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2.Fates Warning - The Spectre Within

3.Slauter Xstoyes - Winter Kill

4.Watch Tower - Energetic Disassembly

5.Trilogy - Life On Earth

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I excluded some of my favourite albums that I don't accept as metal. While top 10 represents albums I listened to over the years, the rest of the list better represent where I stand today.

1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

4.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

5.In Flames - Clayman

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1.Savatage - Gutter Ballet

2.Annihilator - Alice In Hell

3.Kreator - Extreme Aggression

4.Heavens Gate - In Control

5.Whitesnake - Slip Of The Tongue

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1.Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

2.Candlemass - Tales Of Creation

3.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

4.Atheist - Piece Of Time

5.Dream Theater - When Dream And Day Unite

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1.Dream Theater - When Dream And Day Unite

2.Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

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4.Skid Row - Skid Row

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I feel like my overall favorites list is getting too long. I'm splitting it up by rating.

1.Amon Amarth - Jomsviking

2.Qrixkuor - Poison Palinopsia

3.Skepticism - Ordeal

4.Funeral Mist - Devilry

5.Zeal & Ardor - Zeal And Ardor

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Revisiting all the DT albums and updating my personal ranking

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

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

3.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

4.Dream Theater - Awake

5.Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

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This is an alphabetical list dedicated for the celebration of great instrumental songs that have been included by vocal groups as original contribution to an album. Therefore, this list does not include instrumental-based groups like Apocalyptica, songs that have a significant part with spoken words / human voices or instrumental versions of vocal songs or other bonus material.

Please feel free to suggest more of your favorite songs for this list !

1.Accept - Objection Overruled

2.Anathema - Judgement

3.Arch Enemy - War Eternal

4.Arch Enemy - Will To Power

5.As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us

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

2.Dream Theater - Images And Words

3.Dream Theater - Awake

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

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1.Savatage - Gutter Ballet

2.Alice Cooper - Trash

3.Black Sabbath - Headless Cross

4.Skid Row - Skid Row

5.Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry

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1.Dream Theater - Awake

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

3.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

4.Dream Theater - Images And Words

5.Dream Theater - The Astonishing

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

2.Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

3.Dream Theater - Images And Words

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Dream Theater - Octavarium

4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

5.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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All Dream Theater albums, ranked from best to worst (in my opinion).

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

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

3.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Dream Theater - Awake

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They easily became one of my favorite bands.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

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

5.Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

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