1.Accept - Blind Rage

2.Arch Enemy - War Eternal

3.Astral Doors - Notes From The Shadows

4.At The Gates - At War With Reality

5.Crimson Shadows - Kings Among Men

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After much deliberation and re-listening, this is my top 10 of 2014. I stand by it. What a great year, here's hoping 2015 is even better.

EDIT: Added a few more latecomers.

1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Septicflesh - Titan

3.Vader - Tibi Et Igni

4.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

5.Aspherium - The Fall Of Therenia

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1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Anaal Nathrakh - Desideratum

3.Within The Ruins - Phenomena

4.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

5.Bloodshot Dawn - Demons

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Only metal (and appeared on MetalStorm) here, for my "all-genres" top album, it's right here : https://rateyourmusic.com/list/mKekchoz/2014___music/

1.Darkspace - Dark Space III I

2.Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

3.Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden

4.The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-Li

5.Monuments - The Amanuensis

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1.Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

2.Overkill - White Devil Armory

3.Within The Ruins - Phenomena

4.Goatwhore - Constricting Rage Of The Merciless

5.Darkest Horizon - The Grand Continuum

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My favourite albums of 2014. (In order of preference, and only including albums I would rate 7+).

1.The Contortionist - Language

2.Rings Of Saturn - Lugal Ki En

3.Archspire - The Lucid Collective

4.Xerath - III

5.Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

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Just an organized list of my favorite albums of the year, in order of most liked, onward.

How I rate albums has little to do with the order of this list. Obviously, I'm not going to give an album a low rating and include it (anything I rate below an "8" gets left out), but there's a sense of semblance, regardless. Also, just because I give a rating of 8+ doesn't mean I will include it. An album can be good and also be something I don't care to listen to more than a few times.

1.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

2.The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-Li

3.Primordial - Where Greater Men Have Fallen

4.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

5.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

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Rating:
10 - Allmost impossible to get. The band need to create something astronomical good.
9 - Only the best albums of the year gets this.
8 - A really good album on all levels.
7 - A good album, but nothing special.
6 - An average album with some good songs.
5 - Not a good album, maybe 1 or 2 good songs.
4 and below - I rather not waste my time on it...

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2.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

3.Behemoth - The Satanist

4.Vanden Plas - Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1)

5.Beyond Creation - Earthborn Evolution

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This is close to my final list for this year.

1.Mors Principium Est - Dawn Of The 5th Era

2.Evergrey - Hymns For The Broken

3.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

4.Scar Symmetry - The Singularity (Phase I - Neohumanity)

5.Ghost Brigade - IV - One With The Storm

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Album Ratings & Positions subject to change as albums grow on me, or fail to stick with me.

9-10 = A
8-9 = B
7-8 = C
6-7 = D
0-6 = F

1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Goatwhore - Constricting Rage Of The Merciless

3.Job For A Cowboy - Sun Eater

4.Arch Enemy - War Eternal

5.Carnifex - Die Without Hope

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1.Scar Symmetry - The Singularity (Phase I - Neohumanity)

2.Intervals - A Voice Within

3.Behemoth - The Satanist

4.Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

5.Ringworm - Hammer Of The Witch

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1.Disemballerina - Undertaker

2.Empyrium - The Turn Of The Tides

3.Devin Townsend - Casualties Of Cool

4.Nadja - /ɪmpəˈfɛkʃ ( ə ) n/

5.Saor - Aura

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