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Essential Metal Albums (In No Order)
ChimairaChimaira by Chimaira
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Excellent follow up to the impossibility of reason. Darker. Heavier. Awesome.
The Art of BalanceThe Art of Balance by Shadows Fall
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My favourite shadows fall album. Each song has an incredible riff with solos to match early metallica
Kill 'Em AllKill 'Em All by Metallica
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Awe inspiring album, which influenced many metal bands today and the starting part of Metallica's hugely innovative career
Ride The LightningRide The Lightning by Metallica
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Follow up to Kill 'Em All and shows an improved more mature metallica. Set a high standard in metal history
Waking the FallenWaking the Fallen by Avenged Sevenfold
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Genre defying mix of many different styles including metal, hard rock and punk .
Gone ForeverGone Forever by God Forbid
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Show promise as a succesor to At The Gates with similar heavy yet fast riffs, fearsome and at times melodic vocals and blistering solos
Slaughter of the SoulSlaughter of the Soul by At the Gates
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HUgely influential album on thrash/speed metal bands. Excellent guitar work and vocals. A shame the band split up after recording this.
rEVOLVErrEVOLVEr by The Haunted
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A return to form from the band who emerged from the ashes of At The Gates. Vocalist Peter Dolving returns, and the Bjorler brothers bass and guitar work is outstanding