My top Albums/Ep's of 2022
Going to add more later

1.Jordfäst - Av Stoft

2.Imperial Circus Dead Decadence - 殯――死へ耽る想いは戮辱すら喰らい、彼方の生を愛する為に命を讃える――。

3.Malformed - Uncontrollable Malformity

4.Nordjevel - Gnavhòl

5.Bloodbath - "Survival of the Sickest"

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Taken around 8:30 pm GMT
There was no write-in for djent so I voted for one.
Not totally clean (trolls in last categories are kept for fun),
Thanks to the person who curated most of the write-is since yesterday, it really reduced the work to do!

PS : I cleaned the list listening to The Testament by Seventh Wonder, so I was particularly unhappy to see it in the biggest letdowns at the end

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2.A.A. Williams - As The Moon Rests

3.Disturbed - Divisive

4.Dog Fashion Disco - Cult Classic

5.Fleshwater - We're Not Here To Be Loved

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Another year whit so many great new albums has passed.
I was thinking how to put, chose from each months winner, 3 , 5 or 10 albums . I thought one is to little , it might ruin, 10 are to much and sometimes 3 don't deal.
5 I think are best. So first 5 from motley list was ranked as best of 2022 .

1.Candlemass - Sweet Evil Sun

2.Fall Of The Idols - Contradictory Notes

3.Horn - Verzet

4.Battlelore - The Return Of The Shadow

5.Dark Millennium - Acid River

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Ratings go from:

WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe not fitting my tastes.

I've decided to stop rating albums with a numerical value as I tend to feel uncomfortable with that. This list has a minimalistic, subjective and visceral approach, based purely on sensations and personal tastes. Mainly for personal use and doesn't pretend to be a serious ranking, but emerges from the need to remember which bands and albums I enjoyed and the ones I disliked. I constantly revisit new releases so first impressions may change over time. It usually takes 8-10 spins for me to get completely sure of a rating.

1.Æther Realm - Tarot

2.Abhoria - Abhoria

3.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

4.Agrypnie - Metamorphosis

5.Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function

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Ratings go from:

WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe not fitting my tastes.

I've decided to stop rating albums with a numerical value as I tend to feel uncomfortable with that system. This list has a minimalistic, subjective and visceral approach, based purely on sensations and personal tastes. I constantly revisit new releases so first impressions may change over time. It usually takes 3-4 spins for me to get completely sure of a rating.

1.Vehemence - Ordalies

2.The Mist From The Mountains - Monumental: The Temple Of Twilight

3.Allegaeon - Damnum

4.Fit For An Autopsy - Oh What The Future Holds

5.Vanaheim - Een Verloren Verhaal

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I am changing a tactic, I will use best of month list in a order, then I will simply pick up best 1-3 bands from each month and put in best of year list. It is in a order as I think it is to me

1.Dark Millennium - Acid River

2.The Mist From The Mountains - Monumental: The Temple Of Twilight

3.Battle Beast - Circus Of Doom

4.Praying Mantis - Katharsis

5.Ereb Altor - Vargtimman

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All my top 2022 albums ranked in order that I have listened to completely. No EP's included only full length albums.

1.An Abstract Illusion - Woe

2.Psychonaut - Violate Consensus Reality

3.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter III: The Astral Drain

4.Aenaon - Mnemosyne

5.Djevel - Naa Skrider Natten Sort

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1.Witcher - Lélekharang

2.Jani Liimatainen - My Father's Son

3.Civil War - Invaders

4.White Ward - False Light

5.An Abstract Illusion - Woe

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

1.Cult Of Luna - The Long Road North

2.Diablo - When All The Rivers Are Silent

3.Celeste - Assassine(s)

4.Wolfheart - King Of The North

5.Vermilia - Ruska

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In order, my favourite song highlighted and a rating out of 5 for the album

1.Undeath - It's Time . . .To Rise From The Grave

2.Maul - Seraphic Punishment

3.The Spirit - Of Clarity And Galactic Structures

4.Venom Prison - Erebos

5.Shadow Of Intent - Elegy

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1.White Ward - False Light

2.Hath - All That Was Promised

3.Sidus Atrum - Spiral Of Life

4.Immolation - Acts Of God

5.Disillusion - Ayam

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Honestly curious to see if I get anywhere near 2021's ludicrous album count (~900) this year; should hopefully be some very high-scoring albums in the first couple of months, but otherwise let's hope for some good stuff this year!

Edit: Somehow managed to reach the list character limit, so going to delete some of the comments

1.Persefone - Metanoia

2.Hath - All That Was Promised

3.Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory

4.Playgrounded - The Death Of Death

5.Kardashev - Liminal Rite

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1.Grima - Frostbitten

2.Vermilia - Ruska

3.Marrasmieli - Martaiden Mailta

4.Slipknot - The End, So Far

5.Amorphis - Halo

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Rating from 1 to 5

1.Shadow Of Intent - Elegy

2.Necrophagous - In Chaos Ascend

3.Bestial Profanation - Sanctuary Of The Living Dead

4.Fit For An Autopsy - Oh What The Future Holds

5.The Mist From The Mountains - Monumental: The Temple Of Twilight

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