1. Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3. Metallica - Metallica

4. Metallica - ...And Justice For All

5. Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

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1. Misanthrope - Ænigma Mystica

2. Seduce The Heaven - Field Of Dreams

3. Orphanage - Inside

4. Barren Earth - The Devil's Resolve

5. Cradle Of Filth - The Manticore and Other Horrors

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1. The Gathering - How To Measure A Planet?

2. Tiamat - Wildhoney

3. My Dying Bride - A Line Of Deathless Kings

4. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

5. Samael - Ceremony Of Opposites

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These are 44 of the my favorite Gothic Metal albums in no particular order. This will hopefully serve as a starting point for someone new to the style. If one of your favorites isn't on here, it's because this is my favorites list, not yours. Feel free to make recommendations, however.

1. The Foreshadowing - Second World

2. Anathema - Judgement

3. Crematory - Awake

4. Charon - Songs For the Sinners

5. Darkseed - Ultimate Darkness

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From last.fm (27.07.12)

1. Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

2. Machine Head - Unto The Locust

3. Machine Head - The Blackening

4. Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

5. Machine Head - Through The Ashes Of Empires

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1. The Gathering - Mandylion

2. Moonspell - Wolfheart

3. Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy

4. Rammstein - Herzeleid

5. Clawfinger - Use Your Brain

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1. Death - Human

2. Opeth - Still Life

3. At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

4. Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream

5. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

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1. Opeth - Still Life

2. Dream Theater - Images And Words

3. Opeth - Blackwater Park

4. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

5. Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

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1. Waltari - Big Bang

2. Faith No More - King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime

3. Clawfinger - Use Your Brain

4. Death - Symbolic

5. Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis

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Updating this as of 20th Nov 2012

1. Madder Mortem - All Flesh Is Grass

2. Paradise Lost - Icon

3. The Gathering - Mandylion

4. Tiamat - Wildhoney

5. Throes Of Dawn - Quicksilver Clouds

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1. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

2. Marillion - Brave

3. Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

5. Insomnium - Across The Dark

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1. Tool - Lateralus

2. Dream Theater - Awake

3. Queensrÿche - Rage For Order

4. The Tea Party - The Edges Of Twilight

5. Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

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1. Tristania - Widow's Weeds

2. Lacrimosa - Elodia

3. Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear

4. Lake Of Tears - Headstones

5. Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance

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1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2. Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3. Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

4. Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

5. Paradise Lost - One Second

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In no particular order. Will be expanding as I listen to more albums. Only one album per band, be sure to check the rest of the discography by yourself.

1. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane

2. System of a Down - System of a Down

3. Ulver - Bergtatt - Et eeventyr I 5 capitler

4. Anacrusis - Manic Impressions

5. Death - Symbolic

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