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Crushing (Not For The Faint Of Heart)
A little list of albums that have been kicking my ass as of late. Some albums on this list may appear to be "odd" choices, but "crushing" in this context does not necessarily mean heavy.
| 1. | Esoteric - The Pernicious Enigma |
| 2. | Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans |
| 3. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 4. | Warning - Watching From A Distance |
| 5. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
| + 66 more |
2012: Towards The Megalist
I'm (sorta) back. *The Finishing Touches* OKAY, so obviously not as much stuff from the last half of the year as the first. Sorry guys, but that first six months nearly killed me. 
Some stuff as…
Some stuff as… | 1. | Bound By Entrails - The Stars Bode You Farewell |
| 2. | Royal Thunder - CVI |
| 3. | Akphaezya - Anthology IV: The Tragedy Of Nerak |
| 4. | Dissona - Dissona |
| 5. | Anhedonist - Netherwards |
| + 201 more |
The Pussiest Poser Guide To 2012 - Iron's Favorites
A list of 2012 albums I found good, interesting or just worth checking out - and some I reviewed that turned out to be crap.
The albums are in order of preference down to and not including those ranked…
The albums are in order of preference down to and not including those ranked…
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 2. | Aluk Todolo - Occult Rock |
| 3. | Mount Eerie - Clear Moon |
| 4. | A Forest of Stars - A Shadowplay for Yesterdays |
| 5. | Aluk Todolo - Occult Rock |
| + 302 more |
Brimbly-Brambly Bucka-Bucka Woozle-Wuzzle It's A Doom List.
This is a list of the doom albums I have listened to.
The list starts with a handful of what I'd call my favorite doom albums. The first few of those count among my favorite of all time, with Paranoid…
The list starts with a handful of what I'd call my favorite doom albums. The first few of those count among my favorite of all time, with Paranoid…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Warning - Watching From A Distance |
| 3. | Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus |
| 4. | Candlemass - Nightfall |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
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My Top Albums Of 2012
| 1. | Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! |
| 2. | Amiensus - Restoration |
| 3. | Mors Principium Est - ...And Death Said Live |
| 4. | Deftones - Koi No Yokan |
| 5. | Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind |
| + 177 more |
2012
My tastes seem to have changed quite a bit since I originally made this list. I have since updated it to better reflect my opinions of 2012 in retrospect. A well rounded and impressive year for metal.
| 1. | Indesinence - Vessels Of Light And Decay |
| 2. | Faal - The Clouds Are Burning |
| 3. | Agruss - Morok |
| 4. | Lord Mantis - Pervertor |
| 5. | Elysian Blaze - Blood Geometry |
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Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
I joined Metal Storm in late 2010 and throughout the years I have discovered so many incredible bands and albums thanks to this site.
My taste in music has changed considerably during this decade so…
My taste in music has changed considerably during this decade so…
| 1. | SubRosa - More Constant Than The Gods |
| 2. | Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss |
| 3. | Nhor - Within The Darkness Between The Starlight |
| 4. | Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale |
| 5. | Agruss - Morok |
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KB's Favorite Albums Of All Time (Only Metal)
Here is my provisional favorite-metal-albums-of-all-time-list! Enjoy!
The first 10 albums are in pretty accurate order. However, after that, it becomes harder and harder to separate the albums clearly.
The first 10 albums are in pretty accurate order. However, after that, it becomes harder and harder to separate the albums clearly.
| 1. | Cult Of Luna - Somewhere Along The Highway |
| 2. | Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor |
| 3. | Grand Alchemist - Intervening Coma-Celebration |
| 4. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 5. | Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory |
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A Nefarious List Of 2012's Best Albums
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 |
| + 61 more |
2012 Best Metal For The Apocalypse
Being that this is the last year of humanity you would figure it would be an excellent year for Metal!!! So far it seems so ,some great releases to enjoy as the oceans rise ,the earth cracks,and the polar…
| 1. | Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage |
| 2. | Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence |
| 3. | High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis |
| 4. | Sylosis - Monolith |
| 5. | Gorod - A Perfect Absolution |
| + 15 more |
My Musical Journey Through 2012
I will be logging here everything I check out and at least slightly enjoy on 2012, so I don't miss anything by the end of the year. Scores are subject to change.
| 1. | Ihsahn - Eremita |
| 2. | Hypno5e - Acid Mist Tomorrow |
| 3. | Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata |
| 4. | Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence |
| 5. | Hail Spirit Noir - Pneuma |
| + 56 more |
2012
Once again I have put together a top list of albums released during the year from best to worst. However, this time around I have also written a short personal opinion/mini review for most of the albums…
| 1. | Agruss - Morok |
| 2. | Monarch - Omens |
| 3. | Menace Ruine - Alight In Ashes |
| 4. | Summer Fades Away - We Meet The Last Time, Then Departure |
| 5. | Sigh - In Somniphobia |
| + 112 more |
Top 50 Metal Albums Of The 2010's
I will most likely look back at this decade as the dark ages of popular music. A time where mainstream music was largely dominated by talentless pop/hip hop music with less memorable songs than the previous…
| 1. | Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale |
| 2. | Kauan - Sorni Nai |
| 3. | Angellore - La Litanie Des Cendres |
| 4. | Les Discrets - Ariettes Oubliées... |
| 5. | Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light |
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Iron's 2010s
Very little metal here! My favorite albums from each year of the 2010s, roughly in order of preference annually. I include several albums from the same artists because some of them (e.g. Susanne Sundfør,…
| 1. | SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty Ones |
| 2. | Owen Pallett - Heartland |
| 3. | Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel |
| 4. | Robyn - Body Talk |
| 5. | Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me |
| + 97 more |