1.Queensrÿche - Promised Land

2.The Cult - The Cult

3.AC/DC - Ballbreaker

4.Praying Mantis - Forever In Time

5.Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

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This is an alphabetical list dedicated for the celebration of great instrumental songs that have been included by vocal groups as original contribution to an album. Therefore, this list does not include instrumental-based groups like Apocalyptica, songs that have a significant part with spoken words / human voices or instrumental versions of vocal songs or other bonus material.

Please feel free to suggest more of your favorite songs for this list !

1.Accept - Objection Overruled

2.Anathema - Judgement

3.Arch Enemy - War Eternal

4.Arch Enemy - Will To Power

5.As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us

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1.Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns

2.Summoning - Dol Guldur

3.Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth

4.Metallica - Re-Load

5.In Flames - Whoracle

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1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Mastodon - Crack The Skye

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Kamelot - Karma

5.Sonata Arctica - Silence

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Poser alert!
Yep, they made the list...
I’m not sorry lol.

Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
The Gathering - Nighttime Birds (Gothic)
Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics... (Doom/Stoner)
Deicide - Serpents Of The Light (Death)
Hammerfall - Glory To The Brave (Power)

1.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

2.Deströyer 666 - Unchain The Wolves

3.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

4.Stratovarius - Visions

5.Dominion - Blackout

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The albums below is my definition of extreme metal music, regardless of their genre. Entire list is based only on my personal preferences in metal.
Rules:
1. One album per band
2. 305 groups/305 albums

1.In Flames - Clayman

2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3.Chimaira - Chimaira

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Testament - The New Order

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1.Alter Bridge - Blackbird

2.Alter Bridge - One Day Remains

3.Amorphis - Elegy

4.Amorphis - Tuonela

5.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

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Inc. Symphonic Metal.

1.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

2.Sabaton - The Art Of War

3.Unleash The Archers - Apex

4.Kamelot - The Black Halo

5.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

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It's all about emotions, it's all about memories it's all about meaning. This is it for me.

1.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

2.Stratovarius - Visions

3.Kamelot - The Black Halo

4.Sonata Arctica - Silence

5.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

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For now the albums aren't in no particular order. I was blown away and still love all this albums after years listening. Trying to put 1 per band maximum, maybe more if they have different but awesome eras. Still in progress

1.Opeth - Blackwater Park

2.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

3.Death - Symbolic

4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

5.Metallica - Ride the Lightning

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1.HammerFall - Glory To The Brave

2.Nightwish - Angels Fall First

3.Sinner - Judgement Day

4.White Skull - Embittered

5.Axel Rudi Pell - Magic

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1.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

2.Nightwish - Angels Fall First

3.Therion - A'arab Zaraq Lucid Dreaming

4.Machine Head - The More Things Change...

5.Entombed - To Ride, Shoot Straight, And Speak The Truth

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Albums I have downloaded and are in the process of obtaining

1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

3.AC/DC - High Voltage

4.AC/DC - Highway To Hell

5.AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

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Some bad ass stuff on this list. Decent year overall.

1.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

2.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

3.In Flames - Whoracle

4.Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields

5.Rhapsody - Legendary Tales

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