20 Albums From The Past Decade That Changed My Life!

1.Cynic - Traced In Air

2.Symphony X - The Odyssey

3.Opeth - Damnation

4.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

5.Ayreon - The Human Equation

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These are probably my favorite cds. Although there are many many others I think this list defines my musical tastes pretty much.

1.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

2.Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian

3.King Diamond - Abigail

4.Rush - 2112

5.Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone

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This is my top 50 favorite albums. If I were to ever go on a really long road trip, I would take these 50 and blare them on the trip and extra loud while driving through a city .

1.Symphony X - The Odyssey

2.Symphony X - Paradise Lost

3.Judas Priest - Painkiller

4.Ayreon - The Human Equation

5.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

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1.Novembre - Wish I Could Dream It Again

2.Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Novembre - Arte Novecento

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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I havnt been into metal all that long...so this is a good chuck of the metal albums i own...though ive heard many, many more....these are all albums ive spent a lot of time with (or soon will). I tried to stay away from multiple albums by an artist, but a few exceptions were made hehe.

1.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)

2.3 Inches Of Blood - Here Waits Thy Doom

3.Absu - Tara

4.ADX - Division Blindée

5.Agalloch - The Mantle

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1.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3.Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark

4.Metallica - Metallica

5.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

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A good year, no more, no less. Although the top 10 is pretty awesome and Norther's debut album will always be a favourite of mine.

1.Norther - Dreams Of Endless War

2.Nightwish - Century Child

3.Power Quest - Wings Of Forever

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Shining - III - Angst, Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Dream Theater - Images And Words

4.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

5.Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I

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So, these are basically my favourite albums of all time, including non-metal/rock acts, compilations and live albums. Needless to say, I would need a couple of days to go through all of these.

1.Dream Theater - Awake

2.Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse

3.Riverside - Out Of Myself

4.Rotting Christ - Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers

5.Anathema - Alternative 4

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This is the list of my favourite progressive metal/rock albums of the decade. I decided to do this list because a new decade is starting, so it's a good time to look back. Beware, this is not a "best progressive metal albums of the decade" list, it's my favourites, not necessarily the ones that were the best for everyone else or me.

1.Riverside - Out Of Myself

2.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

3.Riverside - Second Life Syndrome

4.Porcupine Tree - Deadwing

5.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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I've been a metal fan since 2000, I'm 20 years old, thats fair enough!! I'm more into progressive metal but still, love many albums from thrash and heavy, lets roll...

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

3.Dream Theater - Awake

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

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Top metal albuns based on the influence they have in my personality and by the way they changed some ideas and theories I had.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

2.Symphony X - The Odyssey

3.Therion - Secret Of The Runes

4.Dream Theater - Images And Words

5.Primordial - Spirit The Earth Aflame

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