Best of 2005

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1-
Scar Symmetry
“Symmetric in Design”
Metal Blade
Scar-Symmetry-Symmetric-in-Design

3-
Opeth
“Ghost Reveries”
Roadrunner
Opeth-Ghost-Reveries

5-
Detonation
“Portals to Uphobia”
Osmose
Detonation-Portals-To-Uphobia

7-
Hatesphere
“The Sickness Within”
SPV
Hatesphere-The-Sickness-Within

9-
Mors Principium Est
“The Unborn”
Listenable
Mors-Principium-Est-The-Unborn

11-
Dark Tranquillity
“Character”
Century Media
Dark-Tranquillity-Character

13-
Hypocrisy
“Virus”
Nuclear Blast
Hypocrisy-Virus

15-
Gorefest
“La Muerte”
Nuclear Blast
Gorefest-La-Muerte

17-
The Duskfall
“Lifetime Supply of Guilt”
Nuclear Blast
The-Duskfall-Lifetime-Supply-Of-Guilt

19-
Facedown
“The Will to Power”
Black Lodge
Face-Down-The-Will-To-Power

 2-
Kreator
“Enemy of God”
SPV
Kreator-Enemy-of-God

4-
Arch Enemy
“Doomsday Machine”
Century Media
Arch-Enemy-Doomsday-Machine

6-
Amoral
“Decrowning”
Spinefarm
Amoral-Decrowning

8-
Deadlock
“Earth.Revolt”
Lifeforce
deadlock_earth.revolt

10-
Dark Suns
“Existence”
Prophecy
Dark-Suns-Existence

12-
Soilwork
“Stabbing the Drama”
Nuclear Blast
Soilwork-Stabbing-The-Drama

14-
Noumena
“Absence”
Spinefarm
Noumena-Absence

16-
Callenish Circle
“Pitch.Black.Effects”
Metal Blade
Callenish-Circle-Pitch.Black.Effect

18-
Arise
“The Beautiful New World”
Spinefarm
Arise-The-Beautiful-New-World

20-
Eternal Oath
“Wither”
Black Lodge
Eternal-Oath-Wither

Compilation of the Year :
Nightingale
“Nightfall Overture”
Black Mark Productions
Nightingale-Nightfall-Overture

Reissues of the Year :
Atheist
“Piece of Time/Unquestionable Presence/Elements”
Relapse Records
Atheist - Piece of Time
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Atheist - Elements

Demo of the Year:
Cardamon
“Demo 2005”
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