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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 2002


A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2002 was a really strong year especially for progressive metal, black metal came back rowing and power metal going through its golden age.

My favorite non metal albums of 2002


1. In absentia
By Porcupine Tree (Progressive rock)


2. ( )
By Sigur Rós (Post rock, Ambin)


3. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
By The Flaming Lips (Neo-Psychedelia)


4. American IV: The Man Comes Around
By Johnny Cash (Americana)


5. Geogaddi
By Boards of Canada (IDM)



My favorite movie from 2002



Created by: Handala | 15.09.2022



1. Agalloch - The Mantle
Atmospheric black metal, Neofolk
2. Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Gothenburg metal
3. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Avantgarde metal
4. Taake - ...Bjoergvin...
Black metal
5. Symphony X - The Odyssey
Progressive metal, Symphonic metal
6. Isis - Oceanic
Post metal
7. Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part II
Symphonic power metal
8. Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Progressive metal
9. Nightwish - Century Child
Symphonic metal
10. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf
Stoner metal, Stoner rock
11. Decapitated - Nihility
Technical death metal
12. Opeth - Deliverance
Progressive metal, Melodic death metal
13. Insomnium - In The Halls Of Awaiting
Melodic death metal
14. Bathory - Nordland I
Viking black metal
15. Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory Of The Bizarre Reverend
Doom metal
16. Kalmah - They Will Return
Power metal, Melodic death metal
17. Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera
power metal
18. Immolation - Unholy Cult
Death metal
19. DoomSword - Resound The Horn
Doom metal
20. Dark Moor - The Gates Of Oblivion
Symphonic metal, Power metal



Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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15.09.2022 - 21:27
Redel
moderator
Not among metal's best years but definitely a good one.

There are three albums that belong to my all-time favourites in quite high ranks. And then there are several good and very good albums worth mentioning.

My top albums from 2002 are:

1. Agalloch - The Mantle
2. Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
3. Mourning Beloveth - The Sullen Sulcus

--quite a gap--

4. In Flames - Reroute To Remain
5. Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera
6. Opeth - Deliverance
7. Bathory - Nordland I
8. Desire - Locus Horrendus - The Night Cries Of A Sullen Soul...
9. Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness
10. Insomnium - In The Halls Of Awaiting
11. Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
12. Theory In Practice - Colonizing The Sun
13. Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage
14. Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
15. Amon Amarth - Versus The World
16. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
17. Vomitory - Blood Rapture
18. HammerFall - Crimson Thunder
19. Impaled - Mondo Medicale
20  Morphia - Frozen Dust
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15.09.2022 - 23:18
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
contributor
Another decent year, nothing extraordinary, but still alot I've ydt to listen to.

Here's my ranking:

1. Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
2. Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness
3. Sirenia - At Sixes And Sevens
4. Inquisition - Invoking The Majestic Throne Of Satan
5. Agalloch - The Mantle
6. Amon Amarth - Versus The World
7. Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
8. Rhapsody - Power Of The Dragonflame
9. Bathory - Nordland I
10. Taake - ...Bjoergvin...
11. Xasthur - Nocturnal Poisoning
12. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Frozen Corpse Stuffed With Dope
13. Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage
14. Opeth - Deliverance
15. Nightwish - Century Child
16. Decapitated - Nihility
17. Impaled - Mondo Medicale
18. Severe Torture - Misanthropic Carnage
19. Rotten Sound - Murderworks
20. Haemorrhage - Morgue Sweet Home
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