1.Savatage - Gutter Ballet

2.Annihilator - Alice In Hell

3.Kreator - Extreme Aggression

4.Heavens Gate - In Control

5.Whitesnake - Slip Of The Tongue

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1.Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

2.Candlemass - Tales Of Creation

3.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

4.Atheist - Piece Of Time

5.Dream Theater - When Dream And Day Unite

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1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Dream Theater - Octavarium

4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

5.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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Recently, instead of scouring too much the albums of the year I'm in, I decided to take a deeper journey and appreciate progressive music (prog metal/rock). While I'm still in the early beginnings of my journey, I decided to make a list to the albums I fully listen to so that I can keep charting my voyage in these vast seas. Some albums are not yet added because I need to listen them well and grab my favorites out, and some bands are on queue. I'm also eager to hear some recommendations, so thanks in advance for them!

1.Ayreon - The Human Equation

2.Barren Earth - The Devil's Resolve

3.Blotted Science - The Machinations Of Dementia

4.Control Denied - The Fragile Art Of Existence

5.Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons [EP]

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These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).

The albums followed by a star are the "must have", whereas the rest albums are the "could have".

1.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

2.AC/DC - Back In Black

3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

4.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

5.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

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All Dream Theater albums, ranked from best to worst (in my opinion).

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

3.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Dream Theater - Awake

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They easily became one of my favorite bands.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

4.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

5.Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

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Some albums are really good. Many of these are good all the way around. And, in many cases, there is a single song that stands out, sometimes it's the last song on the album. This is a list of those songs.

For a more in depth look at this, I've codified each into a given category:
Type 1 - 'The long song at the end.' Often the title track. These have a tendency to be most well written and dynamic pieces on the album.

1.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)

2.Abigail Williams - Becoming

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

5.Anekdoten - Vemod

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I excluded some of my favourite albums that I don't accept as metal. While top 10 represents albums I listened to over the years, the rest of the list better represent where I stand today.

1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

4.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

5.In Flames - Clayman

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Just a list of debut albums. From Heavy Metal to Black Metal.

1.HammerFall - Glory To The Brave

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Angra - Angels Cry

4.Slayer - Show No Mercy

5.Galneryus - The Flag Of Punishment

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Sove very good releases have been created without the inclusion of the vocalist that a band is famous for having; the one everyone thinks of when the group is mentioned. Sometimes these bands surprise us with a well-known replacement, a fill-in, or a remaining band member. These releases are more than worthy of listening to, liking, loving, or even (in some cases) proclaiming superiority over the regular line-up. This was put together quick, and will be tweaked and fine-tuned as time goes on.

1.The Crown - Crowned In Terror

2.Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh

3.Judas Priest - Jugulator

4.Pyramaze - Immortal

5.Black Sabbath - Born Again

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RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality
- Songwriting
- Performance

Neither the popularity among the fans nor the commercial success (or unsuccess) of the albums were taken into account in the selection.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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When I first heard a Dream Theater song I said to myself "OMG!THIS IS MAGIC".It was this year with their brand-new album A Dramatic Turn Of Events,so I have not been a fan for a long time.It was pretty difficult for me to put their albums in a specific order because I love all of them.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

2.Dream Theater - Images And Words

3.Dream Theater - Awake

4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

5.Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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1.Devil Doll - The Girl Who Was... Death

2.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

3.W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children

4.Marillion - Seasons End

5.Kreator - Extreme Aggression

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1.Dream Theater - Awake

2.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

3.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

4.Dream Theater - Images And Words

5.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

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