1.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2.Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde

3.Allvaters Zorn - Geburt

4.Alrakis - Alpha Eri

5.Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs

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My favorite bands...

1.Void Of Silence - Human Antithesis

2.Why Angels Fall - The Unveiling

3.Before The Rain - Frail

4.Ataraxie - Slow Transcending Agony

5.Virgin Black - Requiem - Mezzo Forte

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I liked a lot of non-metal albums this year but sadly I cannot include them here. Nevertheless, it was a great year for metal and here are my choice albums for 2009. None of them are in order but if I had to choose my number one pick would be for Fen or Blut Aus Nord.

1.Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With The Stars

2.Devin Townsend - Addicted

3.Mastodon - Crack The Skye

4.Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire

5.Fen - The Malediction Fields

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1.Arckanum - ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ

2.Excoriate - On Pestilent Winds...

3.Onirik - After Centuries Of Silence

4.Oranssi Pazuzu - Muukalainen Puhuu

5.Dishammer - Vintage Addiction

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Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.

1.Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

2.Rush - Moving Pictures

3.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

4.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane

5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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