These are the albums I've enjoyed so far this year to which I've given an approximate rating and organised in a rough order of preference. As the year progresses I'll add some descriptions to them as well. EP's are also included.

Recent additions: Armory, Russian Circles, Ulver, Tad Morose, SubRosa, Almah, Blood Bright Star, Autumnblaze, Ayreon, Chthonic, Darkestrah, God Is An Astronaut, Képzelt Város, Lodz, Månegarm, Obscure Sphinx, Caligula's Horse, Sky Architect, Keldian, Monster Magnet

1.Vulture Industries - The Tower

2.The Moth Gatherer - A Bright Celestial Light

3.Walrus - Walrus

4.Clutch - Earth Rocker

5.Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu

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That's the 2013 gnirpz's essentials in order, following the releases along the year. Every ranking should be based on production quality, originality, musical technicality and specs like that.

Unfortunatelly, mine is based on headbanging, taste of beer, air guitar and air drum solos.

2013 feelings, form best to worst

1.Gris - À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...

2.Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam

3.Deafheaven - Sunbather

4.ASG - Blood Drive

5.Skeletonwitch - Serpents Unleashed

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My other lists:
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
So I Heard You Like Opeth...

A concise list of my metalhead man-crushes (now featuring ladies.)

While there is little introduction required for some of these bands and their front(wo)men, there are no words that can accurately describe such jaw-dropping talent anyhow. The albums and youtube links listed are meant to display the full capacity of vocalists' talents, not the bands' most quality or popular tracks - click the links below and behold the prowess.

1.Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra

2.Adagio - Underworld

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

4.Amorphis - Silent Waters

5.Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas

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My personal favourite Albums of 2013 so far. I'll try my best to keep this as updated as possible as the year goes on.

1.Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death

2.Carpe Noctem - In Terra Profugus

3.Bølzer - Aura (EP)

4.Eye Of Solitude - Canto III

5.Riverside - Shrine Of New Generation Slaves

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So, my another 'top albums of the year' list. Like my previous lists, I'll not put here every album i've listened from this year, just only my favourites. So, i'll keep on the list only the albums I consider 8/10 and above..
Also, recommendations are very welcomed

1.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

2.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

3.Leprous - Coal

4.Caligula's Horse - The Tide, The Thief & River's End

5.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane

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Track of the year: Prayer for Ascetic Misery- Ævangelist
Runners-up: Dyodyo Asema- Gnaw Their Tongues & Alkerdeel / Hereditaria- Lords of Bukkake /In Silence - The Prophecy/ Overcome- Hacride/ Atlas Stone- Haken/ s1- Blindead
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Great Lists to check out: R'Vannith, MechanisT, musclassia, teaster, Alex Fenger, !J.O.O.E.!, Nefarious, coolingsrock, 3rdWorld, any list by mz, Moose, etc.

1.Ævangelist - Omen Ex Simulacra

2.Cult Of Occult - Hic Est Domus Diaboli

3.Lords of Bukkake - Desagravio

4.Eloa Vadaath - Dead End Proclama

5.Haken - The Mountain

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1.Witherscape - The Inheritance

2.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

3.Týr - Valkyrja

4.Thrawsunblat - Thrawsunblat II: Wanderer On The Continent Of Saplings

5.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

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Personal best picks...

1.Jolly - The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 2)

2.TesseracT - Altered State

3.Alter Bridge - Fortress

4.The Ocean - Pelagial

5.Haken - The Mountain

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1.Leprous - Coal

2.Lingua Mortis Orchestra - LMO

3.Orphaned Land - All Is One

4.Stratovarius - Nemesis

5.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

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1.Lingua Mortis Orchestra - LMO

2.Black Sabbath - 13

3.Leprous - Coal

4.Dream Theater - Dream Theater

5.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

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Here are the albums that I have heard so far in 2013. The list will grow as I listen to more albums that come out (which doesn't seem like much compared to 2012, but I'll take what I get regardless). This list is listed from what I hear first to last (Dustwalker by Fen is the first album I heard this year), not by rank. Album ranks will be placed in each description.

1.Fen - Dustwalker

2.Riverside - Shrine Of New Generation Slaves

3.Cult Of Luna - Vertikal

4.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

5.Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance

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These are all the albums that I listened to and know very well, from 2013. Order: best to worst. also contains albums that I still need to check out. I like most music, as you can see, and I don't come across many albums that I dislike. I guess it's a good thing :?

1.Protest The Hero - Volition

2.Revocation - Revocation

3.Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

4.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

5.August Burns Red - Rescue & Restore

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Yes muthafuckas, yet again, I'm making a list of my favourite albums. Who'd have thought?

1.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

2.Haken - The Mountain

3.The Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer

4.Clutch - Earth Rocker

5.Scale The Summit - The Migration

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1.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

2.Monolithe - Monolithe IV

3.Nails - Abandon All Life

4.Totem Skin - Still Waters Run Deep

5.Ataraxie - L'Être Et La Nausée

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Progressive (and anything progressed) albums I'd like to take with me to the underground. I'm 25 years old and 8 "metal years old" when this list is created.
In not any particular order, and to be continued : ))

1st time edited (06Nov2013): adding more, including kinds of Symphony X 2007, Persefone 2013, Haken 2013...

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Adagio - Underworld

3.Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse

4.Symphony X - The Odyssey

5.Adagio - Sanctus Ignis

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