saturn In Ascension

2.Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird

3.Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White

4.My Dying Bride - A Map Of All Our Failures

5.Falling Leaves - Mournful Cry Of A Dying Sun

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Too many 2012 lists around, you complain? You don't have to complain about this, though, it is NOT a 2012 list!

Previously, this list contained long-ass reviews, and distorted orders. But then this made people lose order and no one really reads what I write except about a handful of albums, so I decided to remove the X/10 rating system and use an "A-F" kinda stuff.

1.Rush - Clockwork Angels

2.Cytotoxin - Radiophobia

3.Overkill - The Electric Age

4.Gorod - A Perfect Absolution

5.Testament - Dark Roots Of Earth

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Due to the overwhelming "popularity" of my last list, I have decided to do the same thing in 2012

1.Hail Spirit Noir - Pneuma

2.Baroness - Yellow & Green

3.Devin Townsend - Epicloud

4.Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Lost In The New Real

5.Royal Thunder - CVI

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