1. Katatonia - Viva Emptiness

2. The Haunted - One Kill Wonder

3. Epica - The Phantom Agony

4. Soilwork - Figure Number Five

5. Moonspell - The Antidote

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My top 5 albums from every year since 2000.

Artist & Album
Rating out of 10 / Short Thought
Rated on performance, songwriting, originality, and production.
Ties are broke by performance scores.

Currently in the process of re-listening to my entire collection and reviewing it. This list does not contain EPs or live albums -- studio releases that are featured on MS only. Also, only albums that are in my personal collection (i.e. I own them), make this list.

1. 2013:

2. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

3. Leprous - Coal

4. Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

5. Amorphis - Circle

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1. Dream Theater - Train of Thought

2. Deadsoul Tribe - A Murder of Crows

3. Katatonia - Viva Emptiness

4. Opeth - Damnation

5. Evergrey - Recreation Day

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This i s list of my favorite metal album's that i love to listen to, when i am stoned

1. Katatonia - Dead End Kings

2. Torchbearer - Death Meditations

3. Hypocrisy - Catch 22

4. Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops

5. Machine Head - Unto the Locust

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Keep in mind, there is not a single Katatonia album that I dislike or think is "okay". I have a deep respect and admiration for this group, so much so that even my least favorite album by the group is a very good one.

1. Katatonia - Viva Emptiness

2. Katatonia - Discouraged Ones

3. Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance

4. Katatonia - Dead End Kings

5. Katatonia - Dance of December Souls

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Some of my favourite stuff I have scratched it up to one pile. One album per band, no order, just chaos.

1. Eibon - Entering Darkness

2. Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs

3. Mar De Grises - Draining The Waterheart

4. Ankhagram - Where Are You Now

5. Anorexia Nervosa - New Obscurantis Order

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Yep, one of those lists. Everyone has one, so I thought I'd make a list of metal albums I really recommend.

This is not an absolute "best-of" list, for a few reasons:
1) I stick to one album per band, unless there's been a drastic style shift (like Katatonia's).
2) I try to cover all major subgenres fairly, so I have something for everyone. It counterbalances the tendency to list all the cool bands in a style I'm into right now (like drone or epic doom).

1. Warning - Watching From a Distance

2. Candlemass - Nightfall

3. Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend

4. Pagan Altar - The Lords Of Hypocrisy

5. Katatonia - Dance of December Souls

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Here are all of the top albums that have come out since I was born in 1993!

1. Katatonia - Dance of December Souls

2. Dream Theater - Awake

3. Anathema - The Silent Enigma

4. Edge of Sanity - Crimson

5. Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk

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1. Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon

2. Draconian - Where Lovers Mourn

3. SepticFlesh - Sumerian Daemons

4. Marduk - World Funeral

5. Falkenbach - Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty

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Some are no brainer top albums, some are personal favorites.

1. Metallica - Kill 'Em All

2. Metal Church - Metal Church

3. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

4. Iron Maiden - Killers

5. Witchery - Restless & Dead

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1. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

2. Opeth - Damnation

3. Katatonia - Viva Emptiness

4. Anathema - Alternative 4

5. Insomnium - In The Halls Of Awaiting

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1. Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came

2. Forest Stream - Tears Of Mortal Solitude

3. Draconian - Where Lovers Mourn

4. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II

5. Vital Remains - Dechristianize

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1. Epica - The Phantom Agony

2. Draconian - Where Lovers Mourn

3. The Gathering - Souvenirs

4. Tiamat - Prey

5. Illnath - Cast Into Fields Of Evil Pleasure

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I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated. So finally, there are Unexpect and Pain Of Salvation next to Bands like Kamelot and Savatage. Also, some Non-Metal Bands got involved like Jeff Buckley and Oingo Boingo. But could you imagine how PoS would sound without Jeffs influence? Or what would have become of Mr. Bungle if it weren't for Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo?! So I hope you have nearly as much fun with this list as I had creating it.

1. Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I

2. Kalisia - Cybion

3. Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera

4. Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery

5. Polkadot Cadaver - Purgatory Dance Party

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Here are the most captivating atmospheres I've ever heard. Including metal and non-metal albums. Grouped according to genre and one album per band.

1. Division By Zero - Independent Harmony

2. Beyond Twilight - The Devil's Hall Of Fame

3. Riverside - Out Of Myself

4. Suspyre - When Time Fades...

5. Redemption - The Fullness Of Time

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