These my all time favorite albums.
Not in a particular rank

1.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

2.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

3.Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion

4.Carcass - Heartwork

5.Children Of Bodom - Tokyo Warhearts

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My 2 cent on last year's releases. After this retrospective, I'm highly doubtful that 2011 can get any better. I'd rate this year as 8/10. YES, NOT EVERYTHING THAT'S GREAT MUST GET A 10! ^^

1.Kalmah - 12 Gauge

2.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

3.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

4.Equilibrium - Rekreatur

5.Sigh - Scenes From Hell

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1.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

2.Kalmah - 12 Gauge

3.Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River

4.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

5.Thulcandra - Fallen Angel's Dominion

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1.Vulture Industries - The Malefactor's Bloody Register

2.Carach Angren - Death Came Through A Phantom Ship

3.Melechesh - The Epigenesis

4.Motorjesus - Wheels Of Purgatory

5.God Is An Astronaut - Age Of The Fifth Sun

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1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Testament - The Gathering

3.Tiamat - Wildhoney

4.E Nomine - Die Prophezeiung

5.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

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1.Cradle Of Filth - Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa

2.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

3.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

4.In Mourning - Monolith

5.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

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1.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

2.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

3.In Mourning - Monolith

4.Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was

5.How To Destroy Angels - How To Destroy Angels

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1.Rotting Christ - Aealo

2.Sabaton - Coat Of Arms

3.Parkway Drive - Deep Blue

4.Equilibrium - Rekreatur

5.Sabaton - The Art Of War

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My Top 50, albums rated 8 & above. Only LPs

RIP: Ronnie James Dio

Album count: 206
Average rating: 6.84

1.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

2.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

3.Ihsahn - After

4.Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent

5.Mar De Grises - Streams Inwards

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1.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

2.Ihsahn - After

3.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

4.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

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1.Dark Tranquillity - Haven

2.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

3.Dark Tranquillity - Fiction

4.Dark Tranquillity - Projector

5.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma

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Must Listen: The First 5

1.Avantasia - Angel Of Babylon

2.Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony

3.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

4.Volbeat - Beyond Hell/Above Heaven

5.Pretty Maids - Pandemonium

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1.Overkill - Ironbound

2.Sodom - In War And Pieces

3.Helloween - 7 Sinners

4.Halford - Halford IV - Made Of Metal

5.Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls And The Systematic Dehumanization Of Cool

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1.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

2.Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones

3.Insania (CZE) - Kult Hyeny

4.God Dethroned - Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross

5.Mael Mórdha - Manannán

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1.Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare

2.Overkill - Ironbound

3.Death Angel - Relentless Retribution

4.Drowning Pool - Drowning Pool

5.Helloween - 7 Sinners

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