1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

3.Opeth - Ghost Reveries

4.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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This is a list of all the folk metal albums I have listened to that I found to be of at least marginal quality. It is purely for my own organizational purposes and is not meant to be a definitive statement about the genre; for that reason, there are some entries that don't entirely fit the description, including some neofolk albums and bands that don't exactly play "folk metal" but are close enough.

There used to be a good amount of crossover with my black metal list, but I have since cleaned house and removed anything labeled "pagan" or "Viking" to this list. Personally, I'm very skeptical of the idea that "pagan" anything is its own genre, and unless you're Bathory, the Viking shtick doesn't really work with me. I file it under blackened folk or folk black metal or something like that; if it has any ties to traditional music, I've decided simply to add it to this list and not bother with splitting hairs.

The first section of albums represents my favorite albums - sometimes just within the genre, sometimes overall. Beyond that, they are divided into sections by rating going down to 6/10, and within those sections in alphabetical order.

This list was last updated August 8, 2021.

1.Elvenking - Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire

2.Forefather - Ours Is The Kingdom

3.Forefather - Steadfast

4.Forefather - Last Of The Line

5.Dalriada - Áldás

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1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.AC/DC - High Voltage

3.AC/DC - Highway To Hell

4.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

5.Allen/Lande - The Showdown

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Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Ayreon - 01011001

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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1.Epica - Design Your Universe

2.Swallow The Sun - New Moon

3.Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

4.Leaves' Eyes - Njord

5.Candlemass - Death Magic Doom

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Compilation of many Hard Rock or Metal Ballads I've heard. Bands and Albums are ordered by name alphabetically.

1.Accept - Balls To The Wall

2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

3.Accept - Eat The Heat

4.Adagio - Underworld

5.Aerosmith - Aerosmith

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Some albums are really good. Many of these are good all the way around. And, in many cases, there is a single song that stands out, sometimes it's the last song on the album. This is a list of those songs.

For a more in depth look at this, I've codified each into a given category:
Type 1 - 'The long song at the end.' Often the title track. These have a tendency to be most well written and dynamic pieces on the album.

1.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)

2.Abigail Williams - Becoming

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

5.Anekdoten - Vemod

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1.Ensiferum - From Afar

2.Savage Circus - Of Doom And Death

3.Guilt Machine - On This Perfect Day

4.Heaven And Hell - The Devil You Know

5.Cain's Offering - Gather The Faithful

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This is a CD that i made in the year 2010 with the songs ripped previously from the albums that i have in my collection between 2005 and 2010.
Total duration: 1,2 hours. I hope you enjoy =)

1.Blind Guardian - You're The Voice (Radio Edit)

2.Angelus Apatrida - Blast Off

3.Metallica - All Nightmare Long

4.Blind Guardian - Ride Into Obsession

5.Slayer - Hate Worldwide

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1.Wintersun - Starchild

2.Ensiferum - Token of Time

3.Wintersun - Death and the Healing

4.Ensiferum - One More Magic Potion

5.Ensiferum - Twilight Tavern

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1.Ensiferum - From Afar

2.Arkona - Goi, Rode, Goi!

3.Skyclad - In The... All Together

4.Crimfall - As The Path Unfolds...

5.The Agonist - Lullabies For The Dormant Mind

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1.Amorphis - Skyforger

2.Free Spirit - Pale Sister of Light

3.Delain - April Rain

4.Epica - Design Your Universe

5.Insomnium - Across The Dark

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This is the list for my favorite albums. It will with no doubt change from time to time and some may disappear or move from a spot to another.

1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

3.Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell

4.For My Pain - Fallen

5.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

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1.Dalriada - Arany-Album

2.Nokturnal Mortum - The Voice of Steel

3.Damned Spirits' Dance - Weird Constellations

4.Ensiferum - From Afar

5.Arkona - Goi, Rode, Goi!

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1.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

2.In Vain - Mantra

3.Russian Circles - Geneva

4.Callisto - Providence

5.Long Distance Calling - Avoid The Light

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