-- 2002 best albums releases --

1. Opeth - "Deliverance"

- No doubt. This is THE album of the year! "Deliverance" will probably fit in the 2003 list as well...and the year after that...and...

2. Dark Tranquility - "Damage Done"

- Better than Haven! With more power, more strength and more of everything they once again release a killer album.

3. Lake of Tears - "The Neonai"

- A dreamland and Lake of Tears. All you ever need... This is a nice break in the death metal hysteria...

4. Tiamat - "Judas Christ"

- The ultimate gothrock album.....ever! Well, maybe not, but for those who are tired at HIM's love metal may find some trust in Tiamat.

5. Primordial - "Storm before calm"

- This is the soundtrack of the Fall....Do not miss this! Primordial keeps on growing. I can hardly wait for the next album.

6. Satyricon - "Volcano"

- This is an excellent show in modern black metal art! Mix "Rebel Extravaganza" and "The Shadowthrone" and you have "Volcano". A perfect mix that cannot fail!

7. Hate Eternal - "King of all Kings"

- Total Terror!!! No mercy, so fast and so damn nice! The only death metal album you ever need.

8. Emperor - "The Discipline of Fire and Demise"

- A Journey's end....More than ten years of excellent black metal are now over. But if they finished as they started, this album would be a number one!

9. Immortal - "Sons of Northern Darkness"

- The Winterdemons are still going strong! And probably the only band that still can wear corpsepaint without making fools out of them self's...

10. Manowar - "Warriors of the World"

- Born of Black winds, Fire and steel! Manowar are still the Kings of Metal, even if we had to wait a while...

Overall, 2002 was a very good music year, with lots of great releases. Do bad Emperor and (probably) Immortal stopped delivering evil...