Let me be the party pooper here,
Some great releases this year
Ehnahre - Douve (Although they have a few other albums, they have finally nailed it--avant garde doom/bm--strange, decadent - soo good)
Ulver - ATGCLVLSSCAP (easily their best since perdition city--came out so early in the year)
Torture Chain - Wasting Syndrome (fuck yes)
Eternal Champion - Armor of IRe (see above + metals)
Khemmis - Hunted
Urfaust - Empty Space Meditation (good!)
Stilla -- Skuggflock (till den som skall komma - yes please..)
Plebian Grandstand - False Highs, True lows (A nice combo of peste noireish filth with orthodoxy bm)
Circle of Ouroborus - Uskottomien Kirkossa comp and Kotinnpaluu (the former is more of their hazy fog clean electric material--awesome--the latter is similar but with better harmonies on the clean vox--they have really improved in this area over the last few years and continue to be one of my fav bands )
VIII - Decathexis (twisted proggy bm --most underrated release of year, possibly)
Others
Kayo Dot - Plastic House... (I like this direction/style, but it's essentially a continuation of Coffins)
In the Woods - Pure (I was not expecting greatness here-needs more experimentation--if they do decide to stay together lets mix it up more-)
New Bethlehem (solid return to form)
Perturbeator - Uncanny Valley
Forgotten Spell - Epiphaneia Phosphorus (riff fest)
Krallice - Hyperion (great, and they released a new album in December)
Jute Gyte (mind fuckery)
Imperial Triumphet EP (next full length will be somethjing special
