Great lists so far! Finally got around to do my own top 25.
Similarly to Godflesh (great idea!) I didn't order them except for the top three, which were pretty much straightforward for me.
I sorted the other brackets alphabetically.
1: World's End Girlfriend - LAST WALTZ (Virgin Babylon Records)
2: Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä (Svart Records)
3: Swans - The Glowing Man (Young God Records)
4-10:
Alcest - Kodama (Prophecy)
Aluk Todolo - Voix (NoEvDia)
Cultes des Ghoules - Coven, Or Evil Ways Instead Of Love (Under the Sign of Garazel Productions)
Earth and Pillars - Pillars I (Avantgarde Music)
Grey Aura - album with the long title (Blood Music)
Jambinai - A Hermitage (隱棲은서) (Bella Union)
Karg - Weltenasche (Art of Propaganda)
11-20:
2814 - Rain Temple (Dream Catalogue)
Aevangelist/Blut aus Nord - Codex Obscura Nomina (Debemur Morti)
Cicada - Farewell (flau records)
Mesarthim - morse code album (Avantgarde Music)
Mizmor - Yodh (Gilead Media)
Mono - Requiem For Hell (Pelagic Records)
Occams Laser - Purgatory (Kill All Music)
Perturbator - The Uncanny Valley (Blood Music)
Riciin - Lian (Blood Music)
SubRosa - For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages (Profound Lore records)
21-25:
Babymetal - Metal Resistance (Toy's Factory/Amuse/BMD Fox records)
Deathspell Omega - The Synarchy of Molten Bones (NoEvDia)
Harakiri For The Sky - III: Trauma (Art of Propaganda)
Hexvessel - When We Are Death (Century Media)
Kikagaku Moyo - The House in the Tall Grass (Guruguru Brain)
Note: the Dynatron EP is waiting for me at home, I expect it to earn a place in this list somewhere
Similarly to Godflesh (great idea!) I didn't order them except for the top three, which were pretty much straightforward for me.
I sorted the other brackets alphabetically.
1: World's End Girlfriend - LAST WALTZ (Virgin Babylon Records)
2: Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä (Svart Records)
3: Swans - The Glowing Man (Young God Records)
4-10:
Alcest - Kodama (Prophecy)
Aluk Todolo - Voix (NoEvDia)
Cultes des Ghoules - Coven, Or Evil Ways Instead Of Love (Under the Sign of Garazel Productions)
Earth and Pillars - Pillars I (Avantgarde Music)
Grey Aura - album with the long title (Blood Music)
Jambinai - A Hermitage (隱棲은서) (Bella Union)
Karg - Weltenasche (Art of Propaganda)
11-20:
2814 - Rain Temple (Dream Catalogue)
Aevangelist/Blut aus Nord - Codex Obscura Nomina (Debemur Morti)
Cicada - Farewell (flau records)
Mesarthim - morse code album (Avantgarde Music)
Mizmor - Yodh (Gilead Media)
Mono - Requiem For Hell (Pelagic Records)
Occams Laser - Purgatory (Kill All Music)
Perturbator - The Uncanny Valley (Blood Music)
Riciin - Lian (Blood Music)
SubRosa - For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages (Profound Lore records)
21-25:
Babymetal - Metal Resistance (Toy's Factory/Amuse/BMD Fox records)
Deathspell Omega - The Synarchy of Molten Bones (NoEvDia)
Harakiri For The Sky - III: Trauma (Art of Propaganda)
Hexvessel - When We Are Death (Century Media)
Kikagaku Moyo - The House in the Tall Grass (Guruguru Brain)
Note: the Dynatron EP is waiting for me at home, I expect it to earn a place in this list somewhere