Top Metal Albums 2011 #40-31

#40 Mastodon: The Hunter

Progressive Metal (USA)

#39 Devin Townsend Project: Deconstruction

Progressive Metal (Canada)

#38 Isole: Born From Shadows

Doom Metal (Sweden)

#37 Brymir: Breathe Fire to the Sun

Pagan/Folk Metal (Finland)

#36 Sólstafir: Svartir Sandar

Metal (Iceland)

35 Vader: Welcome To The Morbid Reich

Death Metal (Poland)

If there is one thing I have learnt about Vader, it is that they don't let you down. Peter and his crew have been around since the 80's and they show no signs of fatigue.The latest, entitled Welcome To The Morbid Reich, has all the qualities of a stellar death metal album: furious guitar riffs, ballsy vocals and relentless drumming.

The opener Return To The Morbid Reich pretty much tells you the name of the game. Vader enters my list at #35.

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Vader/Welcome_to_the_Morbid_Reich/309551

#34 Novembers Doom: Aphotic

Death/Doom Metal (USA)

#33 Alghazanth: Vinum Intus

Black Metal (Finland)

#32 Comatose Vigil: Fuimus, Non Sumus...

Funeral Doom (Russia)

#31 Fleshgod Apocalypse: Agony

Brutal Death Metal (Italy)