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II Rule: A Perfect cover will get a special mark " 🤘 " and then comes my pure subjective view that will always…

1.Judas Priest - Redeemer Of Souls

2.Prologue - Redeemer Of Souls was the only nightmare from prist after that are coming only good ones

3.Judas Priest - Nostradamus

4.Judas Priest - Ram It Down

5.Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla

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1.Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny

2.Judas Priest - Nostradamus

3.Judas Priest - Jugulator

4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

5.Judas Priest - Ram It Down

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1.Judas Priest - Stained Class

2.Motörhead - Overkill

3.Judas Priest - British Steel

4.Venom - Welcome To Hell

5.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

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Note: these are only for the traditional style of metal borne out of the period of late 60s - late 80s. Modern bands are permitted but they need to be playing in that style.

Recommendations are welcome.

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

4.Deep Purple - In Rock

5.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III

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1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

3.Rush - 2112

4.AC/DC - Back In Black

5.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

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Without repeating bands, not in mega particular order but roughly…

1.Watain - The Wild Hunt

2.The Faceless - Autotheism

3.Behemoth - The Satanist

4.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

5.The Black Dahlia Murder - Everblack

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1.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

2.Accept - Restless And Wild

3.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

4.Scorpions - Blackout

5.Manowar - Battle Hymns

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1.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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All Judas Priest albums, ranked from best to worst (in my opinion).

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny

3.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

4.Judas Priest - Stained Class

5.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

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1.Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

4.AC/DC - Back In Black

5.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

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My top 50 albums of all time.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death

4.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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1.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Judas Priest - Sin After Sin

4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

5.Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny

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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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1.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

2.Accept - Restless And Wild

3.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

4.Scorpions - Blackout

5.Manowar - Battle Hymns

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