Some stories, themes or concepts are presented not just in one single song but are split in separate tracks that (often) share the same title but are distinguished by a number of the corresponding part of the song series.

However, sometimes these parts are not found together on one album, but are included on different releases of the artist.
They can be found on two (or more) conceptually linked albums (where they function as part of an ensemble together with the other songs), or they can be included on independent releases (where only they alone continue their story).

Therefore, the main purpose of this list is to give an overview that enables the reader to find the missing song pieces - or even to inform that these pieces exist at all.

Please feel free to find and suggest more examples of these "song jigsaw puzzles": one song(concept) in separate parts on different albums.

1.After Forever - Prison Of Desire

2.Agathodaimon - Higher Art Of Rebellion

3.Agathodaimon - Phoenix

4.Alestorm - Sunset On The Golden Age

5.Alestorm - Curse Of The Crystal Coconut

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For Posterity. In No Particular Order. I'm certain I missed some quality releases, so I might update the list some time. Cheers.

1.Darkspace - Dark Space III I

2.Botanist - VI: Flora

3.Nachtmystium - The World We Left Behind

4.Nightbringer - Ego Dominus Tuus

5.Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden

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Albums I'm enjoying as 2014 progresses, order and all that is updated weekly. Suggestions and also comments are very welcome, I'm also finally finished my 2013 list. Check that out as well
As new 2014 albums come and go please note the order is subject to change before you have an aneurism.

Definitely always looking for more metal/music friends https://www.facebook.com/derek.handelong (add me)

1.Buckethead - Pikes 42-129

2.Vader - Tibi Et Igni

3.Mors Principium Est - Dawn Of The 5th Era

4.Delain - The Human Contradiction

5.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

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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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All small reviews added.

Apologies for possible grammar error.

Non MetalStorm band links:

Basarabian Hills: bandbasarabianhills.bandcamp.com/
Ered Wethrin: http://eredwethrin.bandcamp.com/
Human Collapse: http://humancollapse.bandcamp.com/
Sacro Sanctus: https://www.facebook.com/AlbertBellsSacroSanctus

1.Infestus - The Reflecting Void

2.Shores Of Null - Quiescence

3.Shylmagoghnar - Emergence

4.Saor - Aura

5.Human Collapse - Darkness To Fall

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1.Septicflesh - Titan

2.Sanctuary - The Year The Sun Died

3.Epica - The Quantum Enigma

4.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

5.Diabulus In Musica - Argia

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This is close to my final list for this year.

1.Mors Principium Est - Dawn Of The 5th Era

2.Evergrey - Hymns For The Broken

3.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

4.Scar Symmetry - The Singularity (Phase I - Neohumanity)

5.Ghost Brigade - IV - One With The Storm

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No particular order

1.Graveworm - As The Angels Reach The Beauty

2.Graveworm - Scourge Of Malice

3.Dimmu Borgir - For All Tid

4.Dimmu Borgir - Stormblåst

5.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

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1.Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

2.Dark Fortress - Venereal Dawn

3.Winterfylleth - The Divination Of Antiquity

4.Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere

5.The Contortionist - Language

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Barnesy's picks for best albums of 2014

1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole

3.Ancient Ascendant - Echoes And Cinder

4.Altar Of Betelgeuze - Darkness Sustains The Silence

5.Benighted - Carnivore Sublime

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1.Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending

2.Epica - The Quantum Enigma

3.Eluveitie - Origins

4.Hoth - Oathbreaker

5.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

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1.Accept - Blind Rage

2.Eluveitie - Origins

3.Astral Doors - Notes From The Shadows

4.Wovenwar - Wovenwar

5.Alestorm - Sunset On The Golden Age

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Must Listen: The First 3

1.Evergrey - Hymns For The Broken

2.Primal Fear - Delivering The Black

3.Nightingale - Retribution

4.Voyager - V

5.Dynazty - Renatus

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My personal favorite studio albums of 2014

1.Ghost Brigade - IV - One With The Storm

2.Epica - The Quantum Enigma

3.Primordial - Where Greater Men Have Fallen

4.Sólstafir - Ótta

5.Shylmagoghnar - Emergence

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My Favorite Albums Of The Year \m/

1.Onmyo-Za - 雷神創世

2.Onmyo-Za - 風神界逅

3.Epica - The Quantum Enigma

4.Elvenking - The Pagan Manifesto

5.Eluveitie - Origins

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