1.Queensrÿche - Promised Land

2.The Cult - The Cult

3.AC/DC - Ballbreaker

4.Praying Mantis - Forever In Time

5.Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

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1.Nightwish - Once

2.Nightwish - Oceanborn

3.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

4.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

5.Tuomas Holopainen - The Life And Times Of Scrooge

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1.Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns

2.Summoning - Dol Guldur

3.Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth

4.Metallica - Re-Load

5.In Flames - Whoracle

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just rating albums as I listen to them, work in progress

1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

3.Wintersun - Wintersun

4.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

5.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

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1.Nightwish - Once

2.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

3.Nightwish - Oceanborn

4.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

5.Nightwish - Wishmaster

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A personal list of non favorite metal songs, some better than others…
A bad song is the one I like the least and a great song is the one I love.
Beethoven

1.Hear 'n Aid - Stars

2.Black Sabbath - Never Say Die!

3.Metallica - Re-Load

4.Judas Priest - Ram It Down

5.Helloween - Pink Bubbles Go Ape

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1.Therion - Vovin

2.Nightwish - Oceanborn

3.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear

4.Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy

5.Paradise Lost - Icon

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1.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

2.Nightwish - Once

3.Nightwish - Century Child

4.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

5.Nightwish - Oceanborn

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This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on what power metal is or is not. The list exists purely for my own organizational purposes and may contain bands or albums that are not strictly True Knights of the Eternal Thundersword.

The first cluster includes my favorite albums in the genre (and a significant number of my all-time favorites); beyond that, they are listed by rating from 9/10 down to 6/10 and alphabetically within each bracket.

Last updated November 27, 2021.

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

4.Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne

5.X Japan - Art Of Life

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I thought about this A LOT, and here is the list:

Please share your thoughts!

The spots I'm most unsure of are 1. vs 2. and 4. vs 5.
The rest is really stable.

1.Nightwish - Oceanborn

2.Nightwish - Century Child

3.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

4.Nightwish - Once

5.Nightwish - Wishmaster

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1.Nightwish - Once

2.Nightwish - Angels Fall First

3.Nightwish - Century Child

4.Nightwish - Wishmaster

5.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

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1.Nightwish - Oceanborn

2.Nightwish - Once

3.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

4.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

5.Nightwish - Century Child

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1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Iron Maiden - Killers

3.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

4.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

5.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

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1.Nightwish - Century Child

2.Nightwish - Wishmaster

3.Nightwish - Angels Fall First

4.Nightwish - Once

5.Nightwish - Imaginaerum

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Favorite means Favorite!

1.Wintersun - Time I

2.Wintersun - Wintersun

3.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

4.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

5.Týr - The Lay Of Thrym

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