Amoeba has become synonymous with music and movie expertise, from the arcane to the popular. Our staff consists of the most passionate connoisseurs of all cultural explorations, from the people who check your bag to the folks who buy your used goods at the front counter! We asked all Amoebites to list their top five favorite releases from the first half of 2009 and beyond!


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Enslaved
Vertebrae
(Nuclear Blast)
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Considered by the band to be their strongest album in the seventeen years of their existence, Vertebrae's sound, songs, seasoned guitar tone, and time-traveling solos marks a crowning achievement for the metal genre as a whole.








