I know some of the albums are more thrash than death, but I added them anyway, because I guess they could appeal to death metal fans too. Many of the albums are not so well-known, but I prefer them over…

1.In Flames - Clayman

2.The Crown - Eternal Death

3.Sororicide - The Entity

4.Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum

5.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

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1.The Gathering - Nighttime Birds

2.Hecate Enthroned - The Slaughter Of Innocence, A Requiem For The Mighty

3.Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields

4.Tristania - Tristania

5.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

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These are my bakers-dozen favourite album covers - those that really stand out for me from my collection (although at the time of making there was one that hasn't yet been released). These are all…

1.Darkest Hour - The Human Romance

2.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

3.Entombed - Morning Star

4.Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus (Here And Beyond)

5.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

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TOP 20 METAL CONCEPT ALBUMS

I was always fascinated by the good concept albums, which manage to tell the story in a extraordinary fashion. So I decided to make a list of best concetual metal albums up…

1.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

2.Kamelot - Epica

3.Kamelot - The Black Halo

4.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

5.Turisas - The Varangian Way

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1.Rhapsody Of Fire - Legendary Tales

2.HammerFall - Glory To The Brave

3.Children Of Bodom - Something Wild

4.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

5.Windir - Sóknardalr

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1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.In Flames - Clayman

3.Trivium - Ascendancy

4.King Diamond - Abigail

5.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

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1.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

2.Arch Enemy - Rise Of The Tyrant

3.Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin

4.Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery

5.In Flames - Colony

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That's my list.

1.In Flames - The Jester Race

2.Dark Tranquillity - Skydancer

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

4.Therion - Vovin

5.Opeth - Morningrise

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Moves up and down depending on mood, but top 25-30 usually the same in varying order…

1.Sylosis - Conclusion Of An Age

2.Machine Head - The Blackening

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

4.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

5.In Flames - The Jester Race

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These are 36 of the my favorite Melodeath albums in no particular order. This will hopefully serve as a starting point for someone new to the style. If one of your favorites isn't on here, it's…

1.Dark Tranquillity - Fiction

2.The Absence - Riders Of The Plague

3.Darkane - Expanding Senses

4.Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down

5.Luna Mortis - The Absence

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1.In Flames - Colony

2.In Flames - The Jester Race

3.In Flames - Clayman

4.In Flames - Whoracle

5.In Flames - Lunar Strain

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Some bad ass stuff on this list. Decent year overall.

1.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

2.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

3.In Flames - Whoracle

4.Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields

5.Rhapsody - Legendary Tales

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A beginner's guide to genuine blasting. Call it Gothenburg, call it extreme power - whatever, it's always enjoyable.

Now ranked for even more win.

1.Wintersun - Wintersun

2.Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll

3.Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony

4.Kalmah - 12 Gauge

5.Blood Stain Child - Idolator

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These are the ones I can always listen to, no specific order, just as I remembered the albums.

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

5.Judas Priest - Killing Machine [Hell Bent For Leather]

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