1.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

2.Sigh - Scenes From Hell

3.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

4.Melechesh - The Epigenesis

5.Therion - Sitra Ahra

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1.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

2.Mekong Delta - Wanderer On The Edge Of Time

3.The Ocean - Anthropocentric

4.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

5.Pin-Up Went Down - 342

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The First two Albums Are My All Time Favorites.

1.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

2.Ihsahn - After

3.System Divide - The Conscious Sedation

4.All That Remains - For We Are Many

5.Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

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1.Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River

2.Pressure Points - Remorses To Remember

3.Helevorn - Forthcoming Displeasures

4.The Howling Void - Shadows Over The Cosmos

5.Mar De Grises - Streams Inwards

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1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

2.Wuthering Heights - Salt

3.In Mourning - Monolith

4.Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

5.Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition

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Song of the Year: Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned

1.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

2.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

3.Helloween - 7 Sinners

4.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

5.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

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1.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

2.Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones

3.Overkill - Ironbound

4.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

5.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

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1.Mar De Grises - Streams Inwards

2.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

3.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

4.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

5.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

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1.Helloween - 7 Sinners

2.Pretty Maids - Pandemonium

3.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

4.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

5.Sebastien - Tears Of White Roses

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1.Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

2.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

3.Fear Factory - Mechanize

4.Helloween - 7 Sinners

5.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

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2010 has come and gone...
It was a pretty uneven year in metal, with average albums coming from great bands, and good, beautiful surprises popping up from unexpected corners.
2010 was also quite a special year for me - music-wise at least. Thanks to Ivor (yeah, you), a few weird reviews, and other factors, my tastes somehow exploded. Not that it was a surprise, this was already an event in the making. But still. Plus, a year that sees the release of two life-changing albums (whether personally or because they change how you see music) is always a good thing...

1.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

2.Shining (NOR) - Blackjazz

3.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

4.Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent

5.Agrypnie - 16[485]

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1.Therion - Sitra Ahra

2.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

3.Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was

4.Magica - Dark Diary

5.King Of Asgard - Fi'mbulvintr

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My 2 cent on last year's releases. After this retrospective, I'm highly doubtful that 2011 can get any better. I'd rate this year as 8/10. YES, NOT EVERYTHING THAT'S GREAT MUST GET A 10! ^^

1.Kalmah - 12 Gauge

2.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

3.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

4.Equilibrium - Rekreatur

5.Sigh - Scenes From Hell

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1.Overkill - Ironbound

2.Hail Of Bullets - On Divine Winds

3.Helstar - Glory Of Chaos

4.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

5.Heathen - The Evolution Of Chaos

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last updated: 14th December 2011

1.Machinae Supremacy - A View From The End Of The World

2.In Vain - Mantra

3.Illidiance - Damage Theory

4.Masterplan - Time To Be King

5.Instanzia - Ghosts

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