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

2.Sentenced - Amok

3.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

4.Anathema - Alternative 4

5.Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

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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…

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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1.Summoning - Stronghold

2.Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder

3.Gamma Ray - Power Plant

4.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

5.Dimmu Borgir - Spiritual Black Dimensions

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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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One of the best metal years of all time with a lot of classic stuff. At least for me. The top 6 are surely immortal masterpieces.

1.Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder

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

3.Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance

4.In Flames - Colony

5.Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

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1.Opeth - Still Life

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

3.Dan Swanö - Moontower

4.Windir - Arntor

5.Dark Tranquillity - Projector

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1.Agalloch - Pale Folklore

2.Agalloch - The Mantle

3.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

4.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

5.Ahab - The Boats Of The Glen Carrig

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Just a list of my favourite albums. Not in a particular order. I will be adding more probably.

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.In Flames - Colony

3.Slayer - Divine Intervention

4.Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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1.My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River

2.Moonspell - Wolfheart

3.Death - Symbolic

4.Machine Head - Burn My Eyes

5.Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia

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1.Dimmu Borgir - Spiritual Black Dimensions

2.Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges

3.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

4.Machine Head - The Burning Red

5.Gamma Ray - Power Plant

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1.Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil

2.DevilDriver - The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand

3.Five Finger Death Punch - War Is The Answer

4.Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes

5.Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache

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1.Rage - XIII

2.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

3.Disbelief - Navigator

4.Fields Of The Nephilim - Mourning Sun

5.Kalmah - The Black Waltz

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My own top 230 essential metal albums sorted in alphabetical order by band name.

1.1349 - Beyond The Apocalypse

2.1349 - The Infernal Pathway

3.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations

4.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

5.Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall

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I feel like my overall favorites list is getting too long. I'm splitting it up by rating.

1.Thy Catafalque - Meta

2.Sepulcros - Vazio

3.Kassad - Faces Turn Away

4.Nibiru - Anamorphosis

5.Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

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Best to worst of albums I've listened to from 1999. Will keep updating as I listen to more albums.

1.Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip

2.Testament - The Gathering

3.Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

4.Amorphis - Tuonela

5.Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder

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