I'll be updating this sporadically throughout the year. I'm looking for recommendations so don't be shy, leave a comment if you think I should have an album on here that you don't see. Comments, positive or otherwise are always welcome. If an album doesn't have a rating it probably means I've got it but haven't given it a listen yet. A lot of these ratings are based off of a few or less listens and they're highly likely to change throughout the year, so don't be surprised if an album drops a point or more.

31Knots - Trump Harm (indie…

Got this done late and still have plenty of albums to add to the list. Anything without a rating I need to give another listen or two in order to properly rate it. As always, comments are welcome and encouraged no matter how you feel about this list. Ratings aren't final and will probably change each time I go over this, but they give a good glance at how I feel about the album.

A Forest of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves of Spring (black metal) 5.25/10
A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Autumn, Again (shoegaze) 6.5
Across Tundras - Old…

1) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WL8YT7JOT0/Sq-Q6DJAzCI/AAAAAAAACBk/xuJIc4WudHc/s320/sacredbladeofthesunmoon.jpg
Sacred Blade - Of the Sun + Moon

2) http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hni_hnEmeco/RnaNix2HXaI/AAAAAAAAAO0/VzjwG9OgdJk/s320/Queensryche-Operation_Mindcrime.jpg
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

3) http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aprdBlVnL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Psychotic Waltz - A Social Grace

4) http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/VirusOfLife92/40644-1.jpg
The Beyond - Crawl

5) http://img12.nnm.ru/b/7/6/4/0/b76409514d100f3bfda83434f1dfda40_full.jpg
Dark Quarterer - Dark Quarterer

6) http://www.metal-archives.com/images/4/7/47.jpg
maudlin of the Well - Bath

7) http://vibrationsofdoom.com/test/covers/Adramelch.jpg
Adramelch - Irae Melanox


8) http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/VirusOfLife92/34808.jpg
Supuration - The Cube

9) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51zxsiTJcAL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian

10) http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000026PVF.jpg
Disharmonic Orchestra - Pleasuredome

11) http://www.metalkingdom.net/album/img/d10/909.jpg
In the Woods... - Omnio

12) http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/1122/cover_2051101152008.jpg
Opeth - Still Life


13) http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/03/ciu/96/2b/cbcae10e22a0edfe6a070210.L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Vauxdvihl - To Dimension Logic


14) http://www.alternative-zine.com/images2/albums/seventh_wonder_waiting_in_the_wings__big.jpg
Seventh Wonder - Waiting in the Wings…

This is (obviously) by no means complete yet as we're only about halfway done with the year at the moment, but might as well put this up now. Ratings are certainly not final and will more likely than not change after more and more listens, but feel free to criticize/praise them as I welcome and encourage any comments on the list. Recommendations are also greatly welcomed and appreciated.

One quick note, all albums rated as "n/a" are albums that I currently have not listened to and/or have not been released yet.

3 Segundos Antes da Queda - 3 Segundos Antes…

Comments, recommendations, hate, etc. are all much appreciated.

5ive - Hesperus - 7.5/10
Across Tundras - Western Sky Ride - 8/10
Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge - 4/10
Arghoslent - Hornets of the Pogrom - 7/10
Arsis - We Are the Nightmare - 6.5/10
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that Shit Gold - 7.75/10
Atrox - Binocular - 7.25/10
The Austrasian Goat - Pieces of Oblivion - 7.25/10
Avantasia - The Scarecrow - 5.25/10
Ayreon - 01011001 - 5.5/10
Bardo Pond - Batholith - 7/10
Belphegor - Bondage Goat Zombie - 7/10
Biomechanical - Cannibalised -…

*shels - Laurentian's Atoll - 9.25/10
*shels - Sea of the Dying Dhow - 9.25/10
Aeon - Rise to Dominate - 8/10
Aeon Spoke - s/t - 8/10
Aereogramme - My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go - 7.75/10
Akercocke - Antichrist - 8.5/10
Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre Monde - 8/10
Alchemist - Tripsis - 8.25/10
Amesoeurs - split with Valfunde - 6.25/10
Amon Tobin - Foley Room - 9/10
Amorphis - Silent Waters - 8.5/10
The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand - 9.5/10
Antimatter - Leaving Eden - 8.5/10
Arts the Beatdoctor -…