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Farewell, 2010: DethCaek’s Top Albums of 2010

Heavy Blog
December 24, 2010
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In true metal fashion, here's my long winded poorly done albums of the year! We'll start with the honorable mentions and count down from there and lead in to the special "non-metal" section. Get ready for my un... Read More...
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Farewell, 2010: Alkahest’s Top 15 Albums of 2010

Jimmy Rowe
December 24, 2010
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It's that time of the year again. 2010 flew by so fast, I'm actually leaning against the desk here so I don't fall over from the headspinning dizziness. I thought 2009 was pretty sweet, given the two Devin Town... Read More...
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Farewell, 2010: Disinformasiya’s Top 10 Albums of 2010

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December 23, 2010
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Greetings time travellers. We are but days away from the year 2011, which is apparently the penultimate year of the world's existence if a thousand year-old Mayan calendar is to be believed. More terrifying is ... Read More...
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Farewell, 2010: Harlequin Crest’s Top 10 Albums of 2010

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December 23, 2010
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I was a little pressed to come up with this list at first attempt. Much of my listening for 2010 had consisted of releases from 2009 that I found my-self late to the party to from bands like Animals As Leaders,... Read More...
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Farewell, 2010: Gein’s Top 10 Albums of 2010

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December 22, 2010
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While there are only 10 on my list, there were many, many good albums this year. But not all of them rocked the socks off me. The following 10 did. Enjoy! 10. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Interloper Ambient Blo... Read More...
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Farewell, 2010: Dormition’s Top 10 Albums of 2010

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December 22, 2010
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Well, another year has come and gone, and while certain parts of the world are still dealing with economic shenanigans and corrupt leaders, there was a bright side. This year saw a monumental amount of amazing... Read More...
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Farewell, 2010: Uncle Muscles’ Top 10 Albums of 2010

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December 21, 2010
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2010 has been a year with many great records from all across the metal spectrum, as is apparent when you see that pretty much all the albums on my list come from different sub-genres of heavy music.  Of course,... Read More...
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Farewell, 2010: DeusExMachina’s Top 20 Albums of 2010

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December 20, 2010
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2010 was one of the best years for metal in recent history, in my opinion. If you put my #1 album last year (Between the Buried and Me's The Great Misdirect) on this list, it would more than likely be only #6 o... Read More...

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