1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

3.Death - Scream Bloody Gore

4.Wintersun - Wintersun

5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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These are my current Favourite albums. Though some bands could of had 3 or 4 albums on this list, I limited it to one album per band.

1.Wintersun - Wintersun

2.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

3.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

4.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

5.Wuthering Heights - Salt

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1.Opeth - Still Life

2.Paradise Lost - Gothic

3.Testament - The Gathering

4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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My favorite metal albums sorted alphabetically by band name and chronological by release date.

1.Æther Realm - Tarot

2.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations

3.Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience

4.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

5.Amorphis - Silent Waters

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Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. This may be a very overwhelming list but I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/

1.High Tide - Sea Shanties

2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

4.Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come

5.Josefus - Dead Man

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"CALENDAR MADE OF METAL"
March = Folk Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.

1.Vintersorg - Till Fjälls

2.Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Del II

3.Lönndom - Fälen Från Norr

4.FEJD - Storm

5.Forgotten North - Kinder Des Zorns

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1.Afgrund - Vid Helvetets Grindar

2.After Forever - After Forever

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

5.Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde

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It's always changing.

1.Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty

2.Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet

3.Equilibrium - Sagas

4.Týr - Ragnarok

5.Finsterforst - Rastlos

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1.Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

2.Slipknot - Iowa

3.Summoning - Stronghold

4.Septicflesh - Communion

5.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

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Just a list of my favorite albums, mostly Black or Death Metal !

There are some albums/bands I would love to put in this list, but they are not on MS.

1.1349 - Liberation

2.Agalloch - The Mantle

3.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

4.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

5.Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

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Main criterias:
How much I love it(obviously)
Songwritting
Importance and originality
Consistency and diversity (consistency is more importance, but diversity can make a difference)

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

4.Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

5.Slayer - Haunting The Chapel

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My top 3 albums per year starting in 1999.

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2.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

3.Finntroll - Midnattens Widunder

4.Shaman (FIN) - Idja

5.

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1.Borknagar - Empiricism

2.Emperor - Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire And Demise

3.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

4.Hollenthon - With Vilest Of Worms To Dwell

5.Augury - Concealed

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1.Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

2.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

3.After Forever - Decipher

4.Finntroll - Jaktens Tid

5.Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin

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Just a list of my personal favorite albums, mixed genres.

1.Dimmu Borgir - Stormblåst

2.Gorgoroth - Under The Sign Of Hell

3.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

4.Windir - Arntor

5.Naglfar - Harvest

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