1.Epica - The Holographic Principle

2.Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika

3.Insomnium - Winter's Gate

4.Delain - Moonbathers

5.Be'lakor - Vessels

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My Favorite Albums Of The Year \m/

1.Onmyo-Za - 迦陵頻伽

2.Dream Theater - The Astonishing

3.Epica - The Holographic Principle

4.Insomnium - Winter's Gate

5.Opeth - Sorceress

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1.Vektor - Terminal Redux

2.Plini - Handmade Cities

3.Alcest - Kodama

4.The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation

5.Thank You Scientist - Stranger Heads Prevail

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My personal favorite studio albums of 2016

1.Devin Townsend - Transcendence

2.Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale

3.Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage

4.Metallica - Hardwired...To Self-Destruct

5.Epica - The Holographic Principle

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let's go!

1.Band-Maid - Brand New Maid

2.Thrawsunblat - Metachthonia

3.Enchiridion - The Realm Of Blackened Perdition

4.pg.lost - Versus

5.Myrath - Legacy

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1.Circus Maximus - Havoc

2.Haken - Affinity

3.Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty

4.Devin Townsend - Transcendence

5.Fates Warning - Theories Of Flight

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My favorite to least favorite from 2016. I will be adding and moving albums as the year goes on.

1.Epica - The Holographic Principle

2.Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake

3.Avantasia - Ghostlights

4.Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience

5.Brymir - Slayer Of Gods

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1.Omnium Gatherum - Grey Heavens

2.Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale

3.Fallujah - Dreamless

4.Fleshgod Apocalypse - King

5.Epica - The Holographic Principle

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1.Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale

2.Epica - The Holographic Principle

3.Insomnium - Winter's Gate

4.Delain - Moonbathers

5.Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace: The Original Sin

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Order is sorted by album repeat.

1.Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep Of Reason

2.Vale Of Pnath - II

3.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

4.Fallujah - Dreamless

5.Be'lakor - Vessels

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One of source of entertainment in the couple of months since I've joined MS has been watching albums careen up and down the 2015 top 20. I thought it might be interesting to compile a list of every album that shows up on the 2016 top 20 list at any point during the year (modulo how often I'm actually able to observe the list) along with some statistics. Ranking on this list is ordered by peak rank, then last date at that rank, then end of year rank.

1.Insomnium - Winter's Gate

2.Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale

3.Aenaon - Hypnosophy

4.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

5.Anaal Nathrakh - The Whole Of The Law

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Welcome to my 2016 list. Most of you are aware how lists on MS work :- If the album appears at the top it's amazing (imo) and highly recommend you give it a listen... if it's featured at the bottom then I probably don't like it. If you have any recommendations for albums, feel free to leave a message in the comments section!!

1.Whispered - Metsutan - Songs Of The Void

2.Mesarthim - Pillars

3.Equilibrium - Armageddon

4.Omnium Gatherum - Grey Heavens

5.Twilight Force - Heroes Of Mighty Magic

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**DISCLAIMER: This list is based on my own opinion and musical taste, and should not be taken otherwise.
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In compliance to 2015's list, I've decided to orginize this year's list a bit differantly, as well as taking off 2016 releases from 2015's list.

Self-explainatory list that's used mostly for personal reminders of upcoming releases.

1.Neal Morse - The Similitude Of A Dream

2.Oddland - Origin

3.Iamthemorning - Lighthouse

4.Riverside - Eye Of The Soundscape

5.Ihsahn - Arktis.

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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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