Well, I guess you could say things got a little out of control as I was attempting to compile my Album of the Year list, and I have somehow ended up with thirteen best-of lists, broken down by a series of increasingly ridiculous criteria.
I'll be dropping 2 lists every day until I run out, one conventional, one a little more silly fast-and-loose. These are completely unordered, as I've found it hard enough to narrow each list down to under 10, but I've highlighted what are, in my opinion, the best of the best in bold. Also, each entry only appears on one list, and I've played a little fast-and-loose with genre at times for my own sanity, so consider yourselves forewarned!
The First Day of Riffmass consists of my Thrash/Blackened Speed/Blackened Thrash AOTY list, which is pretty self explanatory, and my IN SPAAAAAAAACE AOTY list, consisting a genre selection of the most cosmic of journeys, albums that span the stars and take you on a journey into the impossible void, where adventure or madness awaits!