This is the top 20 list with my favorite metal albums of 2010. In order. NOW WITH GENRE DESCRIPTION!

1.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

2.Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony / Angel Of Babylon

3.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

4.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

5.Hardcore Superstar - Split Your Lip

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1.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

2.Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones

3.Overkill - Ironbound

4.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

5.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

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1.Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns

2.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

3.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

4.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

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1.Helloween - 7 Sinners

2.Pretty Maids - Pandemonium

3.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

4.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

5.Sebastien - Tears Of White Roses

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Albums

1.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

2.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

5.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

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1.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

2.Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death

3.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

4.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

5.Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark

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1.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

2.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings

3.Helloween - 7 Sinners

4.Fear Factory - Mechanize

5.Soulitude - Wonderfool World

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1.The Foreshadowing - Oionos

2.Todtgelichter - Angst

3.Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent

4.Therion - Sitra Ahra

5.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

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1.Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

2.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

3.Fear Factory - Mechanize

4.Helloween - 7 Sinners

5.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

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1.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

2.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

3.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

4.Torture Division - Evighetens Dårar

5.Ozzy Osbourne - Scream

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My Favorite Metal Songs. I tried to limit myself to one song per album, so this list also doubles as my favorite song off of each of these albums also. Probably stop the list at 666 if I ever get there.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio

3.Testament - The Legacy

4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

5.Wolf (UK) - Edge Of The World

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1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

2.Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare

3.Overkill - Ironbound

4.Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony

5.Angelus Apatrida - Clockwork

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1.Overkill - Ironbound

2.Forbidden - Omega Wave

3.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

4.Sodom - In War And Pieces

5.Heathen - The Evolution Of Chaos

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My 2 cent on last year's releases. After this retrospective, I'm highly doubtful that 2011 can get any better. I'd rate this year as 8/10. YES, NOT EVERYTHING THAT'S GREAT MUST GET A 10! ^^

1.Kalmah - 12 Gauge

2.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

3.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

4.Equilibrium - Rekreatur

5.Sigh - Scenes From Hell

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I haven't heard all the albums released in 2010, so this list could and probably will change in time.

1.Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

2.Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition

3.Death Angel - Relentless Retribution

4.Demonica - Demonstrous

5.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

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