1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Disforia - The Age Of Ether

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

5.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

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1.Avantasia - Ghostlights

2.Iced Earth - Incorruptible

3.Kamelot - The Shadow Theory

4.Soilwork - The Ride Majestic

5.Jorn Lande & Trond Holter - Dracula: Swing Of Death

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Here's my list of symphonic metal albums from the bands that I know of, this list is defined by the terms of "atmospheric/bombastic sounding". This is my first time of making list on this site, so some of this might not make any sense as I'm still a bit confused myself as well, and I don't really prefer to see these in particular orders.

1.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

2.Within Temptation - The Silent Force

3.Epica - The Divine Conspiracy

4.Xandria - Neverworld's End

5.Nightwish - Once

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1.Kamelot - Epica

2.Kamelot - Ghost Opera

3.Kamelot - The Shadow Theory

4.Kamelot - Haven

5.Kamelot - The Black Halo

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Must Listen: The First 2

1.Soilwork - The Ride Majestic

2.Jorn Lande & Trond Holter - Dracula: Swing Of Death

3.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

4.Kamelot - Haven

5.Civil War - Gods And Generals

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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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Kamelot albums ranked and top picks from each album.

1.Kamelot - Epica

2.Kamelot - The Fourth Legacy

3.Kamelot - The Black Halo

4.Kamelot - Karma

5.Kamelot - Siége Perilous

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A bit late in coming, the top ten albums of 2015. I had many close calls, as few albums almost made to the list. Edited to the new format I used across all the platforms.... it's very unbalanced list, cause it has too much power and doom, but I picked albums that I either really enjoyed or listened to really really much.. hence on of the honorable mentions were left out, they are good, but I simply didn't listened to them as much as I did to this...

1.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

2.Draconian - Sovran

3.Swallow The Sun - Songs From The North I, II & III

4.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

5.Månegarm - Månegarm

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I doubt that anybody cares but, this is everything I listened to from 2015 in order of my enjoyment. Any and all hate is welcome!

1.Blind Guardian - Beyond The Red Mirror

2.Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

3.Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

4.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

5.Kamelot - Haven

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1.Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

2.Cradle Of Filth - Hammer Of The Witches

3.Kamelot - Haven

4.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

5.August Burns Red - Found In Far Away Places

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1.Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.

2.Mgła - Exercises In Futility

3.Swallow The Sun - Songs From The North I, II & III

4.Shape Of Despair - Monotony Fields

5.Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction

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1.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

2.Moonspell - Extinct

3.Swallow The Sun - Songs From The North I, II & III

4.Angra - Secret Garden

5.The Gentle Storm - The Diary

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My Favorite Albums Of The Year \m/

1.Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

2.Kamelot - Haven

3.Symphony X - Underworld

4.Ghost - Meliora

5.W.A.S.P. - Golgotha

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1.Enforcer - From Beyond

2.Fear Factory - Genexus

3.Enslaved - In Times

4.Finsterforst - Mach Dich Frei

5.Graveworm - Ascending Hate

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Every album to catch my ear during 2015, rated, with plenty of non-metal for those of you who like to branch out and see what the whole world of music has to offer. Variety'll always be a virtue.

Numerous focused listens needed before rating.
Updates will (hopefully) be constant.

New Update: In order to promote exploration into albums you may not know, I've decided to include "Standout Track" segments for any album which has a track I feel you all MUST listen to. Hopefully these can help hook people with albums they're not familiar with, because chances are they instantaneously hooked me.

1.Death Grips - The Powers That B

2.Leprous - The Congregation

3.Clarence Clarity - No Now

4.Björk - Vulnicura

5.Envy - Atheist's Cornea

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