1.Turisas - Stand Up And Fight

2.Arafel - For Battles Once Fought

3.Rhapsody Of Fire - From Chaos To Eternity

4.MaYaN - Quarterpast

5.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

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1.Turisas - Stand Up And Fight

2.Draconian - A Rose For The Apocalypse

3.Symphony X - Iconoclast

4.Heavenwood - Abyss Masterpiece

5.Hands Of Despair - Hereafter

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1.Leprous - Bilateral

2.Symphony X - Iconoclast

3.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two

4.Jolly - The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1)

5.Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

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1.Nightwish - Oceanborn

2.Nightwish - Century Child

3.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

4.Nightwish - Once

5.Nightwish - Wishmaster

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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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Well it seems to be the popular thing to do (creating a 2011 faves list) so why shouldn't I jump on the bandwagon too...

Alphabetically of course...although if I was going to put one at the top it would be Archspire (it's unfortunate I haven't seen it on many lists)...

1.Abysmal Dawn - Leveling The Plane Of Existence

2.After Oblivion - Vultures

3.Archspire - All Shall Align

4.Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising

5.Beyond Creation - The Aura

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1.Riot - Immortal Soul

2.Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

3.Leprous - Bilateral

4.Symphony X - Iconoclast

5.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

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1.Myrath - Tales Of The Sands

2.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

3.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

4.Amaranthe - Amaranthe

5.Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand

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These Are The Albums That I Have Brought In 2011 \\w//

1.Symphony X - Iconoclast

2.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

3.Arkona - Slovo

4.Belphegor - Blood Magick Necromance

5.Blood Red Throne - Brutalitarian Regime

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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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It remains to add bands that haven't released album and add personal comments.

1.Symphony X - Iconoclast

2.Iced Earth - Dystopia

3.Vektor - Outer Isolation

4.Megadeth - Th1rt3en

5.Warbringer - Worlds Torn Asunder

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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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1.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

2.Evergrey - Glorious Collision

3.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two

4.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

5.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

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1.Opeth - Heritage

2.Mastodon - The Hunter

3.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

4.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two

5.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

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1.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

2.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony

3.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

4.The Devil Wears Prada - Dead Throne

5.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

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