Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.

[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]…

1.Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

2.Rush - Moving Pictures

3.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

4.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane

5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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***Currently working through suggestions and adding some spacey non-metal things when they cross my mind***
As a lover of all things sci-fi I find metal to be the most accommodating of genres when it…

1.Atoma - Skylight

2.Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer

3.Dol Ammad - Star Tales

4.Star One - Space Metal

5.Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling

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So here we are again . After many years of dedication and love to this music that we call progressive metal, here are some of the best albums that ever existed and made the earth a better place . Give…

1.Dan Swanö - Moontower

2.Cynic - Traced In Air

3.Cynic - Focus

4.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

5.Enslaved - Ruun

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My favorite albums. Includes EPs and 1 compilation. Anything ouside the top 20 or so could be up or down several places. Constantly subject to change.

1.Saviour Machine - Saviour Machine II

2.Ayreon - The Human Equation

3.Stolen Babies - There Be Squabbles Ahead

4.Billy Idol - Cyberpunk

5.Within Temptation - The Unforgiving

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This is the top 20 list with my favorite metal albums of 2010. In order. NOW WITH GENRE DESCRIPTION!…

1.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

2.Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony / Angel Of Babylon

3.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

4.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

5.Hardcore Superstar - Split Your Lip

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I haven't heard all the albums released in 2010, so this list could and probably will change in time.

1.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

2.Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition

3.Death Angel - Relentless Retribution

4.Demonica - Demonstrous

5.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

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1.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

2.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

3.Butterfly Temple - Земля

4.Ihsahn - After

5.Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age

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1.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

2.Masterplan - Time To Be King

3.Freedom Call - Legend Of The Shadowking

4.Skálmöld - Baldur

5.Tarot - Gravity Of Light

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I do my best to feel confident about my top 10, After that 11-100 are just alphabetical.

1.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

2.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

3.Evergrey - The Inner Circle

4.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

5.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

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I tried to put one album per band, so it was a fucking hard choice in many cases.
Anyway, all of them are great albums in it' genre.
No order followed.

1.Almah - Fragile Equality

2.Andre Matos - Mentalize

3.Arryan Path - Ira Imperium

4.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part 1

5.Astral Doors - New Revelation

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1.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

2.James LaBrie - Static Impulse

3.Masterplan - Time To Be King

4.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

5.Rage - Strings To A Web

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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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These are my favorite progressive/power metal albums that I have listened to. Some of them are for musical technique and others are simply because they blew my mind with the crazy story lines or whatever!…

1.Symphony X - Paradise Lost

2.Symphony X - The Odyssey

3.Masterplan - Aeronautics

4.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

5.Theocracy - As The World Bleeds

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1.Helloween - 7 Sinners

2.Keep Of Kalessin - Reptilian

3.Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age

4.Kvelertak - Kvelertak

5.Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was

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1.Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle

2.Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age

3.Ayreon - The Human Equation

4.Ayreon - The Final Experiment

5.Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer

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