First thing’s first: Welcome to Last Rites!
Now, it might seem weird for a “new” webzine to be bursting out of the gate with a Top 926-or-whatever Albums of the Year list, but, despite appearances to the contrary, we’re not new. Behind this fresh paint job, we’re still the same MetalReview crew, and we voted on the mightiest albums of the year in the same manner as we have in calendars past.
So, let’s get down to business. After an extensive voting process–and an exhaustive tallying process–we’ve compiled a list of the Top 25 Albums of 2012. (Anything less would be uncivilized, and anything more would be indiscriminate.) Enjoy, destroy, and deliberate.
25. UFOMAMMUT – ORO: OPUS PRIMUM & OPUS ALTER
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24. AHAB – THE GIANT
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23. EVOKEN – ATRA MORS
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22. DODECAHEDRON – DODECAHEDRON
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21. DORDEDUH – DAR DE DUH
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20. KREATOR – PHANTOM ANTICHRIST
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19. HELLWELL – BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF SIN
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18. NEKROMANTHEON – RISE, VULCAN SPECTRE
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17. INCANTATION – VANQUISH IN VENGEANCE
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16. A FOREST OF STARS – A SHADOWPLAY FOR YESTERDAYS
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15. WODENSTHRONE – CURSE
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14. ROYAL THUNDER – CVI
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13. KRALLICE – YEARS PAST MATTER
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12. MESHUGGAH – KOLOSS
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11. PHARAOH – BURY THE LIGHT
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10. CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – POSSESSION
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9. HIGH ON FIRE – DE VERMIS MYSTERIIS
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8. MGLA – WITH HEARTS TOWARD NONE
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7. ASPHYX – DEATHHAMMER
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6. DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – EPICLOUD
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5. PALLBEARER – SORROW AND EXTINCTION
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4. ENSLAVED – RIITIIR
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3. NEUROSIS – HONOR FOUND IN DECAY
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2. WOODS OF YPRES – WOODS 5: GREY SKIES & ELECTRIC LIGHT
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1. ANAAL NATHRAKH – VANITAS
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We may have taken the Metal out of our name, but it hasn’t left our souls. Thanks for reading MetalReview.com in 2012 (and since 2001), and thanks in advance making 2013 the year of Last Rites.
