Albums

• Phalaris - DIR EN GREY - Not peak Dir en Grey, but 朧 (Oboro) and 落ちた事のある空 (Ochita Koto no Aru Sora) really stand out, and the rest of the album is consistent enough to keep this album on the list.
• The Weight of the Mask - Svalbard
• Le Point de Non-Retour - Point Mort - Both beautiful and brutal: you never really know where a song will go next.
• Flickering Resonance - Pelican - I have been a fan of Pelican for over 20 years, and I am happy that their latest did not disappoint.

Tracks

• The World of Mercy - DIR EN GREY
• Reincarnation of a Witch - Lamp of Murmuur
• HelloWorld.java - Nanowar of Steel