1.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

2.Avatarium - The Girl With The Raven Mask

3.Ensiferum - One Man Army

4.Slayer - Repentless

5.Melechesh - Enki

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This are my favorite albums of the year.

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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare

3.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

5.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

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My personal ranking of all the Helloween studio albums. I found it surprisingly difficult to rank the albums from Master Of The Rings to The Dark Ride. I think all of those albums have great songs, but…

1.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

2.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

3.Helloween - Walls Of Jericho

4.Helloween - Master Of The Rings

5.Helloween - The Time Of The Oath

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In no particular order…

1.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

2.Bal-Sagoth - Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule

3.Burzum - Filosofem

4.Type O Negative - October Rust

5.A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays

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In no particular order.

I originally made a top 15 but there is just too much music to do that shit anymore.

1.Tribulation - The Children Of The Night

2.Abigail Williams - The Accuser

3.Prurient - Frozen Niagara Falls

4.Deafheaven - New Bermuda

5.Imperial Triumphant - Abyssal Gods

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My favourite albums of 2015. (In order of preference, and only including albums I would rate 7+).

1.Periphery - Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega

2.Deafheaven - New Bermuda

3.Fear Factory - Genexus

4.So Hideous - Laurestine

5.I, Valiance - The Reject of Humanity

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1.Moonspell - Extinct

2.Cradle Of Filth - Hammer Of The Witches

3.Enslaved - In Times

4.Leprous - The Congregation

5.Myrkur - M

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1.Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.

2.Senegal Grindcore Mafia - Hay Daño En Casa

3.Leviathan - Scar Sighted

4.Ahab - The Boats Of The Glen Carrig

5.A Forest Of Stars - Beware The Sword You Cannot See

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There have been lists on Metallica's studio full-lengths before, but there has never been one on their multiple EPs, all of which are quite rare, and frequently quite excellent.
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1.Metallica - Garage Days Re-Revisited

2.Metallica - Creeping Death

3.Metallica - Live At Grimey's

4.Metallica - Harvester Of Sorrow

5.Metallica - Six Feet Down Under

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2015 has been an exceptional year in metal in my personal opinion. Some of my favorite bands have released trademark albums, while many up-and-coming bands are quickly making their mark. Here's a…

1.Swallow The Sun - Songs From The North I, II & III

2.Intronaut - The Direction Of Last Things

3.Kauan - Sorni Nai

4.Leprous - The Congregation

5.Native Construct - Quiet World

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same as rym except this obviously limits to metal albums which might be interesting. ah well it just meant iron maiden are 2x more of the albums…

1.Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn

2.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

3.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

5.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4

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Main criterias:
How much I love it(obviously)
Songwritting
Importance and originality
Consistency and diversity (consistency is more importance, but diversity can make a difference)
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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

4.Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

5.Slayer - Haunting The Chapel

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**DISCLAIMER: This list is based on my own opinion and musical taste, and should not be taken otherwise.
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In compliance to 2015's list, I've decided to orginize this year's list a bit differantly,…

1.Neal Morse - The Similitude Of A Dream

2.Oddland - Origin

3.Iamthemorning - Lighthouse

4.Riverside - Eye Of The Soundscape

5.Ihsahn - Arktis.

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