1.Human Fortress - Defenders Of The Crown

2.Scanner - Hypertrace

3.Manowar - Into Glory Ride

4.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings - The Black Crystal Sword Saga Part 1

5.Rage - Perfect Man

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This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.Aara - En Ergô Einai

2.Aarni - Bathos

3.Aaskereia - Dort, Wo Das Alte Böse Ruht

4.Aastraal - Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulcra regionum, coget omnes ante thronum

5.AATHMA - Avesta

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1.Galneryus - Resurrection

2.Pathfinder - Beyond The Space, Beyond The Time

3.Opera Magna - Poe

4.Wuthering Heights - Salt

5.Machinae Supremacy - A View From The End Of The World

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A list for power metal bands and albums, which are sadly overlooked by the majority, but are highly deserving much more attention. That means obviously that this is no place for the genres biggest and most well known acts, like Blind Guardian, Helloween, Sabaton or the likes.
This list is ever progressing, so feel free to suggest as many bands as they come up in your mind. I will check them out and then decide if they need to be included or not.
The only requirements: They should be quite well hidden in the metal world and not only be extraordinary good but also really something else (I obviously don't want to fill this list with a bunch of unknown, but average, generic and thousand times copied plastic power metal bands).
This list is ordered by my personal impressions.

1.Crom - Vengeance

2.Wuthering Heights - The Shadow Cabinet

3.Fairyland - Score To A New Beginning

4.Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics

5.Eldritch - El Niño

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Here is the 2010 edition of my very straight forward top lists.

1.Ophis - Withered Shades

2.Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane

3.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

4.Netra - Mélancolie Urbaine

5.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

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My favourite 10 power metal bands of all time.

1.Falconer - Chapters From A Vale Forlorn

2.Sabaton - The Art Of War

3.Amaranthe - Amaranthe

4.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

5.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings

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1.Violet Sun - Loneliness In Supremacy

2.Pathfinder - Beyond The Space, Beyond The Time

3.Terra Prima - And Life Begins

4.Thaurorod - Upon Haunted Battlefields

5.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings

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My "Final Selection" for 2010. Top 10 in order. The Rest for A-Z.
As a big fan of Power and Folk metal, this year was quiet good. The return of Rhapsody, new actors as Ancient Bards, Sinbreed, great comeback - Accept, Masterplan with Jorn, long awaited albums - Orphaned Land, Blind Guardian and Alcest. Some discoveries - Finsterforst, Skiltron, Pretty Maids (shame on me)and Orden Ogan. Some unexpected suprises Black Majesty, Iron Fire. Not to say that many bands didnt disappoint me with their new album - Derdian, Freedom Call, Eluvetie, Galneyrus, Wuthering Heights. Good year, a little bit above the average

1.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

2.Pathfinder - Beyond The Space, Beyond The Time

3.Freedom Call - Legend Of The Shadowking

4.Derdian - New Era Pt. 3 - The Apocalypse

5.Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels

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This is the top 20 list with my favorite metal albums of 2010. In order. NOW WITH GENRE DESCRIPTION!

1.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

2.Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony / Angel Of Babylon

3.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

4.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

5.Hardcore Superstar - Split Your Lip

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1.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

2.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings

3.Helloween - 7 Sinners

4.Fear Factory - Mechanize

5.Soulitude - Wonderfool World

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This is my list of favorite power metal that I've been listening for years . Including all types of power metal, from extreme like Chidren of Bodom, to Symphonic like Nightwish, Progressive as well and so on.

1.Kamelot - Epica

2.Kamelot - The Black Halo

3.Kamelot - Karma

4.Helloween - 7 Sinners

5.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

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1.Therion - Sitra Ahra

2.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

3.Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was

4.Magica - Dark Diary

5.King Of Asgard - Fi'mbulvintr

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1.Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

2.Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper

3.Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

4.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

5.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

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A collection of metal albums that heavily use the likes of classical instrumentation, orchestral, opera or/and symphonic keyboard synths. Suggestions/Recommendations are welcome.

1.Adagio - Underworld

2.Aesma Daeva - Dawn Of The New Athens

3.After Forever - Decipher

4.Almôra - Kalihora's Song

5.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings

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