Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Septicflesh and their respective clones are not welcome here. The title is a bit misleading since none of these albums are 'symphonic metal' per se, but they're…

1.Apocalyptica - Plays Metallica By Four Cellos

2.Aquilus - Griseus

3.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

4.Blood Thirsty - Sanguine River Absolution

5.Igorrr - Hallelujah

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1.Turisas - Stand Up And Fight

2.Draconian - A Rose For The Apocalypse

3.Symphony X - Iconoclast

4.Heavenwood - Abyss Masterpiece

5.Hands Of Despair - Hereafter

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1.Edguy - Age Of The Joker

2.Magnum - The Visitation

3.Turisas - Stand Up And Fight

4.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

5.Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints

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Purely subjective list based on personal preferences for the year, unrelated to mass opinion of an album or a band's abilities (e.g. Trivium, Oranssi Pazuzu) - many albums lined up to listen to so…

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

2.Protest The Hero - Scurrilous

3.Infestus - E x I s t

4.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

5.Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth

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1.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

2.Iced Earth - Dystopia

3.Megadeth - Th1rt3en

4.Hell - Human Remains

5.Anthrax - Worship Music

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2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010…

1.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

2.Gernotshagen - Weltenbrand - ...Den Banner Hoch Der Nacht Entgegen

3.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows

4.Sólstafir - Svartir Sandar

5.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

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Time has moved on and so has my taste. There is music I didn't listen to back then but also albums I still love even though I don't listen to them as much anymore.

1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Aquilus - Cloak Of Autumn Shroud

3.Aquilus - Griseus

4.Babymetal - Metal Resistance

5.Babymetal - Metal Galaxy

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1.Avantasia - The Mystery Of Time

2.Equilibrium - Erdentempel

3.Orden Ogan - To The End

4.Eluveitie - Helvetios

5.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

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1.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

2.Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions

3.Krisiun - The Great Execution

4.Anthrax - Worship Music

5.Cavalera Conspiracy - Blunt Force Trauma

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1.Cathedral - Anniversary

2.Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

3.Peter Murphy - Ninth

4.Opeth - Heritage

5.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

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1.Alestorm - Back Through Time

2.Iced Earth - Dystopia

3.Symphony X - Iconoclast

4.Turisas - Stand Up And Fight

5.Stratovarius - Elysium

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Order is random!…

1.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

2.Stryper - The Covering

3.Norther - Circle Regenerated

4.Manowar - Hammer Of The Gods

5.Tűzmadár - Álmok

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