Unleashed - Odalheim (2012)

I think we might just have one of the best death metal albums of the year here. The riffs are fantastic, the solos are even better, and vocalist Johnny Hedlund delivers his epic Viking lyrics with brutal precision. There's even some black metal elements thrown in for good measure (though not enough to qualify this as blackened death metal). I haven't listened to the band's other albums so I can't really compare it, but this probably ranks as one of their best if not their absolute best.
9.5/10