Power Metal is a genre I've gotten into quite a bit over the past few years. I'd only really listened to Symphony X before, but discovered Blind Guardian, Wuthering Heights, Gamma Ray and others…

1.Galneryus - Angel Of Salvation

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Wuthering Heights - Far From The Madding Crowd

4.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

5.Symphony X - The Odyssey

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

1.Amon Amarth - Jomsviking

2.Qrixkuor - Poison Palinopsia

3.Skepticism - Ordeal

4.Funeral Mist - Devilry

5.Zeal & Ardor - Zeal And Ardor

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1.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

2.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I

3.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part II

4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

5.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

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The MS top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. I have been listening to metal for about 6 years now and would consider myself fairly knowledgeable about…

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

4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die

5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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1.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

2.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

5.Dark Moor - The Gates Of Oblivion

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1.Opeth - Ghost Reveries

2.Riverside - Second Life Syndrome

3.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane

4.Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet

5.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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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.

2002 was a really strong year especially for progressive metal, black metal came back…

1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

3.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

4.Taake - ...Bjoergvin...

5.Symphony X - The Odyssey

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These are the best prog metal albums.

1.Symphony X - The Odyssey

2.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

3.Blood Incantation - Hidden History Of The Human Race

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

5.Atavistia - Cosmic Warfare

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1.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane

2.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos

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1.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

2.Symphony X - Paradise Lost

3.Symphony X - Iconoclast

4.Symphony X - Underworld

5.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

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WORK IN PROGESS! Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that…

1.High Tide - Sea Shanties

2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

4.Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come

5.Josefus - Dead Man

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just rating albums as I listen to them, work in progress…

1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

3.Wintersun - Wintersun

4.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

5.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

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Ratings go from:

WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe…

1.Æther Realm - Tarot

2.Abhoria - Abhoria

3.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

4.Agrypnie - Metamorphosis

5.Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function

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Bands almost unknown for the most, Cds or Vinyls out of print or never print, Sometimes record production sucks, thats why I love US power metal. An original style Classic and Epic Heavy Metal Mixed With…

1.Manilla Road - Crystal Logic

2.Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction

3.Riot - ThunderSteel

4.Cirith Ungol - Frost And Fire

5.Omen - Warning Of Danger

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Must Listen: The First 12…

1.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane

2.In Flames - Reroute To Remain

3.Sentenced - The Cold White Light

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Spiritual Beggars - On Fire

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