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1996

6 ranked · 4 mentions

Album of the year

Crimson

Edge of Sanity

Progressive MetalPick: Crimson

Ranked

  1. 1

    Crimson

    Edge of Sanity

    Progressive MetalPick: Crimson

  2. 2

    Morningrise

    Opeth

    Progressive MetalPick: Black Rose Immortal

  3. 3

    Ænima

    Tool

    Progressive MetalPick: Pushit

  4. 4

    The Jester Race

    In Flames

    Death MetalPick: Moonshield

  5. 5

    Brave Murder Day

    Katatonia

    Doom MetalPick: Brave

  6. 6

    Theli

    Therion

    Symphonic MetalPick: Cults of the Shadow

Honorable mentions

Albums we love just as much — kept here as favorites beyond the ranked list.

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