This year went by quick. So much new music and remasters! The staff at Kill The Music have posted their individual ATOY lists which is compiled here. Hopefully our lists encourage some of you to check out something that you might've overlooked!

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Jordan Mohler (Editor-in-Chief)

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1. Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But A Dream...

2. Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden

3. ††† (Crosses) - Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.

4. Periphery - V: Djent Is Not a Genre

5. Veil of Maya - [m]other

6. Zach Bryan - Self-Titled

7. Paramore - This Is Why

8. Forest Swords - Bolted

9. Metallica - 72 Seasons

10. Code Orange - The Above

Caeman Amelio (Assistant Editor)

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Here's my albums of the year list:

1. Butcher Babies – “Eye For An Eye…” and “…’Til The World’s Blind“

2. In Flames – “Foregone”

3. Dying Wish – “Symptoms Of Survival”

4. Nita Strauss – “The Call Of The Void”

5. VV (aka HIM's Ville Valo) – “Neon Noir”

6. Sanguisugabogg – “Homicidal Ecstasy”

7. Metallica – “72 Seasons”

8. Avenged Sevenfold – “Life Is But A Dream…”

9. Conquer Divide – “Slow Burn”

10. Citizen – “Calling The Dogs”