My Top 50 Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time

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My Top 50 Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time

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March 18, 2023
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Limiting my picks to one album per band (otherwise it would have been a much larger list), here are my top 50 favorite metal albums of all time including my favorite track for each album:
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1.
Stratovarius - Episode
1996, Eternity
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2.
Angra - Angels Cry
1993, Stand Away
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3.
Helloween - Better Than Raw
1998, Revelation
50.
4.
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
1984, For Whom The Bell Tolls
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5.
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
1992, Afraid To Shoot Strangers
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6.
Therion - Secret Of The Runes
2001, Ginungagap
50.
7.
Rhapsody - Power Of The Dragonflame
2002, Knightrider Of Doom
50.
8.
Sonata Arctica - Silence
2001, Wolf & Raven
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9.
Samael - Solar Soul
2007, Ave!
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10.
Meshuggah - Nothing
2002, Straws Pulled At Random
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11.
Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper
2000, Everytime I Die
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12.
Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin
2002, Dead Bury Their Dead
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13.
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
2002, Format C: For Cortex
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14.
In Flames - Soundtrack To Your Escape
2004, F(r)iend
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15.
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
2001, Indoctrination
50.
16.
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
1995, The Script For My Requiem
50.
17.
Gamma Ray - No World Order
2001, Dethrone Tyranny
50.
18.
Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath
2002, Cry Of A Restless Soul
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Luca Turilli - Prophet Of The Last Eclipse
2002, Prince Of The Starlight
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20.
Dark Moor - Tarot
2006, The Emperor
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21.
Opeth - Deliverance
2002, Deliverance
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22.
Cradle Of Filth - Damnation And A Day
2003, Babalon A.D. (So Glad For The Madness)
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23.
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
1990, Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
50.
24.
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
1983, Black Funeral
50.
25.
Judas Priest - Painkiller
1990, Painkiller
50.
26.
Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis
1995, I Just Want You
50.
27.
Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
2004, The Devil To Pay
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28.
King Diamond - Abigail
1997, The Family Ghost
50.
29.
Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
1993, Territory
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30.
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
1994, Broken
50.
31.
Anthrax - We've Come For You All
2003, What Doesn't Die
50.
32.
Finntroll - Ur Jordens Djup
2007, Slagbröder
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33.
Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
2002, Black Star Deciver
50.
34.
Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns
2004, Valkyries Ride
50.
35.
Magic Kingdom - Symphony Of War
2010, No Mercy For The Enemy
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36.
Revolution Renaissance - Age Of Aquarius
2009, Kyrie Eleison
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37.
Nightwish - Wishmaster
2000, The Kinslayer
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38.
HammerFall - Crimson Thunder
2002, Riders Of The Storm
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39.
Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I
2001, Reach Out For The Light
50.
40.
Kamelot - Epica
2003, Center Of The Universe
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41.
Wintersun - Wintersun
2004, Beyond The Dark Sun
50.
42.
Death - Human
1991, Lack Of Comprehension
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43.
Carcass - Heartwork
1993, No Love Lost
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44.
Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
1989, Immortal Rites
50.
45.
Immortal - Battles In The North
1994, Grim And Frostbitten Kingdoms
50.
46.
Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
1997, The Loss & Curse Of Reverence
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47.
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - Before The Bleeding Sun
2006, Sinister Rain
50.
48.
Asgaroth - Red Shift
2002, Naked Eye
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49.
Satyricon - Volcano
2002, Fuel For Hatred
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Old Man's Child - In Defiance Of Existence
2003, Agony Of Fallen Grace
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