SPOILER ALERT: This is mostly just black metal.
****Alphabetical Order…

1.Abigor - Nachthymnen (From The Twilight Kingdom)

2.Agalloch - The Mantle

3.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

4.Arckanum - Fran Marder

5.Arckanum - Antikosmos

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1.Judas Priest - British Steel

2.Venom - Welcome To Hell

3.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

4.Slayer - Show No Mercy

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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It's been quite the shitty year for me, lots of studying and a shitstorm of unfortunate personal events ... I only listened to 40 albums or so from 2014, these are my favorites.

1.The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-Li

2.Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole

3.Mayhem - Esoteric Warfare

4.Ophis - Abhorrence In Opulence

5.Darkspace - Dark Space III I

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2014 was great year, especially for black metal. Here are my most favorite records of the year. Open to suggestions, as always.
Edit: I might have a little of change in the order of albums at the end.

1.Qualeaceans - Capture Of Ziz

2.Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole

3.Schammasch - Contradiction

4.Execration - Morbid Dimensions

5.Darkspace - Dark Space III I

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From best to worst of all the albums I listened along the 2014…

1.Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden

2.Neurotech - Infra Versus Ultra

3.Triptykon - Melana Chasmata

4.Ghost Brigade - IV - One With The Storm

5.Earth - Primitive And Deadly

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1.Slash - World On Fire

2.Dark Fortress - Venereal Dawn

3.Electric Wizard - Time To Die

4.Xerath - III

5.Evergrey - Hymns For The Broken

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Cos, y'know, same shiz different year. Ran out of space again so will post final album opinions in comments.

1.Infestus - The Reflecting Void

2.Dirge - Hyperion

3.Nero Di Marte - Derivae

4.Steve Rothery - The Ghosts Of Pripyat

5.Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere

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For Posterity. In No Particular Order. I'm certain I missed some quality releases, so I might update the list some time. Cheers.

1.Darkspace - Dark Space III I

2.Botanist - VI: Flora

3.Nachtmystium - The World We Left Behind

4.Nightbringer - Ego Dominus Tuus

5.Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden

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1.Exodus - Blood In, Blood Out

2.Darkspace - Dark Space III I

3.Triptykon - Melana Chasmata

4.DragonForce - Maximum Overload

5.Opeth - Pale Communion

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This is my personal list based on the albums i've enjoyed listening to the most this year, consider it a best to worst based on all the albums i've checked out from 2014. Bear in mind i'm…

1.Galneryus - Vetelgyus

2.Equilibrium - Erdentempel

3.Arch Enemy - War Eternal

4.The Algorithm - OCTOPUS4

5.Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending

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100% subjective.
I also listened to albums far from metal or metal world (Hanggai, Lisa Gerrard, ...) but I decided not to list them there.

Updated constantly - feel free to recommend something to check…

1.Darkspace - Dark Space III I

2.Blues Pills - Blues Pills

3.Earth - Primitive And Deadly

4.Aenaon - Extance

5.Triptykon - Melana Chasmata

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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.The Bug - London Zoo

2.Agalloch - The Mantle

3.Sarcófago - I.N.R.I.

4.Cheshyre - Cheshyre

5.Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky

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- My TOP 75 from 90s (and 80s), 00s and 10s.
- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
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2.Windir - Arntor

3.Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage D'Hiver

4.Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée

5.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

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This year, I will try to listen to less music more. That is, I won't go out of my way to hear and list every possible album I sort of dig on the first spin, and the ones I do include I aim to know…

1.Owen Pallett - In Conflict

2.Menace Ruine - Venus Armata

3.Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden

4.Jenny Hval & Susanna - Meshes of Voice

5.Tuomas Henrikin Jeesuksen Kristuksen Bändi - Käkkyrällään

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