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.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

2.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

3.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

4.Conception - Parallel Minds

5.Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King

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My 10 favourite metal albums.

1.Sentenced - North From Here

2.Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death

3.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

4.Sentenced - Buried Alive

5.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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1.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes

4.Rhapsody Of Fire - Symphony Of Enchanted Lands

5.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

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1.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Blind Guardian - Tales From The Twilight World

4.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

5.Blind Guardian - Battalions Of Fear

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1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

2.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

3.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

4.Blind Guardian - Beyond The Red Mirror

5.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

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1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

4.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

5.Blind Guardian - A Twist In The Myth

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1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Masterplan - Masterplan

3.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

5.Helloween - Rabbit Don't Come Easy

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1.Stam1na - Uudet Kymmenen Käskyä

2.Mokoma - Sydänjuuret

3.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

4.Rhapsody Of Fire - Triumph Or Agony

5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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If you know other wonderful songs which are missing in this list, feel free to suggest them to me

1.Adagio - Underworld

2.Aerosmith - Aerosmith

3.After Forever - Prison Of Desire

4.After Forever - Decipher

5.After Forever - After Forever

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Some of albums that i remembered...

1.Death - Symbolic

2.Death - Individual Thought Patterns

3.Carcass - Reek Of Putrefaction

4.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

5.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

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This is my top 50 favorite albums. If I were to ever go on a really long road trip, I would take these 50 and blare them on the trip and extra loud while driving through a city .

1.Symphony X - The Odyssey

2.Symphony X - Paradise Lost

3.Judas Priest - Painkiller

4.Ayreon - The Human Equation

5.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

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my list!!vote it!

1.Angra - Angels Cry

2.Aquaria - LUXAERTERNA

3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

4.Stratovarius - Infinite

5.Rhapsody Of Fire - SYMPHONI OF ENCHANTED LANDS

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1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes

3.Gamma Ray - Somewhere Out In Space

4.Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder

5.Nightwish - Oceanborn

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