A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2002 was a really strong year especially for progressive metal, black metal came back…

1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

3.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

4.Taake - ...Bjoergvin...

5.Symphony X - The Odyssey

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1.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane

2.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos

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Immolation is my favorite death metal band by a pretty comfortable margin, so I figured I'd throw my rankings out here.
Note - there are a few album placements here that are NOTABLY different from…

1.Immolation - Close To A World Below

2.Immolation - Unholy Cult

3.Immolation - Acts Of God

4.Immolation - Atonement

5.Immolation - Majesty And Decay

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Crimson Thunder is a sentimental favourite for me if you thought it was weird it was so high.

Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
Immortal - Sons Of Northern…

1.Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines

2.HammerFall - Crimson Thunder

3.Necrophobic - Bloodhymns

4.Lacuna Coil - Comalies

5.Deströyer 666 - Cold Steel... For An Iron Age

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1.Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked

2.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

3.Behemoth - The Satanist

4.Obituary - Cause Of Death

5.Death - Leprosy

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1.Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

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

3.Opeth - Morningrise

4.Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

5.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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These Are Albums that give metal a good name, and create metalheads who live for little else. Originality, Raw talent, Brilliant atmosphere, Brutality with a great technical aspect, and just plain ass…

1.Lux Occulta - The Mother And The Enemy

2.Borknagar - The Archaic Course

3.Ancient - Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends

4.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

5.Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage

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As we go into 2011, I decided to look back on the last decade, and try and put together a list of what I believe are the highest quality, and favorite releases of the previous decade.

I believe "best"…

1.Deströyer 666 - Cold Steel... For An Iron Age

2.Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum

3.Celtic Frost - Monotheist

4.Cobalt - Gin

5.Behemoth - Demigod

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Loose order. Not complete

"Extreme" metal albums only

Updated 10/1/22…

1.Disgorge - Consume The Forsaken

2.Origin - Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas

3.Immolation - Unholy Cult

4.Severe Torture - Misanthropic Carnage

5.Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines

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