My list of 2010 releases which I consider worth mentioning.
After making my picks and writing them down I noticed the stress falling on the progressive metal bands... Hmmm...
Non-Finnish bands' releases:
District 97 - Hybrid Child
Ihsahn - AfterHaken - Aquarius
Juvaliant - Inhuman Nature
Triosphere - The Road Less Travelled
Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize
Vanden Plas - The Seraphic Clockwork
Star One - Victims of the Modern Age
Avantasia - Angel of Babylon & The Wicked Symphony
Therion - Sitra Ahra
Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time
Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned
Allen / Lande - The Showdown
Grave Digger - The Clans Will Rise Again
ReVamp - ReVamp
Crystal Viper - Legends
Sister Sin - True Sound of the Underground
UnSun - Clinic For Dolls
Magica - Dark Diary
Six Magics - Behind The Sorrow
Finnish bands' releases:
Anthriel - The Pathway
Finntroll - Nifelvind
Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River
Black Sun Aeon - Routa: CD1 Talviaamu, CD2 Talviyö
Apocalyptica - 7th Symphony
The Man-Eating Tree - Vine
Ghost Machinery - Out For Blood
Revolution Renaissance - Trinity
Tarot - Gravity Of Light
Kiuas - Lustdriven
Kivimetsän Druidi - Betrayal, Justice, Revenge
Tarja - What Lies Beneath
Amberian Dawn - End Of Eden
Katra - Out Of The Ashes
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