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My favorite to least favorite from 2016. I will be adding and moving albums as the year goes on. Created by: TheJahrhead | 05.03.2016 1. Epica - The Holographic Principle Symphonic Metal [Netherlands] 2. Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake Thrash Metal [United States] 3. Avantasia - Ghostlights Symphonic Power Metal [Germany] 4. Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience Technical/Melodic Death Metal [United States] 5. Brymir - Slayer Of Gods Extreme Folk Metal [Finland] 6. Myrath - Legacy Progressive/Oriental Folk Metal [France/Tunisia] 7. Primal Fear - Rulebreaker Power Metal [Germany] 8. Megadeth - Dystopia Thrash Metal [United States] 9. An Abstract Illusion - Illuminate The Path Melodic/Progressive Death Metal [Sweden] 10. Dyscordia - Words In Ruin Progressive Metal [Belgium] 11. Equilibrium - Armageddon Viking Folk Metal [Germany] 12. Serenity - Codex Atlanticus Symphonic Power Metal [Austria] 13. Mob Rules - Tales From Beyond Power Metal [Germany] 14. Metallica - Hardwired?To Self-Destruct Thrash Metal [United States] 15. Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale Gothic Doom Metal [Finland] 16. Sunburst - Fragments Of Creation Power/Progressive Metal [Greece] 17. Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts Alternative Rock/Gothic Doom Metal [Sweden] 18. Fates Warning - Theories Of Flight Progressive Metal [United States] 19. Defecto - Excluded Progressive Metal [Denmark] 20. Helion Prime - Helion Prime Power Metal [United States] 21. Beyond The Black - Lost In Forever Symphonic Metal [Germany] 22. Witherscape - The Northern Sanctuary Atmospheric Death/Extreme Progressive Metal [Sweden] 23. Twilight Force - Heroes Of Mighty Magic Symphonic/Power Metal [Sweden] 24. DGM - The Passage Progressive Metal [Italy] 25. Insomnium - Winter's Gate Melodic Death Metal [Finland] 26. Death Angel - The Evil Divide Thrash Metal [United States] 27. Gojira - Magma Progressive Death Metal [France] 28. Harakiri For The Sky - III: Trauma Black/Post Metal [Austria] 29. Thank You Scientist - Stranger Heads Prevail Progressive Rock [United States] 30. Anciients - Voice Of The Void Progressive Metal [Canada] 31. Devin Townsend - Transcendence Progressive Metal [Canada] 32. Winterhymn - Blood & Shadow Folk Metal [United States] 33. Suidakra - Realms Of Odoric Melodic Death/Folk Metal [Germany] 34. Mistur - In Memoriam Black/Viking Folk Metal [Norway] 35. Acyl - Aftermath Progressive/Oriental Folk Metal [France] 36. Be'lakor - Vessels Melodic Death Metal [Australia] 37. Noveria - Forsaken Power Metal [Italy] 38. The Unguided - Lust And Loathing Melodic Death Metal [Sweden] 39. Vinterblot - Realms Of The Untold Melodic Death Metal [Italy] 40. Haken - Affinity Progressive Metal [United Kingdom] 41. Vektor - Terminal Redux Technical/Progressive Thrash Metal [United States] 42. Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika Viking Folk Metal [Finland] 43. Anthrax - For All Kings Thrash Metal [United States] 44. Artillery - Penalty By Perception Thrash Metal [Denmark] 45. Amaranthe - Maximalism Power/Industrial Metal [Sweden] 46. Dream Theater - The Astonishing Progressive Metal [United States] 47. Visionatica - Force Of Luna Symphonic Power Metal [Germany] 48. Sirenia - Dim Days Of Dolor Symphonic Gothic Metal [Norway] 49. Theocracy - Ghost Ship Progressive Power Metal [United States] 50. Sonata Arctica - The Ninth Hour Power Metal [Finland] 51. Dynazty - Titanic Mass Heavy/Melodic Power Metal [Sweden] 52. Killswitch Engage - Incarnate Melodic Metalcore [United States] 53. Fleshgod Apocalypse - King Symphonic Death Metal [Italy] 54. Hypno5e - Shores Of The Abstract Line Experimental Progressive/Math Metal [France] 55. Whispered - Metsutan - Songs Of The Void Extreme Power Metal [Finland] 56. Sabaton - The Last Stand Power Metal [Sweden] 57. Hail Spirit Noir - Mayhem In Blue Psychedelic/Blackened Progressive Metal [Greece] 58. Sound Storm - Vertigo Symphonic Power Metal [Italy] 59. Delain - Moonbathers Symphonic Metal [Netherlands] 60. Stormtide - Wrath Of An Empire Extreme Folk Metal [Australia] 61. Evergrey - The Storm Within Progressive/Power Metal [Sweden] 62. Grand Magus - Sword Songs Heavy/Doom Metal [Sweden] 63. Destruction - Under Attack Thrash Metal [Germany] 64. Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend Symphonic Power Metal [Italy] 65. Iron Mask - Diabolica Power Metal [Belgium] 66. Amon Amarth - Jomsviking Melodic Death Metal [Sweden] 67. Dark Tranquillity - Atoma Melodic Death Metal [Sweden] 68. Mystic Prophecy - War Brigade Power Metal [Germany] 69. Far Beyond - A Frozen Flame Of Ice Melodic Black/Power Metal [Germany] 70. Black Crown Initiate - Selves We Cannot Forgive Progressive Death Metal [United States] 71. Wayfarer - Old Souls Atmospheric Black Metal [United States] 72. Oracles - Miserycorde Symphonic/Melodic Death Metal [Belgium] 73. Flotsam And Jetsam - Flotsam And Jetsam Thrash Metal [United States] 74. FEJD - Trolldom Folk Metal [Sweden] 75. Derdian - Revolution Era Symphonic Power Metal [Italy] 76. Omnium Gatherum - Grey Heavens Melodic Death Metal [Finland] 77. Asenblut - Berserker Pagan Black Metal [Germany] 78. Southern Empire - Southern Empire Progressive Rock [Australia] 79. Blood Red Throne - Union Of Flesh And Machine Death Metal [Norway] 80. Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep Of Reason Technical Thrash/Math/Progressive Metal [Sweden] 81. Cobalt - Slow Forever Black Metal [United States] 82. Crematory - Monument Gothic Metal [Germany] 83. Aenaon - Hypnosophy Progressive Black Metal [Greece] 84. Wisdom - Rise Of The Wise Power Metal [Hungary] 85. Darkend - The Canticle Of Shadows Symphonic Black Metal [Italy] 86. 40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky Doom Metal [United Kingdom] 87. Entombed A.D. - Dead Dawn Death Metal [Sweden] 88. In Mourning - Afterglow Progressive/Melodic Death Metal [Sweden] 89. Rotting Christ - Rituals Black Metal [Greece] 90. Subliminal Fear - Escape From Leviathan Melodic Death Metal [Italy] 91. Sodom - Decision Day Thrash Metal [Germany] 92. Freedom Call - Master Of Light Power Metal [Germany] 93. Borknagar - Winter Thrice Melodic/Progressive Black Metal [Norway] 94. Korn - The Serenity Of Suffering Nu/Alternative Metal [United States] 95. Mechina - Progenitor Industrial Death Metal [United States] 96. Serpentine Dominion - Serpentine Dominion Death Metal [United States] 97. Khonsu - The Xun Protectorate Black/Industrial/Progressive Metal [Norway] 98. Civil War - The Last Full Measure Heavy/Power Metal [Sweden] 99. Vredehammer - Violator Blackened Death Metal [Norway] 100. Anaal Nathrakh - The Whole Of The Law Grindcore/Black Metal [United Kingdom] 101. Fallujah - Dreamless Progressive Death Metal [United States] 102. Oceans Of Slumber - Winter Extreme Progressive Metal [United States] 103. Votum - :Ktonik: Progressive Metal [Poland] 104. Rage - The Devil Strikes Again Heavy Metal [Germany] 105. Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage Heavy/Alternative Metal [United States] 106. Pain - Coming Home Gothic Industrial Metal [Sweden] 107. A Sense Of Gravity - Atrament Progressive Math Metal [United States] 108. Vale Of Pnath - II Technical Death Metal [United States] 109. Eternal Idol - The Unrevealed Secret Power/Symphonic/Progressive Metal [Italy] 110. Diabulus In Musica - Dirge For The Archons Symphonic Metal [Spain] 111. Hannes Grossmann - The Crypts Of Sleep Progressive/Technical Death Metal [Germany] 112. Starkill - Shadow Sleep Melodic Death Metal [United States] 113. HammerFall - Built To Last Power Metal [Sweden] 114. Circle Of Dust - Machines Of Our Disgrace Industrial Metal [United States] 115. Wolverine - Machina Viva Progressive Metal [Sweden] 116. Skálmöld - Vögguvísur Yggdrasils Viking Folk Metal [Iceland] 117. Solution .45 - Nightmares In The Waking State - Part II Melodic Death Metal [Sweden] 118. Vader - The Empire Death Metal [Poland] 119. Dark Suns - Everchild Progressive Rock [Germany] 120. Abbath - Abbath Black Metal [Norway] 121. Grimner - Frost Mot Eld Folk Metal [Sweden] 122. Blaze Bayley - Infinite Entanglement Heavy Metal [United Kingdom] 123. The Vision Bleak - The Unknown Gothic Metal [Germany] 124. Last In Line - Heavy Crown Hard Rock [United States] 125. The Algorithm - Brute Force Electronic/Djent [France] 126. Trick Or Treat - Rabbits' Hill Pt. 2 Power Metal [Italy] 127. Wardruna - Runaljod - Ragnarok Ambient Neofolk [Norway] 128. Animals As Leaders - The Madness Of Many Instrumental/Djent/Progressive Metal [United States] 129. The Wolves Of Avalon - Across Corpses Grey Pagan Black/Celtic Folk Metal [United Kingdom] 130. Mirrormaze - Break The Horizon Progressive Metal [Italy] 131. Metal Church - XI Thrash Metal [United States] 132. Winterstorm - Cube Of Infinity Power/Folk Metal [Germany] 133. The Cult - Hidden City Hard Rock [United Kingdom] 134. Iron Savior - Titancraft Power Metal [Germany] 135. Volbeat - Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie Hard Rock/Heavy Metal [Denmark] 136. Schwarzer Engel - Imperium II - Titania Gothic Doom Metal [Germany] 137. Inactive Messiah - Dark Masterpiece Melodic Death Metal [Greece] 138. Circus Maximus - Havoc Progressive Metal [Norway] 139. Hammers Of Misfortune - Dead Revolution Progressive Metal [United States] 140. Surturs Lohe - Seelenheim Pagan Black/Folk Metal [Germany] 141. Ihsahn - Arktis. Extreme Progressive/Avantgarde Metal [Norway] 142. Forevermore - Integral Progressive Metalcore [United States] 143. Attick Demons - Let's Raise Hell Heavy Metal [Portugal] 144. SIG:AR:TYR - Northen Blackened Folk Metal [Canada] 145. Lacrimas Profundere - Hope Is Here Gothic Metal [Germany] 146. Sunrise - Absolute Clarity Power Metal [Ukraine] 147. Almanac - Tsar Symphonic Power Metal [Germany] 148. Suicidal Angels - Division Of Blood Thrash Metal [Greece] 149. Sinbreed - Master Creator Power Metal [Germany] 150. Opeth - Sorceress Progressive Rock [Sweden] 151. Sithu Aye - Set Course For Andromeda Instrumental/Progressive Metal [United Kingdom] 152. Twelve Foot Ninja - Outlier Djent/Fusion Progressive Metal [Australia] 153. Throes Of Dawn - Our Voices Shall Remain Extreme Symphonic/Gothic Metal [Finland] 154. Machinae Supremacy - Into The Night World Power Metal [Sweden] 155. Dark Forest (UK) - Beyond The Veil Heavy/Power Metal [United Kingdom] 156. Running Wild - Rapid Foray Heavy Metal [Germany] 157. Devilment - II: The Mephisto Waltzes Gothic/Symphonic Metal [United Kingdom] 158. Iamthemorning - Lighthouse Progressive Rock/Acoustic [Russia] 159. Jorn - Heavy Rock Radio Heavy Metal [Norway] 160. Vicious Rumors - Concussion Protocol Power Metal [United States] 161. Zakk Wylde - Book Of Shadows II Blues Rock [United States] 162. ADX - Non Serviam Speed Metal [France] 163. Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper - Walking In The Shadows Heavy Metal [United Kingdom] 164. Thunderstone - Apocalypse Again Power/Heavy Metal [Finland] 165. Lacuna Coil - Delirium Alternative Metal [Italy] 166. We Are The Catalyst - Elevation Alternative Metal [Sweden] 167. Skuggsjá - A Piece For Mind & Mirror Pagan Folk Metal [Sweden] 168. InnerWish - InnerWish Power Metal [Greece] 169. Revocation - Great Is Our Sin Thrash/Technical Death Metal [United States] 170. Desaster - The Oath Of An Iron Ritual Blackened Thrash Metal [Germany] 171. Varg - Das Ende Aller Lügen Melodic Black/Pagan Folk Metal [Germany] 172. Redemption - The Art Of Loss Progressive Metal [United States] 173. Striker - Stand In The Fire Thrash/Speed Metal [Canada] 174. Charred Walls Of The Damned - Creatures Watching Over The Dead Power/Thrash Metal [United States] 175. Tarja - The Shadow Self Symphonic Metal [Finland] 176. Exumer - The Raging Tides Thrash Metal [Germany] 177. Sumerlands - Sumerlands Heavy/Power Metal [United States] 178. Axel Rudi Pell - Game Of Sins Heavy/Power Metal [Germany] 179. Diamond Head - Diamond Head Heavy Metal [United Kingdom] 180. Burning Point - The Blaze Melodic Power Metal [Finland] 181. Tygers Of Pan Tang - Tygers Of Pan Tang [2016] Heavy Metal [United Kingdom] 182. Lordi - Monstereophonic (Theaterror Vs. Demonarchy) Hard Rock/Glam Metal [Finland] 183. Serious Black - Mirrorworld Power Metal [Germany] 184. First Fragment - Dasein Technical Death Metal [Canada] 185. Prong - X - No Absolutes Industrial Metal [United States] 186. Lita Ford - Time Capsule Hard Rock [United States] 187. Human Fortress - Thieves Of The Night Power Metal [Germany] 188. Ulcerate - Shrines Of Paralysis Technical Death Metal [New Zealand] 189. Cirrha Niva - Out Of The Freakshow Progressive/Gothic Metal [Netherlands] 190. Paradox - Pangea Thrash Metal [Germany] 191. Lost Society - Braindead Thrash Metal [Finland] 192. Ravenia - Beyond The Walls Of Death Symphonic Metal [Finland] 193. Axevyper - Into The Serpent's Den Heavy Metal [Italy] 194. Holy Grail - Times Of Pride And Peril Power Metal [United States] 195. Nails - You Will Never Be One Of Us Grindcore/Hardcore/Punk [United States] 196. Deadlock - Hybris Alternative/Melodic Metalcore [Germany] 197. Scorpion Child - Acid Roulette Hard Rock [United States] 198. Kypck - 3epo Doom Metal [Finland] 199. Mortillery - Shapeshifter Thrash Metal [Canada] 200. Yngwie Malmsteen - World On Fire Neoclassical Power Metal [Sweden] 201. Fear Of Domination - Atlas Melodic Death/Industrial Metal [Finland] 202. Rob Zombie - The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser Alternative/Industrial Metal [United States] 203. Pokolgép - Metalbomb Heavy Metal [Hungary] 204. Exmortus - Ride Forth Melodic Thrash Metal [United States] 205. Cloudscape - Voice Of Reason Progressive Metal [Sweden] 206. Crystal Ball - Déjà-Voodoo Power Metal [Switzerland] 207. Dee Snider - We Are The Ones Heavy Metal [United States] 208. A Dream Of Poe - A Waltz For Apophenia Doom/Gothic Metal [United Kingdom/Portugal] 209. Ancient - Back To The Land Of The Dead Melodic Black Metal [Norway] 210. The SLoT - Septima Nu/Alternative Metal [Russia] 211. Anvil - Anvil Is Anvil Heavy Metal [Canada] 212. Resurrection Kings - Resurrection Kings Hard Rock [United States] 213. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation Metalcore/Math Metal [United States] 214. Operation: Mindcrime - Resurrection Progressive Metal [United States] 215. Brain Drill - Boundless Obscenity Grindcore/Technical Death Metal [United States] 216. Brainstorm - Scary Creatures Power Metal [Germany] 217. In Flames - Battles Alternative Metal [Sweden] 218. Elvaron - Ghost Of A Blood Tie Progressive Metal [France] 219. Tarja - The Brightest Void Symphonic Metal [Finland] 220. Deftones - Gore Alternative Metal [United States] Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff. [ More lists by TheJahrhead ]