A collection of the most original, insane and head spinning albums from the weirdest side of metal. Suggestions are welcome.

Bands currently looking into:
Solefald
Dog Fashion Disco
Polkadot Cadaver
Faith No More

1. A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays

2. Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias

3. Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity

4. Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

5. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

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1. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom

2. Delain - Lucidity

3. Angtoria - God Has A Plan For Us All

4. Madder Mortem - Desiderata

5. Evanescence - The Open Door

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1. Moonspell - Memorial

2. Madder Mortem - Desiderata

3. Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress

4. Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance

5. Into Eternity - The Scattering Of Ashes

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A lot of bands have great debut albums. Obviously this list is just a fraction of all the great debut albums out there, but it's a start. I'll keep expanding this list continuously, so all suggestions are welcome. My favourite genres are Doom, Black and Gothic Metal, but I also like Progressive, Thrash and Death Metal. All albums on this list are at least worth an 8/10 rating. I included genres of each album as well.

1. 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

2. Ablaze In Hatred - Deceptive Awareness

3. A Forest Of Stars - The Corpse Of Rebirth

4. After Forever - Prison Of Desire

5. Agalloch - Pale Folklore

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In no particular order - 20 albums that, for me, stood out above the rest.

1. Negură Bunget - OM

2. He Came From The Sun - Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture

3. Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress

4. Solefald - Black For Death: An Icelandic Odyssey Part II

5. Torchbearer - Warnaments

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1. Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement

2. Pain of Salvation - Scarsick

3. Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet

4. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom

5. Sieges Even - Paramount

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Influences, avantgarde, progressive, thrash & others.

1. Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare

2. Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3. Toxik - Think This

4. Coroner - No More Color

5. Danny Elfman - Batman

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EDITED & ARRANGED: An encyclopaedia of metal songs to get you dancing or grooving your ass to. Recommendations are welcome.

1. Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight

2. Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare

3. Amaranthe - Amaranthe

4. Amaranthe - The Nexus

5. Angizia - 39 Jahre Für Den Leierkastenmann

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1. Opeth - Blackwater Park

2. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

3. Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness

4. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

5. Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet

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1. Mercenary - The Hours that Remain

2. Amorphis - Eclipse

3. Keep Of Kalessin - Armada

4. Communic - Waves Of Visual Decay

5. Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

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This is not Avantgarde style, is vanguard music literally.... in metal of course

1. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

2. Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs

3. Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders

4. Apocalyptica - Cult

5. Arcana - Le Serpent Rouge

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This list is half-assed. So half-assed that I do not care to update it.

1. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

3. Alchemist - Spiritech

4. Alcest - Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde

5. Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight

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I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated. So finally, there are Unexpect and Pain Of Salvation next to Bands like Kamelot and Savatage. Also, some Non-Metal Bands got involved like Jeff Buckley and Oingo Boingo. But could you imagine how PoS would sound without Jeffs influence? Or what would have become of Mr. Bungle if it weren't for Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo?! So I hope you have nearly as much fun with this list as I had creating it.

1. Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I

2. Kalisia - Cybion

3. Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera

4. Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery

5. Polkadot Cadaver - Purgatory Dance Party

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My Top Symphonic/Atmospheric/Female Fronted(whatever you wanna call it...) Albums of all time with its subgenres: gothic, power, folk, prog...
Still, The order may change from time to time....!!

1. Within Temptation - The Silent Force

2. Nightwish - Century Child

3. Epica - Consign To Oblivion

4. Therion - Vovin

5. Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything

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1. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom

2. Delain - Lucidity

3. Angtoria - God Has A Plan For Us All

4. Apocalyptica - Reflections

5. System Of A Down - Hypnotize

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