2006

Ranked

1. 1

   Blood Mountain

   Mastodon

   Progressive MetalPick: Sleeping Giant

2. 2

   Ashes Against The Grain

   Agalloch

   Doom MetalPick: Fire Above, Ice Below

3. 3

   Diadem Of 12 Stars

   Wolves in the Throne Room

   Black MetalPick: Face In A Night Time Mirror

4. 4

   The Butcher's Ballroom

   Diablo Swing Orchestra

   Avant-garde/Post MetalPick: Velvet Embracer

5. 5

   In the Absence of Truth

   ISIS

   Avant-garde/Post MetalPick: Over Root And Thorn

6. 6

   The Great Cold Distance

   Katatonia

   Doom MetalPick: In the White