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Alright, here it is, my album of the year.

It won't be a surprise to anyone following me because I had nothing but praise for this album throughout the year.

Maybe I am biased because they come from my old hood in the misty hills of the Waldviertel, Austria, but I don't care.
They improved so much and gave me serious Van Halen vibes.

So my album of the year is:

🏆 Küenring - In Search of Paradise 🏆

"Searching for Paradise" migjt as well be my song of the year. Give them a try if you haven't already.

https://kuenring.bandcamp.com/album/in-search-of-paradise

#AOTY #Küenring

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Number 2 and almost my album of the year. Winner of several categories which are...

"Most fun"
"Best earworms"
"Most uplifting album"
"Best album from Oceania, even though there was a King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard album this year"

They come from a land down under...

Battlesnake with "Dawn of the Exultants and the Hunt for the Shepherd"

Let me tell you this:

Machine murder murder
Machine murder murder...

https://battlesnakeband.bandcamp.com/album/dawn-of-the-exultants-and-the-hunt-for-the-shepherd

#AOTY #Battlesnake

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Winners of "Best costumes on an album cover even though there was a Ghost album this year" and my number 6 go to:

Castle Rat - The Bestiary 🏰 🐀 ⚔️

All hail the Rat Queen!

They might also deserve the MIP award, what a gigantic step up from their first album.

https://castlerat.bandcamp.com/album/the-bestiary

#AOTY #CastleRat

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The "why did I always forget about this album award" and my #7 go to...

Rivers of Nihil with Rivers of Nihil 👏

They can't do any wrong, can they?

https://riversofnihil.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-of-nihil

#AOTY #RiversOfNihil

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At 8 I have what would have been my Fedi album of the year but @MetalMinder doesn't seem to be active in here any longer so it is just my first Bandcamp haul of the year:

Am I In Trouble? - Spectrum

I love it, it's just so lovely and brutal.

https://amiintrouble.bandcamp.com/album/spectrum

#AOTY #AmIInTrouble

8️⃣ #TomsAOTY2025

At 8 I have what would have been my Fedi album of the year but @MetalMinder doesn't seem to be active in here any longer so it is just my first Bandcamp haul of the year:

Am I In Trouble? - Spectrum

I love it, it's just so lovely and brutal.

https://amiintrouble.bandcamp.com/album/spectrum

#AOTY #AmIInTrouble

8️⃣ #TomsAOTY2025

At 8 I have what would have been my Fedi album of the year but @MetalMinder doesn't seem to be active in here any longer so it is just my first Bandcamp haul of the year:

Am I In Trouble? - Spectrum

I love it, it's just so lovely and brutal.

https://amiintrouble.bandcamp.com/album/spectrum

#AOTY #AmIInTrouble

8️⃣ #TomsAOTY2025

At 8 I have what would have been my Fedi album of the year but @MetalMinder doesn't seem to be active in here any longer so it is just my first Bandcamp haul of the year:

Am I In Trouble? - Spectrum

I love it, it's just so lovely and brutal.

https://amiintrouble.bandcamp.com/album/spectrum

#AOTY #AmIInTrouble

8️⃣ #TomsAOTY2025

At 8 I have what would have been my Fedi album of the year but @MetalMinder doesn't seem to be active in here any longer so it is just my first Bandcamp haul of the year:

Am I In Trouble? - Spectrum

I love it, it's just so lovely and brutal.

https://amiintrouble.bandcamp.com/album/spectrum

#AOTY #AmIInTrouble

9️⃣ #TomsAOTY2025

At number 9 and winner of the "best album that reminded me of Hellripper in a way but slower" award:

MORAX with "The Amulet"

Great riffs, great atmosphere, great album cover art, well done! 👏

https://morax.bandcamp.com/album/the-amulet

#AOTY #Morax

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The winners of the inaugural FITA* peace price and #10 on my AOTY list are...

THE HIVES! 👏

The Hives Forever Forever The Hives! 👑👑👑👑👑

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_nHDtYE3vwH9hLK11CQzzf1FWJGQZ-_Pe0

*Fédération Internationale de Toms Albums

#AOTY #TheHives