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

Bands currently looking into:
None so far...

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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Here is my provisional favorite-metal-albums-of-all-time-list! Enjoy!
The first 10 albums are in pretty accurate order. However, after that, it becomes harder and harder to separate the albums clearly. Thus, you can say that I enjoy album x on the list as much as the others in the interval of (x-5) to (x+5). For example album 37 would be as much enjoyed as 32, 33, 34, ..., 42, or something like that.

1. Cult Of Luna - Somewhere Along The Highway

2. Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor

3. Grand Alchemist - Intervening Coma-Celebration

4. Opeth - Blackwater Park

5. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

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These are my picks of "must haves" of 2011 for those who enjoy progressive, technical, djent, and/or experimental metal and hybrids thereof. Derived from over 50 2011 metal releases I purchased and many more that I heard but did not buy. Maybe you missed a masterpiece that I've identified here -- I know I've found a few from others' lists!

1. Leprous - Bilateral

2. Tesseract - One

3. Unexpect - Fables Of The Sleepless Empire

4. Cynthesis - DeEvolution

5. Blotted Science - The Animation of Entomology

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The label metal includes heavy, power, black...

1. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

2. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

3. Rush - 2112

4. Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

5. Opeth - Still Life

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This is my personal selection of albums (with specific songs) that you'd like to play in your next metal party.
The songs are sorted so the more powerful and energetic songs are equally spread all along the list, except the last songs, which are softer than average.

I'm currently working in this list (well... in my spare time), so it's not the final one.

1. Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire

2. Korpiklaani - Karkelo

3. Solefald - Norrøn Livskunst

4. Mastodon - Crack The Skye

5. Kvelertak - Blodtørst

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1. Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg

2. Insomnium - One For Sorrow

3. Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

4. Septicflesh - The Great Mass

5. Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

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Not a very good year. Not a single 9, the first six releases coming close though. Finally 20 worthy albums to called the "TOP."

The three EPs were included because they are all over 30 minutes.

1. Magnus - Magnus

2. Beyond Creation - The Aura

3. Obscura - Omnivium

4. Fluxious - Why So Serious?

5. Gorod - Transcendence

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1. Obscura - Omnivium

2. Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

3. Born Of Osiris - The Discovery

4. Magic Pie - The Suffering Joy

5. Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

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1. Insomnium - One For Sorrow

2. Wolverine - Communication Lost

3. Thence - These Stones Cry From The Earth

4. Tesseract - One

5. Autumn - Cold Comfort

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Just because I couldn't leave Sólstafir out

1. Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire

2. Devin Townsend - Deconstruction

3. Peste Noire - L'ordure à L'état Pur

4. Mastodon - The Hunter

5. Nightwish - Imaginaerum

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1. Leprous - Bilateral

2. Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance

3. Symphony X - Iconoclast

4. Pain of Salvation - Road Salt Two

5. Subsignal - Touchstones

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Heavy metal + power + thrash + death metal top 50 / 2011

1. Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2. Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

3. Samael - Lux Mundi

4. Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction

5. Fleshgod Apocalypse - Aagony

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Well it seems to be the popular thing to do (creating a 2011 faves list) so why shouldn't I jump on the bandwagon too...

Alphabetically of course...although if I was going to put one at the top it would be Archspire (it's unfortunate I haven't seen it on many lists)...

1. Abysmal Dawn - Leveling The Plane Of Existence

2. After Oblivion - Vultures

3. Archspire - All Shall Align

4. Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising

5. Beyond Creation - The Aura

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1. Riot - Immortal Soul

2. Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

3. Leprous - Bilateral

4. Symphony X - Iconoclast

5. Nightwish - Imaginaerum

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I am making a list for 2011. Like every one else. Originality is overrated anyway.
This is the very top of the year and still a work in progress.

1. Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage

2. Beyond Creation - The Aura

3. Benighted - Asylum Cave

4. Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony

5. Obscura - Omnivium

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