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1. Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind

Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
October 9, 2012
Score
100
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2. Panopticon - Kentucky

Panopticon - Kentucky
June 4, 2012
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100
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3. Torche - Harmonicraft

Torche - Harmonicraft
April 24, 2012
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100
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4. Pig Destroyer - Book Burner

Pig Destroyer - Book Burner
October 22, 2012
Score
90
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5. UFOmammut - ORO: Opus Primum

UFOmammut - ORO: Opus Primum
April 17, 2012
Score
80
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6. The Chariot - One Wing

The Chariot - One Wing
August 28, 2012
Score
80
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7. Korpiklaani - Manala

Korpiklaani - Manala
August 3, 2012
Score
80
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8. Horseback - Half Blood

Horseback - Half Blood
May 8, 2012
Score
80
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9. Alcest - Les Voyages de l'Âme

Alcest - Les Voyages de l'Âme
January 6, 2012
Score
80
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10. Metallica - Beyond Magnetic

Metallica - Beyond Magnetic
January 30, 2012
Score
80
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11. Goatwhore - Blood for the Master

Goatwhore - Blood for the Master
February 14, 2012
Score
80
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12. Sigh - In Somniphobia

Sigh - In Somniphobia
March 13, 2012
Score
80
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13. Incantation - Vanquish in Vengeance

Incantation - Vanquish in Vengeance
November 26, 2012
Score
80
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14. Neurosis - Honor Found in Decay

Neurosis - Honor Found in Decay
October 30, 2012
Score
80
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15. The Sword - Apocryphon

The Sword - Apocryphon
October 22, 2012
Score
80
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16. High on Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis

High on Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis
April 3, 2012
Score
80
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17. Black Breath - Sentenced to Life

Black Breath - Sentenced to Life
March 26, 2012
Score
80
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18. Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence

Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence
October 9, 2012
Score
80
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19. Dawnbringer - Into the Lair of the Sun God

Dawnbringer - Into the Lair of the Sun God
May 29, 2012
Score
80
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20. Deftones - Koi No Yokan

Deftones - Koi No Yokan
November 13, 2012
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80
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21. Lacuna Coil - Dark Adrenaline

Lacuna Coil - Dark Adrenaline
January 23, 2012
Score
80
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22. Nachtmystium - Silencing Machine

Nachtmystium - Silencing Machine
July 31, 2012
Score
80
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23. Meshuggah - Koloss

Meshuggah - Koloss
March 23, 2012
Score
80
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24. Isis - Temporal

Isis - Temporal
November 6, 2012
Score
80
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25. Testament - Dark Roots of Earth

Testament - Dark Roots of Earth
July 27, 2012
Score
80
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.
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