So I have recieved loads of asks with the same question:

“What are the best five/ten/twenty releases of 2011 in your opinion?”

Might say it’s a bit early for that, still waiting for a couple of interesting albums to be out soon, but heck, let’s see what I can get out of this.

To be honest, I don’t really like ranking releases, it’s always based on the general mood I’m in, each genre fits a specific one, but I’ll try my best. Will go for the top ten; picking only five would be way too hard -  picking let’s say twenty would be a bit too much. So here we go:

1. Falloch - Where Distant Spirits Remain

2. Alda - Tahoma

3. Woods of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason

4. Der Weg einer Freiheit - Agonie

5. Deafheaven - Roads to Judah

6. Altar of Plagues - Mammal

7. Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage

8. Wheels Within Wheels & Panopticon - II (Split)

9. Ash Borer - Ash Borer

10. Lantlôs - Agape

This should be it; pretty much represents what I have been listening to mostly in the past six-eight months. 2011 has been a great year so far and it’s not even close to an end, hopefully there will be still a couple of more releases left which could fit on this list.