 | Given to the Rising: Limited Edition by Neurosis
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £6.80 My album of the year - stunning
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 | Red Album by Baroness
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £7.36 Not as special as the EPS but still amazing
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 | The Mirimar Disaster by Mirimar Disaster
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.94 Sheffield's finest
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 | Abyssal by Envy
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £3.34 Calling them "the Japanese Isis" does them no justice at all.
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 | Mirrored by Battles
Buy new: £6.51 / Used from: £7.03 Battles deserve praise alone for blowing the minds of multiple narrow indie-kids, but their debut is also amazing and indescribable, easily doing justice to the pedigree of the musicians involved.
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 | We Can Create by Maps
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.92 The fact that this was among the nominees for the Mercury prize and didnt win should tell you all you need to know about said award. Beautiful electro-shoegaze.
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 | Goodbye by Ulrich Schnauss
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £10.26 Dreamy sweetness
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 | In Rainbows by Radiohead
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.94 Not quite as good as the best of their back catalogue ("Amnesiac is my personal favorite"), but still bloody good.
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 | Phantom Limb by Pig Destroyer
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.55 Hard to believe they could challenge "Terrifyer", but heres the proof
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 | Ire Works by The Dillinger Escape Plan
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.25 Intense mathcore to pure quirky Patton-esque pop in a very short space of time (and incidentally an amazing live show to boot)
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 | Over the Under: Special Edition by Down
Buy used from: £9.99 Lets be honest, it was never going to be as special as NOLA, but I have no doubt this will stand the test of time just as much.
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 | Ma Fleur by Cinematic Orchestra
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £5.49 Lush electronic jazz
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 | Sss by SSS
Buy new: £7.74 / Used from: £9.89 If you need a record to come along and remind you why you got into hardcore, this is it. Intense & urgent.
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 | The Art of Partying: Limited Edition with free woven patch by Municipal Waste
Buy new: £10.58 Its been done before, but Muni Waste are allowed - easily one of the greatest live bands ever.
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 | Witchcult Today by Electric Wizard
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £8.08 Towering riffs and great songwriting - a winning combination.
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 | Secrets and Lies by Taint
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £7.13 Progressive stoner goodness
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 | Precambrian by Ocean
Buy new: £10.48 / Used from: £6.75 Progressive and indescribable, the sound of a band truly inspired & driven.
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 | Hell Is Empty All the Devils Are Here by Anaal Nathrakh
Buy new: £10.98 One of very few black metal bands that do it for me - intense as fack.
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 | From Beale Street to Oblivion by Clutch
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £6.74 Pure raw power of the blues
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 | Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.84 It would seem PT could do no wrong if they tried - all their 9 studio albums are amazing.
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 | Frames by Oceansize
Buy new: £7.60 / Used from: £7.08 Brought tears to my eyes and smiles to my face in equal measure.
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 | Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde by Alcest
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £9.56 Love this album to bits - heard about it through extreme metal sources, but its more like a Celtic-tinged My Bloody Valentine
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 | Conqueror by Jesu
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £4.09 Beautifully depressing
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 | You You're A History In Rust by Do Make Say Think
Buy new: £9.49 / Used from: £5.93 My favorite band in their genre deliver the goods yet again
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 | Planet of Ice by Minus The Bear
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £7.53 MTB can always be relied on to deliver truly inspired records, and this is no exception
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