The albums below is my definition of extreme metal music, regardless of their genre. Entire list is based only on my personal preferences in metal.
Rules:
1. One album per band
2. 305 groups/305 albums…

1.In Flames - Clayman

2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3.Chimaira - Chimaira

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Testament - The New Order

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1.Judas Priest - Firepower

2.Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints

3.Tygers Of Pan Tang - Tygers Of Pan Tang

4.Sonata Arctica - Pariah's Child

5.Evergrey - Hymns For The Broken

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Must Listen: The First 4…

1.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

2.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

3.Trivium - In Waves

4.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors

5.Evergrey - Glorious Collision

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1.Rhapsody Of Fire - From Chaos To Eternity

2.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

3.Symphony X - Iconoclast

4.Powerwolf - The Sacrament Of Sin

5.Iced Earth - Dystopia

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1.Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand

2.Sólstafir - Svartir Sandar

3.Ghost Brigade - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us

4.Draconian - A Rose For The Apocalypse

5.Kypck - Ниже

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1.Aria - Феникс

2.Bloodbound - Unholy Cross

3.Battle Beast - Steel

4.Kipelov - Against All Odds

5.Astral Doors - Jerusalem

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1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.AC/DC - High Voltage

3.AC/DC - Highway To Hell

4.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

5.Allen/Lande - The Showdown

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1.Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge

2.Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight

3.Alestorm - Back Through Time

4.Almôra - Gates Of Time

5.Ancient Rites - Dim Carcosa

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Looking at this list I realise that 2011 was a better metal year than I remembered it to be. Interesting year with a lot of surprises. The Shining album is in my opinion awesome, one of their best. Power…

1.Shining - VII - Född Förlorare

2.Lifelover - Sjukdom

3.Aquilus - Griseus

4.An Autumn For Crippled Children - Everything

5.Öxxö Xööx - Rëvëürt

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1.Metallica - Lulu

2.Morbid Angel - Illud Divinum Insanus

3.Black Tide - Post Mortem

4.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

5.Decapitated - Carnival Is Forever

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Another Pointless top 20 albums of 2011 list. Most of these are bands I had not listened to before or had listened to very little of.

1.Symphony X - Iconoclast

2.Mastodon - The Hunter

3.Ghost Brigade - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us

4.Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy

5.Iced Earth - Dystopia

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1.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

2.Heavenwood - Abyss Masterpiece

3.Arkona - Slovo

4.Sólstafir - Svartir Sandar

5.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

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