This is not a list over my favourite albums, although some of them on the list of course are. These are albums that formed me, had a huge impact on me and defined my musical taste. Without some of these releases I probably wouldn't even be the person that I am today.

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio

3.Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death

4.Iron Maiden - Killers

5.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

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I'm a sucker for great hooks and catchy choruses. Some bands from this list will show that. Furthermore, I love technical, percise performances. I love the rise and fall of a song where the mood changes with the volume and pace. I love break downs and build ups to lyrically meaningful climaxes from the album's story. My number one, I believe, does all of that. The sound Anthriel is producing could, and maybe should, rival bands such as Symphony X and Dream Theater.

1.Anthriel - The Pathway

2.Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura

3.DGM - Different Shapes

4.It Bites - The Tall Ships

5.It Bites - Map Of The Past

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My top albums of 2015.

1.Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction

2.Nile - What Should Not Be Unearthed

3.Sulphur Aeon - Gateway To The Antisphere

4.Cut Up - Forensic Nightmares

5.Nechochwen - Heart Of Akamon

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★★★★★ - Masterpiece!
★★★★½ - Excellent!
★★★★☆ - Great!
★★★½☆ - Very Good!
★★★☆☆ - Enjoyable!
★★½☆☆ - OK, Nothing Special...
★★☆☆☆ - Mediocre/Poor
★½☆☆☆ - Don't Touch
★☆☆☆☆ - I Want My Money Back

1.Cloudscape - Voice Of Reason

2.Adam Wakeman & Damian Wilson - Weir Keeper's Tale

3.Fifth To Infinity - Omnipotent Transdimensional Soulfire

4.Dissona - Paleopneumatic

5.Bloodiest - Bloodiest

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1.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

2.Avatarium - The Girl With The Raven Mask

3.Ghost - Meliora

4.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

5.Jess And The Ancient Ones - Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes

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1.Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death

2.Astral Doors - Astralism

3.Obsession - Carnival Of Lies

4.Sabaton - Attero Dominatus

5.Lordi - The Arockalypse

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1.Sulphur Aeon - Gateway To The Antisphere

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3.Thy Art Is Murder - Holy War

4.George Kollias - Invictus

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My list of the most "natural" doom funeral voice. I'm not talking about the band style, but really of the darkest cavernous singing tone here. I insist on "natural", no bawling, so no place for Shape of Despair or Lamb of God singers.

Please complete the list with suggestions !

1.Empyrium - Ulf Theodor Schwadorf

2.Tiamat - Johan Edlund

3.Moonspell - Fernando Ribeiro

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These are my favorite metal albums

1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Wintersun - Time I

3.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

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Well, it happens. Frontmen of popular bands often have something going on the side. Sometimes just one record, sometimes completely different band.
Full albums only.

1.Headspace - I Am Anonymous

2.Yargos - To Be Or Not To Be

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4.Head Control System - Murder Nature

5.Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion

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A list of my favorite 2015 albums. Also with my favorite tracks.

1.A Forest Of Stars - Beware The Sword You Cannot See

2.Shape Of Despair - Monotony Fields

3.Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction

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

5.Misþyrming - Söngvar Elds Og Óreiðu

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1.Seven Impale - City The Sun

2.Gazpacho - Demon

3.The Pineapple Thief - Magnolia

4.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

5.Amplifier - Mystoria

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Rush is my favorite band of all eternity. I have listened to each album so many times I have no problem ranking them from first to last and my favorite song on each album. Discuss.

1.Rush - Moving Pictures

2.Rush - Power Windows

3.Rush - Counterparts

4.Rush - Grace Under Pressure

5.Rush - Signals

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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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1.Sarcófago - I.N.R.I.

2.Hellhammer - Satanic Rites

3.Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion

4.Venom - Black Metal

5.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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