1.System Of A Down - Toxicity

2.Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

3.Therion - Secret Of The Runes

4.Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin

5.Fear Factory - Digimortal

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In no particular order, these are the albums that are essential for those dedicated to Metal!…

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

4.Ensiferum - Iron

5.Manowar - Kings Of Metal

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1.Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

2.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

3.After Forever - Decipher

4.Finntroll - Jaktens Tid

5.Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin

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1.Opeth - Blackwater Park

2.Gamma Ray - No World Order

3.Sonata Arctica - Silence

4.Falconer - Falconer

5.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I

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Favorites releases from 2001

Updated 8/21/20…

1.Pig Destroyer - Prowler In The Yard

2.Diabolic - Subterraneal Magnitude

3.Absu - Tara

4.Gorgasm - Bleeding Profusely

5.Disavowed - Perceptive Deception

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Limiting my picks to one album per band (otherwise it would have been a much larger list), here are my top 50 favorite metal albums of all time including my favorite track for each album:…

1.Stratovarius - Episode

2.Angra - Angels Cry

3.Helloween - Better Than Raw

4.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

5.Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark

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This list shows only my preferences in metal. These albums are not necessarily the best of the bands written by, but I return to them again and again. In my opinion, all this masterpieces confirm the variety…

1.Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper

2.Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

3.In Flames - Clayman

4.Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos

5.Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

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1.Opeth - Blackwater Park

2.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

3.Windir - 1184

4.My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours

5.Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape

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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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Must Listen: The First 9…

1.System Of A Down - Toxicity

2.Opeth - Blackwater Park

3.Ark - Burn The Sun

4.Evergrey - In Search Of Truth

5.Angra - Rebirth

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1.Windir - 1184

2.Enslaved - Isa

3.Keep Of Kalessin - Armada

4.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5.Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness

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1.Tool - Lateralus

2.Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

3.Evoken - Quietus

4.Finntroll - Jaktens Tid

5.My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours

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1.Wintersun - Wintersun

2.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

3.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

4.Septicflesh - Communion

5.Insomnium - Above The Weeping World

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1.Rainbow - Rising

2.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

5.AC/DC - Powerage

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Just a quick list for 2001, no order…

1.Anathema - A Fine Day To Exit

2.Radiohead - Amnesiac

3.Nightwish - Over The Hills And Far Away [EP]

4.The White Stripes - White Blood Cells

5.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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