Only the 9s or 10s / 10 are here. Roughly ordered in time.

1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

2.Kingcrow - Phlegethon

3.Crippled Black Phoenix - I, Vigilante

4.Igorrr - Nostril

5.Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones

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My personal favorite studio albums of 2013

1.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane

2.Kauan - Pirut

3.Ghost - Infestissumam

4.Wolfheart - Winterborn

5.Amorphis - Circle

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All genres...

1.Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty

2.In Solitude - Sister

3.True Widow - Circumambulation

4.SubRosa - More Constant Than The Gods

5.Mazzy Star - Seasons Of Your Day

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1.Letlive. - The Blackest Beatiful

2.Clutch - Earth Rocker

3.Protest The Hero - Volition

4.Alice In Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

5.Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

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1.Ihsahn - Das Seelenbrechen

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

3.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

4.Leprous - Coal

5.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

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List of my Favourite Metal albums of 2013

I have definitely found myself straying away from "classic metal" albums and have rather been drawn to albums which are more experimental.

1.Deafheaven - Sunbather

2.Altar Of Plagues - Teethed Glory & Injury

3.Touche Amore - Is Survived By

4.Oathbreaker - Eros-Anteros

5.Locrian - Return To Annihilation

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Because I can't stop listening to music, but neither can I sacrifice my lovely descriptions, so same fare as before, but deleted descriptions for those covered in the first list.

1.Protest The Hero - Volition

2.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

3.Amorphis - Circle

4.Nero Di Marte - Nero Di Marte

5.Monolithe - Monolithe IV

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to be continued...

1.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane

2.Vulture Industries - The Tower

3.Chthonic - Bú-Tik

4.Thousand Eyes - Bloody Empire

5.Illnath - 4 Shades Of Me

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These are the albums I've enjoyed so far this year to which I've given an approximate rating and organised in a rough order of preference. As the year progresses I'll add some descriptions to them as well. EP's are also included.

Recent additions: Armory, Russian Circles, Ulver, Tad Morose, SubRosa, Almah, Blood Bright Star, Autumnblaze, Ayreon, Chthonic, Darkestrah, God Is An Astronaut, Képzelt Város, Lodz, Månegarm, Obscure Sphinx, Caligula's Horse, Sky Architect, Keldian, Monster Magnet

1.Vulture Industries - The Tower

2.The Moth Gatherer - A Bright Celestial Light

3.Walrus - Walrus

4.Clutch - Earth Rocker

5.Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu

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That's the 2013 gnirpz's essentials in order, following the releases along the year. Every ranking should be based on production quality, originality, musical technicality and specs like that.

Unfortunatelly, mine is based on headbanging, taste of beer, air guitar and air drum solos.

2013 feelings, form best to worst

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

2.Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam

3.Deafheaven - Sunbather

4.ASG - Blood Drive

5.Skeletonwitch - Serpents Unleashed

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Another year, another top list. These are all the 2013 releases that I have listened to so far.

1.SubRosa - More Constant Than The Gods

2.Nhor - Within The Darkness Between The Starlight

3.Wolvserpent - Perigaea Antahkarana

4.Kauan - Pirut

5.An Autumn For Crippled Children - Try Not To Destroy Everything You Love

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A small list of what I will be keeping an eye on in 2013.

1.Clutch - Earth Rocker

2.Hypocrisy - End Of Disclosure

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

4.October Tide - Tunnel Of No Light

5.Hacride - Back To Where You've Never Been

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

2.Monolithe - Monolithe IV

3.Nails - Abandon All Life

4.Totem Skin - Still Waters Run Deep

5.Ataraxie - L'Être Et La Nausée

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