My Album Of The Year is: "Lingua Ignota Pt. 1" by Persefone.
I chose the album as my AOTY because I was eagerly awaiting the release and not a single song on the EP disappoints! Every single one picks me up and combines the familiar Persefone sound without being stingy with refreshing new elements. I attended their live concert shortly after the releases and couldn't be happier! Great band, awesome show, nice crowd! Can't wait for Pt. 2!
There were 3 more candidates for my AOTY. In order of preference:
TesseracT - War of Being
DVNE - Voidkind
VOLA - Friend of a Phantom