Favourite albums of 2017

Yes, it's another list! How surprising.

Here's a bunch of my favourite albums from 2017, and favourite tracks off them too.

10. Ensiferum - Two Paths

• Favourite Tracks: For Those About to Fight for Metal

9. Kobra and the Lotus - Prevail I

• Favourite Tracks: Light Me Up, You Don't Know

8. Projected - Ignite My Insanity

• Favourite Tracks: Reload

7. Threshold - Legends of the Shires

• Favourite Tracks: The Man Who Saw Through TIme

6. Adagio - Life

• Favourite Tracks: Subrahmanya

5. Orden Ogan - Gunmen

• Favourite Tracks: Down Here, Forlorn and Forsaken

4. Almanac - Kingslayer

• Favourite Tracks: Children of the Sacred Path

3. Anthriel - Transcendence

• Favourite Tracks: Under Burning Skies, Rhapsody of Fire

2. Dragonforce - Reaching Into Infinity

• Favourite Tracks: The Edge of the World, Ashes of the Dawn

1. Ayreon - The Source

• Favourite Tracks: Everybody Dies, Run! Apocalypse! Run! 

Runner Up mentions (in no particular order):

Alestorm - No Grave Bu the Sea
Eluveitie - Evocation II: Pantheon
Wintersun - The Forest Seasons
Voyager - The Ghost Mile
Elvenking - Secrets of the Magick Grimoire

My Favourite Albums of 2015

Okay so I'm a little late with this one, but it's about the time of year for at least 1 best of 2015 list, so here's mine!

These are my personal favourites from albums released in 2015 that I had the pleasure of enjoying this year in approximate order counting up to my favourite. Though I do suck at ordering and may or may not change my mind about 10 times in the process.

10. Symphony X - Underworld

• Favourite Tracks: Run with the Devil

9. Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

• Favourite Tracks: Stormcrow, I am Legion

8. Gloryhammer - Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards

• Favourite Tracks: Universe on Fire, Rise of the Chaos Wizards

7. Disturbed - Immortalized

• Favourite Tracks: Open Your Eyes, The Sound of Silence

6. Amorphis - Under the Red Cloud

• Favourite Tracks: Under the Red Cloud, Dark Path

5. Blind Guardian - Beyond the Red Mirror

• Favourite Tracks: The Ninth Wave, Miracle Machine

4. Apocalyptica - Shadowmaker

• Favourite Tracks: Riot Lights, Hole in my Soul

3. Powerwolf - Blessed And Possessed

• Favourite Tracks: Army of the Night, Higher Than Heaven, Blessed & Possessed

2. Orden Ogan - Ravenhead

• Favourite Tracks: The Lake, Ravenhead, A Reason to Give

1. Kamelot - Haven

• Favourite Tracks: Fallen Star, Veil of Elysium, Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)

Runner Up mentions:

Five Finger Death Punch - Got Your Six,

Iron Maiden - Book of Souls,

Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful,

Soilwork - The Ride Majestic

Leprous - The Congregation