1.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

2.Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings

3.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

4.Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

5.Helloween - 7 Sinners

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My favorite metal albums sorted alphabetically by band name and chronological by release date.

1.Æther Realm - Tarot

2.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations

3.Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience

4.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

5.Amorphis - Silent Waters

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1.Burst - Lazarus Bird

2.Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven

3.Dark Suns - Grave Human Genuine

4.Taal - Skymind

5.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

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1.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

2.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I

3.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part II

4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

5.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

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Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. This may be a very overwhelming list but I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/

1.High Tide - Sea Shanties

2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

4.Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come

5.Josefus - Dead Man

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My personal exploration of the year I was born, I'll keep updating this list as I find albums I enjoy

1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Death - Symbolic

3.Virgin Steele - The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell Part II

4.Motörhead - Sacrifice

5.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

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...And since that day, he was never the same.

"He who speaks without an attentive ear is mute."

1.Across The Sun - Before The Night Takes Us

2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

3.Agent Fresco - Destrier

4.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

5.Angel Vivaldi - Universal Language

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1.Aria - Ночь Короче Дня

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

4.Paragon - World Of Sin

5.Grave Digger - Heart Of Darkness

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1.Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark

2.Metallica - Metallica

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

4.Judas Priest - Painkiller

5.Annihilator - Set The World On Fire

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1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

3.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

5.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

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BEST YEAR OF THE CENTURY

1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Death - Symbolic

3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

4.In Flames - The Jester Race

5.Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery

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Limited to one album for each band.

1.Kreator - Coma Of Souls

2.Vader - Litany

3.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

4.Apocalyptica - Reflections

5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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1.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Artillery - By Inheritance

4.Hibria - Defying The Rules

5.Dream Theater - Images And Words

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1.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Blind Guardian - Tales From The Twilight World

4.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

5.Blind Guardian - Battalions Of Fear

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No particular order.

1.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

2.Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked

3.Summoning - Dol Guldur

4.Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery

5.Skyclad - Irrational Anthems

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