6 ranked · 7 mentions
Album of the year
Tall Poppy Syndrome
Leprous
Progressive MetalPick: White
Anno Domini High Definition
Riverside
Progressive RockPick: Left Out
Blue Record
Baroness
Sludge MetalPick: Swollen and Halo
Cosmogenesis
Obscura
Death MetalPick: Orbital Elements
Avoid The Light
Long Distance Calling
Avant-garde/Post MetalPick: Black Paper Planes
Sound Awake
Karnivool
Progressive RockPick: New Day
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Black Future
Vektor
Thrash MetalPick: Forests Of Legend
Aava Tuulen Maa
Kauan
Folk MetalPick: Föhn
Sing-Along Songs For The Damned & Delirious
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Avant-garde/Post MetalPick: Stratosphere Serenade
Kold
Solstafir
Avant-garde/Post Metal
Thy Catafalque
Architects
Red Fang