Mind map:

Blue = win
Undead = win
Hell = win
Blue = win
Nature ft. Water = win
Color eyegasm = win
Grim reaper = win
Boys being boys = win
Badly done CGI = win
Blue = win
Blue = win
Orthodox stuff = win
Black and white = win, sometimes

Last updated on 29 July 2023.

1.Emperor - Reverence

2.Wintersun - Wintersun

3.The Ruins Of Beverast - Rain Upon The Impure

4.Dissection - Live Legacy

5.Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman

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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 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.Gaerea - Unsettling Whispers

2.Galadriel - World Under World

3.Galaktik Cancer Squad - Celestia

4.Galar - De Gjenlevende

5.Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon

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1.Rhapsody Of Fire - From Chaos To Eternity

2.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

3.Symphony X - Iconoclast

4.Powerwolf - The Sacrament Of Sin

5.Iced Earth - Dystopia

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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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Just ten of my favourite Power Metal records, in no real order.

1.Celesty - Reign Of Elements

2.Helloween - The Dark Ride

3.Savage Circus - Dreamland Manor

4.Gloryhammer - Space 1992: Rise Of The Chaos Wizards

5.Falconer - Northwind

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1.Enforcer - From Beyond

2.Tank - Valley Of Tears

3.Armored Saint - Win Hands Down

4.Emerald Sun - Metal Dome

5.Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

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1.Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss

2.Deafheaven - New Bermuda

3.Mutoid Man - Bleeder

4.Mgła - Exercises In Futility

5.Draconian - Sovran

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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.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.AC/DC - High Voltage

3.AC/DC - Highway To Hell

4.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

5.Allen/Lande - The Showdown

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My favourite albums of the past year, the list + some words about the albums can also be found on my blog
https://forsakenatthegates.blogspot.com

1.Fear Factory - Genexus

2.Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

3.Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

4.Vanden Plas - Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld II

5.Gloryhammer - Space 1992: Rise Of The Chaos Wizards

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1.Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

2.Orden Ogan - Ravenhead

3.Serious Black - As Daylight Breaks

4.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

5.Stratovarius - Eternal

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1.Moonspell - Extinct

2.Cradle Of Filth - Hammer Of The Witches

3.Enslaved - In Times

4.Leprous - The Congregation

5.Myrkur - M

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Words are for dummies. So are arbitrary lists. This is the crap I played a lot and liked a lot. My tastes are shit.

1.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

2.Nylithia - Hyperthrash

3.Beaten To Death - Unplugged

4.Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

5.Glaciation - Sur Les Falaises De Marbre

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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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