The Best Metal Albums of 2009

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
101	Blut Aus Nord Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With the Stars	Feb 23, 2009	90.8	4	0
102	Epica The Classical Conspiracy [Live]	May 8, 2009	86.8	10	1
103	Jorn Spirit Black	Jun 5, 2009	89.8	5	0
104	Warbringer Waking Into Nightmares	May 19, 2009	85.3	14	1
105	Ninesin The Death, We Will Face	Mar 31, 2009	88.8	6	1
106	Diablo Swing Orchestra Sing-Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious	Oct 2009	88.7	6	1
107	Sepsism Distorting the Mortal Visage	Sep 3, 2009	91.7	3	0
108	Within Temptation An Acoustic Night at the Theatre [Live]	Oct 30, 2009	91.7	3	0
109	Memphis May Fire Sleepwalking	Jul 21, 2009	91.7	3	1
110	Shadows Fall Retribution	Sep 15, 2009	87.4	8	0
111	Dragon Guardian Dragonvarius	May 27, 2009	87.9	7	0
112	Finsterforst ...zum Tode hin	Feb 27, 2009	87.3	8	1
113	Rob Rock The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta [Live]	May 22, 2009	90.3	4	1
114	Animals as Leaders Animals as Leaders	Apr 21, 2009	84.5	15	0
115	Baroness Blue Record	Oct 13, 2009	86.7	9	1
116	God Forbid Earthsblood	Feb 16, 2009	91.3	3	0
117	Abysmal Torment Omnicide	Apr 27, 2009	88.3	6	0
118	김경호 (Kim Kyungho) Alive [EP]	Jun 25, 2009	84.8	13	0
119	Primal Fear 16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead!)	May 22, 2009	83.6	17	0
120	Shining VI - Klagopsalmer	Jun 30, 2009	85.5	10	0
121	Savage Circus of Doom and Death	Oct 23, 2009	87.7	6	0
122	Trail of Tears Bloodstained Endurance	May 27, 2009	89.3	4	0
123	Method Spiritual Reinforcement	Jun 23, 2009	82.4	19	0
124	Suicide Silence No Time to Bleed	Jun 30, 2009	85.1	10	0
125	Brutal Truth Evolution Through Revolution	Apr 14, 2009	89	4	0
126	Bann Æschatologia	Feb 28, 2009	89	4	2
127	Arkona Goi, Rode, goi!	Oct 28, 2009	89	4	1
128	Transatlantic The Whirlwind	Oct 23, 2009	88	5	1
129	Vader Necropolis	Aug 21, 2009	88.8	4	0
130	Steel Panther Feel the Steel	Jun 8, 2009	84.4	11	1
131	Goatwhore Carving Out the Eyes of God	Jun 23, 2009	90	3	1
132	Cage Science of Annihilation	May 22, 2009	90	3	0
133	Death Angel Sonic Beatdown - Live in Germany [Live]	Apr 17, 2009	90	3	0
134	Ascended Temple of Dark Offerings [EP]	Sep 2009	90	3	0
135	Eternal Tears Of Sorrow Children of the Dark Waters	May 27, 2009	80	30	2
136	Job for a Cowboy Ruination	Jul 7, 2009	86.3	7	0
137	Delain April Rain	Mar 20, 2009	83.6	13	0
138	Trans-Siberian Orchestra Night Castle	Oct 26, 2009	87.6	5	0
139	Wormrot Abuse	2009	85	9	0
140	Chickenfoot Chickenfoot	Jun 5, 2009	85.9	7	1
141	At Vance Ride the Sky	Sep 18, 2009	83.9	11	2
142	Place Vendome Streets of Fire	Feb 20, 2009	83.8	11	1
143	Candlemass Death Magic Doom	Apr 3, 2009	87.2	5	2
144	Drudkh Microcosmos	Jul 14, 2009	86.3	6	1
145	Vengeful The Omnipresent Curse	Aug 15, 2009	89.3	3	1
146	Marionette Enemies	Oct 5, 2009	89.3	3	0
147	Miss May I Apologies Are for the Weak	Jun 23, 2009	87	5	1
148	Skeletonwitch Breathing the Fire	Oct 13, 2009	86.8	5	0
149	Alestorm Black Sails at Midnight	May 27, 2009	84.2	9	1
150	Emperor Live Inferno [Live]	Apr 20, 2009	85.8	6	0

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