Must Listen: The First 7

1.Ayreon - 01011001

2.Firewind - The Premonition

3.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

4.Warrel Dane - Praises To The War Machine

5.Disturbed - Indestructible

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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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1.Kypck - Черно

2.Septicflesh - Communion

3.Enslaved - Vertebrae

4.Machinae Supremacy - Overworld

5.Draconian - Turning Season Within

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1.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

2.Pyramaze - Immortal

3.Sabaton - The Art Of War

4.Leverage - Blind Fire

5.Moonspell - Night Eternal

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1.Agent Steel - Unstoppable Force

2.Annihilator - Alice In Hell

3.Anthrax - Among The Living

4.Artillery - By Inheritance

5.Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit

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1.Blaze Bayley - The Man Who Would Not Die

2.Enforcer - Into The Night

3.Rage - Carved In Stone

4.Axel Rudi Pell - Tales Of The Crown

5.Motörhead - Motörizer

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Will be updated constantly as I remember albums/have time to add them! if more than one album per year- runner up. If none, then i picked none for that year.

1.The Agonist - The Eye of Providence

2.Queensrÿche - Condition Hüman

3.Arch Enemy - War Eternal

4.Marty Friedman - Inferno

5.Conquering Dystopia - Conquering Dystopia

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This is a list of my favorite albums that will constantly change, as there are new albums out all the time, and this list is in no particular order.
As a disclaimer, there are many albums containing songs that are my favorites; the other songs are why the album might not be a favorite. That is why a lot of the older stuff that I enjoy is not on here. I'll make a list for my favorite songs... eventually.

1.DragonForce - The Power Within

2.Nightwish - Century Child

3.Kamelot - Karma

4.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

5.Epica - Design Your Universe

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1.Leverage - Blind Fire

2.DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown

3.Balflare - Sleeping Hollow

4.Dreamtale - Phoenix

5.Stormwarrior - Heading Northe

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1.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

2.Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armagedon

3.Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli

4.Enthroned - Obsidium

5.Enthroned - Pentagrammaton

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'08 was great metal year for me, so here is list of those bands which are guilty for that

1.Judas Priest - Nostradamus

2.Metallica - Death Magnetic

3.Sabaton - The Art Of War

4.Eluveitie - Slania

5.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

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1.Nightwish - Century Child

2.Delain - We Are The Others

3.After Forever - Remagine

4.Ayreon - 01011001

5.Nightwish - Oceanborn

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1.Moonlyght - Shining

2.Ayreon - 01011001

3.Keldian - Journey Of Souls

4.Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls

5.Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe

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An interesting year considering many of my favourite bands with a relative big discography released strong albums (Tiamat, Judas Priest, Cradle of Filth, Opeth, Moonspell, Metallica). Overall, it's not the best of years. The first three on the list are the definitive highlights.

1.Tiamat - Amanethes

2.Equilibrium - Sagas

3.Lifelover - Konkurs

4.Judas Priest - Nostradamus

5.Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls

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