1.Borknagar - True North

2.Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear

3.Alcest - SPIRITUAL INSTICT

4.Soilwork - Verkligheten

5.Rammstein - Rammstein

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

2.Leprous - Coal

3.Lingua Mortis Orchestra - LMO [Collaboration]

4.Devin Townsend - Empath

5.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

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1.Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear

2.The Great Old Ones - Cosmicism

3.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Veleno

4.Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination

5.Borknagar - True North

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1.Myrath - Shehili

2.Leprous - Pitfalls

3.Devin Townsend - Empath

4.Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination

5.Opeth - In Cauda Venenum

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1.Numenorean - Adore

2.Tool - Fear Inoculum

3.Officium Triste - The Death Of Gaia

4.Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast - Re-Mistressed

5.Iapetus - The Body Cosmic

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Albums that I listened to in 2019
The Albums are ordered from best to worst but the List is changing till the end of the year.
This is just my opinion.

1.In Mourning - Garden Of Storms

2.Cloak - The Burning Dawn

3.Beast In Black - From Hell With Love

4.Darkthrone - Old Star

5.Midnight Priest - Aggressive Hauntings

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A list of albums I listen to and rated with a small commentary. This list is not meant to have an order, or a best-to-worst classification.

Links to connected lists:

Album & Artist Impressions (Part 2)

Rating:

10 - Timeless classic
9 - Masterpiece
8 - Excellent
7 - Solid
6 - Uneven
5 - Tainted by tone-deafness

1.Igorrr - Hallelujah

2.Strapping Young Lad - Strapping Young Lad

3.Cro-Mags - Revenge

4.Sepultura - Chaos A.D.

5.Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen

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Only good stuff included.

So far 2019 has been truly marvelous year full of stellar metal releases. I'll be updating this list as I find more worthy ones and/or get more into the ones already listed.

My ratings:

✮✮✮✮✮ = Instant classic.
✮✮✮✮½ = The Force is strong with this one.
✮✮✮✮ = Pretty damn good!

1.Finsterforst - Zerfall

2.Iapetus - The Body Cosmic

3.Numenorean - Adore

4.IQ - Resistance

5.White Ward - Love Exchange Failure

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The best of 2019

1.Disillusion - The Liberation

2.Soen - Lotus

3.Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear

4.Waste Of Space Orchestra - Syntheosis

5.Lacrimas Profundere - Bleeding The Stars

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(Top 130... won't make it to 200 until early next year... but I don't mind, do you? *sound of crickets* well, ok then, soliloquy over =) )

update: never got to 200, but I'm hoping the 2020's list will - or at least a top 150

1.Devin Townsend - Empath

2.Finsterforst - Zerfall

3.Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen

4.Borknagar - True North

5.Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

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1.Wormwood - Nattarvet

2.Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

3.Swallow The Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light

4.Soen - Lotus

5.Brutus (Belgium Band) - Nest

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My top to bottom list of everything from 2019 I've spent time with and have also purchased either physically or digitally (which is why most of them have high ratings). Releases featured on MS only. Whole number ratings out of 10 and my personal opinions included.

NOTE: I am no longer updating this list. 2019 was a monster year for music but I am onto a 2020 list. You can check it out here: http://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6056

1.Soen - Lotus

2.Borknagar - True North

3.Alcest - Spiritual Instinct

4.Thank You Scientist - Terraformer

5.Brymir - Wings Of Fire

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1.Devin Townsend - Empath

2.Leprous - Pitfalls

3.Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination

4.Periphery - Periphery IV: Hail Stan

5.Issues - Beautiful Oblivion

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1.Soen - Lotus

2.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Veleno

3.Devin Townsend - Empath

4.Possessed - Revelations Of Oblivion

5.Deathspell Omega - The Furnaces Of Palingenesia

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1.Misþyrming - Algleymi

2.Mgła - Age Of Excuse

3.Flotsam And Jetsam - The End Of Chaos

4.Finsterforst - Zerfall

5.Borknagar - True North

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