I'm still catching up on 2011 while putting together my 2012 list. Here's what I've heard from 2011. This is bound to change a bit as I re-listen to these albums with a more critical ear and discover albums I missed entirely.

1. Deafheaven - Roads To Judah

2. Cormorant - Dwellings

3. Sleestak - The Fall of Altrusia

4. Dirge - Elysian Magnetic Fields

5. Falls of Rauros - The Light That Dwells In Rotten Wood

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Title says it all. Best 50 albums in 2011. chosen by me.

1. Vomitory - Opus Mortis VIII

2. Ghost Brigade - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us

3. Insomnium - One For Sorrow

4. Hedon Cries - The End Of The Path Is Nigh

5. Autopsy - Macabre Eternal

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2011 have been a good year for metal, and here is my top 30 favourites!

1. Hell - Human Remains

2. Ceremonial Perfection - Alone In The End

3. Children Of Bodom - Relentless Reckless Forever

4. Megadeth - Th1rt3en

5. Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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Well it seems to be the popular thing to do (creating a 2011 faves list) so why shouldn't I jump on the bandwagon too...

Alphabetically of course...although if I was going to put one at the top it would be Archspire (it's unfortunate I haven't seen it on many lists)...

1. Abysmal Dawn - Leveling The Plane Of Existence

2. After Oblivion - Vultures

3. Archspire - All Shall Align

4. Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising

5. Beyond Creation - The Aura

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This year was quite interesting as far as releases go. All-in-all, it was a GREAT year for good albums, but not a GOOD year for great albums. Usually, there are about 40 albums fighting vigorously for a spot in my lists. This year, there were ten clear cut favorites and a bunch of better-than-average arm arm wrestling for the rest of the final spots. Although my duties at metalreview.com prevent me from spending too much time around these parts, I was still a vicious lurker and enjoy being a part of this community (albeit somewhat silent). To anyone with similar tastes that may have had a good album or two fall through the cracks, I hope this list or any of my others will be of good use to you.

1. Blut Aus Nord - 777 - The Desanctification

2. 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

3. Sorgeldom - ...From Outer Intelligences

4. Lifelover - Sjukdom

5. Mournful Congregation - The Book of Kings

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1. In Solitude - The World. The Flesh. The Devil

2. Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

3. Opeth - Heritage

4. Insomnium - One For Sorrow

5. Ghost Brigade - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us

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It remains to add bands that haven't released album and add personal comments.

1. Symphony X - Iconoclast

2. Iced Earth - Dystopia

3. Vektor - Outer Isolation

4. Megadeth - Th1rt3en

5. Warbringer - Worlds Torn Asunder

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Even in 2012 (update: 2013), 2011 still isn't too hot a year for me. Still, new stuff keeps on coming, and 2012 itself is looking pretty good, so I'll forgive it. New in the new year is the lack of ratings. It's bothersome, especially since I've decided to sacrifice a few newborns and (retrospectively and retroactively) rate on RYM.

1. Hell - Human Remains

2. SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty Ones

3. Anubis Gate - Anubis Gate

4. Hammers of Misfortune - 17th Street

5. Mastodon - The Hunter

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Ordered best to worst. This is entirely my opinion.

1. Insomnium - One For Sorrow

2. Graveyard - Hisingen Blues

3. Havok - Time Is Up

4. Toxic Holocaust - Conjure And Command

5. Deafheaven - Roads To Judah

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This is a list of my favorite releases of 2011. The top 50 is in order of preference, the rest are in random order. I have ranked 150 albums in order of preference on RateYourMusic, but I cannot be bothered to do twice the work. Check my profile there for more rankings and reviews.

My reviews
Top 150 and more.

1. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

2. Subrosa - No Help For The Mighty Ones

3. Einar Stray - Chiaroscuro

4. Eleanoora Rosenholm - Hyväile minua pimeä tähti

5. Giles Corey - Giles Corey

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1. Animals As Leaders - Weightless

2. Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues

3. Born Of Osiris - The Discovery

4. Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

5. Cynic - Carbon-Based Anatomy

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My personal top 50 list.
(In no particular order)

1. Decrepit Birth - Polarity

2. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse

3. Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult

4. Joe Satriani - Time Machine

5. Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull

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The top 10 is more or less set so far, I'm still listening to many albums from the rest of the pack plus some not on the list so it is most likely going to change. Although, I don't believe Peste Noire will be taken out the first spot.

1. Peste Noire - L'Ordure à L'état Pur

2. Devin Townsend - Deconstruction

3. Lifelover - Sjukdom

4. Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

5. Taake - Noregs Vaapen

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The list is ongoing, albums may switch places.

1. Burzum - Fallen

2. Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage

3. Negative Plane - Stained Glass Revelations

4. Epheles - Je Suis Autrefois

5. Aaskereia - Dort, wo das alte Böse ruht

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Just a humble list of albums released this year that I found really enjoyable. There is no real order in here, as it's too hard for me to decided which album deserve, e.g., a 1st place and which - a 13th. So... Just listen to all these good pieces of music and enjoy!

1. Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2. Opeth - Heritage

3. Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two

4. Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand

5. Riverside - Memories In My Head

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