Kinda saw another relative lists on here that state this, one bad and one inspirational, so thought I might do my own.

Alphabetic order. And don't ask why a lot of Testament stuff is there, if their…

1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.Accept - Stalingrad

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

5.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5.Judas Priest - Painkiller

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These are probably my favorite cds. Although there are many many others I think this list defines my musical tastes pretty much.

1.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

2.Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian

3.King Diamond - Abigail

4.Rush - 2112

5.Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone

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N.B. These haven't changed for quite some time.

1.Opeth - Still Life

2.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

3.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

5.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

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Thrash was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. I discovered Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc through Kerrang! magazine and their albums quickly became my favourites at the time. Now,…

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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A list of my favourite drummers in rough order (not precise) along with the songs that made me love them. I added the albums too…

1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony

3.Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked

4.Mastodon - Blood Mountain

5.Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve

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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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1.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

4.Asphyx - The Rack

5.Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon

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1.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

4.Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying

5.Queensrÿche - Empire

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1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Anthrax - Among The Living

5.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

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May not be the best by everyone's standards but they're my best and favourites.

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Slayer - Reign In Blood

5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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1.Tool - Lateralus

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Queensrÿche - Rage For Order

4.The Tea Party - The Edges Of Twilight

5.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

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Top metal albuns based on the influence they have in my personality and by the way they changed some ideas and theories I had.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

2.Symphony X - The Odyssey

3.Therion - Secret Of The Runes

4.Dream Theater - Images And Words

5.Primordial - Spirit The Earth Aflame

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1.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

2.Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!

3.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4.Megadeth - Youthanasia

5.Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What?

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A lot has already been said about the best album openers in metal. Not that much do we talk about abum closers though.
I guess for me the ending of an album is at least as important as its start.
I have…

1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

2.Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings

3.Mercyful Fate - Melissa

4.Opeth - Morningrise

5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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