From the BEST .... to the WORST

1. Turn Loose The Mermaids

2. The Siren

3. Romanticide

4. Walking in the Air

5. Sahara

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This list is a guide to the first wave of Black Metal.
Releases here are considered to be a part of the first wave
or they stylistically are similar to the first wave bands.
Some releases are of thrash/death bands but please note that
at the time first wave wasn't really homogeneous style and that
those bands are included cause they were influence to the bands
that will later form Second wave.
Have in mind that First wave ceased to exist somewhere around 1987-1989.
Releases are ordered by release year.
Have fun!

1. Venom - Welcome to hell

2. Venom - Black Metal

3. Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate

4. Slayer - Show No Mercy

5. Mercyful Fate - Melissa

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1. Judas Priest - Painkiller

2. Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

3. Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny

4. Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

5. Judas Priest - Angel Of Retribution

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A list of quality sophomore releases.

1. Agalloch - The Mantle

2. Alice In Chains - Dirt

3. Anthrax - Spreading the Disease

4. Asphyx - Last One On Earth

5. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

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These are the albums which I like the most. Since I have not listened to a lot of albums( let's say, max 400 for me), it would be pretentious to make a list of my 100 favorite albums, so I keep this list short.

1. Tool - Lateralus

2. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale

3. Lurker Of Chalice - Lurker Of Chalice

4. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

5. Blut Aus Nord - The Work Which Transforms God

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If I could only listen to ten albums for the rest of my life, I would choose these ten.

1. Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

2. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

3. Death - Spiritual Healing

4. Opeth - Blackwater Park

5. The Faceless - Autotheism

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1. Amorphis - Circle

2. Sodom - Epitome Of Torture

3. Deep Purple - NOW What?!

4. Fallujah - Nomadic

5. Woe - Withdrawal

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All Rush albums, ranked from best to worst (in my opinion)

1. Rush - A Farewell to Kings

2. Rush - Hemispheres

3. Rush - Moving Pictures

4. Rush - 2112

5. Rush - Signals

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1. Nevermore - Dead Heart, In A Dead World

2. Soilwork - The Chainheart Machine

3. The Haunted - The Haunted Made Me Do It

4. Helloween - The Dark Ride

5. Dark Tranquillity - Haven

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Some easy stuff, some different. Mostly prog.
Things after 10 aren't really in any order

1. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

2. Orphaned Land - Mabool

3. Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane

4. Opeth - Still Life

5. Agalloch - The Mantle

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It's been a long time I spend my days reading ''Year Lists'' by a lot other users, so I decided to check some 2013 albums ( and EPs ) to try it myself and ,of course, to make you discover a lot of great bands which need to be look after for their next albums ! ( Sorry if my english's bad, but I always try to improve myself )

1. Avantasia - The Mystery Of Time

2. Killswitch Engage - Disarm The Descent

3. Bullet For My Valentine - Temper Temper

4. Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal

5. Deep Purple - NOW What?!

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1. Absu - Abzu

2. Anaal Nathrakh - Passion

3. Antediluvian - Through The Cervix Of Hawaah

4. Aosoth - III: Violence & Variations

5. Ars Moriendi - Du Tréfonds D'Un Être

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2005 is the year when I returned to metal after being away for 9 years.

1. Process Of Guilt - Erosion

2. Krallice - Diotima

3. Faal - The Clouds Are Burning

4. Before The Rain - ...One Day Less

5. Cobalt - Eater Of Birds

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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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My first list in Metal Storm. This is pretty much an abridged version of the homonym list I'm making in RateYourMusic (http://rateyourmusic.com/list/gustman17/journey_into_2013s_metal_heart/).

1. Soilwork - The Living Infinite

2. Omnium Gatherum - Beyond

3. Amorphis - Circle

4. In Vain - Ænigma

5. Stratovarius - Nemesis

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