The list is short.
But at the top, there can only be room for few.

1.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

2.Emyn Muil - Turin Turambar Dagnir Glaurunga

3.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

4.Atlantean Kodex - The White Goddess

5.Iron Maiden - Maiden England

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This year, I will try to listen to less music more. That is, I won't go out of my way to hear and list every possible album I sort of dig on the first spin, and the ones I do include I aim to know thoroughly. A lot of the albums I include tentatively will probably get deleted, too. Without further preamble, interesting albums in no particular order:

1.Owen Pallett - In Conflict

2.Menace Ruine - Venus Armata

3.Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden

4.Jenny Hval & Susanna - Meshes of Voice

5.Tuomas Henrikin Jeesuksen Kristuksen Bändi - Käkkyrällään

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My personal best 10 albums from 2012!

1.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

2.Kamelot - Silverthorn

3.Wintersun - Time I

4.DragonForce - The Power Within

5.Eluveitie - Helvetios

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1.Death - Symbolic

2.Opeth - Orchid

3.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

4.Fear Factory - Demanufacture

5.Nevermore - Nevermore

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My favorite progressive metal albums (derived/mixed genres included). Lot of stuff still missing here since I have a terrible memory I think everything here is at least 8,5/10.

Please, feel free to drop suggestions. I'd love to make it more or less complete one day.

I will eventually rate these albums too...

1.Dream Theater - Awake

2.Dream Theater - Images And Words

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

4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

5.Redemption - Snowfall On Judgment Day

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1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

2.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

3.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

4.AC/DC - Back In Black

5.Rush - Permanent Waves

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Not 'Nu Metal'.
Bands formed in 1990 or later.

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1.Machine Head - Burn My Eyes

2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3.Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

4.Savatage - Handful Of Rain

5.Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory

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Listen to these on LSD, they're good.

1.Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies

2.Ulver - Teachings In Silence

3.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

4.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

5.Tool - Lateralus

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One of the worst year in history of heavy metal music.

1.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

2.Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

3.Rage - Trapped

4.Mezarkabul - Trail Blazer

5.Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark

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1.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

2.Opeth - Pale Communion

3.Sólstafir - Ótta

4.Whispered - Shogunate Macabre

5.Equilibrium - Erdentempel

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1.Ihsahn - After

2.The Ocean - Anthropocentric

3.Ghost - Opus Eponymous

4.In Mourning - Monolith

5.Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI

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Just a list of my favorite albums!

1.Kamelot - The Black Halo

2.Epica - Design Your Universe

3.Kamelot - Karma

4.The Gathering - Mandylion

5.Nightwish - Century Child

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