1.Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorism Tactics

2.Prong - Rude Awakening

3.Spiritual Beggars - Another Way To Shine

4.Sacred Reich - Heal

5.Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun

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This is very simple, I took the ratings for a bunch of alternative metal albums on MS and ranked them accordingly

To qualify:
The album must have been released when the band was labelled as "Alternative Metal" by MS. So for example the three most recent Gojira albums count, but early Gojira does not.

The band must have more than 10 fans on MS

Therefore this is not a reflection of my opinions, rather a reflection of numbers so if you wanna get mad, get mad at the numbers, not me. And remember that this really isn't that serious

1.Mass Hysteria - Contraddiction

2.Tool - Lateralus

3.The Butterfly Effect - IV

4.Tool - Ænima

5.Mass Hysteria - Le Bien-Être Et La Paix

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Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Septicflesh and their respective clones are not welcome here. The title is a bit misleading since none of these albums are 'symphonic metal' per se, but they're metal with symphonic/orchestra elements added in a way that's unconventional, or at least as far as I know. Suggestions welcome.

1.Apocalyptica - Plays Metallica By Four Cellos

2.Aquilus - Griseus

3.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

4.Blood Thirsty - Sanguine River Absolution

5.Igorrr - Hallelujah

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A collection of the most original, insane and head spinning albums from the weirdest side of metal. Suggestions are welcome.

1.A Forest Of Stars - Beware The Sword You Cannot See

2.Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias

3.Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity

4.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

5.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

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An encyclopedia of metal songs that get you to dance or groove to whether you want to or not.
One album per band. Recommendations are welcome.

1.6:33 - Feary Tales For Strange Lullabies: The Dome

2.Aborym - With No Human Intervention

3.Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity

4.Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight

5.The Algorithm - Polymorphic Code

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1.Metallica - Load

2.Waltari - Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony In Deep C

3.Rush - Test For Echo

4.Helloween - The Time Of The Oath

5.Sepultura - Roots

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I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated. So finally, there are Unexpect and Pain Of Salvation next to Bands like Kamelot and Savatage. Also, some Non-Metal Bands got involved like Jeff Buckley and Oingo Boingo. But could you imagine how PoS would sound without Jeffs influence? Or what would have become of Mr. Bungle if it weren't for Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo?!

1.Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I

2.Kalisia - Cybion

3.Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera

4.Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery

5.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

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Edited from 'top 5' to an collection of metal albums in the symphonic death sub-genre. Recommendations are welcome.

1.Aeternam - Disciples Of The Unseen

2.Arch Of Hell - One Day

3.Atrocity - Atlantis

4.Brymir - Breathe Fire To The Sun

5.Dark Lunacy - Devoid

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A collection of metal albums that heavily use the likes of classical instrumentation, orchestral, opera or/and symphonic keyboard synths. Suggestions/Recommendations are welcome.

1.Adagio - Underworld

2.Aesma Daeva - Dawn Of The New Athens

3.After Forever - Decipher

4.Almôra - Kalihora's Song

5.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings

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