1.Avantasia - Ghostlights

2.Iced Earth - Incorruptible

3.Kamelot - The Shadow Theory

4.Soilwork - The Ride Majestic

5.Jorn Lande & Trond Holter - Dracula: Swing Of Death

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The albums below is my definition of extreme metal music, regardless of their genre. Entire list is based only on my personal preferences in metal.
Rules:
1. One album per band
2. 305 groups/305 albums

1.In Flames - Clayman

2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3.Chimaira - Chimaira

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Testament - The New Order

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1.Iced Earth - Incorruptible

2.Soen - Lykaia

3.Firewind - Immortals

4.Moonspell - 1755

5.Beast In Black - Berserker

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I consider "Lykaia Revisited" to be a deluxe edition of "Lykaia", not it's own album.

1.Soen - Imperial

2.Soen - Lykaia

3.Soen - Cognitive

4.Soen - Lotus

5.Soen - Tellurian

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1.Adagio - Life

2.Anathema - The Optimist

3.Annihilator - For The Demented

4.Anubis Gate - Covered In Black

5.Accept - The Rise Of Chaos

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1.Soen - Lykaia

2.The Faceless - In Becoming A Ghost

3.Ne Obliviscaris - Urn

4.Persefone - Aathma

5.Leprous - Malina

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My personal Top 50 of a fantastic Year. As you can see the major part of this list is kind of proggy, concluded with some heavier stuff and a few Rock Albums. There may be some more creative or boundary breaking releases left out, but these are the works that exited and convoyed me throughout 2017.
Please enjoy, suggestions are appreciated.

1.Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand

2.The Night Flight Orchestra - Amber Galactic

3.Soen - Lykaia

4.Voyager - Ghost Mile

5.Dodecahedron - Kwintessens

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1.Akercocke - Renaissance In Extremis

2.Leprous - Malina

3.Decapitated - Anticult

4.Archspire - Relentless Mutation

5.Wolves In The Throne Room - Thrice Woven

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1.Ne Obliviscaris - Urn

2.Wintersun - The Forest Seasons

3.Persefone - Aathma

4.Septicflesh - Codex Omega

5.Soen - Lykaia

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1.Ayreon - The Source

2.For All We Know - Take Me Home

3.Leprous - Malina

4.Threshold - Legends Of The Shires

5.Voyager - Ghost Mile

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This is NOT by any means a "best of" list, but a collection of the albums that I have grown to love over the past 6 months. This list consists of albums that were released between the dates of January 1st and July 1st. The albums in this list are ordered in chronological order of release. If you have any suggestions on albums I missed, comment and let me know.

1.Code Orange - Forever

2.Aversions Crown - Xenocide

3.Kreator - Gods Of Violence

4.Soen - Lykaia

5.Persefone - Aathma

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1.Power Trip - Nightmare Logic

2.Analepsy - Atrocities From Beyond

3.Kreator - Gods Of Violence

4.Ulver - The Assassination Of Julius Caesar

5.Mors Principium Est - Embers Of A Dying World

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1.Soen - Lykaia

2.Dopelord - Children Of The Haze

3.Spaceslug - Time Travel Dilemma

4.Ordos - House Of The Dead

5.Mechina - As Embers Turn To Dust

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same procedure as every year!

1.Moonspell - 1755

2.Kreator - Gods Of Violence

3.Sorcerer - The Crowning Of The Fire King

4.Soen - Lykaia

5.Band-Maid - Just Bring It

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1.Persefone - Aathma

2.Soen - Lykaia

3.Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand

4.Paradise Lost - Medusa

5.Fit For An Autopsy - The Great Collapse

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