Brandon Stosuy, autor da recomendável coluna de metal Show No Mercy publicada na Pitchfork, escolheu os 25 melhores discos do ano e ainda publicou as escolhas de músicos como Blake Judd (Nachtmystium), Kristoffer Rygg (Garm) (Ulver), entre outros.

01. Watain – Sworn to Dark [Ajna Offensive/Season Of Mist]
02. Deathspell Omega – Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum [Ajna Offensive/N.E.D.]
03. Bergraven – Dödsvisioner [Hydra Head]
04. Wolves in the Throne Room – Two Hunters [Southern Lord]
05. Baroness – The Red Album [Relapse]
06. Alcest – Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde [Profound Lore/Prophecy]
07. High on Fire – Death Is This Communion [Relapse]
08. Wold – Screech Owl [Profound Lore]
09. Portal – Outre [Profound Lore]
10. Skeletonwitch – Beyond the Permafrost [Prosthetic]
11. Ulver – Shadows of the Sun [Jester/The End]
12. The Ruins of Beverast – Rain Upon the Impure [Van]
13. Blut Aus Nord – Odinist [Candlelight]
14. DHG – Supervillain Outcast [Moonfog/The End]
15. Moonsorrow – V: Hävitetty [Spikefarm]
16. Sear Bliss – The Arcane Odyssey [Candlelight]
17. Rosetta – Wake/Lift [Translation Loss]
18. Machine Head – The Blackening [Roadrunner]
19. The Angelic Process – Weighing Souls With Sand [Profound Lore]
20. Zoroaster – Dog Magic [Battle Kommand/Terminal Doom]
21. Inquisition – Nefarious Dismal Orations [No Colours]
22. Krohm – The Haunting Presence [Moribund Cult/Debemur Morti]
23. Ride for Revenge – The King of Snakes [Northern Heritage]
24. Rwake – Voices of Omen [Relapse]
25. Azrael – Act III: Self + Act IV: Goat [Moribund]

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(antes que alguém escreva alguma coisa, eu também não gosto de listas (no entanto esta tem algumas escolhas interessantes)