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BARBIE TOOK OVER THE WORLD
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50 BLOOD CEREMONY
The Old Ways Remain
49 CANNIBAL CORPSE
Chaos Horrific
48 BURNER
It All Returns To Nothing
47HORRENDOUS
Ontological Mysterium
46AHAB
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45 SPIRIT ADRIFT
Ghost At The Gallows
44 FOO FIGHTERS
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43 HELLRIPPER
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42 KHANATE
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ORBIT CULTURE
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41 KK’S PRIEST
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40 ORBIT CULTURE
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39 MUTOID MAN
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38 ZULU
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37 VOYAGER
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36 MAGGOT HEART
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35 SYLOSIS
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34 WITHIN TEMPTATION
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33 KEN MODE
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GAMES OF THE YEAR
Terror? Demons? Gore? Here ya go…
32 BLACK BRAID
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31 OXBOW
Love’sHoliday
30 GRAVE PLEASURES
Plagueboys
29 PERIPHERY
V:DjentIsNotAGenre
28 PUPIL SLICER
Blossom
26 TOMB MOLD
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25 DØDHEIMSGARD
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27 ENSLAVED
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24 BLOOD COMMAND
WorldDomination
23 OBITUARY
Dying Of Everything
22 TWIN TEMPLE
GodIs Dead
21 VEXED
Negative Energy
20 PRIMORDIAL
HowItEnds
19KATATONIA
Sky Void Of Stars
18 SKINDRED
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WYTCH HAZEL
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17 WYTCH HAZEL
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Amalie Bruun upended convention once again, on a poppier album that explored social bonds
16 GODFLESH
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15 VV
NeonNoir
14 EMPIRE STATE BASTARD
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13 URNE
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12 CATTLE DECAPITATION
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11 MYRKUR
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10 ROYAL THUNDER
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9 BARONESS
Stone
8 GREEN LUNG
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7 TESSERACT
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6 SVALBARD
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5 METALLICA
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4 SLEEP TOKEN
Take Me Back To Eden
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CODE ORANGE
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