1.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3.Anathema - The Silent Enigma

4.Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges

5.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

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These are my favourite albums of 2014. You can find this list, together with some sentences about the albums, in my blog

http://forsakenatthegates.blogspot.se/…

1.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

2.Teramaze - Esoteric Symbolism

3.Anubis Gate - Horizons

4.Delain - The Human Contradiction

5.Vanden Plas - Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1)

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1.Disentomb - Misery - Far and away the best album of the year. This rivals Katalepsy's Autopsychosis for the most brutal, devastating riffage in the genre. It's creative, precise, and strongly fulfills the atmosphere set by the album cover. I feel like I'm wading in hell among throngs of tormenting entities as I'm pummeled relentlessly by elite riff sections, massive gutturals, and near-perfect production. The choices of chords often take the music to another level. It doesn't get much better than this.

2.Infecting The Swarm - Pathogenesis - Probably not for everyone, but the intense and slicing guitar sections are simply amazing in the most subtle of ways. Not overly dynamic or inventive but hits the sweet spot in futuristic atmosphere meets massively ripping guitars. Vocals are good and songs are catchy and memorable. Only downside are the programmed drums, which normally would cause me to chuck this off the list but not in this case. It all blends seamlessly. Masterful work, at times, and I can't wait to hear what's next from this band.

3.Cerebral Effusion - Idolatry Of The Unethical - Chunking, ripping, crushing smashing, pounding brutal death. You can feel the sickness. The overall sound is amazing.

4.Septical Gorge - Scourge Of The Formless Breed - Inventive guitars, awesome technical musicianship and dynamism. Awesome production and elaborate song structures.

5.Omnihility - Deathscapes Of The Subconsious - Some of the most interesting and intense guitars pervade this album but there will be no wankery here - it's all in blindingly fast, mind-numbing riffs. Very cool songs and ideas and this band has a tremendously high ceiling. Not much out there like this. Guitarist is known for his 'gravity-picking' technique, which allows many of the songs to break BPM sound-barriers.

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1.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

2.Septicflesh - Titan

3.Entombed A.D. - Back To The Front

4.Pain Of Salvation - Falling Home

5.At The Gates - At War With Reality

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My top 20 albums listed by order:…

1.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

2.Septicflesh - Titan

3.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

4.Neurotech - Infra Versus Ultra

5.Burzum - The Ways Of Yore

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1.Sonata Arctica - Pariah's Child

2.Sabaton - Heroes

3.Epica - The Quantum Enigma

4.Diabulus In Musica - Argia

5.Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending

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All small reviews added.

Apologies for possible grammar error.

Non MetalStorm band links:

Basarabian Hills: bandbasarabianhills.bandcamp.com/
Ered Wethrin: http://eredwethrin.bandcamp.com/
Human Collapse:…

1.Infestus - The Reflecting Void

2.Shores Of Null - Quiescence

3.Shylmagoghnar - Emergence

4.Saor - Aura

5.Human Collapse - Darkness To Fall

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love through death…

1.Type O Negative - October Rust

2.Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses

3.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

4.Paradise Lost - Icon

5.Type O Negative - the world coming down

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1. Nocturnal Depression
2.Psychonaut 4
3.Lifelover…

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1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Saxon - Unleash The Beast

3.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

4.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

5.Bruce Dickinson - Balls To Picasso

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1.Septicflesh - Titan

2.Sanctuary - The Year The Sun Died

3.Epica - The Quantum Enigma

4.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

5.Diabulus In Musica - Argia

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1.Killer Be Killed - Killer Be Killed

2.Channel Zero - Kill All Kings

3.Sanctuary - The Year The Sun Died

4.Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter

5.Overkill - White Devil Armory

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1.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

2.Stratovarius - Nemesis

3.Helloween - Straight Out Of Hell

4.Pretty Maids - Motherland

5.Battle Beast - Battle Beast

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1.Downfall Of Gaia - Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay

2.Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain

3.Narcotic Wasteland - Narcotic Wasteland

4.Falloch - This Island, Our Funeral

5.Bloodbath - Grand Morbid Funeral

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