Sweden’s Close-Up magazine has published its list of the top 20 albums of 2010 based on individual selections from all of its writers. It is as follows:

01. WATAIN: Lawless Darkness
02. KYLESA: Spiral Shadow
03. CRUCIFYRE: Infernal Earthly Divine
04. BRING ME THE HORIZON: There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret
05. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Option Paralysis
06. DEATHSPELL OMEGA: Paracletus
07. IMMOLATION: Majesty And Decay
08. KHOMA: A Final Storm
09. BAD RELIGION: The Dissent Of Man
10. HIGH ON FIRE: Snakes For The Divine
11. DESULTORY: Counting Our Scars
12. DANZIG: Deth Red Sabaoth
13. NEVERMORE: The Obsidian Conspiracy
14. OVERKILL: Ironbound
15. ALCEST: Écailles De Lune
16. WITCHERY: Witchkrieg
17. DEFTONES: Diamond Eyes
18. DANKO JONES: Below The Belt
19. ELECTRIC WIZARD: Black Masses
20. BOMBS OF HADES: Chambers Of Abominations

In an interview published in the magazine and conducted by writer Lars Martinsson, WATAIN frontman Erik Danielsson says he is not at all surprised by all the praise the band’s “Lawless Darkness” album has received.

Source: Blabbermouth.net