By Jove! I think I've Got It (Ready)

Yes, as unbelievable as it may seem, another year has flown by and it's time once again for me to rub my ego and give you all a run down of the albums that I reckon are the best that 2013 had to offer. I have heard over 400 albums this year, so this wasn't an easy list to compile...but who ever said life was easy? Yet again, this has been an amazing year for new music, which makes it even more frustrating when I hear people complaining about the state of metal in 2013. This may not be a 'cool' list, but these are the albums that have received the most plays and made the biggest impact on my year.There are literally hundreds (thousands?)  of quality acts - new and old - out there and whenever I think I've heard it all, an album comes along and makes me sit up and take notice. Instead of moaning about it, people need to get out there and find some new music (use S*****y if you have to) - we have t'internet literally at our fingertips, so there really is no excuse. Anyway, before I use my soapbox to help me climb on to this really high horse, I'll get on with the list. Part 1 will be posted this very afternoon. I'm fairly sure that I'll agonise over my choices as soon as I click "Publish", but that's the nature of the beast.

Note: I am typing this on Dec 8th. If anyone is foolish enough to release a record this late in the year, then they have fallen into a "no-mans land" where they are too late to make the 2013 list and too early for the 2014 list.