Everyone is doing these things, so here’s mine. Hellbound.ca has a collective top 20 we put together, but here are the albums I flat out enjoyed the most this year.
Top Ten Metal Albums of 2010
1. AGALLOCH – Marrow of the Spirit (Profound Lore)
2. ALCEST– Écailles de Lune (Prophesy Productions)
3. BLIND GUARDIAN – At The Edge of Time (Nuclear Blast)
4. ANATHEMA – We’re Here Because We’re Here (Kscope)
5. KAMELOT – Poetry for the Poisoned (KMG Recordings)
6. TRIPTYKON – Eparistera Daimones (Century Media)
7. LUDICRA – The Tenant (Profound Lore)
8. KVELERTAK – Kvelertak (Indie Recordings)
9. BORKNAGAR – Universal (Indie Recordings)
10. DANGERS – Messy, Isn’t It? (Vitriol)
Bonus: 5 albums that would have made my top ten were there more digits between one and ten.
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN – Option Paralysis (Season of Mist)
KYLESA – Spiral Shadow (Prosthetic)
SLOUGH FEG – The Animal Spirits (Profound Lore)
INTRONAUT – Valley of Smoke (Century Media)
CASTEVET – Mounds of Ash (Profound Lore)
Top 3 Canadian Metal Albums of 2010
1. VILIPEND — Plague Bearer (No List)
2. MARES OF THRACE — The Moulting (Arctodus)
3. BISON B.C. — Dark Ages (Metal Blade)
