10. Hail of Bullets - III The Rommel Chronicle
9. Six Feet Under - Unborn
8. Conducting From the Grave - Self Titled
7. Starkill - Fires of Life
6. Amorphis - Circles
5. Battlecross - War of Will
4. Neaera - Ours is the Storm
3. Soilwork - The Living Infinite
2. Heaven Shall Burn - Veto
1. Howl - Bloodlines
10. Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King
9. Deafheaven - Sunbather
8. Palms - Future Warrior
7. Carcass - Surgical Steal
6. Nails - Abandon All Life
5. Ghost BC - Year Zero
4. Dillinger Escape Plan - One of us is the Killer
3. Alice in Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
2. Amon Amarth - Deceiver of the Gods
1. Otep - Hydra
Dirk Manning's Best Albums of 2013:
10. Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King
9. Deafheaven - Sunbather
8. Palms - Future Warrior
7. Carcass - Surgical Steal
6. Nails - Abandon All Life
5. Ghost BC - Year Zero
4. Dillinger Escape Plan - One of us is the Killer
3. Alice in Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
2. Amon Amarth - Deceiver of the Gods
1. Otep - Hydra
