1.Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind

2.Belzebubs - Pantheon Of The Nightside Gods

3.Grima - Will Of The Primordial

4.Vorna - Sateet Palata Saavat

5.Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

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Stuff that got me hooked in the course of the years, from my very first blurred memories as a toddler to the present day.
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact on me and influenced my taste in music.
Stuff to let it all hang out, songs for campfire sing-alongs and soundtracks to slit your wrists to.
Love at first sight listen.

This is part II of II, covering the years since 2001.

Despite of the list's personal character, suggestions are very welcome.
After all I'm old and I may just have forgotten lots of stuff that did make my day.



Great albums that didn't make it on the list as they can only be enjoyed in their entirety, rather than by picking individual songs:

Thirdmoon - Sworn Enemy: Heaven (Death, 2004)
Defleshed - Reclaim The Beat (Death/Thrash, 2005)
Tyranny - Tides Of Awakening (Funeral Doom, 2005)
Mourning Beloveth - A Murderous Circus (Doom/Death, 2005)
Rotting Christ - Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy (Black, 2013)

1.Alastis - Unity

2.Diablerie - Seraphyde

3.Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

4.Emperor - Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire & Demise

5.Hollenthon - With Vilest Of Worms To Dwell

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1.Babymetal - Metal Galaxy

2.Cave In - Final Transmission

3.Mother Of Millions - Artifacts

4.Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind

5.Soen - Lotus

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Here is a list of all the bands who received at least one write-in vote during MSA 2019.

Following the annoucement of the results, this information is lost, I post it here so you can continue to explore your favorite genres !

I'm still working on fixing links, if you find errors, feel free to notify in the comments !

1.Babymetal - Metal Galaxy

2.Cave In - Final Transmission

3.Mother Of Millions - Artifacts

4.Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind

5.Soen - Lotus

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1.Rotting Christ - The Heretics

2.Avantasia - Moonglow

3.Eluveitie - Ategnatos

4.Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

5.Beast In Black - From Hell With Love

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This is a list of all the folk metal albums I have listened to that I found to be of at least marginal quality. It is purely for my own organizational purposes and is not meant to be a definitive statement about the genre; for that reason, there are some entries that don't entirely fit the description, including some neofolk albums and bands that don't exactly play "folk metal" but are close enough.

1.Elvenking - Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire

2.Forefather - Ours Is The Kingdom

3.Forefather - Steadfast

4.Forefather - Last Of The Line

5.Dalriada - Áldás

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The ship of Theseus is a thought experiment that goes along the lines of a ship whose wooden parts are replaced one by one until all of its original parts have been replaced. The question is then raised at which point did the ship stop being its original self. When the first part was replaced? When half the parts were replaced? When the last part was replaced?

1.Quiet Riot - Road Rage

2.Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption

3.In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading

4.Stratovarius - Nemesis

5.Immortal - Northern Chaos Gods

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The best of 2019

1.Disillusion - The Liberation

2.Soen - Lotus

3.Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear

4.Waste Of Space Orchestra - Syntheosis

5.Lacrimas Profundere - Bleeding The Stars

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(Top 130... won't make it to 200 until early next year... but I don't mind, do you? *sound of crickets* well, ok then, soliloquy over =) )

update: never got to 200, but I'm hoping the 2020's list will - or at least a top 150

1.Devin Townsend - Empath

2.Finsterforst - Zerfall

3.Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen

4.Borknagar - True North

5.Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

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1.Knocked Loose - A Different Shade Of Blue

2.Tanith - In Another Time

3.Coffin Rot - A Monument To The Dead

4.Spirit Adrift - Divided By Darkness

5.Magic Circle - Departed Souls

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Non Metalstrom Bands

Antigone's Fate: https://antigonesfate.bandcamp.com/
D Aphelium: https://daphelium.bandcamp.com/
Diffuse Horizon: https://diffusehorizons.bandcamp.com
Feigd: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5VrkQRSU8qzraXKkSZG7IS
Harvst: https://harvst.bandcamp.com/
Helgafell: https://helgafell.bandcamp.com

1.Iapetus - The Body Cosmic

2.Overkill - The Wings Of War

3.Saor - Forgotten Paths

4.Aephanemer - Prokopton

5.Metsatöll - Katk Kutsariks

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1.Atlantean Kodex - The Course Of Empire

2.Avatarium - The Fire I Long For

3.Belzebubs - Pantheon Of The Nightside Gods

4.Blazon Stone - Hymns Of Triumph And Death

5.Borknagar - True North

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1.Isole - Dystopia

2.Avatarium - The Fire I Long For

3.Borknagar - True North

4.Eluveitie - Ategnatos

5.

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1.Aephanemer - Prokopton

2.Avandra - Descender

3.Avatarium - The Fire I Long For

4.Big Brave - A Gaze Among Them

5.Blindead - Niewiosna

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My top to bottom list of everything from 2019 I've spent time with and have also purchased either physically or digitally (which is why most of them have high ratings). Releases featured on MS only. Whole number ratings out of 10 and my personal opinions included.

NOTE: I am no longer updating this list. 2019 was a monster year for music but I am onto a 2020 list. You can check it out here: http://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6056

1.Soen - Lotus

2.Borknagar - True North

3.Alcest - Spiritual Instinct

4.Thank You Scientist - Terraformer

5.Brymir - Wings Of Fire

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