I'm sure this has been done already but since we're at the end of 2002 here are my picks:
- Opeth-Deliverance (Clearly my pick of the year, just as BWP was last year!)
- Green Carnation-Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (It may have been released here in America late last year but I got it in February of this year..Close enough, and a brilliant album!)
- Audioslave
- Soilwork-Natural Born Chaos
- Down-Down II
- Bloodbath-Resurrection Through Carnage
- Dark Tranquillity-Damage Done
- System Of A Down-Steal This Album
- Dio-Killing The Dragon
- Black Label Society-1919 Eternal
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Honorable mention-Arch Enemy-Wages Of Sin (I couldn't vote this in since it has been around for quite a long time, and was just delayed here in America, but it's a great album!)
Non-Metal album of the year(technically Audioslave would take this if you don't consider them metal, I do)-Tom Petty-The Last DJ
I'd have to say it's been a pretty good year although I think last year was definitely better!