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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This is a list of progressive metal albums (in alphabetical order) based on their artwork. It includes iconic cover art from classic albums as well as fascinating work from more recent releases.
There is a saying that "you should not judge a book by its cover", which is of course also true in the case of music albums. However, the artwork can complement the production and give a visual introduction to the musical theme and atmosphere. More than for any other kind of music, this may be true for metal.

(Updated 30.01.2023)

1.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

2.Deadsoul Tribe - The January Tree

3.Death - Symbolic

4.Disillusion - Ayam

5.Dordeduh - Har

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A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2013 was one of the best, possibly the best of the decade until now, definitely one of the best for black metal, Experimental, Progressive and Doom metal.

My favorite non metal albums of 2013

1.Stratovarius - Nemesis

2.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

3.Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

4.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

5.Gris - À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...

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1.Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Del II

2.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

3.Myrath - Tales Of The Sands

4.Finsterforst - Zerfall

5.Eluveitie - Ategnatos

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Must Listen: The First 4

1.Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies

2.Civil War - The Killer Angels

3.Trivium - Vengeance Falls

4.James LaBrie - Impermanent Resonance

5.Pretty Maids - Motherland

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1.Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

2.Leprous - Coal

3.Lingua Mortis Orchestra - LMO [Collaboration]

4.Devin Townsend - Empath

5.Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

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1.Orphaned Land - All Is One

2.Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven

3.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

4.Orphaned Land - Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs

5.Orphaned Land - El Norra Alila

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My Favorite Albums Of The Year \m/

1.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

2.Stratovarius - Nemesis

3.Ghost - Infestissumam

4.Powerwolf - Preachers Of The Night

5.Orphaned Land - All Is One

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1.Rainbow - Rising

2.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

5.AC/DC - Powerage

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1.Mercenary - Through Our Darkest Days

2.Orphaned Land - All Is One

3.Royal Hunt - A Life To Die For

4.Katatonia - Viva Emptiness: Anti-Utopian MMXIII Edition

5.Delta - The End Of Philosophy

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Didn't explore so much as I wanted in 2013, but these ones caught my attention.
Order from the most to the rarely listened.

1.Orphaned Land - All Is One

2.Falkenbach - Asa

3.Amorphis - Circle

4.Equilibrium - Waldschrein

5.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

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1.Leprous - Coal

2.Avatarium - Avatarium

3.Orphaned Land - All Is One

4.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane

5.Ulver - Messe I.X-VI.X

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1.Witherscape - The Inheritance

2.Spiritual Beggars - Earth Blues

3.Soilwork - The Living Infinite

4.Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony

5.Tristania - Darkest White

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in no particular order

1.At The Gates - At War With Reality

2.Eluveitie - Origins

3.Opeth - Pale Communion

4.Alestorm - Sunset On The Golden Age

5.Equilibrium - Erdentempel

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1.Orphaned Land - All Is One

2.Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies

3.Tarja - Colours In The Dark

4.Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods

5.Avatarium - Avatarium

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