Yet another list of mine, this time going back since the first one in 2017. My favorite death metal-adjacent records of 2016. I will be adding more as I find other great records, feel free to recommend stuff in the comments! Listed alphabetically by band name with the subgenre included.

1.Abnormality - Mechanisms Of Omniscience

2.Aborted - Retrogore

3.Amon Amarth - Jomsviking

4.Anciients - Voice Of The Void

5.Be'lakor - Vessels

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Each band featured once, except one.

1.Amorphis - Queen Of Time

2.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

3.Burzum - Filosofem

4.Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll

5.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

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1.Alcest - Kodama

2.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

3.Omnium Gatherum - Grey Heavens

4.Uada - Devoid Of Light

5.Harakiri For The Sky - III: Trauma

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1.Leprous - Live At Rockefeller Music Hall

2.Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep Of Reason

3.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

4.Textures - Phenotype

5.Haken - Affinity

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1.Dark Tranquillity - Character

2.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

3.Dark Tranquillity - Fiction

4.Dark Tranquillity - Projector

5.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

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1.Wintersun - Wintersun

2.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

3.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

4.Septicflesh - Communion

5.Insomnium - Above The Weeping World

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1.Dark Tranquillity - Character

2.Dark Tranquillity - Fiction

3.Dark Tranquillity - Haven

4.Dark Tranquillity - Projector

5.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

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1.Saor - Guardians

2.Oathbreaker - Rheia

3.SubRosa - For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages

4.Astronoid - Air

5.Zeal and Ardor - Devil Is Fine

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In no particular order

1.Devin Townsend - Transcendence

2.Cult Of Luna - Mariner [Collaboration]

3.Astronoid - Air

4.Borknagar - Winter Thrice

5.Messa - Belfry

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Better never than late, right? Order is not particular.

1.Vektor - Terminal Redux

2.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

3.Insomnium - Winter's Gate

4.Uada - Devoid Of Light

5.Be'lakor - Vessels

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A short list displaying my top 5 albums of last year. These albums are truly great and deserve attention not only by the fans of the bands, but all metal fans in general.

1.Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika

2.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

3.Be'lakor - Vessels

4.Witherscape - The Northern Sanctuary

5.Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience

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1.Be'lakor - Vessels

2.Twelve Foot Ninja - Outlier

3.Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika

4.David Bowie - Blackstar

5.Gojira - Magma

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1.Sabaton - The Last Stand

2.Volbeat - Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie

3.Primal Fear - Rulebreaker

4.Pretty Maids - Kingmaker

5.Evergrey - The Storm Within

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1.Mantar - Ode To The Flame

2.Temple Of Gnosis - De Secretis Naturae Alchymica

3.Uada - Devoid Of Light

4.Vanhelgd - Temple Of Phobos

5.Witherscape - The Northern Sanctuary

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1.I am Noah - The Verdict

2.Insomnium - Winter's Gate

3.Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale

4.Avantasia - Ghostlights

5.Fleshgod Apocalypse - King

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