Lists by Warman
Top 20 albums of 1992
Weird year. The top 3 are without a doubt some of the best albums ever made. The rest is mostly good, some great. But I have to say there's a lot of overrated albums on the list.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol |
| 3. | Devil Doll - Sacrilegium |
| 4. | Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction |
| 5. | Burzum - Burzum |
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Top 20 albums of 1997
Some bad ass stuff on this list. Decent year overall.
| 1. | Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk |
| 2. | Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant |
| 3. | In Flames - Whoracle |
| 4. | Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields |
| 5. | Rhapsody - Legendary Tales |
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Top 20 albums of 1998
Good year! Some of the best albums of all time is here. Also, Maiden releasing one of the most underestimated albums ever.
| 1. | Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty And The Beast |
| 2. | Embraced - Amorous Anathema |
| 3. | Nightwish - Oceanborn |
| 4. | Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse |
| 5. | Thyrfing - Thyrfing |
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Top 20 albums of 2005
A decent year. Some incredible releases but not too much to be a year I'll remember.
| 1. | Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell |
| 2. | Equilibrium - Turis Fratyr |
| 3. | Shining - IV - The Eerie Cold |
| 4. | Dream Theater - Octavarium |
| 5. | Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet |
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Top 20 albums of 2008
An interesting year considering many of my favourite bands with a relative big discography released strong albums (Tiamat, Judas Priest, Cradle of Filth, Opeth, Moonspell, Metallica). Overall, it's…
| 1. | Tiamat - Amanethes |
| 2. | Equilibrium - Sagas |
| 3. | Lifelover - Konkurs |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Nostradamus |
| 5. | Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls |
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Top 20 albums of 2009
Such a great year! Deathstars released another masterpiece, the Shining album is brutally underrated, Immortal stunned me and even Slayer released, to my suprise, solid stuff.
| 1. | Deathstars - Night Electric Night |
| 2. | Be'lakor - Stone's Reach |
| 3. | Amorphis - Skyforger |
| 4. | Dråpsnatt - I Denna Skog |
| 5. | Shining - VI - Klagopsalmer |
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Top 20 albums of 2011
Looking at this list I realise that 2011 was a better metal year than I remembered it to be. Interesting year with a lot of surprises. The Shining album is in my opinion awesome, one of their best. Power…
| 1. | Shining - VII - Född Förlorare |
| 2. | Lifelover - Sjukdom |
| 3. | Aquilus - Griseus |
| 4. | An Autumn - Everything |
| 5. | Öxxö Xööx - Rëvëürt |
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Top 20 albums of 2012
A really good year, full of surprises. Never been much of a Sabaton fan and especially not a fan of Lamb of God. Both bands released kick ass albums. Avatar keep on getting better and better. Rush released…
| 1. | Dråpsnatt - Skelepht |
| 2. | Kreator - Phantom Antichrist |
| 3. | Wintersun - Time I |
| 4. | An Autumn - Only The Ocean Knows |
| 5. | Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas |
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Top 20 albums of 2013
Absolutely amazing year! The fact that a Dream Theater fanboy such as myself can't put their self titled release on the list either shows what a great year it was or how dissapointed I was with that…
| 1. | Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything |
| 2. | Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death |
| 3. | Frosttide - Awakening |
| 4. | Ghost - Infestissumam |
| 5. | In Vain - Ænigma |
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Top 20 albums of 2015
This decade just keeps on delivering awesome albums. So glad that so many old favourites of mine delivered great stuff. Tribulation is by far the winner this year with one of the best albums I've…
| 1. | Tribulation - The Children Of The Night |
| 2. | Arcturus - Arcturian |
| 3. | Cain's Offering - Stormcrow |
| 4. | Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud |
| 5. | Grift - Syner |
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Top 20 Albums Of 2016
A lot of great albums from different genres this year. Ereb Altor released the best cover album of all time.
| 1. | Borknagar - Winter Thrice |
| 2. | Netherbird - The Grander Voyage |
| 3. | Equilibrium - Armageddon |
| 4. | Twilight Force - Heroes Of Mighty Magic |
| 5. | Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts |
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