As 2016 comes to a close, it’s time for those of us in the journalism community to share our top albums of the year. Keep in mind that these are my opinions and not those of The Lady Herself, Nem, or our amazing staff of authors. I don’t consider myself an expert by any means and I’m sure that there were albums that I missed or just plain forgot about..or just didn’t care for. The main point of publishing this list is to shine a spotlight on the hard working bands that created the music that touched me deeply this year. These bands deserve all the credit and I hope by sharing these picks and videos I have given you the reader some new music to check out and support! So with that said..on to the picks!
30. Thunderstone Apocalypse Again
29. Serenity – Codex Atlanticus
28. Freedom Call – Master of Light
27. Withem – The Unforgiving Road
26. Hammerfall – Built to Last
25. Sinbreed – Master Creator
24. Rhapsody of Fire – Into The Legend
23. Iron Savior – Titancraft
22. Oceans of Slumber – Winter
21. Twilight Force – Heroes of Mighty Magic
20. Enbound – The Blackened Heart
19. Sunburst – Fragments of Creation
18. Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence
17. Innerwish – Innerwish
16. Amaranthe – Maximalism
15. Eternity’s End – The Fire Within
14. Nordic Union – Nordic Union
13. Dynazty – Titanic Mass
12. Light & Shade – The Essence of Everything
11. DGM – The Passage
10. Epica – The Holographic Principle
9. Blind Ego – Liquid
8. Universal Mind Project – The Jaguar Priest
7. Haken – Affinity
6. Delain – Moonbathers
5. Myrath – Legacy
4. Pretty Maids – Kingmaker
3. Fates Warning – Theories of Flight
2. Evergrey – The Storm Within
at at the top…my top pick for concert of the year in NYC, favorite song of 2016 Let The Storm Descend Upon You, and the album never budged from my top stop…..
1. Avantasia – Ghostlights
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