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2012

1. Pig Destroyer - Book Burner

Pig Destroyer - Book Burner

October 22, 2012

Score

90

2. Torche - Harmonicraft

Torche - Harmonicraft

April 24, 2012

Score

90

3. Incantation - Vanquish in Vengeance

Incantation - Vanquish in Vengeance

November 26, 2012

Score

80

4. Deftones - Koi No Yokan

Deftones - Koi No Yokan

November 13, 2012

Score

80

5. Isis - Temporal

Isis - Temporal

November 6, 2012

Score

80

6. Neurosis - Honor Found in Decay

Neurosis - Honor Found in Decay

October 30, 2012

Score

80

7. The Sword - Apocryphon

The Sword - Apocryphon

October 22, 2012

Score

80

8. Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind

Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind

October 9, 2012

Score

80

9. 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

10. The Chariot - One Wing

The Chariot - One Wing

August 28, 2012

Score

80

11. Katatonia - Dead End Kings

Katatonia - Dead End Kings

August 27, 2012

Score

80

12. Korpiklaani - Manala

Korpiklaani - Manala

August 3, 2012

Score

80

13. Nachtmystium - Silencing Machine

Nachtmystium - Silencing Machine

July 31, 2012

Score

80

14. Testament - Dark Roots of Earth

Testament - Dark Roots of Earth

July 27, 2012

Score

80

15. Dawnbringer - Into the Lair of the Sun God

Dawnbringer - Into the Lair of the Sun God

May 29, 2012

Score

80

16. Horseback - Half Blood

Horseback - Half Blood

May 8, 2012

Score

80

17. UFOmammut - ORO: Opus Primum

UFOmammut - ORO: Opus Primum

April 17, 2012

Score

80

18. High on Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis

High on Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis

April 3, 2012

Score

80

19. Black Breath - Sentenced to Life

Black Breath - Sentenced to Life

March 26, 2012

Score

80

20. Meshuggah - Koloss

Meshuggah - Koloss

March 23, 2012

Score

80

21. Cannibal Corpse - Torture

Cannibal Corpse - Torture

March 13, 2012

Score

80

22. Corrosion of Conformity - Corrosion of Conformity

Corrosion of Conformity - Corrosion of Conformity

February 28, 2012

Score

80

23. Goatwhore - Blood for the Master

Goatwhore - Blood for the Master

February 14, 2012

Score

80

24. Metallica - Beyond Magnetic

Metallica - Beyond Magnetic

January 30, 2012

Score

80

25. Lacuna Coil - Dark Adrenaline

Lacuna Coil - Dark Adrenaline

January 23, 2012

Score

80

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.

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