1.Tribulation - The Children Of The Night

2.Slayer - Repentless

3.Leprous - The Congregation

4.Unleashed - Dawn Of The Nine

5.Kauan - Sorni Nai

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In order(from best to worst)

1.Moonspell - Extinct

2.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

3.Paradise Lost - The Plague Within

4.Raise Hell - Written In Blood

5.Ensiferum - One Man Army

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My favourite albums of the past year, the list + some words about the albums can also be found on my blog
https://forsakenatthegates.blogspot.com

1.Fear Factory - Genexus

2.Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

3.Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

4.Vanden Plas - Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld II

5.Gloryhammer - Space 1992: Rise Of The Chaos Wizards

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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 ever heard.

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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1.Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

2.Orden Ogan - Ravenhead

3.Serious Black - As Daylight Breaks

4.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

5.Stratovarius - Eternal

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1.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

2.Moonspell - Extinct

3.Swallow The Sun - Songs From The North I, II & III

4.Angra - Secret Garden

5.The Gentle Storm - The Diary

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My top albums from 2015, in list are those I have heard more then 3 times.
First 3 are in order, 4-11 also in some order as I like. rest no, just add them , because those what I have played and remember most from 2015
O yes what sucked. Virgin Steele, Iron maiden, WASP, Dis Pater listed in last 4, those last 4 places sucked big time , don't know what more, hmmm VS I think

1.Draconian - Sovran

2.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

3.Moonspell - Extinct

4.My Dying Bride - Feel The Misery

5.Ereb Altor - Nattramn

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1.Panopticon - Autumn Eternal

2.Elder - Lore

3.Nechochwen - Heart Of Akamon

4.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

5.Kontinuum - Kyrr

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1.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

2.Avatarium - The Girl With The Raven Mask

3.Ensiferum - One Man Army

4.Slayer - Repentless

5.Melechesh - Enki

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1.Moonspell - Extinct

2.Cradle Of Filth - Hammer Of The Witches

3.Enslaved - In Times

4.Leprous - The Congregation

5.Myrkur - M

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This is my top albums for 2015 So far ..

1.Enshine - Singularity

2.Draconian - Sovran

3.Moonspell - Extinct

4.Exgenesis - Aphotic Veil

5.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

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Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Ayreon - 01011001

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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I will update soon.

1.Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.

2.Subterranean Masquerade - The Great Bazaar

3.Deafheaven - New Bermuda

4.Leprous - The Congregation

5.Native Construct - Quiet World

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2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

1.Finsterforst - Mach Dich Frei

2.A Secret Revealed - The Bleakness

3.Wolfheart - Shadow World

4.My Sleeping Karma - Moksha

5.Ereb Altor - Nattramn

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Words are for dummies. So are arbitrary lists. This is the crap I played a lot and liked a lot. My tastes are shit.

1.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

2.Nylithia - Hyperthrash

3.Beaten To Death - Unplugged

4.Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

5.Glaciation - Sur Les Falaises De Marbre

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