I just had to make this list.
So many great bands release their new album this year, which I'm really excited about!…

1.Sonata Arctica - Stones Grow Her Name

2.Tracedawn - Lizard Dusk

3.Jeff Loomis - Plains Of Oblivion

4.Children Of Bodom - TBA

5.Eluveitie - Helvetios

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Random great albums of the decade listed yearly.

1.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

3.Rainbow - Difficult To Cure

4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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1.Woods Of Ypres - Woods V: Grey Skies & Electric Light

2.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme

3.Abigail Williams - Becoming

4.Soulfallen - The Promise Of Hell

5.Lamb Of God - Resolution

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1.To Cast A Shadow - In Memory Of

2.Crysalys - The Awakening Of Gaia

3.Ravenscry - One Way Out

4.Within Temptation - The Unforgiving

5.Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints

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Updated version of the list previously published here. You'll notice that the comments are a bit different for sure, as is the order:
1 to 3: best of the year (in preference order)
4 to 25: other…

1.Textures - Silhouettes

2.Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale

3.Burst - Lazarus Bird

4.ADX - Division Blindée

5.Cynic - Traced In Air

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Here they are, in order of year, and order of personal preference within each year. My utterly favourite songs from pre-1980 classics, rendered in my never-really-humble opinion, as everything should be.

Yes,…

1.Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple

2.Neil Young - Neil Young

3.Jethro Tull - This Was

4.Cream - Wheels of Fire

5.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

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My favourite 10 power metal bands of all time.

1.Falconer - Chapters From A Vale Forlorn

2.Sabaton - The Art Of War

3.Amaranthe - Amaranthe

4.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

5.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings

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Every album I list here I recommend. Feel free to share your own recommendations in the comments. Well enjoy.

1.Dodecahedron - Dodecahedron

2.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme

3.Verwüstung - I First Saw You On That Snowy Night And Couldn't Shake An Overwhelming Feeling Of Sadness

4.Horrendous - The Chills

5.Wilds Forlorn - We, The Damned

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1.TesseracT - One

2.Anathema - Falling Deeper

3.Riverside - Memories In My Head

4.Born Of Osiris - The Discovery

5.Corelia - Nostalgia

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1.Arch Enemy - Stigmata

2.Arch Enemy - Black Earth

3.Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges

4.Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin

5.Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion

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Since this is my first list, in time I'll make some changes / maybe /.

1.Megadeth - Risk

2.Death - Human

3.Metallica - Load

4.Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity

5.Cynic - Focus

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Well it seems to be the popular thing to do (creating a 2011 faves list) so why shouldn't I jump on the bandwagon too...

Alphabetically of course...although if I was going to put one at…

1.Abysmal Dawn - Leveling The Plane Of Existence

2.After Oblivion - Vultures

3.Archspire - All Shall Align

4.Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising

5.Beyond Creation - The Aura

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1.Machine Head - The Blackening

2.Overkill - Ironbound

3.Tool - Lateralus

4.Rush - Clockwork Angels

5.Rush - Snakes & Arrows

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These Are The Albums That I Have Brought In 2011 \\w//…

1.Symphony X - Iconoclast

2.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

3.Arkona - Slovo

4.Belphegor - Blood Magick Necromance

5.Blood Red Throne - Brutalitarian Regime

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1.Rhapsody Of Fire - Power Of The Dragonflame

2.Sentenced - The Cold White Light

3.Opeth - Deliverance

4.Desire - Locus Horrendus - The Night Cries Of A Sullen Soul...

5.Agalloch - The Mantle

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