The best album of each year (and one close 2nd) from the past 20 years. Some years were much harder than others to choose the best 2 albums.

1. TBA - 2013

2. TBA - 2013 (Close 2nd)

3. Dissona - Dissona

4. Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I

5. Mastodon - The Hunter

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Please, keep in mind that this list is subject to changes. If you find a prettier album cover, please send me a PM.

1. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

2. Anathema - Eternity

3. Epica - The Divine Conspiracy

4. Anathema - Weather Systems

5. Candlemass - Ancient Dreams

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Around 30 albums that are my favorites. This list may irritate some people so don't be hating because I don't have a Slayer album there. This list consists mostly of Doom/Goth atmospheric albums.

1. Tiamat - Wildhoney

2. Opeth - Blackwater Park

3. Anathema - Eternity

4. Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

5. My Dying Bride - The Light At The End Of The World

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Well, the title says it all...

1. Vision Divine - Stream Of Consciousness

2. In Flames - The Jester Race

3. Dream Theater - Images And Words

4. Wintersun - Wintersun

5. In Flames - Whoracle

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1. Asphyx - Last One On Earth

2. Atheist - Piece Of Time

3. Autopsy - Mental Funeral

4. Brutal Truth - Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses

5. Cannibal Corpse - Tomb Of The Mutilated

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Yep, one of those lists. Everyone has one, so I thought I'd make a list of metal albums I really recommend.

This is not an absolute "best-of" list, for a few reasons:
1) I stick to one album per band, unless there's been a drastic style shift (like Katatonia's).
2) I try to cover all major subgenres fairly, so I have something for everyone. It counterbalances the tendency to list all the cool bands in a style I'm into right now (like drone or epic doom).

1. Warning - Watching From a Distance

2. Candlemass - Nightfall

3. Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend

4. Pagan Altar - The Lords Of Hypocrisy

5. Katatonia - Dance of December Souls

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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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Sequnces are not important this albums are essential for this genre

1. At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

2. In Flames - The Jester Race

3. Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery

4. Amon Amarth - Versus The World

5. Carcass - Heartwork

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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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I know some of the albums are more thrash than death, but I added them anyway, because I guess they could appeal to death metal fans too. Many of the albums are not so well-known, but I prefer them over the classics. If you have any other suggestions of underground albums you think I could enjoy based on my choices, you can suggest me.

1. In Flames - Clayman

2. The Crown - Eternal Death

3. Sororicide - The Entity

4. Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum

5. Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

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1. Opeth - Blackwater Park

2. Emperor - Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire And Demise

3. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

4. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

5. Opeth - Still Life

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This is buy or die stuff (in no particular order), the epitome of pure awesomeness!

1. Windir - Arntor

2. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3. Cor Scorpii - Monument

4. Judas Priest - Painkiller

5. Summoning - Dol Guldur

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Lots of genres, not repeating any Band (except Therion, but with 3 different styles). You cannot go wrong with this list, some nice Starts to any kind of Metal.
The list is sorted by year, but has not any particular order. Enjoy!

1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

2. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

3. Therion - Symphony Masses - Ho Drakon Ho Megas

4. Cynic - Focus

5. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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RANKING CRITERIA :

1. Originality

2. Songwriting

3. Historical value

4. Performance

1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3. Deep Purple - In Rock

4. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

5. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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1. Iron Maiden - Powerslave

2. Judas Priest - Painkiller

3. Summoning - Minas Morgul

4. Windir - 1184

5. Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

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