Metal albums (and yes, I consider metalcore to be metal) that rocked my world, with maximum 2 albums per band sorted by bands in alphabetic order. Live, EP and compilation albums allowed, also including…

1.Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire

2.Alice In Chains - Dirt

3.All That Remains - The Fall Of Ideals

4.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

5.Annihilator - Alice In Hell

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I was introduced to different types of Metal by these bands which I really liked and got me into the whole genre they are in/made me like it more or shaped my taste in Metal music along the way. Even if…

1.Teräsbetoni - Metallitotuus

2.Lordi - The Arockalypse

3.Nightwish - Once

4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

5.Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels

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Compilation of many Hard Rock or Metal Ballads I've heard. Bands and Albums are ordered by name alphabetically.

1.Accept - Balls To The Wall

2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

3.Accept - Eat The Heat

4.Adagio - Underworld

5.Aerosmith - Aerosmith

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In no particular order, these are the albums that are essential for those dedicated to Metal!…

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

4.Ensiferum - Iron

5.Manowar - Kings Of Metal

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1.Enslaved - Isa

2.Orphaned Land - Mabool

3.Wintersun - Wintersun

4.Ayreon - The Human Equation

5.Into Eternity - Buried In Oblivion

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Top albums in no particular order. The first decade of the new millenium turned out to be a good one for Viking music! I realize Nightwish might be a controversial entry, but their (pre-Annette) music…

1.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

2.Ensiferum - Victory Songs

3.Falkenbach - Tiurida

4.Finntroll - Jaktens Tid

5.Finntroll - Ur Jordens Djup

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1.Wintersun - Starchild

2.Ensiferum - Token of Time

3.Wintersun - Death and the Healing

4.Ensiferum - One More Magic Potion

5.Ensiferum - Twilight Tavern

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These are the first albums I listened to when I got into metal.
I've outgrown some of them but hell these albums will always be special to me.

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry

3.Eluveitie - Slania

4.Ensiferum - Victory Songs

5.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

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This is the list for my favorite albums. It will with no doubt change from time to time and some may disappear or move from a spot to another.

1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

3.Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell

4.For My Pain - Fallen

5.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

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1.Ensiferum - Iron

2.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

3.Eluveitie - Spirit

4.Equilibrium - Sagas

5.Eluveitie - Slania

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1.Ensiferum - Iron

2.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

3.Turisas - The Varangian Way

4.Eluveitie - Slania

5.Equilibrium - Sagas

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Best Folkish albums I've heard so far...!! Please feel free to post your Suggestions!!…

1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Ensiferum - Iron

3.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

4.Blackmore's Night - Under A Violet Moon

5.Blackmore's Night - Shadow Of The Moon

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1.Slumber - Fallout

2.Orphaned Land - Mabool

3.Therion - Sirius B

4.The Gathering - Sleepy Buildings - A Semi Acoustic Evening

5.Therion - Lemuria

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These Are Albums that give metal a good name, and create metalheads who live for little else. Originality, Raw talent, Brilliant atmosphere, Brutality with a great technical aspect, and just plain ass…

1.Lux Occulta - The Mother And The Enemy

2.Borknagar - The Archaic Course

3.Ancient - Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends

4.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

5.Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage

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Weird name for the list, couldn't think of a better to describe the list. So I've selected the best album of every year since I was born. Will edit when needed.

1.Motörhead - 1916

2.Dream Theater - Images And Words

3.Motörhead - Bastards

4.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

5.Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery

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