Here's my 2006 list of top albums.

1.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

2.Communic - Waves Of Visual Decay

3.Draconian - The Burning Halo

4.Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death

5.Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - Before The Bleeding Sun

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1.Still Remains - The Serpent

2.Delain - Lucidity

3.Bleeding Through - The Truth

4.In Flames - Reroute To Remain

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

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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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1.Therion - Theli

2.Therion - Vovin

3.Therion - Lemuria

4.Therion - Sirius B

5.Cradle Of Filth - Midian

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1.Blind Guardian - A Twist In The Myth

2.Brother Firetribe - False Metal

3.Almah - Almah

4.Angra - Aurora Consurgens

5.Delain - Lucidity

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1.Moonspell - Memorial

2.Daylight Dies - Dismantling Devotion

3.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die

5.Angtoria - God Has A Plan For Us All

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1.Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom

2.Delain - Lucidity

3.Angtoria - God Has A Plan For Us All

4.Apocalyptica - Reflections

5.System Of A Down - Hypnotize

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