Lots of genres, not repeating any Band (except Therion, but with 3 different styles). You cannot go wrong with this list, some nice Starts to any kind of Metal.
The list is sorted by year, but has not…

1.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

2.Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

3.Therion - Symphony Masses - Ho Drakon Ho Megas

4.Cynic - Focus

5.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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The label metal includes heavy, power, black...

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

2.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

3.Rush - 2112

4.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

5.Opeth - Still Life

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An encyclopedia of metal songs that get you to dance or groove to whether you want to or not.
One album per band. Recommendations are welcome.

1.6:33 - Feary Tales For Strange Lullabies: The Dome

2.Aborym - With No Human Intervention

3.Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity

4.Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight

5.The Algorithm - Polymorphic Code

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My choices for the best things to happen to metal between 2000 and 2009.

1.Kayo Dot - Choirs Of The Eye

2.Ayreon - 01011001

3.Extol - Synergy

4.Opeth - Blackwater Park

5.Krallice - Krallice

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1.Persefone - Truth Inside The Shades

2.Slumber - Fallout

3.Ayreon - The Human Equation

4.My Dying Bride - Songs Of Darkness, Words Of Light

5.Haggard - Eppur Si Muove

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I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated.

1.Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I

2.Kalisia - Cybion

3.Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera

4.Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery

5.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

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These albums are my favorite since I started listen to Metal.

1.Kamelot - The Black Halo

2.Epica - Consign To Oblivion

3.Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything

4.After Forever - After Forever

5.Blackfield - Blackfield

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***Currently working through suggestions and adding some spacey non-metal things when they cross my mind***
As a lover of all things sci-fi I find metal to be the most accommodating of genres when it…

1.Atoma - Skylight

2.Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer

3.Dol Ammad - Star Tales

4.Star One - Space Metal

5.Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling

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

2.Opeth - Blackwater Park

3.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

4.Blotted Science - The Machinations Of Dementia

5.Ayreon - The Human Equation

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UPDATED Apr. 2012! Like the title says (covers '00 - '09). In numbered order by personal preference. May change as I find new releases.

1.Anubis Gate - The Detached

2.Agalloch - The Mantle

3.Kamelot - The Black Halo

4.Warning - Watching From A Distance

5.Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh

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A list of my favourite Progressive albums on Metal Storm, ranked roughly in order of preference.

1.Ayreon - The Human Equation

2.Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics

3.Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition

4.Porcupine Tree - Signify

5.Opeth - Still Life

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Progressive Metal/Rock is my main music, but you can't ignore the beauty in other genres.

1.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

2.Opeth - Damnation

3.Porcupine Tree - The Incident

4.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

5.Tool - 10,000 Days

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20 Albums From The Past Decade That Changed My Life!…

1.Cynic - Traced In Air

2.Symphony X - The Odyssey

3.Opeth - Damnation

4.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

5.Ayreon - The Human Equation

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1.Iced Earth - The Dark Saga

2.Haggard - Tales Of Ithiria

3.Darkseed - Diving Into Darkness

4.Metallica - Metallica

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

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1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Cynic - Traced In Air

3.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

4.Opeth - Damnation

5.Ayreon - The Human Equation

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