I have never attempted to create a complete end of the year list so far, but here it is. It consists of the albums that I have either purchased myself throughout the year (most of them), or that I still spent enough time listening to to get a more or less complete impression (a few). I know that there are countless albums out there that I haven't paid any attention to so far and I might change the list a bit in the coming months because of that. Since I am mostly listening to Black Metal, expect to see a lot from that genre in my list.

1.Forteresse - Thèmes Pour La Rébellion

2.Mare Cognitum - Luminiferous Aether

3.Schammasch - Triangle

4.Inquisition - Bloodshed Across The Empyrean Altar Beyond The Celestial Zenith

5.Anaal Nathrakh - The Whole Of The Law

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1.SubRosa - For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages

2.Vektor - Terminal Redux

3.Khemmis - Hunted

4.Ill Wicker - Untamed

5.Alcest - Kodama

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Very late starting on this one, been rather unable to keep up with releases over the summer so will try to catch up on as many cool releases as possible in the last couple of months of the year. Be prepared for pithy reviews

1.Ortega - Sacred States

2.Riverside - Eye Of The Soundscape

3.Oathbreaker - Rheia

4.Devin Townsend - Transcendence

5.Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience

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2016 was... well... oh oh... oh oh... well... what the fuck!

Anyhow, here is my top 50 ranking of albums I scored 8+

Album count: 126
Average rating: 7.1

1.Alcest - Kodama

2.Khemmis - Hunted

3.Insomnium - Winter's Gate

4.Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale

5.Skuggsjá - A Piece For Mind & Mirror

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For couple of years I wasn't listening to Metal as I used to, my attempt to getting back to listening seriously and logging the journey

1.Adimiron - Et Liber Eris

2.Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde

3.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

4.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme

5.Alcest - Shelter

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My top 50 Metal Albums Of The 10's

1.Vektor - Terminal Redux

2.Fell Voices - Regnum Saturni

3.Deafheaven - Sunbather

4.Krallice - Years Past Matter

5.Holy Fawn - Death Spells

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1.The Body - No One Deserves Happiness

2.Cobalt - Slow Forever

3.Cult Of Luna - Mariner [Collaboration]

4.The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation

5.Nails - You Will Never Be One Of Us

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1.Alcest - Kodama

2.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

3.Omnium Gatherum - Grey Heavens

4.Uada - Devoid Of Light

5.Harakiri For The Sky - III: Trauma

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1.Insomnium - Winter's Gate

2.Gojira - Magma

3.Twilight Force - Heroes Of Mighty Magic

4.Dark Oath - When Fire Engulfs The Earth

5.40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky

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2016 - What An amazing year for Metal!

End of the year list for the bands & albums I heard this year - sorted In alphabetical order. List is WIP.

1.Abbath - Abbath

2.Alcest - Kodama

3.Ancient - Back To The Land Of The Dead

4.Antimatter - Welcome To The Machine

5.Borknagar - Winter Thrice

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1.Alcest - Kodama

2.Amon Amarth - Jomsviking

3.Be'lakor - Vessels

4.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

5.Darkthrone - Arctic Thunder

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Most wanted albums to get right here and now. Ranked from Most to More liked +++.

1.Thy Catafalque - Meta

2.Cult Of Luna - Mariner [Collaboration]

3.Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika

4.Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä

5.Crippled Black Phoenix - Bronze

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1.Epica - The Holographic Principle

2.Thy Catafalque - Meta

3.Alcest - Kodama

4.Ignite - A War Against You

5.Anthrax - For All Kings

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1.Cult Of Luna - Mariner [Collaboration]

2.Insomnium - Winter's Gate

3.Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale

4.Ihsahn - Arktis.

5.Haken - Affinity

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1.Alcest - Kodama

2.Myrath - Legacy

3.Fallujah - Dreamless

4.Krampus - Counter//Current

5.Rotting Christ - Rituals

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