1.Devin Townsend - Deconstruction

2.Symphony X - Iconoclast

3.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

4.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

5.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

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1.Farshid Arabi - Sokoot-e Ravi

2.Farshid Arabi - Be Range Shab

3.Kahtmayan - Exir

4.Kahtmayan - Virtual Existence

5.1000 Funerals - Portrait Of A Dream

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'08 was great metal year for me, so here is list of those bands which are guilty for that

1.Judas Priest - Nostradamus

2.Metallica - Death Magnetic

3.Sabaton - The Art Of War

4.Eluveitie - Slania

5.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

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EDIT: THIS LIST WAS MADE IN 2011. A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN.

While some bands tend to keep thrashing with huge crowds, some continue to make progress in the shadows. It is unfortunate that their true potential may never be recognized even by the most skilled critics and experts on Heavy Metal. However, that doesn't mean their genius master pieces will rust and fade. I decided to put up a list for people that haven't checked them out yet.

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21.6.2011; edit 4.11.2011 (Iced Earth | Alive In Athens | 1999
=> Anthrax | Live: The Island Years | 1994)

1.Slayer - Decade Of Aggression

2.Cro-Mags - Hard Times In An Age Of Quarrel

3.Machine Head - Hellalive

4.Obituary - Dead

5.Sepultura - Under A Pale Grey Sky

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1.Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil

2.Iommi - Fused

3.Hellfueled - Born II Rock

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5.God Forbid - IV: Constitution Of Treason

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1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Anthrax - Among The Living

5.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

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1.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

2.Masterplan - Time To Be King

3.Freedom Call - Legend Of The Shadowking

4.Skálmöld - Baldur

5.Tarot - Gravity Of Light

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in my opinion!

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

5.Metallica - Death Magnetic

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This list is the best album of every year that is represented in my current collection. Some years were really hard to choose as there were many deserving albums, others I had one or very few to choose from. The quality of albums drops off pretty severely after 1992 in my opinion. Its a shame the list isn't more diverse, but hey, I likes what I likes. I am however always buying music from many different years so expect this list to change. **Last Update 09/03/11**

1.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

3.Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs

4.Septicflesh - Communion

5.Symphony X - Paradise Lost

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1.Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned

2.Sabaton - Coat Of Arms

3.Gamma Ray - To The Metal

4.Finntroll - Nifelvind

5.Helloween - 7 Sinners

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Please note that the following is all personal opinion. Other views are welcome.

1.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

2.Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses

3.Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power

4.Sepultura - Chaos A.D.

5.Death - Symbolic

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My Top 10 Albums of 2011 (30.06.2011)

1.Rhapsody Of Fire - From Chaos To Eternity

2.Dalriada - Ígéret (Promise)

3.Týr - The Lay Of Thrym

4.Alestorm - Back Through Time

5.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

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Welcome, no matter if you're a long-term MS member or an Avenged Sevenfold listener. Don't know what to vote for? Here's ANOTHER yearly best-of list for you to go through, or, more likely, for the usual tl;dr. But, wait - what makes this one different: 1) unqualified and totally subjective two-line reviews, 2) conscious restriction to the litte-more-than-20 most impressive albums, 3) an aversion against the much too generic thrash & power metal genres and anything without recall value.

1.Amaranthe - Amaranthe

2.Alestorm - Back Through Time

3.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg

4.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors

5.The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre

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