The Brave Picks Top 30 Of 2009 countdown continues! Each day in December we will deliver one of the essential records of the year - as voted by the scribes here at BraveWords.com. We have finally reached the Top 20!!

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#19 - VADER – Necropolis (Nuclear Blast)

Polish death metal stalwarts released their new full length album, Necropolis, first on August 21st in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records and in the US and Canada on September 22nd as an 11-track jewel case and as a limited edition digi-pak with two bonus tracks plus a bonus DVD. Recorded at Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland with the Wieslawski Bros., Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, ABORTED) mixed the album at Antfarm Studios in Denmark. Cover artwork is by Jacek Wisniewski.

This past fall, Vader unveiled the 'Never Say My Name' video which was inspired by Patrick Graham's bestselling book L'Évangile Selon Satan (translation: The Gospel According To Satan).

According to the band: "The clip tells an alternate story of the death of a messiah who curses humanity before his death on the cross and chooses life in Hell instead of Heaven. Perhaps because of its 'controversial' title and content, this book is not available in the US in English, but a French version can be ordered from Canada. The clip was produced by Polish Inbornmedia company, who did our two previous video clips 'Helleluyah' and 'The Witcher'. The result is amazing!"

Check it out below:

BraveWords.com - Brave Picks Top 30 Of 2009

#30 - DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT - Addicted (InsideOut)

#29 - GOD DETHRONED - Passiondale (Metal Blade)

#28 - KISS - Sonic Boom (Kiss Records/ Walmart)

#27 - GORGOROTH - Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt (Regain)

#26 - CHEAP TRICK - The Latest (Cheap Trick)

#25 - EX DEO - Romulus (Nuclear Blast)

#24 - SWALLOW THE SUN – New Moon (Spinefarm)

#23 - KATATONIA - Night Is The New Day (Peaceville)

#22 - KREATOR - Hordes of Chaos (Steamhammer)

#21 - ASPHYX - Death... The Brutal Way (Century Media)

#20 - GOATWHORE - Carving Out The Eyes Of God (Metal Blade)

#19 - VADER – Necropolis (Nuclear Blast)