Music with a spacey touch...
Recommendations are welcome (only one album per band)

1.Aeons Confer - Symphonies Of Saturnus

2.Alrakis - Alpha Eri

3.Amestigon - Sun Of All Suns

4.Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies

5.Astral Silence - Astral Journey

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1.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

2.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

3.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

4.Mercenary - Metamorphosis

5.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg

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Edited from 'top 5' to an collection of metal albums in the symphonic death sub-genre. Recommendations are welcome.

1.Aeternam - Disciples Of The Unseen

2.Arch Of Hell - One Day

3.Atrocity - Atlantis

4.Brymir - Breathe Fire To The Sun

5.Dark Lunacy - Devoid

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Each year countless of albums come out. This is obviously by no means a definitive guide because as of 14/12/2011, I've only heard 364 releases from 2011, but do check these albums out if you haven't already! Feel free to throw stuff at my direction. In a rough order right now and rankings get rearranged every now and again. Will be trimmed around again in January / February. Note that I still have plenty to check out though.

1.Terra Tenebrosa - The Tunnels

2.Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance

3.Born Of Osiris - The Discovery

4.The Psychic Paramount - II

5.Flourishing - The Sum Of All Fossils

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In order of release date, a list of what are in my opinion, the best Djent related albums. (I say 'djent related', because in many cases it is not their primary genre).

1.Meshuggah - Nothing

2.SikTh - The Trees Are Dead And Dried Out, Wait For Something Wild

3.Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree

4.SikTh - Death Of A Dead Day

5.Textures - Drawing Circles

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My top albums of the year, roughly in order.

1.Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth

2.Vektor - Outer Isolation

3.Xerath - II

4.Vildhjarta - Måsstaden

5.Havok - Time Is Up

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1.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

2.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors

3.Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance

4.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

5.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

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Quite a polarizing year, this one. On one hand, some releases redefined crap itself. On the other hand, we've got quite a few great and awesome albums. All in all, it was a bit disappointing for me, but I won't complain much indeed (unless I compare it with 2007 of course)...

1 to 5: Cream of the crop, by preference order.

1.Lazuli - (4603 Battements)

2.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg

3.Devin Townsend - Deconstruction

4.Terra Tenebrosa - The Tunnels

5.Unexpect - Fables Of The Sleepless Empire

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(still under Construction...!)

1.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2.Within Temptation - The Unforgiving

3.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

4.Anathema - Falling Deeper

5.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

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Just a humble list of albums released this year that I found really enjoyable. There is no real order in here, as it's too hard for me to decided which album deserve, e.g., a 1st place and which - a 13th. So... Just listen to all these good pieces of music and enjoy!

1.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2.Opeth - Heritage

3.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two

4.Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand

5.Riverside - Memories In My Head

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1.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony

2.Devin Townsend - Deconstruction

3.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

4.Mastodon - The Hunter

5.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

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Pending listen: Vektor, Blut Aus Nord, Iron Savior, Aenaon

By the end of the year, this will be my top 50.

1.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

2.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg

3.Woods Of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason

4.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

5.Draconian - A Rose For The Apocalypse

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These are the bands that have spent the most time coming through my speakers (or will have by the end of the year). In other words: TOP PICKS for 2011, listed in no particular order and updated but not finished...

1.Scar Symmetry - The Unseen Empire

2.Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

3.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

4.Heavenwood - Abyss Masterpiece

5.Havok - Time Is Up

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1.Obscura - Omnivium

2.Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

3.Born Of Osiris - The Discovery

4.Magic Pie - The Suffering Joy

5.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

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Heavy metal + power + thrash + death metal top 50 / 2011

1.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

3.Samael - Lux Mundi

4.Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction

5.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Aagony

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