1.Rotting Christ - Aealo

2.Sabaton - Coat Of Arms

3.Parkway Drive - Deep Blue

4.Equilibrium - Rekreatur

5.Sabaton - The Art Of War

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My Top 50, albums rated 8 & above. Only LPs

RIP: Ronnie James Dio

Album count: 206
Average rating: 6.84

1.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

2.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

3.Ihsahn - After

4.Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent

5.Mar De Grises - Streams Inwards

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This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.Aara - En Ergô Einai

2.Aarni - Bathos

3.Aaskereia - Dort, Wo Das Alte Böse Ruht

4.Aastraal - Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulcra regionum, coget omnes ante thronum

5.AATHMA - Avesta

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One album per artist in alphabetical order which happen to be my favorites. Feels like an addendum to the ?Beginner's Guide To Building A Prog Collection" (http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=58) often mentioning the same band but different releases.

1.36 Crazyfists - A Snow Capped Romance

2.Agrypnie - 16[485]

3.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

4.Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone

5.Alkaloid - Liquid Anatomy

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1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

2.Amberian Dawn - End Of Eden

3.Autopsy - The Tomb Within

4.The Secret - Solve Et Coagula

5.Magrudergrind - Crusher

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1.Morowe - Piekło.Labirynty.Diabły

2.Ghost - Opus Eponymous

3.Auvernia - Afraid Of Me

4.Aiumeen Basoa - Iraganeko Bide Malkartsutik

5.The Meads Of Asphodel - The Murder Of Jesus The Jew

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1.The Vision Bleak - Set Sail To Mystery

2.Sigh - Scenes From Hell

3.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

4.Ihsahn - After

5.Negură Bunget - Vîrstele Pămîntului

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2010 has come and gone...
It was a pretty uneven year in metal, with average albums coming from great bands, and good, beautiful surprises popping up from unexpected corners.
2010 was also quite a special year for me - music-wise at least. Thanks to Ivor (yeah, you), a few weird reviews, and other factors, my tastes somehow exploded. Not that it was a surprise, this was already an event in the making. But still. Plus, a year that sees the release of two life-changing albums (whether personally or because they change how you see music) is always a good thing...

1.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

2.Shining (NOR) - Blackjazz

3.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

4.Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent

5.Agrypnie - 16[485]

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The 2010 records which (I think) are worth attention.

1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

2.Solefald - Norrøn Livskunst

3.Agrypnie - 16[485]

4.A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring

5.Deathspell Omega - Paracletus

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1.Satyricon - Volcano

2.Satyricon - Now, Diabolical

3.Satyricon - The Age Of Nero

4.Nocte Obducta - Nektar Teil II: Seen, Flüsse, Tagebücher

5.Agrypnie - Exit

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Ranked in order. Full lengths only. Rated 6-10.

1.Ea - Au Ellai

2.Carach Angren - Death Came Through A Phantom Ship

3.Agrypnie - 16[485]

4.Negură Bunget - Vîrstele Pămîntului

5.Immolation - Majesty And Decay

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