1.Jinjer - Cloud Factory

2.Sylosis - Dormant Heart

3.Trials - This Ruined World

4.Baroness - Purple

5.Thy Catafalque - Sgùrr

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not in the most favorite or alphabetic Sort
Just there
few of the best things i did hear in my entire life include the sound of nature

1.Saturnus - Saturn In Ascension

2.Leprous - The Congregation

3.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die

5.Mastodon - Crack The Skye

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2008 might've been my first proper taste of metal, with the acquisition of albums from the likes of Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath and that most grandiose of gateway bands, DragonForce. 2009 might've seen me expanding my palette, with Iron Maiden, Alice In Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, and more entering my world, and Guns N' Roses triumphantly re-entering it. But 2010 was when I delved into more 'intense' stuff with Machine Head, In Flames, and most notably of all, Sylosis, and saw my relationship with metal shift from ever-increasing interest into full-blown love affair. To commemorate this 5-year anniversary, and because I love making lists, I decided to do a retrospective of the best albums and songs that have been released during this time period, and give brief tributes to them. Yay music!

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

2.Sylosis - Monolith

3.Protest The Hero - Volition

4.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

5.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

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What can I say, my 2013 likes!

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1.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

2.In Vain - Ænigma

3.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

4.Witherscape - The Inheritance

5.Caligula's Horse - The Tide, The Thief & River's End

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My favorite progressive metal albums (derived/mixed genres included). Lot of stuff still missing here since I have a terrible memory I think everything here is at least 8,5/10.

Please, feel free to drop suggestions. I'd love to make it more or less complete one day.

I will eventually rate these albums too...

1.Dream Theater - Awake

2.Dream Theater - Images And Words

3.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

5.Redemption - Snowfall On Judgment Day

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Hello and welcome to my first ever top albums list. While I've been listening to metal for over 15 years I've never compiled an actual year end list. The reason for this is because I feel my current favorites to be ever changing dependent on mood, season and situational. But the reason I feel it's necessary is because I want to spread the joy of music. I see many people jaded on music, well if this list is any indication music is alive and doing some amazing things. I've encountered so many lists this year and honestly can't say there's anything close to my list. Whole brilliant albums left off of list after list, but it is all opinion. Other albums held up in high regard that just made me shake my head or perplex me. Even reading many lists gets annoying do to slideshows or advertisement overload or no explanations, I've made this as easy to browse as I could. This is a celebration of the music of 2013. Doing this list was fun yet stressful for me. To me a list isn't a versus or better than. It's just a personal list, still I want to make the numbers carry weight and importance.
Enjoy, comment below and spread the word

1.In Vain - Ænigma

2.Soilwork - The Living Infinite

3.Amorphis - Circle

4.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

5.Haken - The Mountain

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2013 was a awesome year for all metal fan

1.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

2.Soilwork - The Living Infinite

3.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane

4.Officium Triste - Mors Viri

5.Agrypnie - Aetas Cineris

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Absolutely amazing year! The fact that a Dream Theater fanboy such as myself can't put their self titled release on the list either shows what a great year it was or how dissapointed I was with that album.

1.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

2.Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death

3.Frosttide - Awakening

4.Ghost - Infestissumam

5.In Vain - Ænigma

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1.Carcass - Surgical Steel

2.Sodom - Epitome Of Torture

3.Gorguts - Colored Sands

4.Hail Of Bullets - III The Rommel Chronicles

5.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

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1.The Ocean - Pelagial

2.Deafheaven - Sunbather

3.Kvelertak - Meir

4.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

5.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

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1.In Vain - Ænigma

2.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

3.Witherscape - The Inheritance

4.Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods

5.Officium Triste - Mors Viri

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1.Haken - The Mountain

2.The Ocean - Pelagial

3.Witherscape - The Inheritance

4.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

5.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

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All Studio releases including Full lengths, EPs, Collaborations and Splits.

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TOP ALBUM ARTWORKS OF 2013

1.Intronaut - Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones)

2.Gris - À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...

3.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane

4.Obliteration - Black Death Horizon

5.Dream Death - Somnium Excessum

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1.Soilwork - The Living Infinite

2.The Ocean - Pelagial

3.The Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer

4.Killswitch Engage - Disarm The Descent

5.In Vain - Ænigma

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1.Haken - The Mountain

2.The Ocean - Pelagial

3.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

4.Deafheaven - Sunbather

5.Leprous - Coal

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