1.Repulsion - Relapse Singles Series Vol. 3

2.Running Wild - Death Metal

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1.Pretty Maids - Red, Hot And Heavy

2.Pretty Maids - Future World

3.Pretty Maids - Scream

4.Pretty Maids - Louder Than Ever

5.Pretty Maids - Jump The Gun

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1.Death - Human

2.Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream

3.Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

4.Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious

5.Cynic - Focus

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1.Inquisition - Veneration Of Medieval Mysticism And Cosmological Violence

2.Borknagar - Fall

3.In Vain - Solemn

4.Belore - Eastern Tales

5.Hour Of Penance - Devotion

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I've been listened to Black Metal since the late 2000s starting with Emperor and Dimmu Borgir. Since then, I've discover dozens of amazing bands thanks to MS and it has become one of my favourite genres, especially the more melodic/symphonic/epic bands.

So here are my favourites of the genre with my rating, its sub-genre and release year:

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of black metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

4.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

5.Windir - 1184

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My top albums/Ep's of 2023.
Maybe going to add more later

1.Skálmöld - Ýdalir

2.Blodtår - Det Förtegna Förflutna

3....And Oceans - As in Gardens, So in Tombes

4.Malformed - The Gathering of Souls

5.Marduk - Memento Mori

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This is my 2024 list. Welcome!

1.Verberis - The Apophatic Wilderness

2.LVME - Of Sinful Nature

3.Spectral Voice - Sparagmos

4.Pestilength - Solar Clorex

5.Selbst - Despondency Chord Progressions

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The gaps between all the albums are minimal

1.Aria - Игра С Огнём

2.Aria - Кровь За Кровь

3.Aria - Генератор Зла

4.Aria - Герой Асфальта

5.Aria - Ночь Короче Дня

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1.Queensrÿche - Promised Land

2.The Cult - The Cult

3.AC/DC - Ballbreaker

4.Praying Mantis - Forever In Time

5.Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

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This is my ranking of all 2023 albums I heard. I'll update it every time I listen to a new 2023 album.

1.Shylmagoghnar - Convergence

2.Haken - Fauna

3.Lokust - Infidel

4.Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite

5.Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags

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Power Metal is a genre I've gotten into quite a bit over the past few years. I'd only really listened to Symphony X before, but discovered Blind Guardian, Wuthering Heights, Gamma Ray and others thanks to MS!

So here are my favourites of the genre with my rating, its sub-genre and release year:

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of power metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Wuthering Heights - Far From The Madding Crowd

3.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

4.Symphony X - The Odyssey

5.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

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1.Metal De Facto - Land Of The Rising Sun Part I

2.Chapel Of Disease - Echoes Of Light

3.Kiuas - Samooja: Pyhiinvaellus

4.Lucifer - Lucifer V

5.

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just albums I have my eye on

1.Job For A Cowboy - Moon Healer

2.Suicidal Angels - Profane Prayer

3.Firewind - Stand United

4.Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project

5.Sonata Arctica - Clear Cold Beyond

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1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Shylmagoghnar - Emergence

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1.Helloween - Helloween EP

2.Helloween - Better Than Raw

3.Helloween - The Time Of The Oath

4.Helloween - The Dark Ride

5.Helloween - Master Of The Rings

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