This actually might have been my best concert year ever.

I've decided to abandon festivals entirely and focus on traveling to see either bucket list shows or bands that I am currently really into and are at their peak right now.

All of the best shows I saw I had to travel for, but there were some pretty cool ones locally too.

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- The Dillinger Escape Plan (farewell tour) - August 12, Zagreb, Croatia

- Oranssi Pazuzu/Wolves in the Throne Room - May 5, Mezzago, Italy

- Devin Townsend (by request set with orchestra + “Ocean Machine” in its entirety) - September 22, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

- Leprous/Agent Fresco - November 19, Budapest, Hungary

- Psychotic Waltz - June 20-21, Munich/Berlin, Germany

- Caligula’s Horse/Pain of Salvation - June 22, Karlsruhe, Germany

- Voivod - October 5, Belgrade, Serbia

- Helloween - December 14, Sofia, Bulgaria

- Dead Congregation - February 23, Belgrade, Serbia

- Vulture Industries - November 20, Belgrade, Serbia

- Mayhem ("De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" in its entirety) - April 10, Belgrade, Serbia

- Ross the Boss (classic Manowar set) - May 29, Belgrade, Serbia

- Swans - March 25, Belgrade, Serbia

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