Instead of making an arbitrarily long list of all the albums I enjoyed in 2011 I decided to only list my top 5 albums that were constantly repeating in my head all year (and still do).

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

2.Textures - Dualism

3.Born Of Osiris - The Discovery

4.Leprous - Bilateral

5.The Human Abstract - Digital Veil

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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.Devin Townsend - Deconstruction

2.Symphony X - Iconoclast

3.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

4.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

5.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

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My top prog albums. The list will be regularly updated.

1.Opeth - Ghost Reveries

2.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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

4.An Abstract Illusion - Woe

5.Gojira - Magma

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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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1.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

2.Vildhjarta - Måsstaden

3.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

4.Shining - VII - Född Förlorare

5.Ghost Brigade - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us

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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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Metal / Rock / Instrumental / Etc...

1.Fanisk - Noontide

2.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

3.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

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5.Anathema - A Moment In Time

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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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Purely subjective list based on personal preferences for the year, unrelated to mass opinion of an album or a band's abilities (e.g. Trivium, Oranssi Pazuzu) - many albums lined up to listen to so will increase in size. Also, not entirely in order, middle order mainly just an approximation.

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

2.Protest The Hero - Scurrilous

3.Infestus - E x I s t

4.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

5.Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth

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Ordered best to worst. This is entirely my opinion.

1.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

2.Graveyard - Hisingen Blues

3.Havok - Time Is Up

4.Toxic Holocaust - Conjure And Command

5.Deafheaven - Roads To Judah

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These are just my top ten favorite albums (metal-related) since 2000. These are my opinions, and my opinions only. Keep it Heavy \m/

1.Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper

2.Carnifex - Hell Chose Me

3.Suicide Silence - No Time To Bleed

4.Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk

5.As Blood Runs Black - Allegiance

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1.Protest The Hero - Fortress

2.Born Of Osiris - The New Reign

3.Between The Buried And Me - Colors

4.After The Burial - Rareform

5.August Burns Red - Constellations

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After seeing Guib's great list (go check it out) , I wanted to create my own lineup of albums that really hit the spot for me. I'm all about heavy guitars mixed with symphonic elements/melodies. While I'll mostly lean towards technical death metal & deathcore, I'm open to throwing in other stuff that fits the vibe.

I'll list them in order of date. Feel free to post recommendations. One album each band.

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Personal favorite 2024:
Job For A Cowboy - Moon Healer

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TAGS: Technical Death Metal, Melodic Tech-Death, Brutal, Atmospheric, Progressive, Blackened Tech-Death, Deathcore, Symphonic, Dissonant Tech-Death, Metalcore

1.The Faceless - Akeldama

2.Born Of Osiris - The Discovery

3.Northlane - Singularity

4.Aversions Crown - Tyrant

5.Rings Of Saturn - Lugal Ki En

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My favorites 2010 albums.

1.After The Burial - Dig Deep

2.Shadow Of Intent - Melancholy

3.Gojira - Magma

4.Slash - World On Fire

5.Batushka - Litourgiya

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