A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2002 was a really strong year especially for progressive metal, black metal came back rowing and power metal going through its golden age.

My favorite non metal albums of 2002

1. In absentia

1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

3.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

4.Taake - ...Bjoergvin...

5.Symphony X - The Odyssey

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Disforia - The Age Of Ether

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

5.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

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A list ranking the studio releases of Blind Guardian.

Just like I did with my list of Iced earth albums, I've added the names of the tracks that I feel are the most notable.

1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

3.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

5.Blind Guardian - Tales From The Twilight World

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1.Primal Fear - Black Sun

2.Grave Digger - Rheingold

3.Wolf - Ravenous

4.Paragon - The Dark Legacy

5.Sentenced - The Funeral Album

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Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Ayreon - 01011001

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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In no order, just the my favorite of that decade.

1.Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came

2.Equilibrium - Sagas

3.The Defaced - Karma In Black

4.Susperia - Vindication

5.Masterplan - Aeronautics

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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.Susperia - Vindication

2.Nightwish - Century Child

3.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

4.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

5.Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus - Here And Beyond

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1.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

2.Dark Moor - The Gates Of Oblivion

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Rhapsody Of Fire - Power Of The Dragonflame

5.Symphony X - The Odyssey

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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.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

2.Symphony X - The Odyssey

3.WarCry - WarCry

4.Dark Moor - The Gates Of Oblivion

5.WarCry - El Sello De Los Tiempos

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1.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

2.Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings

3.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

4.Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

5.Helloween - 7 Sinners

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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.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane

2.Evergrey - The Inner Circle

3.Dark Tranquillity - Haven

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

5.Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World

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