1.In Flames - The Jester Race

2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3.Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery

4.In Flames - Whoracle

5.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

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Pretty self-explanatory, with a couple caveats: first, this is mostly just a list of my favorite metal bands in approximate order (after the top 10 or so the order matters far less), with extra weight given to influence and timelessness of sound; and second, the albums selected are not necessarily the band's "best" album, or even my personal favorite -- they are the albums that I feel best represent the band's classic sound and/or well-represent the span of their career. List includes all sub-genres of metal and some post-metal metal. Feel free to spew your hatred below. \m/ (xx) \m/

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

3.Rush - 2112

4.AC/DC - Back In Black

5.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

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1.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3.Anathema - The Silent Enigma

4.Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges

5.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

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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 hard rock and stoner rock albums.

It will be updated as I discover new bands so check it sometime

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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1.Death - Symbolic

2.Opeth - Orchid

3.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

4.Fear Factory - Demanufacture

5.Nevermore - Nevermore

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1.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

2.Death - Leprosy

3.Death - Spiritual Healing

4.Fear Factory - Demanufacture

5.Ghost B.C. - Opus Eponymous

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We all know that metal is a very personal thing, we all like different albums, styles and so on, but here is, the albums of all styles, that went into my soul and will be there forever.
This is not a complete list, just a draft....
Stay metal !

1.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

2.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

3.Anathema - Universal

4.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

5.Bison B.C. - Quiet Earth

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1.Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery

2.Opeth - Orchid

3.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

4.Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings

5.Nevermore - Nevermore

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Albuns i own at the moment.

1.In Flames - The Jester Race

2.In Flames - Black Ash Inheritance

3.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

4.At The Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours

5.Dark Tranquillity - Skydancer

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What a year! Here are some of my favourites

1.Lacrimosa - Inferno

2.My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River

3.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

4.Rammstein - Herzeleid

5.Anathema - The Silent Enigma

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Some albums are really good. Many of these are good all the way around. And, in many cases, there is a single song that stands out, sometimes it's the last song on the album. This is a list of those songs.

For a more in depth look at this, I've codified each into a given category:
Type 1 - 'The long song at the end.' Often the title track. These have a tendency to be most well written and dynamic pieces on the album.

1.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)

2.Abigail Williams - Becoming

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

5.Anekdoten - Vemod

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1.The Faceless - Planetary Duality

2.Slayer - Reign In Blood

3.Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon

4.Death - Human

5.Obscura - Cosmogenesis

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1.Carcass - Heartwork

2.Sepultura - Arise

3.Morbid Angel - Covenant

4.Cynic - Focus

5.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

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1.Vital Remains - Icons Of Evil

2.Lost Soul - Immerse In Infinity

3.Nile - Amongst The Catacombs Of Nephren-Ka

4.Dissenter - Apocalypse Of The Damned

5.Vader - Revelations

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