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1
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The Omega Experiment - The Omega Experiment
Score
100
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2
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Ne Obliviscaris - Portal of I
May 7, 2012
Progressive Metal
,
Avant-Garde Metal
Score
95
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction
February 21, 2012
Doom Metal
Score
95
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Krallice - Years Past Matter
August 25, 2012
Black Metal
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Woods of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light
January 31, 2012
Gothic Metal
,
Doom Metal
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Anhedonist - Netherwards
June 5, 2012
Doom Metal
Score
92
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Amazon
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Spotify
7
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King Giant - Dismal Hollow
January 31, 2012
Score
92
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Amazon
8
.
Baroness - Yellow & Green
July 17, 2012
Sludge Metal
Score
92
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
My Dying Bride - A Map of All Our Failures
October 15, 2012
Doom Metal
Score
91
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
The Contortionist - Intrinsic
July 17, 2012
Progressive Metal
,
Deathcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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The Acacia Strain - Death Is The Only Mortal
October 9, 2012
Deathcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
As I Lay Dying - Awakened
September 25, 2012
Melodic Metalcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Vision of Disorder - The Cursed Remain Cursed
September 17, 2012
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
GOROD - A Perfect Absolution
March 23, 2012
Death Metal
,
Progressive Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Spawn of Possession - Incurso
March 13, 2012
Death Metal
,
Technical Death Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Liberteer - Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees
January 31, 2012
Grindcore
,
Crust Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Abigail Williams - Becoming
January 23, 2012
Melodic Black Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Horrendous - The Chills
January 2, 2012
Death Metal
,
Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal
July 3, 2012
Progressive Metal
,
Djent
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
20
.
Mutilation Rites - Empyrean
May 22, 2012
Black Metal
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Meshuggah - Koloss
March 23, 2012
Djent
,
Progressive Metal
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Acephalix - Deathless Master
April 24, 2012
Death Metal
,
Crust Punk
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Imbroglio - Declared Self Hatred
December 20, 2012
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Whitechapel - Whitechapel
June 18, 2012
Deathcore
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Six Feet Under - Undead
May 21, 2012
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Metal Injection awarded albums throughout 2012.
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