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1997

6 ranked · 4 mentions

Album of the year

Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields

Empyrium

Doom MetalPick: Ode to Melancholy

Ranked

  1. 1

    Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields

    Empyrium

    Doom MetalPick: Ode to Melancholy

  2. 2

    La Masquerade Infernale

    Arcturus

    Avant-garde/Post MetalPick: Ad Astra

  3. 3

    A Pleasant Shade Of Gray

    Fates Warning

    Heavy MetalPick: A Pleasant Shade Of Gray

  4. 4

    Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

    Emperor

    Black MetalPick: The Loss & Curse of Reverence

  5. 5

    The Divine Wings of Tragedy

    Symphony X

    Power MetalPick: The Divine Wings of Tragedy

  6. 6

    Whoracle

    In Flames

    Death MetalPick: Jester Script Transfigured

Honorable mentions

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

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