Without repeating bands, not in mega particular order but roughly

1.Watain - The Wild Hunt

2.The Faceless - Autotheism

3.Behemoth - The Satanist

4.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

5.The Black Dahlia Murder - Everblack

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Ranking some of the albums I got this year. I will return to edit accordingly with my favorites. Thumbs up if you concur.

1.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

2.Allegaeon - Elements Of The Infinite

3.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

4.Mors Principium Est - Dawn Of The 5th Era

5.Scar Symmetry - The Singularity (Phase I - Neohumanity)

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1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter

3.Mors Principium Est - Dawn Of The 5th Era

4.Anaal Nathrakh - Desideratum

5.Monuments - The Amanuensis

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1.Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere

2.Corrosion Of Conformity - IX

3.Trap Them - Blissfucker

4.Anathema - Distant Satellites

5.Vallenfyre - Splinters

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Ningen Isu rocked in retrospect

1.Ningen Isu - 無頼豊饒

2.Primal Fear - Delivering The Black

3.Lords Of Black - Lords Of Black

4.Epica - The Quantum Enigma

5.Primordial - Where Greater Men Have Fallen

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Past fanaticism aside, this list endeavors to be a much more concise, less insane venture. I intend only to include albums I really like, which admittedly doesn't entail a great amount so far this year. So I'll start out small, and hopefully it will balloon out from there.

Ordered by preference, though always subject to change.

1.Spectral Lore - III

2.Anubis Gate - Horizons

3.Bloodway - Sunstone Voyager And The Clandestine Horizon

4.Prajna - The Summer Eclipse

5.Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi

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1.Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain

2.Triptykon - Melana Chasmata

3.Threshold - For The Journey

4.Overkill - White Devil Armory

5.Orange Goblin - Back From The Abyss

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I do my best to feel confident about my top 10, After that 11-100 are just alphabetical.

1.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

2.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

3.Evergrey - The Inner Circle

4.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

5.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

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This list is provisional with no specific order. It's subject to change as time passes and more albums get released. For now, Triptykon's new work tops my chart.

1.Mayhem - Esoteric Warfare

2.Triptykon - Melana Chasmata

3.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

4.Behemoth - The Satanist

5.Witch Mountain - Mobile Of Angels

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Pretty much every album that's caught my attention over the year, including non-metal. (Variety is a virtue, y'know )

I'll only be commenting on albums that I've given enough time to really form an opinion on. Chances are albums that failed to interest me beyond a first listen will eventually be removed from the list.

1.Swans - To Be Kind

2.Darren Korb - Transistor Original Soundtrack

3.Bent Knee - Shiny Eyed Babies

4.Gazpacho - Demon

5.Vampillia - My Beautiful Twisted Nightmares In Aurora Rainbow Darkness

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1.Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden

2.Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere

3.Triptykon - Melana Chasmata

4.Misery Index - The Killing Gods

5.Yob - Clearing The Path To Ascend

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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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Rating:
10 - Allmost impossible to get. The band need to create something astronomical good.
9 - Only the best albums of the year gets this.
8 - A really good album on all levels.
7 - A good album, but nothing special.
6 - An average album with some good songs.
5 - Not a good album, maybe 1 or 2 good songs.
4 and below - I rather not waste my time on it...

1.

2.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

3.Behemoth - The Satanist

4.Vanden Plas - Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1)

5.Beyond Creation - Earthborn Evolution

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Same as every year, my list of 2014 albums I listen and care to give a rating to.

1.Bloodbath - Grand Morbid Funeral

2.Los Random - Pidanoma

3.The Atlas Moth - The Old Believer

4.Giant Squid - Minoans

5.Behemoth - The Satanist

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1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Winterstorm - Cathyron

3.Corpsessed - Abysmal Thresholds

4.More Than A Thousand - Vol.5 Lost At Home

5.Woods Of Desolation - As The Stars

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