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As the year comes to a close, what does everybody think some of the best metal albums were? I would expect to see lots of varying opinions, but here are some of my favorites:

The Black Dahlia Murder- Ritual

Seriously some of the best melodic death metal I've heard in a long time

The Human Abstract- Digital Veil

Call it what you will, this is progressive metal I think most could appreciate.

Animals as Leaders- Weightless

Instrumental in the djent style, this is a hard one to pass up. Tosin Abasi is one of the most creative guitarists of the 21st century.

Amon Amarth- Surtur Rising

Certainly nothing groundbreaking here but I would argue this is Amon Amarth's best release to date.

Primordial- Redemption at the Puritan's Hand

Black metal that has the Celtic flavor without the cheesiness of Finntroll

Textures- Dualism

With more progressive metal in the djent style, Dualism turned out surprisingly well despite another change in vocalists.

Some others I thought of but didn't think ranked among the best were:

Opeth- Heritage
Mastodon- The Hunter
Obscura- Omnivium
Black Tusk- Set the Dial
Between the Buried and Me- The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues (EP)