okay here's my lists, reviews to follow within the next couple weeks hopefully:
METAL:
01 Woman is the Earth: Depths
02 Arcana Coelestia: Nomas
03 The Great Old Ones: Tekeli-Li
04 Relic Point: XIVI
05 Earth and Pillars: Earth I
06 Blut Aus Nord: Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry
07 Ego Depths: Oligoria Blodd
08 Saor: Aura
09 Darkspace: Darkspace III.I
10 Sguaguarahchristis: Der Nacht
NOT-METAL:
01 Lost in the Tree: Past Life (album of the year)
02 †††: †††
03 Blueneck: King Nine
04 Damien Rice: My Favorite Faded Fantasy
05 Grouper: Ruins
06 Taylor Swift: 1989
07 Run the Jewels: RTJ2
08 Arms and Sleepers: Swim Team
09 Swans: To Be Kind
10 Unteachers: A Human Comedy
METAL:
01 Woman is the Earth: Depths
02 Arcana Coelestia: Nomas
03 The Great Old Ones: Tekeli-Li
04 Relic Point: XIVI
05 Earth and Pillars: Earth I
06 Blut Aus Nord: Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry
07 Ego Depths: Oligoria Blodd
08 Saor: Aura
09 Darkspace: Darkspace III.I
10 Sguaguarahchristis: Der Nacht
NOT-METAL:
01 Lost in the Tree: Past Life (album of the year)
02 †††: †††
03 Blueneck: King Nine
04 Damien Rice: My Favorite Faded Fantasy
05 Grouper: Ruins
06 Taylor Swift: 1989
07 Run the Jewels: RTJ2
08 Arms and Sleepers: Swim Team
09 Swans: To Be Kind
10 Unteachers: A Human Comedy