1.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

2.Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness

3.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

4.1349 - Hellfire

5.Burzum - Belus

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1.Metallica - Lulu

2.Morbid Angel - Illud Divinum Insanus

3.Black Tide - Post Mortem

4.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

5.Decapitated - Carnival Is Forever

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I just love all this stufff!
It's not really in any particular order. Putting one album above the rest is something I can't do!

1.Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

2.Cardiacs - On Land and in the Sea

3.Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯A♯∞

4.Steve Roach - Structures from Silence

5.Sigur Rós - ( )

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1.Sólstafir - Köld

2.Amorphis - Skyforger

3.Insomnium - Across The Dark

4.Arkona - Goi, Rode, Goi!

5.Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - Children Of The Dark Waters

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1.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

2.Forefather - Last Of The Line

3.Hell - Human Remains

4.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

5.Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand

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1.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

2.Shining - VII - Född Förlorare

3.Warbringer - Worlds Torn Asunder

4.MyGrain - MyGrain

5.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

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After browsing a number of the Top Albums of 2011 lists I felt that I was obligated to put together my own list based on the fact that my tastes seem a bit different than what I've seen on here. So, here are My Fav's of 2011 though not in order......good year for metal in my humble opinion. Some of the picks here won't be everyones cup of tea but each to their own. If people have suggestions that I may have missed based on the genres represented below feel free to comment and let me know about them.....I'm sure there are numerous releases I have not heard.

1.Krisiun - The Great Execution

2.Trap Them - Darker Handcraft

3.Woods Of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason

4.Beyond Creation - The Aura

5.Anaal Nathrakh - Passion

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Final form of the list, according to what I've listened from 2012 up until the end of MSA 2012.

1.Barren Earth - The Devil's Resolve

2.Atoma - Skylight

3.Saturnus - Saturn In Ascension

4.Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird

5.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

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1.Mastodon - The Hunter

2.foo fighters - wasting light

3.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

4.High Spirits - Another Night

5.Opeth - Heritage

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1.Hypomanie - Calm Down, You Weren't Set On Fire

2.Killing Joke - MMXII

3.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme

4.Les Discrets - Ariettes Oubliées...

5.In Mourning - The Weight Of Oceans

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My top 2012

1.Blind Guardian - Memories Of A Time To Come

2.Kamelot - Silverthorn

3.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

4.Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White

5.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

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1.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

2.Mastodon - The Hunter

3.Skeletonwitch - Forever Abomination

4.Revocation - Chaos Of Forms

5.Vader - Welcome To The Morbid Reich

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Another Pointless top 20 albums of 2011 list. Most of these are bands I had not listened to before or had listened to very little of.

1.Symphony X - Iconoclast

2.Mastodon - The Hunter

3.Ghost Brigade - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us

4.Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

5.Iced Earth - Dystopia

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Here is the top 15 albums of the year by a hungarian metal fan. Hope you like it. Opinions?

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