Some black coffee, some milky atmosphere, some folk syrup and some sweet death.

No special order.

(sorry for German commenting, i reuse the text mostly on my social media later)

1.Finsterforst - Mach Dich Frei

2.SatanaKozel - North

3.Galar - De Gjenlevende

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5.Wolfheart - Shadow World

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Preranking

1.Helrunar - Niederkunfft

2.Árstíðir Lífsins - Aldafǫðr Ok Munka Dróttinn

3.George Kollias - Invictus

4.Nile - What Should Not Be Unearthed

5.Motörhead - Bad Magic

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1.Soen - Tellurian

2.Opeth - Pale Communion

3.Rishloo - Living As Ghosts With Buildings As Teeth

4.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

5.Behemoth - The Satanist

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Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Ayreon - 01011001

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Progressive metal has some of the most creative musicians in metal, but the tendency for progressive bands to make extremely long, technical songs with no sense of structure can be turnoff to some people, and often these bands take themselves too seriously, making them unenjoyable for people who like their metal to have some good rock n' roll fun. These bands frequently avoid such prog cliches, they are completely capable of writing a pop song without sacrificing complexity if they choose to, and weave a range of influences in creative and even fun ways.

1.Devin Townsend - Accelerated Evolution

2.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

3.Toehider - What Kind Of Creature Am I?

4.Coheed and Cambria - Volume 4

5.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

3.Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

4.Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!

5.Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What?

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1.Sepultura - Arise

2.Fates Warning - Parallels

3.Metallica - Metallica

4.Death - Human

5.Axel Rudi Pell - Nasty Reputation

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I will update soon.

1.Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.

2.Subterranean Masquerade - The Great Bazaar

3.Deafheaven - New Bermuda

4.Leprous - The Congregation

5.Native Construct - Quiet World

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2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

1.Finsterforst - Mach Dich Frei

2.A Secret Revealed - The Bleakness

3.Wolfheart - Shadow World

4.My Sleeping Karma - Moksha

5.Ereb Altor - Nattramn

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Top down; full-length studio albums

1.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans

2.My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River

3.My Dying Bride - Like Gods Of The Sun

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

5.My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours

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Words are for dummies. So are arbitrary lists. This is the crap I played a lot and liked a lot. My tastes are shit.

1.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

2.Nylithia - Hyperthrash

3.Beaten To Death - Unplugged

4.Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

5.Glaciation - Sur Les Falaises De Marbre

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1.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

2.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

3.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

4.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Iron Maiden - Killers

4.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

5.Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death

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