A mix of progressive, doom and the darker side of metal.

1.Ihsahn - Eremita

2.Jeff Loomis - Plains Of Oblivion

3.Virgin Black - Sombre Romantic

4.Virgin Black - Elegant...And Dying

5.Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone

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I excluded some of my favourite albums that I don't accept as metal. While top 10 represents albums I listened to over the years, the rest of the list better represent where I stand today.

1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

4.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

5.In Flames - Clayman

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1.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

2.Ihsahn - Eremita

3.Bilocate - Summoning The Bygones

4.Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage

5.Abnormality - Contaminating The Hive Mind

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How my tastes evolved over the last two years. For the sake of comparison, I reported the original list below the updated one.

1.Warning - Watching From A Distance

2.Evoken - A Caress Of The Void

3.Cobalt - Eater Of Birds

4.The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand

5.Shining - V - Halmstad

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1.Anathema - Weather Systems

2.Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion

3.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

4.Chimp Spanner - All Roads Lead Here

5.Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal

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This list includes the death metal albums I enjoyed listening to the most. It will be frequently updated with new albums. Descriptions will probably be added soon.
Ordered alphabetically.

1.Asphyx - Last One On Earth

2.Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

3.Autopsy - Mental Funeral

4.Benighted - Asylum Cave

5.Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade

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1.Deftones - Diamond Eyes

2.Coheed And Cambria - Year Of The Black Rainbow

3.Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition

4.The Absence - Enemy Unbound

5.Wretched - Beyond The Gate

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This is buy or die stuff (in no particular order), the epitome of pure awesomeness!…

1.Windir - Arntor

2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3.Cor Scorpii - Monument

4.Judas Priest - Painkiller

5.Summoning - Dol Guldur

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1.Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata

2.OSI - Fire Make Thunder

3.Beyond The Bridge - The Old Man And The Spirit

4.Dissona - Dissona

5.Devin Townsend - Epicloud

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This was by far the most difficult list to do. That's because all top releases are so good that any could be number one. 1996 probably best metal year ever imo.

1.Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace

2.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear

3.Moonspell - Irreligious

4.Samael - Passage

5.Cradle Of Filth - V Empire

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1.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

2.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

3.Gorod - A Perfect Absolution

4.Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird

5.Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme

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Here is my list for what I consider to be the top 20 best albums from the year 2012. Keep in mind that one of them is not featured on Metal Storm, and one of them is an EP.

1.Beyond The Bridge - The Old Man And The Spirit

2.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

3.Wintersun - Time I

4.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

5.Meshuggah - Koloss

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1.Wintersun - Starchild

2.Ensiferum - Token of Time

3.Wintersun - Death and the Healing

4.Ensiferum - One More Magic Potion

5.Ensiferum - Twilight Tavern

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Well damn, sure as hell a long list for a best to worst.

1.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

2.Motörhead - Iron Fist

3.Motörhead - Bastards

4.Motörhead - 1916

5.Motörhead - Overkill

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