There will always be a special place in my heart for this band. Let's take a walk down memory lane...

1.Poison The Well - You Come Before You

2.Poison The Well - Opposite Of December

3.Poison The Well - The Tropic Rot

4.Poison The Well - Versions

5.Poison The Well - Tear From The Red

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With Immortal finished for the foreseeable future, it seems relevant to look back on their stellar catalog and reflect on one of the best black thrash acts to ever grace the genre.

1.Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness

2.Immortal - Pure Holocaust

3.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

4.Immortal - Battles In The North

5.Immortal - Damned In Black

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Listen to these today. I limited later Enslaved releases, as they become less and less "black metal" as time goes on. That is not to say you should not check them out.

1.Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness

2.Enslaved - Mardraum - Beyond The Within

3.Enslaved - Isa

4.Gorgoroth - Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam

5.Absu - Tara

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After much deliberation and re-listening, this is my top 10 of 2014. I stand by it. What a great year, here's hoping 2015 is even better.

EDIT: Added a few more latecomers.

1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Septicflesh - Titan

3.Vader - Tibi Et Igni

4.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

5.Aspherium - The Fall Of Therenia

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This is a big one in that opinions I have seen and heard vary greatly. This simply represents my own thoughts. I am loathe to ever put a band's most recent album at the top of the list, but in this case I absolutely feel it is warranted. Albums I have not listened to have been left off. I have not delved into their straight-black metal period.

1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus (Here And Beyond)

3.Behemoth - Evangelion

4.Behemoth - Demigod

5.Behemoth - Satanica

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My rundown of Lamb of God's discography.

1.Lamb Of God - As The Palaces Burn

2.Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake

3.Lamb Of God - Resolution

4.Lamb Of God - Burn the Priest

5.Lamb Of God - New American Gospel

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