1.Kamelot - Silverthorn

2.Serj Tankian - Harakiri

3.Firewind - Few Against Many

4.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

5.Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol

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1.Overkill - The Electric Age

2.Vektor - Outer Isolation

3.Skeletonwitch - Forever Abomination

4.Testament - Dark Roots Of Earth

5.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

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1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Iron Maiden - Killers

3.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

4.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

5.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

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1.Mors Principium Est - ...And Death Said Live

2.Destruction - Spiritual Genocide

3.Kamelot - Silverthorn

4.Hunter - Królestwo

5.Bloodbound - In The Name Of Metal

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1.Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata

2.Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal

3.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

4.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

5.Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind

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1.Overkill - The Electric Age

2.Ex Deo - Caligvla

3.Candlemass - Psalms For The Dead

4.Asphyx - Deathhammer

5.Accept - Stalingrad

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1.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

2.Asphyx - Deathhammer

3.Accept - Stalingrad

4.Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity

5.Pain Confessor - Incarcerated

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I haven't been able to listen to all of this years top albums (As voted on by MS Users ) but, I tried dammit. This year was a bit disappointing as other years have had many more 9's and so on. Still a lot of great to really good releases either way.

1.Seven Kingdoms - The Fire Is Mine

2.Overkill - The Electric Age

3.Agua De Annique - Everything Is Changing

4.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

5.Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Lost In The New Real

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This is my list of my favourite albums of 2012. These albums are not necessarily "the best" of the year, just what I've heard listed by how much I've enjoyed them.

1.Wintersun - Time I

2.Enslaved - RIITIIR

3.Sigh - In Somniphobia

4.Accept - Stalingrad

5.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

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1.Overkill - The Electric Age

2.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

3.Testament - Dark Roots Of Earth

4.Paradox - Tales Of The Weird

5.Suicidal Angels - Bloodbath

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1.Soulfly - Enslaved

2.Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol

3.Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White

4.Meshuggah - Koloss

5.Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage

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Any albums that don't make it into my personal top twenty albums list (particularly those that were once on the list but were bumped off) should be mentioned too (unless they suck)! I will add any albums that made an impression on me, but weren't enough for my top twenty or were originally top twenty contenders that were bumped off in room for better albums.

1.Three Hour Ceasefire - Cry Havoc EP

2.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

3.Baroness - Yellow & Green

4.Bilocate - Summoning The Bygones

5.Overkill - The Electric Age

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1.Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage

2.Meshuggah - Koloss

3.Allegaeon - Formshifter

4.Wretched - Son Of Perdition

5.Jeff Loomis - Plains Of Oblivion

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My top 2012

1.Blind Guardian - Memories Of A Time To Come

2.Kamelot - Silverthorn

3.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

4.Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White

5.Katatonia - Dead End Kings

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