AlmightyGnat

What a fantastic year for metal. Started off a little slow, but a bunch of great stuff was released toward the end of the year. It seems I have a more brutal stance than most others listed here, though Arcturus, Horrendous, Krallice, and Enslaved all had solid albums. Figure I'll drop my list in here so that maybe anybody looking to explore further into the technical/brutal side is able!

10: Lost Soul - Atlantis: The New Beginning
9: Rivers of Nihil - Monarchy
8: Native Construct - Quiet World
7: Putridity - Ignominious Atonement
6: Terminal Function - Clockwork Sky
5: Alkaloid - The Malkuth Grimoire
4: Abhorrent - Intransigence
3: Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction
2: Gorod - A Maze of Recycled Creeds
1: Iniquitous Deeds - Incessant Hallucinations

Artificial Brain - Labyrinth Constellation

Really unique stuff here, featuring Dan from Revocation on guitars.

Archspire - The Lucid Collective

Canada has been putting out some of the best tech metal recently, and this album is no exception.

Abhorrent Castigation - Throne of Existential Abandonment

Sick, brutal, German death metal. Lille (Defeated Sanity, drums) really shines on this album.

Also @cgeare mentioned some fantastic albums. I am really digging your new album, great work.