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So I Heard You Like Wintersun...

This list aims to be the Wintersun equivalent of LeKiwi's fantastic So I Heard You Like Opeth... list (go and check that one out if you're a fan).

A lot of us around these parts are/were big fans of Wintersun. While Jari may take his sweet time writing, recording, (and let's not forget) producing albums, there are many bands that have a similar sound we can enjoy listening to while we wait for the next Wintersun release, praying that it doesn't disappoint!

This list is a collection of the best albums by those bands.

In alphabetical order and featuring 1 album per band. I will add to this list over time as I discover more.

Enjoy!

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)

1.Æther Realm - Tarot
2.Aephanemer - Prokopton
3.Atavistia - One Within The Sun
4.Blind Stare - Symphony Of Delusions
5.Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder

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Created by nonZero on 16.07.2021



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Top 200 Overlooked Albums

This list aims to be the counterpart to the Metal Storm Top 200 Albums (plus a few extras).

If you discover a new band or already like any of ones here, please give this list a thumbs up and/or leave a comment so we can get these overlooked gems in front of more people.

Criteria:
• High-quality musicianship (i.e. 9-10/10 IMO)
• 1 album per band

Ordered by number of votes then MS rating.

As these are albums with a low number of votes, the rating is likely to change frequently. I will update this list as often as I can.

Updated: 29-Jan-24

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Solipsist - The Human Equation
2.Ayahuasca - Beneath The Mind
3.Cryptomnesia - Primordial Oddity
4.Element (USA) - The Energy
5.Telepathy - 12 Areas

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Created by nonZero on 15.07.2020



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Empowering Albums For Powerless Losers

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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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 19.09.2019



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2011: Favourite To Least

Purely subjective list based on personal preferences for the year, unrelated to mass opinion of an album or a band's abilities (e.g. Trivium, Oranssi Pazuzu) - many albums lined up to listen to so will increase in size. Also, not entirely in order, middle order mainly just an approximation.

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
2.Protest The Hero - Scurrilous
3.Infestus - E x I s t
4.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times
5.Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth

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Created by musclassia on 18.11.2011



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A Completely Incorrect Ranking of 2011 Albums

Ordered best to worst. This is entirely my opinion.

1.Insomnium - One For Sorrow
2.Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
3.Havok - Time Is Up
4.Toxic Holocaust - Conjure And Command
5.Deafheaven - Roads To Judah

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Created by Fade To Black on 24.10.2011



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Top 10 Albums Of 2011

Song of the Year: Dream Theater - On The Backs Of Angels

1.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony
2.Insomnium - One For Sorrow
3.Iced Earth - Dystopia
4.Septicflesh - The Great Mass
5.Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage

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Created by Pazu on 23.09.2011



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Top Albums Of 2011 (work In Progress)

A list of my favourite albums i have heard in 2011 from best to worst.

1.Cormorant - Dwellings
2.Grayceon - All We Destroy
3.Vektor - Outer Isolation
4.Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand
5.40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

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Created by Tornado Of Souls on 25.08.2011



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Headbanger's Diary

my list of top headbangers (any album that will make me wanna move my body or do something crazy or anything that can feed my appetite for raw aggression) for the year 2011

1.Warbringer - Worlds Torn Asunder
2.Septicflesh - The Great Mass
3.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
4.Insomnium - One For Sorrow
5.Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth

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Created by Morbidgorewhore on 27.07.2011



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My Top Albums Of 2011

1.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning
2.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors
3.Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance
4.Machine Head - Unto The Locust
5.Moonsorrow - Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa

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Created by Red_Travis on 12.07.2011



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BTDS's Album Roundup Of 2011 (annotated)

Welcome, no matter if you're a long-term MS member or an Avenged Sevenfold listener. Don't know what to vote for? Here's ANOTHER yearly best-of list for you to go through, or, more likely, for the usual tl;dr. But, wait - what makes this one different: 1) unqualified and totally subjective two-line reviews, 2) conscious restriction to the litte-more-than-20 most impressive albums, 3) an aversion against the much too generic thrash & power metal genres and anything without recall value.

1.Amaranthe - Amaranthe
2.Alestorm - Back Through Time
3.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg
4.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors
5.The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre

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Created by beyondtehdarksun on 15.06.2011



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Top 20 Metal Albums 0f 2011

1.Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints
2.Týr - The Lay Of Thrym
3.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg
4.Euphoreon - Euphoreon
5.Insomnium - One For Sorrow

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Created by L1berty on 05.06.2011



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Top Albums Of 2011

1.Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows
2.Insomnium - One For Sorrow
3.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
4.Mercenary - Metamorphosis
5.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg

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Created by Starchild on 16.04.2011



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Jay's Top Metal Albums...no Particular Order 2.0

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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Created by JÄY on 28.07.2010



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BEYOND THE DARK SUN - Melodeath For The Win!

A beginner's guide to genuine blasting. Call it Gothenburg, call it extreme power - whatever, it's always enjoyable.

Now ranked for even more win.

1.Wintersun - Wintersun
2.Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
3.Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony
4.Kalmah - 12 Gauge
5.Blood Stain Child - Idolator

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Created by beyondtehdarksun on 28.04.2010