This is very simple, I took the ratings for a bunch of alternative metal albums on MS and ranked them accordingly

To qualify:
The album must have been released when the band was labelled as "Alternative Metal" by MS. So for example the three most recent Gojira albums count, but early Gojira does not.

The band must have more than 10 fans on MS

Therefore this is not a reflection of my opinions, rather a reflection of numbers so if you wanna get mad, get mad at the numbers, not me. And remember that this really isn't that serious

1.Mass Hysteria - Contraddiction

2.Tool - Lateralus

3.The Butterfly Effect - IV

4.Tool - Ænima

5.Mass Hysteria - Le Bien-Être Et La Paix

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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.Ea - Ea Taesse

2.Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull

3.Earth And Pillars - Earth I

4.Earth Crisis - Destroy The Machines

5.Earth Rot - Black Tides Of Obscurity

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LATEST EDIT: December 12/2016- Added a whole bunch of progressive rock albums; processing earlier suggestions on the list.

Assembled below are some choice selections in alternative metal, prog rock, prog metal, jazz and avant-garde metal. I don't necessarily consider these styles to be my favourite (I do have a penchant for post-metal and cavernous death metal these days), but they have been the foundations of my taste for the last seven or eight years.

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2.Soundgarden - Down On The Upside

3.Rishloo - Living As Ghosts With Buildings As Teeth

4.Karnivool - Asymmetry

5.Blindead - Absence

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first of all, this list is not a best or something like that. we use to chat a lot about arts like, music, movies and books. we recommend this things to each other, we have IMDb for movies, Goodreads for books and here Metal Storm for music which is mostly metal we listen...
this list has no particular order, nor any rules and meaning! i just put my recommendation based on our talks there, here, so they can keep track. if it's useful for you, let me know and i'll be glad
oh, one last thing, this list will be updated regularly with more additional notes

1.Adimiron - Timelapse

2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

3.Agalloch - Faustian Echoes

4.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

5.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

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2008 might've been my first proper taste of metal, with the acquisition of albums from the likes of Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath and that most grandiose of gateway bands, DragonForce. 2009 might've seen me expanding my palette, with Iron Maiden, Alice In Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, and more entering my world, and Guns N' Roses triumphantly re-entering it. But 2010 was when I delved into more 'intense' stuff with Machine Head, In Flames, and most notably of all, Sylosis, and saw my relationship with metal shift from ever-increasing interest into full-blown love affair. To commemorate this 5-year anniversary, and because I love making lists, I decided to do a retrospective of the best albums and songs that have been released during this time period, and give brief tributes to them. Yay music!

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

2.Sylosis - Monolith

3.Protest The Hero - Volition

4.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

5.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

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Cos, y'know, same shiz different year. Ran out of space again so will post final album opinions in comments.

1.Infestus - The Reflecting Void

2.Dirge - Hyperion

3.Nero Di Marte - Derivae

4.Steve Rothery - The Ghosts Of Pripyat

5.Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere

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Same as every year, my list of 2014 albums I listen and care to give a rating to.

1.Bloodbath - Grand Morbid Funeral

2.Los Random - Pidanoma

3.The Atlas Moth - The Old Believer

4.Giant Squid - Minoans

5.Behemoth - The Satanist

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Revised to TOP 20 but might still update...
Last updated: 3/14/15

1.Lantlôs - Melting Sun

2.Eden Circus - Marula

3.Moanaa - Descent

4.Fen - Carrion Skies

5.Pet Slimmers Of The Year - Fragments Of Uniforms

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Favorite albums of the year.

1.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

2.Rishloo - Living As Ghosts With Buildings As Teeth

3.Lantlôs - Melting Sun

4.Gates - Bloom and Breathe

5.Falloch - This Island, Our Funeral

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The 50 albums worth remembering that I've come across from 2014.

1.Arizmenda - Stillbirth In The Temple Of Venus

2.Dead Congregation - Promulgation Of The Fall

3.Vanhelgd - Relics Of Sulphur Salvation

4.Horrendous - Ecdysis

5.The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-Li

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