(#1) Vektor/Outer Isolation (2011)
[Album Rating: Classic 10/10.]
[Country: USA. Genre: Progressive Thrash.]
[Album Rating: Classic 10/10.]
[Country: USA. Genre: Melodic Thrash.]
[Album Rating: Near-Classic 9/10.]
[Country: Germany. Genre: Progressive Black Metal.]
(#4) Omnium Gatherum/New World Shadows (2011)
[Album Rating: Near-Classic 9/10.]
[Country: Finland. Genre: Melodic Death.]
(#5) Hell/Human Remains (2011)
[Album Rating: Near-Classic 9/10.]
[Country: UK. Genre: Heavy Metal.]
(First Runner-Up)
My Dying Bride/The Barghest O' Whitby (2011)
[Album Rating: Near-Classic 9/10.]
[Country: UK. Genre: Gothic Doom/Death.]
(#1) Falconer-Vid Rosornas Grav
[From: Armod (2011).]
(#2) Skeletonwitch-Infernal Resurrection
[From: Forever Abomination (2011).]
(#3) Darkest Era-An Ancient Fire Burns
[From: The Last Caress Of Light (2011).]
(#4) Opeth-The Devil's Orchard
[From: Heritage (2011).]
(#5) Amon Amarth-Destroyer Of The Universe
[From: Surtur Rising (2011).]
(First Runner-Up)
Hell-On Earth As It Is In Hell
[From: Human Remains (2011).]
(Second Runner-Up)
Omnium Gatherum-New World Shadows
[From: New World Shadows (2011).]
(#1) Twisted Tower Dire-Snow Leopard
[From: Make It Dark (2011).]
(#2) Primordial-No Grave Deep Enough
[From: Redemption At The Puritan's Hand (2011).]
(#3) Dark Forest-Lightyears On
[From: Dawn Of Infinity (2011).]
(#4) In Solitude-Serpents Are Rising
[From: The World-The Flesh-The Devil (2011).]
(#5) Satan's Host-Ecliptic Equinox
[From: Celebration: For The Love Of Satan (2011).]