Picking five was somewhat difficult. Both Finntroll and Kataklysm released albums that could have easily made this list. The reason they didn't? Because I was expecting excellence and familiarity out of both of those bands, and they delivered. I picked albums that came as a bit of a pleasant surprise, and that unexpectedly blew me away. I did manage to listen to several other very solid albums, and some of them were so early into 2013 that I feel like I'd have to put in some serious listening and comparison effort in regards to making a list like this. There were also a few albums that I got ahold of so late in the year that I have not had the time to properly absorb them, and they may very well have been strong contenders for this list. There were also a few that had one or two things I didn't like, which took them out of contention for such a short list. That being said, this is what I have come up with off the top of my head in terms of memorable albums.
My top five albums of 2013, in no particular order:
Månegarm - Legions Of The North
Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony
Entrails - Raging Death
Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods
Death Angel - The Dream Calls For Blood
