1.All time & genre (including Non-Metal on MS)
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified on 12 February 2022)
4.The genre is primary one.
Last modified on 1 April 2017

...NOTICE: I'm reselecting albums & EPs for "The Timeless Ver2". This will be a bit more stringently selected than "ver1".

1.Opeth - Blackwater Park

2.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

3.Krallice - Diotima

4.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

5.Deathspell Omega - Kénôse

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The ten albums which the general atmosphere is the heaviest and the most impressive i heard

1.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

2.Agalloch - Pale Folklore

3.Katatonia - Brave Murder Day

4.Opeth - Morningrise

5.Pan.thy.monium - Khaooos & Kon-Fus-Ion

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My choices for the best things to happen to metal between 2000 and 2009.

1.Kayo Dot - Choirs Of The Eye

2.Ayreon - 01011001

3.Extol - Synergy

4.Opeth - Blackwater Park

5.Krallice - Krallice

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1.Opeth - Blackwater Park

2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

3.Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness

4.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

5.Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet

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Metal / Rock / Instrumental / Etc...

1.Fanisk - Noontide

2.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

3.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

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5.Anathema - A Moment In Time

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This is a list of my favorite post-metal albums (in order).

1.Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI

2.Cult Of Luna - Salvation

3.Isis - Panopticon

4.Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood

5.Rosetta - Wake / Lift

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Progressive Metal/Rock is my main music, but you can't ignore the beauty in other genres.

1.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

2.Opeth - Damnation

3.Porcupine Tree - The Incident

4.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

5.Tool - 10,000 Days

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In semi-particular order

1.King Crimson - Red

2.Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

5.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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My favourite 10 albums from 2000-2009

1.Between The Buried And Me - Colors

2.Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor

3.Isis - Panopticon

4.Machine Head - Through The Ashes Of Empires

5.Cult Of Luna - Eternal Kingdom

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1.Wintersun - Wintersun

2.Ayreon - The Human Equation

3.Orphaned Land - Mabool

4.Ensiferum - Iron

5.Slumber - Fallout

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Here is another list for people to like some less popular genres of metal. Now, post metal...chargee!

PS.: There are many bands that are not really metal, but it's necessary to know them to enjoy the full potencial of post metal.

1.Cult Of Luna - Salvation

2.Dead Can Dance - Into The Labyrinth

3.Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

4.From Oceans To Autumn - Calmed By The Tides

5.God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright

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Overall year rating:
4,5/5

1.Shape Of Despair - Illusion's Play

2.Esoteric - Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum

3.Wintersun - Wintersun

4.Enslaved - Isa

5.Woods Of Ypres - Pursuit Of The Sun & Allure Of The Earth

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Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.

1.Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

2.Rush - Moving Pictures

3.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

4.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane

5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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