One of the worst year in history of heavy metal music.

1.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

2.Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

3.Rage - Trapped

4.Mezarkabul - Trail Blazer

5.Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark

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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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1.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

2.Blind Guardian - A Twist In The Myth

3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

4.Blind Guardian - Tales From The Twilight World

5.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

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1.Death - Human

2.Opeth - Still Life

3.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

4.Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream

5.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

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1.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

2.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

3.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

4.Conception - Parallel Minds

5.Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King

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My 10 favourite metal albums.

1.Sentenced - North From Here

2.Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death

3.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

4.Sentenced - Buried Alive

5.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

4.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

5.Blind Guardian - A Twist In The Myth

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1.Stam1na - Uudet Kymmenen Käskyä

2.Mokoma - Sydänjuuret

3.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

4.Rhapsody Of Fire - Triumph Or Agony

5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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Listed in alphabetical order
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1.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations

2.Ahab - The Boats Of The Glen Carrig

3.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme

4.Amorphis - Silent Waters

5.Atheist - Piece Of Time

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In progress top 100 albums in no order yet…

1.Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies

2.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

3.Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

5.Dream Theater - Images And Words

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My favorite metal albums sorted alphabetically by band name and chronological by release date.

1.Æther Realm - Tarot

2.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations

3.Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience

4.Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall

5.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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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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I just want to note that these are my favorites to listen to right now, and not necessarily the albums I would rate "best" or "most classic". Pure preference …

1.Entombed - Left Hand Path

2.Antestor - The Forsaken

3.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

4.Amenra - De Doorn

5.Wintersun - Wintersun

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These albums are fantastic musically but with minimal to no extreme harsh vocals. Perfect for someone who wants to start their metal journey.

1.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

2.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

4.Dream Theater - Images And Words

5.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

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1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

3.Opeth - Ghost Reveries

4.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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