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Best Of American Power Metal

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
March 23, 2011
Entries
20
Endorsements
23
Just a list of 20 of the best Power Metal albums of the US style, in order of preference. The order and number of albums in the list may change as I find new albums.
1. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
2. Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider
3. Jag Panzer - Casting The Stones
4. Helstar - Nosferatu
5. Sanctuary - Refuge Denied
+ 15 more

Old-school Metal: The Must-haves

A list by
Jagermeister
Created
March 07, 2015
Entries
113
Endorsements
11
The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.
1. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
2. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
3. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
5. Angel Witch - Angel Witch
+ 108 more

US Power-Metal Favorites

A list by
John_Doe
Created
January 30, 2022
Entries
41
Endorsements
10
1. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
2. Sanctuary - Into The Mirror Black
3. Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
4. Savatage - Gutter Ballet
5. Psyco Drama - The Illusion
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Empowering Albums For Powerless Losers

A list by
ScreamingSteelUS
Created
September 19, 2019
Entries
672
Endorsements
9
This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on…
1. Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
2. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3. Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
4. Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne
5. X Japan - Art Of Life
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Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Of The 80's

A list by
Mrtvozornik
Created
February 19, 2014
Entries
100
Endorsements
8
The best decade in history of heavy metal.
1. Judas Priest - Painkiller
2. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
3. Accept - Breaker
4. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
5. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
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Top 20 Heavy Metal Albums

A list by
Yossarian
Created
April 01, 2010
Entries
20
Endorsements
8
Well. It took some time and now I am going to deliver this list to you guys. Many times I have thought about which are my favs, but I had never done it. I am placing one album per band. Otherwise, many…
1. Judas Priest - Painkiller
2. Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
3. King Diamond - Abigail
4. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
5. Warlock - True As Steel
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USPower Metal 👑

A list by
Blackcrowe
Created
October 22, 2021
Entries
112
Endorsements
6
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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Top 20 Heavy Metal Albums Of 1988

A list by
Mrtvozornik
Created
January 21, 2014
Entries
20
Endorsements
3
One of the best year in history of heavy metal music.
1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2. Scanner - Hypertrace
3. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4. Angel Dust - To Dust You Will Decay
5. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive, 1988

A list by
Handala
Created
June 03, 2022
Entries
20
Endorsements
3
A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

Man this list was a rough one, but in a good way 1988 is one of the best years in metal…
1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
3. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
4. Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
5. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
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My Top 100 Best Metal Albums Of All Time (Unfinished)

A list by
Alban JP
Created
April 24, 2023
Entries
80
Endorsements
2
1. Judas Priest - Painkiller
2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3. Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
4. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
5. Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
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...under Making...

A list by
Thrasher Hungary
Created
August 14, 2010
Entries
276
Endorsements
1
1. Novembre - Wish I Could Dream It Again
2. Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
3. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
4. Novembre - Arte Novecento
5. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
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Best Of 1988… The Year That Defined My Metal Life

A list by
billy4metal
Created
November 01, 2023
Entries
67
Endorsements
1
While 1987 woke me up to metal and I hoovered up the likes of Iron Maiden, Metallica and Helloween’s keepers, 1988 was my metal heyday and a year that produced albums that would still dominiate my top…
1. Manowar - Kings Of Metal
2. Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
3. Scanner - Hypertrace
4. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
5. Riot - ThunderSteel
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My Top 20 Favorite Power Metal Albums

A list by
Alban JP
Created
May 06, 2024
Entries
20
Endorsements
1
1. Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
2. Kamelot - The Black Halo
3. Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
4. Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
5. Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free
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TOP ALBUMS OF 1988

A list by
achil
Created
March 12, 2015
Entries
21
Endorsements
1
1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
3. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4. Riot V - Thundersteel
5. Slayer - South Of Heaven
+ 16 more

Still Partially Hidden Gems

A list by
Tomas Piller
Created
March 14, 2016
Entries
12
Endorsements
0
Less than 100 votes on MS and at the same time 9.0+ rating from me.
Ordered from the least voted, votes at the time of creating the list (or adding a band) included.
Czech bands excluded.
1. Abattoir - Vicious Attack
2. Vordven - Towards The Frozen Stream
3. Wyrd - Heathen
4. Fear Of God - Within The Veil
5. Holy Terror - Mind Wars
+ 7 more