Didn't explore so much as I wanted in 2013, but these ones caught my attention.
Order from the most to the rarely listened.

1.Orphaned Land - All Is One

2.Falkenbach - Asa

3.Amorphis - Circle

4.Equilibrium - Waldschrein

5.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

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1.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

2.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

3.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

4.Leprous - Coal

5.The Ocean - Pelagial

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My favorite albums of 2013. A year with a lot of great releases for prog fans!

1.Jolly - The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 2)

2.Dream Theater - Dream Theater

3.Haken - The Mountain

4.Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam

5.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

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This list is pretty diverse with the most Progressive Metal I think I've ever had on a year end list. This was also the toughest year end list to compile with the ridiculous amount of great music 2013 had.

1.Hell - Curse & Chapter

2.A Sound Of Thunder - Time's Arrow

3.Fates Warning - Darkness In A Different Light

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5.Epysode - Fantasmagoria

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1.Witherscape - The Inheritance

2.Spiritual Beggars - Earth Blues

3.Soilwork - The Living Infinite

4.Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony

5.Tristania - Darkest White

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This is pretty much a carbon copy of a list I posted on deviantART. If you want to see me go into a little more detail on why I picked these albums (I find it hard to do that with MetalStorm's listing system) then check out the original list here: http://shuriken95.deviantart.com/journal/Top-35-Albums-of-2013-35-21-423820869

1.Leprous - Coal

2.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

3.Future Of The Left - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident

4.Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

5.Haken - The Mountain

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1.Orphaned Land - All Is One

2.Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies

3.Tarja - Colours In The Dark

4.Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods

5.Avatarium - Avatarium

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1.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

2.Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam

3.Soilwork - The Living Infinite

4.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

5.Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

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

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Dream Theater - Octavarium

4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

5.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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1.Orphaned Land - All Is One

2.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

3.Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam

4.Trivium - Vengeance Falls

5.Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King

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1.Stratovarius - Nemesis

2.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

3.Heaven Shall Burn - Veto

4.Black Sabbath - 13

5.Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods

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My favourite albums of 2013. (In order of preference, and only including albums I would rate 7+).

1.Deafheaven - Sunbather

2.Protest The Hero - Volition

3.TesseracT - Altered State

4.Ovid's Withering - Scryers Of The Ibis

5.Means End - The Didact

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There is no real arrangement here, apart for the top 3.

1.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

2.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

3.The Vision Bleak - Witching Hour

4.Avatarium - Avatarium

5.Black Sabbath - 13

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Recently, instead of scouring too much the albums of the year I'm in, I decided to take a deeper journey and appreciate progressive music (prog metal/rock). While I'm still in the early beginnings of my journey, I decided to make a list to the albums I fully listen to so that I can keep charting my voyage in these vast seas. Some albums are not yet added because I need to listen them well and grab my favorites out, and some bands are on queue. I'm also eager to hear some recommendations, so thanks in advance for them!

1.Ayreon - The Human Equation

2.Barren Earth - The Devil's Resolve

3.Blotted Science - The Machinations Of Dementia

4.Control Denied - The Fragile Art Of Existence

5.Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons [EP]

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My favorites of 2013..

Oh, and it's a WIP btw.. I have a lot of catching up to do.. Been sleeping for six months I guess.

1.Persefone - Spiritual Migration

2.Haken - The Mountain

3.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

4.Leprous - Coal

5.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

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