1. The Ocean - Pelagial

2. Harakiri For The Sky - III: Trauma

3. Neurosis - The Eye Of Every Storm

4. Isis - Panopticon

5. Ghost Brigade - IV - One With The Storm

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1. Disillusion - The Liberation

2. Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination

3. Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

4. Tool - Fear Inoculum

5. Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear

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These are my favorite metal albums in no particular order.

1. Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

2. Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh

3. Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity

4. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

5. Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

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1. Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination

2. Soen - Lotus

3. Opeth - In Cauda Venenum

4. Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

5. Borknagar - True North

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1. 5ive - Hesperus

2. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

3. Bossk - .1

4. Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear

5. Isis - In The Absence Of Truth

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I feel like my overall favorites list is getting too long. I'm splitting it up by rating.

1. Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still

2. Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

3. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

4. Ayreon - 01011001

5. Igric - Svet Svetlom Stvorený

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2000-2004 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5844
2005-2009 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5838
2010-2014 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5828

I sure do love this site and it's rating system, it makes finding great music so easy and, even more importantly, when an album is overlooked for a while but starts getting a buzz a few months later, boom, there it appears in the top 20.

1. Insomnium - Winter's Gate

2. Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

3. Mgła - Exercises In Futility

4. Amorphis - Queen Of Time

5. Vektor - Terminal Redux

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Top for my favorite band !

1. Cult Of Luna - Vertikal

2. Cult Of Luna - Mariner [Collaboration]

3. Cult Of Luna - Somewhere Along The Highway

4. Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear

5. Cult Of Luna - The Raging River

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1. Death Angel - Humanicide

2. Acid Reign - The Age Of Entitlement

3. Aeon Zen - INVERITAS

4. Allegaeon - Apoptosis

5. Alter Bridge - Walk The Sky

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This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1. Cacophony - Speed Metal Symphony

2. Cadaveria - In Your Blood

3. Caïna - Mourner

4. Caïnan Dawn - F.O.H.A.T.

5. Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

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All the albums released in 2019 that i have listened to, ranked from best to worst. This is of course my opinion. Recommendations are always welcome.

1. abigail williams - Walk Beyond the Dark

2. Misþyrming - Algleymi

3. TOOL - Fear Inoculum

4. Alcest - Spiritual Instinct

5. Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence

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Input:
10 years
20 decade lists
749 bands
973 albums

Output:
200 top albums from 2010-2019

FAQ

How are the points calculated?
Simple math.

Ranked top lists:
1st place = 150 pts.
2nd place = 149 pts.
...
100th place = 51 pts.
...
150th place = 1 pt.

Alphabetically sorted lists:
Each place = 100 pts.

1. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

2. Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance

3. Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole

4. Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence

5. Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death

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To commemorate the top 100 albums of 2010 - 2019 I thought I would follow suit and make a list of my own. This has been a very challenging task to say the least. As I reflected on the releases from the last 10 years, it became increasingly difficult to settle on album rankings. In the interest of getting my top 100 published I am potentially releasing the list a little prematurely. The top 30 or so are quite firm. I don't anticipate much change in those albums, however, there could be some mobility throughout the rest of the list.

1. Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

2. Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence

3. Un - Sentiment

4. Mournful Congregation - The Incubus Of Karma

5. Ulcerate - Shrines Of Paralysis

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Well, 2020 is not the most enjoyable year, is it...

So I looked back at 2019, picking from my album collection, to do a little nostalgic ranking of when the world was only half crazy....

Like always opinion my own and if you don't see your favorite album it's because I don't have it!!

1. Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear

2. Alcest - Spiritual Instinct

3. Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen

4. Borknagar - True North

5. Swallow The Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light

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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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