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2012 ALBUM GENRE SCORE 1 SWALLOW THE SUN EMERALD FOREST AND THE BLACKBIRD DOOM DEATH 2 PARADISE LOST TRAGIC IDOL GOTHIC METAL 3 BORKNAGAR URD PROGRESSIVE DEATH 4 VINTERSORG ORKAN VIKING METAL 5 PALLBEARER SORROW AND EXTINCTION DOOM 6 ALCEST LES VOYAGES DE L'ÂME AVANTGARDE 7 NACHTBLUT DOGMA BLACK METAL (MELODIC) 8 CANDLEMASS PSALMS FOR THE DEAD DOOM 9 ASPHYX DEATHHAMMER DEATH METAL 10 ANATHEMA WEATHER SYSTEMS DOOM --> GOTHIC METAL 11 LETHIAN DREAMS SEASON OF RAVEN WORDS DOOM / GOTHIC 12 MOONSPELL ALPHA NOIR - OMEGA WHITE GOTHIC BLACK 13 WHEN NOTHING REMAINS AS ALL TORN ASUNDER DOOM DEATH 14 TESTAMENT DARK ROOTS OF EARTH THRASH METAL 15 AQUILUS GRISEUS FOLK BLACK METAL 16 KREATOR PHANTOM ANTICHRIST THRASH / DEATH 17 THE FORESHADOWING SECOND WORLD GOTHIC METAL 18 BURZUM UMSKIPTAR BLACK METAL 19 WEDDING IN HADES MISBEHAVIOUR DOOM / GOTHIC