1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

3.AC/DC - Live

4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

5.Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark

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The choice of the albums was made according to aesthetic criteria, taking into account only the musical merits of the recordings. Neither the popularity among the fans nor the commercial success (or unsuccess) of the albums were taken into account in the selection.

1.Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

4.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

5.Death - Symbolic

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The best ballads in the history of Metal. Of course, all these bands and other bands have really good ballads but this list shows the very best, handpicked by me. In alphabetical order by bands name to make the list less chaotic and not by order of preference.

1.Accept - Eat The Heat

2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

3.Adagio - Underworld

4.Aerosmith - Aerosmith

5.Allen/Lande - The Battle

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1.Van Halen - Women And Children First

2.Rush - Moving Pictures

3.Rush - Signals

4.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

5.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

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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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Some of these albums are known just when you see their album cover. They are usually iconic albums (whether positively or negatively) and one can easily identify them even if they were zoomed out tons in any place.

Please contribute to this list by suggesting albums you think have iconic covers. Comments are appreciated.

1.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

2.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

3.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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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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Weird year. The top 3 are without a doubt some of the best albums ever made. The rest is mostly good, some great. But I have to say there's a lot of overrated albums on the list.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

3.Devil Doll - Sacrilegium

4.Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

5.Burzum - Burzum

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I'll start with the disclaimer that I am not, nor ever have been, a musician. This list is of my own favorite performers, not the actual technical best musicians as I am a layman and can only go by what my stupid ears tell me. You'll notice the list is vocalist heavy which is a byproduct of my lack of musical talent. The list contains the artist, their instrument and the release where I feel they are at their best. **Last Update 08/16/11**

1.Symphony X - The Odyssey

2.Septicflesh - Communion

3.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

4.Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress

5.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

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My top 50 albums of all time.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death

4.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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Progressive (and anything progressed) albums I'd like to take with me to the underground. I'm 25 years old and 8 "metal years old" when this list is created.
In not any particular order, and to be continued : ))

1st time edited (06Nov2013): adding more, including kinds of Symphony X 2007, Persefone 2013, Haken 2013...

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Adagio - Underworld

3.Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse

4.Symphony X - The Odyssey

5.Adagio - Sanctus Ignis

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These albums are my favorite since I started listen to Metal.

1.Kamelot - The Black Halo

2.Epica - Consign To Oblivion

3.Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything

4.After Forever - After Forever

5.Blackfield - Blackfield

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1.Faith No More - Angel Dust

2.Waltari - Torcha!

3.Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power

4.Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

5.Alice In Chains - Dirt

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This list is the best album of every year that is represented in my current collection. Some years were really hard to choose as there were many deserving albums, others I had one or very few to choose from. The quality of albums drops off pretty severely after 1992 in my opinion. Its a shame the list isn't more diverse, but hey, I likes what I likes. I am however always buying music from many different years so expect this list to change. **Last Update 09/03/11**

1.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

2.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

3.Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs

4.Septicflesh - Communion

5.Symphony X - Paradise Lost

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1.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Artillery - By Inheritance

4.Hibria - Defying The Rules

5.Dream Theater - Images And Words

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