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1.
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Death - The Sound of Perseverance
Voice of the Soul - Probably the most thought-inducing track I've ever heard, perhaps in light of Chuck's passing not much later. Morbid yet serene. |
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2.
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Bathory - Blood Fire Death
Odens Ride Over Nordland - There is something to this track that encapsulates the essence of the later 2nd wave of BM. |
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3.
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Melechesh - Emissaries
The Scribes of Kur - This is a song I've heard for the first time relatively recently, but it blew me away. Although this one is rather lengthy, it still feels transitional. |
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4.
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Agalloch - The Mantle
A Celebration for the Death of Man... - For people like me with a preference for wintry aesthetic, this mesmerizes and compels the listener to check the whole record... which then turns out to deliver every bit of the quality of this intro for, like, another hour. The Mantle is as majestic as this song. |
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5.
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Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Dawn Patrol - Every time I hear this I am reminded of StarCraft 1 and 2. Real gamers know. |
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6.
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Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
At the Fathomless Depths - One of the greatest melodies I've had the honor of hearing. |
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7.
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Metallica - Master of Puppets
Orion - Obviously a very widely-known track, but I have a weird connection with it because it fuses, for me, late 80's Metallica with something I identify as early 70's prog rock influence (or maybe too much time has passed since I listened to that genre a lot and I link this to Yes, Pink Floyd and King Crimson for only an emotional reason?) |
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8.
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Agalloch - The Mantle
A Desolation Song - I can't believe I love a song featuring an accordion so much (I think it's an accordion anyway) |
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9.
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Decapitated - Winds of Creation
Dance Macabre - sounds like a soundtrack to an evil wizard's dungeon in a mid-90's cRPG. It's eerie and I love it. |
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10.
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Disentomb - Misery
The Genesis of Misery - UUUUUUUUUURRRGGGGHHHHHHHH. Yes. |
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11.
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Lord Belial - Enter the Moonlight Gate
Forlorn in Silence - Beautiful harmonies. I like to listen to this when I feel forlorn in silence. |
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12.
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Insomnium - Above the Weeping World
The Gale |
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13.
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Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
Black Star |
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14.
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Cult of Luna - The Long Road North
Beyond I |
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15.
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Metallica - Ride the Lightning
The Call of Ktulu |
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16.
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Eximperitus - Šahrartu
Šaqummatu |
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17.
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Analepsy - Quiescence
Quiescence |
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18.
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Stormkeep - Tales of Othertime
The Citadel |
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19.
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Summoning - Oath Bound
Bauglir |
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20.
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Amenra - De Doorn
De Dood in Bloei |
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21.
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Defeated Sanity - Chapters of Repugnance
Introitus |
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22.
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Dead Congregation - Promulgation of the Fall
Promulgation of the Fall |
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23.
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Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
Epilogue |
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24.
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Moonsorrow - KIvenkantaja
Matkan lopussa |
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25.
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Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
Kaiku |
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26.
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Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme
Invert the Idols |
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27.
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Morbid Angel - Covenant
Nar Mattaru |
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28.
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Vildhjarta - Måsstaden
Måsstadens Nationalsång |
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29.
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Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Bladecatcher |
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30.
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Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere
(serpens cauda) |
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31.
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Summoning - Minas Morgul
Orthanc |
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32.
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Kreator - Gods of Violence
Apocalypticon |
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33.
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Dream Theater - Images and Words
Wait for Sleep |
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34.
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Death - Human
Cosmic Sea |
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35.
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Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
The Wanderer |
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36.
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Opeth - Blackwater Park
Patterns in the Ivy |
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37.
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Dead Congregation - Graves of the Archangels
Martyrdoom |
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38.
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Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked
Spawn of Uamenti |
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39.
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Immolation - Acts of God
Abandoned |
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40.
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Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn
Evernight |
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41.
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Antestor - The Forsaken
Mitt Hjerte |
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42.
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Opeth - Damnation
Weakness |
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43.
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Insomnium - Above the Weeping World
The Gale |
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44.
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Defeated Sanity - Passages into Deformity
Initiation |
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45.
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Dissection - The Somberlain
Feathers Fell |
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46.
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Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Poison Was the Cure |
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47.
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Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands
Heroes of the Lost Valley |
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48.
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Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere
(serpens caput) |
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49.
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Be'lakor - Coherence
Indelible |
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50.
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Necrophobic - Hrimthursum
The Slaughter of Baby Jesus |
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51.
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Meshuggah - Koloss
The Last Vigil |
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52.
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Summoning - Minas Morgul
Soul Wandering |
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53.
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Megadeth - Endgame
Dialectic Chaos |
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54.
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Antestor - The Return of the Black Death
Vinterferden |
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55.
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Wintersun - Time I
Darkness and Frost |
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56.
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Tool - Lateralus
Eon Blue Apocalypse |
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57.
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Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit
They Escaped into the Weight of Darkness |
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58.
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Cynic - Focus
Textures |
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59.
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Satyricon - The Shadowthrone
I En Svart Kiste |
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60.
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Vital Remains - Dechristianize
Let the Killing Begin |
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61.
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Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Alsvartr (The Oath) |
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62.
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Summoning - Stronghold
Rhûn |
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63.
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Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth
The Dark Elf |
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64.
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Dissection - The Somberlain
Into Inifinite Obscurity |
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65.
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Immolation - Acts of God
And the Flames Wept |
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66.
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Powerwolf - Bible of the Beast
Opening - Prelude to Purgatory |
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67.
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Isis - Oceanic
Maritime |
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68.
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Motörhead - Hammered
Serial Killer |
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69.
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Dissection - The Somberlain
Crimson Towers |
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70.
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Disentomb - The Decaying Light
Withering |
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71.
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Antestor - The Forsaken
Raade |
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72.
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Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth
The Minstrel |
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73.
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Agalloch - Pale Folklore
The Misshapen Steed |
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74.
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Wintersun - Time I
When Time Fades Away |
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75.
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Mental Cruelty - A Hill To Die Upøn
Avgang |
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76.
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Dream Theater - Train of Thought
Vacant |
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77.
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Vader - Welcome to the Morbid Reich
Ultima Thule |
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78.
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Marduk - Opus Nocturne
Opus Nocturne |
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79.
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Ensiferum - Iron
Ferrum Aeternum |
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80.
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Incantation - Diabolical Conquest
Unheavenly Skies |
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81.
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Obituary - Frozen in Time
Redneck Stomp |
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82.
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Eluveitie - Slania
Samon |
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83.
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Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times
Min Hyllest Til Vinterland |
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84.
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Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Last Dawn |
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85.
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Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree
Mind's Mirrors |
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86.
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Behemoth - I Loved You at Your Darkest
Coagvla |
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87.
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Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Isolation Years |
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88.
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Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
Unicorn |
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89.
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Mastodon - Leviathan
Joseph Merrick |
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90.
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Exodus - Persona Non Grata
Cosa del Pantano |
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91.
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Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
Desolate Ways |
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92.
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Dream Theater - Awake
Erotomania |
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93.
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Judas Priest - Painkiller
Battle Hymn |
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94.
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Moonsorrow - Voimasta ja kunniasta
Tyven |
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95.
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Ensiferum - Victory Songs
Ad Victoriam |
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96.
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Marduk - Those of the Unlight
Echoes from the Past |
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97.
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Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony
Agony |
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98.
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Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction
Ave Exitium |
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99.
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Månegarm - Ynglingaättens Öde
Hågkomst Av Ett Liv |
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100.
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In Flames - Whoracle
Whoracle |
