Must Listen: The First 3

1.Epica - Design Your Universe

2.Voyager - I Am The ReVolution

3.Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us

4.Megadeth - Endgame

5.Leprous - Tall Poppy Syndrome

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The best ancient Egypt themed metal songs.

1.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

2.Serious Black - As Daylight Breaks

3.Edguy - Mandrake

4.Nocturnal Rites - New World Messiah

5.Kotipelto - Waiting For The Dawn

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So here we are again . After many years of dedication and love to this music that we call progressive metal, here are some of the best albums that ever existed and made the earth a better place . Give to these albums the attention and the respect they deserve and you will be fully awarded. I think i will try and limit this list to 3 cd's maximum per band to make this thing more challenging .

1.Dan Swanö - Moontower

2.Cynic - Traced In Air

3.Cynic - Focus

4.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

5.Enslaved - Ruun

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Sort of stumbled upon Anubis Gate. Not too often do you see the bassist as lead singer/frontman of the band. It's hard to place the specific sound of the band since they're a blend of power and progressive metal. They're a great band that I would highly recommend checking out.

1.Anubis Gate - Anubis Gate

2.Anubis Gate - Andromeda Unchained

3.Anubis Gate - Horizons

4.Anubis Gate - The Detached

5.Anubis Gate - A Perfect Forever

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*Now remixed with some of my favorite non-metal tracks! In order by preference, although it's tough with songs... and who knows what I'm forgetting? I'm not claiming these are the downright best, just my personal favorites based on my own enjoyment of them. Song titles in parentheses. Will probably change a lot, except for the top ten, which is harder to break into.

1.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

2.Primordial - To The Nameless Dead

3.Artillery - By Inheritance

4.Agalloch - The Mantle

5.Theatre Of Tragedy - Aégis

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UPDATED Apr. 2012! Like the title says (covers '00 - '09). In numbered order by personal preference. May change as I find new releases.

1.Anubis Gate - The Detached

2.Agalloch - The Mantle

3.Kamelot - The Black Halo

4.Warning - Watching From A Distance

5.Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh

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Overhauled as of May 10th, 2012! Top 5 favorite non-metal albums featured at the bottom.

This is a much improved (and more recently accurate) reworking of my previous favorite albums list, with a few albums added and a couple dropped entirely. They are in order of preference, though changes and the possibility of total equals are still in play. I've axed my undescriptive commentary but kept my genre and favorite song catgories.

1.Crimson Glory - Transcendence

2.Anubis Gate - The Detached

3.Artillery - By Inheritance

4.Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory

5.Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance

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1.Kalisia - Cybion

2.Thy Catafalque - Róka Hasa Rádió

3.Karnivool - Sound Awake

4.Finsterforst - ...Zum Tode Hin

5.While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose

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Call me easily impressed or what, but 2009 has been an amazing year for metal releases for me. Being well into 2010, I had the chance to let everything sink in and the more memorable albums stand out more while certain release that had initially escaped attention could also be "auditioned". Having listened to over 230 releases, just narrowing down a list of top 30 has already been a challenge, but for an annual list to go over 20 kind of loses its purpose of recommendation, so I just tried even harder. At the same time, I allowed myself to cheat a little bit by using another list of overlooked albums and influential albums. Some that didn't quite make the cut: Bloodbound, Artillery, Delain, Fairyland, Dark Moor, Vomitory, Immortal, Paradise Lost, Amesoeurs, Skyfire, The 11th Hour, Process Of Guilt and Anaal Nathrakh

1.Thy Catafalque - Róka Hasa Rádió

2.Amorphis - Skyforger

3.Samael - Above

4.Sun Of The Blind - Skullreader

5.While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose

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1.Process Of Guilt - Erosion

2.Darzamat - Solfernus' Path

3.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

4.Trail Of Tears - Bloodstained Endurance

5.Anubis Gate - The Detached

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