This list shows the albums that had a huge impact on my musical background

1.Deep Purple - 30: Very Best Of

2.Death - Symbolic

3.Sepultura - Roots

4.Metallica - Metallica

5.Iron Maiden - Best Of The Beast

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Profound lore is one of the most important labels in the underground extreme metal scene. In this list are some discs that have excelled (personal opinion). One album per band.

1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

2.Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde

3.Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs

4.SubRosa - More Constant Than The Gods

5.Evoken - Atra Mors

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These are some of my all time favourite albums. Not really any order, just what came to mind first.

1.John Cougar Mellencamp - Nobody's Fool

2.AC/DC - Back In Black

3.Anthrax - Attack Of The Killer B's

4.Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe

5.Shadows Fall - The Art Of Balance

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1.AC/DC - Powerage

2.Van Halen - Van Halen

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4.Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll

5.Judas Priest - Killing Machine (Hell Bent For Leather)

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This is my personal list based on the albums i've enjoyed listening to the most this year, consider it a best to worst based on all the albums i've checked out from 2014. Bear in mind i'm a power metal fan for the most part - also this list does not reflect the views of others on MS, but some of the albums here are pretty decent and you should check some of them out.!!!!

1.Galneryus - Vetelgyus

2.Equilibrium - Erdentempel

3.Arch Enemy - War Eternal

4.The Algorithm - OCTOPUS4

5.Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending

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In order of release date, a list of what are in my opinion, the best Djent related albums. (I say 'djent related', because in many cases it is not their primary genre).

1.Meshuggah - Nothing

2.SikTh - The Trees Are Dead And Dried Out, Wait For Something Wild

3.Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree

4.SikTh - Death Of A Dead Day

5.Textures - Drawing Circles

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1.Accept - Blind Rage

2.Eluveitie - Origins

3.Astral Doors - Notes From The Shadows

4.Wovenwar - Wovenwar

5.Alestorm - Sunset On The Golden Age

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10 essential Black Metal albums, that every self-respecting Black Metal fan should own. Well, that's my opinion.

1.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

2.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

3.Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Ulver - Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne Til Ulven I Manden

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Whenever I browse the winterwebz looking for good stuff to listen to, it's unavoidable that I end up facing atrociously bad stuff. However some of these horrid choices are still interesting and thus manage to stay on my head and somehow my interest for them keeps growing from time to time.
This list is dedicated to those bad things that still are interesting somehow. (read it: averagely bad stuff like skryllex or lulu isn't welcome here) Maybe, just maybe, someday I'll be able to develop my taste and start liking them? Who knows? That's how I got to Unexpect or Sunn o))) after all.
There's mostly metal, actually mostly black metal stuff here. I'll add more as I remember or find more. Suggestions are welcome =] If you have a band which it's so bad you can't stand but still keep coming back to it because it's intriguing then give a shout.

1.Army Of Gay Unicorns - Army Of Gay Unicorns

2.Axxanngabannaxaxagannababaillukuku - Marduk

3.Bacchia Neraida - Εις Τους Δωδεκα Θεους Του Ολυμπου

4.Bubblegum Octopus - The Album Formerly Known As 8-legged Dance Moves

5.Brume - Normal

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Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Septicflesh and their respective clones are not welcome here. The title is a bit misleading since none of these albums are 'symphonic metal' per se, but they're metal with symphonic/orchestra elements added in a way that's unconventional, or at least as far as I know. Suggestions welcome.

1.Apocalyptica - Plays Metallica By Four Cellos

2.Aquilus - Griseus

3.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

4.Blood Thirsty - Sanguine River Absolution

5.Igorrr - Hallelujah

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Best To Worst!

1.Opeth - Blackwater Park

2.Opeth - Deliverance

3.Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse

4.Opeth - Watershed

5.Opeth - Ghost Reveries

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Barnesy's picks for best albums of 2014

1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole

3.Ancient Ascendant - Echoes And Cinder

4.Altar Of Betelgeuze - Darkness Sustains The Silence

5.Benighted - Carnivore Sublime

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My best album list to 2014 so far (january-september)

1.Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

2.Animals As Leaders - The Joy Of Motion

3.Serdce - Timelessness

4.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

5.Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere

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Death metal is a genre which incorporates anger, energy, cleverness, virtuosity and creativity. Essential albums, one per band.

1.Dan Swanö - Moontower

2.Cynic - Focus

3.Opeth - Damnation

4.Pan.thy.monium - Khaooohs

5.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

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