The choice of albums was made according to aesthetic criteria, taking into account only musical merits of the recordings.
Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess) of the albums…

1.Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

4.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

5.Death - Symbolic

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I'm not a methodic person, so i put my 25 favorite of my collection (are missing some albuns, so my top can chance) from heavy metal (not death, not black, not doom, not folk... only heavy... or anything…

1.Savatage - Gutter Ballet

2.Virgin Steele - Invictus

3.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

4.Rage - XIII

5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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1.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

2.Psychotic Waltz - Bleeding

3.Dream Theater - Awake

4.Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

5.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

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

1997 was surprisingly a solid year for metal, a lot of great releases in black and power…

1.Stratovarius - Visions

2.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

3.Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields

4.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

5.Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech

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1.Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King

2.Savatage - The Wake Of Magellan

3.Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera

4.Savatage - Poets And Madmen

5.Savatage - The Dungeons Are Calling

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Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split…

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Ayreon - 01011001

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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1.Queensrÿche - Promised Land

2.The Cult - The Cult

3.AC/DC - Ballbreaker

4.Praying Mantis - Forever In Time

5.Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

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1.Savatage - Gutter Ballet

2.Savatage - Edge Of Thorns

3.Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera

4.Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King

5.Savatage - Dead Winter Dead

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Must Have: The First 12…

1.Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth

2.Conception - Flow

3.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

4.Megadeth - Cryptic Writings

5.Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade Of Gray

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1.Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King

2.Savatage - Gutter Ballet

3.Savatage - Poets And Madmen

4.Savatage - Power Of The Night

5.Savatage - Sirens

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1.Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns

2.Summoning - Dol Guldur

3.Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth

4.Metallica - Re-Load

5.In Flames - Whoracle

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

1.So Hideous - None But A Pure Heart Can Sing

2.Metallica - Re-Load

3.Faetooth - Remnants Of The Vessel

4.Inferi - The End Of An Era

5.Midnight Odyssey - Biolume Part 1 - In Tartarean Chains

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1.Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth

2.HammerFall - Glory To The Brave

3.Judas Priest - Jugulator

4.Rhapsody Of Fire - Legendary Tales

5.Savatage - The Wake Of Magellan

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Favorite releases from 1997

Updated 9/10/20…

1.Savatage - The Wake Of Magellan

2.Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics...

3.Strapping Young Lad - City

4.Deicide - Serpents Of The Light

5.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

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