I'll probably never get a thumb up for this list as there are a lot of controversial albums on it. 2003 is on the other hand maybe the best metal year so far in my opinion. It was here I really started listening to metal and nothing else. The top 4 has had a huge impact on me as a metalhead.

1.Cradle Of Filth - Damnation And A Day

2.Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll

3.Norther - Mirror Of Madness

4.Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death

5.Illnath - Cast Into Fields Of Evil Pleasure

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This is my personal list of the top 10 metal albums released in the US in 2010 as of April 18. If you'd like to suggest me something to listen to, please message me!

Note: 3 - 7 are really close in awesomeness.

1.Burzum - Belus

2.Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones

3.High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine

4.Dark Funeral - Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus

5.Overkill - Ironbound

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Avantasia will probably rise significantly once I get the Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon

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A decent year. Some incredible releases but not too much to be a year I'll remember.

1.Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell

2.Equilibrium - Turis Fratyr

3.Shining - IV - The Eerie Cold

4.Dream Theater - Octavarium

5.Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet

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1.In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose

2.Lacrimosa - Lichtgestalt

3.Anathema - A Natural Disaster

4.Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was

5.Silentium - Sufferion - Harmartia Of Prudence

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The best albums from one of metal's greatest years of achievements

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to test this new feature i put some albums in it that i could think of

1.ADX - Exécution

2.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

3.Apocalyptica - Cult

4.Arch Enemy - Black Earth

5.Arch Enemy - Rise Of The Tyrant

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1.Megadeth - Endgame

2.God Dethroned - Passiondale

3.Candlemass - Death Magic Doom

4.Hypocrisy - A Taste Of Extreme Divinity

5.Epica - Design Your Universe

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An interesting year considering many of my favourite bands with a relative big discography released strong albums (Tiamat, Judas Priest, Cradle of Filth, Opeth, Moonspell, Metallica). Overall, it's not the best of years. The first three on the list are the definitive highlights.

1.Tiamat - Amanethes

2.Equilibrium - Sagas

3.Lifelover - Konkurs

4.Judas Priest - Nostradamus

5.Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls

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Such a great year! Deathstars released another masterpiece, the Shining album is brutally underrated, Immortal stunned me and even Slayer released, to my suprise, solid stuff.

1.Deathstars - Night Electric Night

2.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

3.Amorphis - Skyforger

4.Dråpsnatt - I Denna Skog

5.Shining - VI - Klagopsalmer

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Favorite releases from 1997

Updated 9/10/20

1.Savatage - The Wake Of Magellan

2.Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics...

3.Strapping Young Lad - City

4.Deicide - Serpents Of The Light

5.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

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