1.Leprous - The Congregation

2.TesseracT - Polaris

3.Heart Of A Coward - Deliverance

4.Arcane - Known / Learned

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

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1.Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

2.Cradle Of Filth - Hammer Of The Witches

3.Kamelot - Haven

4.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

5.August Burns Red - Found In Far Away Places

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In no particular order.

I originally made a top 15 but there is just too much music to do that shit anymore.

1.Tribulation - The Children Of The Night

2.Abigail Williams - The Accuser

3.Prurient - Frozen Niagara Falls

4.Deafheaven - New Bermuda

5.Imperial Triumphant - Abyssal Gods

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My favourite albums of 2015. (In order of preference, and only including albums I would rate 7+).

1.Periphery - Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega

2.Deafheaven - New Bermuda

3.Fear Factory - Genexus

4.So Hideous - Laurestine

5.I, Valiance - The Reject of Humanity

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Every album to catch my ear during 2015, rated, with plenty of non-metal for those of you who like to branch out and see what the whole world of music has to offer. Variety'll always be a virtue.

Numerous focused listens needed before rating.
Updates will (hopefully) be constant.

New Update: In order to promote exploration into albums you may not know, I've decided to include "Standout Track" segments for any album which has a track I feel you all MUST listen to. Hopefully these can help hook people with albums they're not familiar with, because chances are they instantaneously hooked me.

1.Death Grips - The Powers That B

2.Leprous - The Congregation

3.Clarence Clarity - No Now

4.Björk - Vulnicura

5.Envy - Atheist's Cornea

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All the albums I've listened to in 2015, from favorite to least favorite, and a small summary.

1.Shape Of Despair - Monotony Fields

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

3.Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.

4.Leviathan - Scar Sighted

5.Ahab - The Boats Of The Glen Carrig

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Due to new developments and time constraints, I have streamlined this back into one list. I have taken off anything that I did not care for, so just consider it a list of recommended listens. You can find full reviews on Metal Trenches (MT) in most cases. Also jumping on the artwork bandwagon:

1.Between The Buried And Me - Coma Ecliptic

2.Abyssal - Antikatastaseis

3.Death Karma - The History Of Death & Burial Rituals Part I

4.A Forest Of Stars - Beware The Sword You Cannot See

5.Leviathan - Scar Sighted

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This is a list of all the albums I have fully listened to in 2015. Each comes with their own rating and my opinion on that album. I have listened to all of these albums a minimum of 4-5 times each. This year I'm not going to go for 55+ albums like 2014. Instead I will only listen to new albums of bands that I know or curious about. I will be more focused on older albums this year, so this list will be tiny. Still open for suggestions.

1.Gorod - A Maze Of Recycled Creeds

2.Symphony X - Underworld

3.August Burns Red - Found In Far Away Places

4.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

5.The Agonist - Eye Of Providence

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My favorite albums of 2015

1.Deafheaven - New Bermuda

2.Beardfish - +4626-COMFORTZONE

3.Turnover - Peripheral Vision

4.Riverside - Love, Fear And The Time Machine

5.Caligula's Horse - Bloom

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1.Heart Of A Coward - Deliverance

2.Paradise Lost - The Plague Within

3.Soilwork - The Ride Majestic

4.Sylosis - Dormant Heart

5.Lamb Of God - VII: Sturm Und Drang

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1.Soilwork - The Ride Majestic

2.Symphony X - Underworld

3.Lamb Of God - VII: Sturm Und Drang

4.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

5.Sylosis - Dormant Heart

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