Well I'm sitting here bored at work and I figured I would make a list too.
These are pretty much my favourite metal releases over the years(in no particular order)
It's pretty much dominated by sludge/stoner releases.

1.Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

2.Mastodon - Leviathan

3.Baroness - Red Album

4.High On Fire - The Art Of Self Defense

5.Sleep - Dopesmoker

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1.Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage

2.Meshuggah - Koloss

3.Allegaeon - Formshifter

4.Wretched - Son Of Perdition

5.Jeff Loomis - Plains Of Oblivion

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These are my picks of "must haves" of 2011 for those who enjoy progressive, technical, djent, and/or experimental metal and hybrids thereof. Derived from over 50 2011 metal releases I purchased and many more that I heard but did not buy. Maybe you missed a masterpiece that I've identified here -- I know I've found a few from others' lists!

1.Leprous - Bilateral

2.TesseracT - One

3.Unexpect - Fables Of The Sleepless Empire

4.Cynthesis - DeEvolution

5.Blotted Science - The Animation Of Entomology

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Coolingsrock's albums from 2010. Best to worst. Now Listening to Miss May I - Monument

1.Angelus Apatrida - Clockwork

2.Overkill - Ironbound

3.Periphery - Periphery

4.The Devil Wears Prada - Zombie

5.After The Burial - In Dreams

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Doom on you! As with my Post-stonersludge list, this is a list of 25 doom albums by artists of varying stature that i enjoy. And by "enjoy", I mean "suffer through, eagerly awaiting the end ... whether the close of the album or my own imminent demise, so long as the misery stops." woe is me. and woe is you, too.

1.40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

2.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

3.Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane

4.Anathema - The Silent Enigma

5.Candlemass - Nightfall

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My favorite albums of 2012.

2012 was a good year for Metal, or should I say for Metal of my taste. The year was packed with a lot of Doom Metal albums, and the big names like My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Anathema, Candlemass and Katatonia all came good.

My favorites Moonspell and Saturnus also came up with good albums. Epica was a bit of a let down, but still good enough for me. Then there were a couple of really good debut albums (Atoma and In The Silence top the list for me). So overall, it was a year where the hits just kept coming and music-wise I was never bored.

1.Saturnus - Saturn In Ascension

2.Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird

3.Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White

4.My Dying Bride - A Map Of All Our Failures

5.Falling Leaves - Mournful Cry Of A Dying Sun

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The name is "fastest double-bass" but I still incluided some quadruple and triple pedal songs for the sake of it.

I metronomed these and many more to make a definite double-bass chart. BUT IT'S NOT EVEN NEARLY FINISHED YET, so make suggestions.
These are the studio versions, but I often point out if the a live version is different. Also, small rolls don't count. The track must have 16 consecutive hits for it to be listed.

1.Henker - Mental Corruption

2.Despised Icon - Fainted Blue Ornaments

3.Henker - Slave Of My Art

4.Guido Wyss - COMMANDO NOÏSE TERROR - ATTACK 1 (it's his project, I don't know how the name is supposed to be laid out)

5.Arcturus - The Arcturian Sign

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1.Jeff Loomis - Plains Of Oblivion

2.Accept - Stalingrad

3.Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Lost In The New Real

4.The Foreshadowing - Second World

5.Moonspell - Alpha Noir/Omega White

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Jiri is now in 1991.

1.Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle

2.Conception - The Last Sunset

3.Fear Of God - Within The Veil

4.Metallica - Metallica

5.Paradise Lost - Gothic

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1.Saxon - Lionheart

2.Saxon - The Inner Sanctum

3.Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law

4.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

5.Saxon - Denim And Leather

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Ordered from best to worst. Because listing it is easier than voting and much easier than voting twice.

Latest additions: Blutmond, Wrathblade, High On Fire

Today is January 17, 2013. The update previous to this was on 5/5/12. Welcome to the future.
Fear not, dear reader, I've only been neglecting the list, but not the music.

1.Borknagar - Urd

2.Carach Angren - Where The Corpses Sink Forever

3.Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata

4.Enslaved - RIITIIR

5.Om - Advaitic Songs

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1.Turisas - The Varganian Way

2.Ensiferum - Victory Songs

3.Arch Enemy - Rise Of The Tyrant

4.Epica - The Divine Conspiracy

5.Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli

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The label metal includes heavy, power, black...

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

2.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

3.Rush - 2112

4.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

5.Opeth - Still Life

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Well, it's been a terrific 2012 for metal fans. I listened to hundreds of albums and I'd like to share my favs with you. Although it was very difficult I have narrowed down my top 20.

1.Sunpocrisy - Samaroid Dioramas

2.Downfall Of Gaia - Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes

3.Rush - Clockwork Angels

4.Adrift - Black Heart Bleeds Black

5.Constants - Pasiflora

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Hope to manage to keep this one update... the 2011 one i still around to be completed.
This is a list about personal taste... I listen to several Metal genres, but not all strike me with the same intensity. This list reflects that intensity, not the intrinsic musical quality of the albums.

1.Xandria - Neverworld's End

2.Eluveitie - Helvetios

3.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme

4.Barren Earth - The Devil's Resolve

5.Amberian Dawn - Circus Black

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