Anyway. This edition is inspired by the 2 albums I commonly heard being referred to as Metal Album of the Year (I know one of these is mine, for sure).
Sure there are many choices you can throw in for albums that came out last year, but these 2 seemed to pop up more than often. Usually these bands are looked at pretty much the same.
Both were top Death Metal albums.
Ulcerate - Vermis.
vs.
Gorguts. Colored Sands.
As I said, one of these is my top choice for Metal album of the year. Both bands seem to always be put in the same sentence. Their respective brand of Technical Death Metal seem to be fairly close.