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Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
Viking metal
Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
Melodic death metal from Australia
Dark Tranquility - Fiction
One of the original Gothenburg bands that started the movement. Every track on here is awesome.
Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
Art of Dying is one of my favorite songs of all time.
Insomnium - Shadows of the Dying Sun
The opening song, primeval dark, is amazing.
Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony
Every song on this album is amazing. They call their music "swamp metal". Check out the video for the title track, it's hilarious.
Mastodon - Leviathan
Hearts alive IS my favorite song. First Mastodon album I ever owned, first metal album too.
Opeth - Blackwater Park
One of the best metal albums out there. Every track is epic. The title track and Bleak are my favorites.
Wintersun - Time I
Album that got me into melodic death metal. Great for those hardcore D&D sessions.
banjokaboom
I'm on mobile so I can't do a FP edit, so uh, send me your favorite metal albums? Also no messaging on mobile lol
YesYouJustLostTheGameAgain
It's pretty creepy that of the 5 albums I have on my phone, 4 are on this list!
Flonaise
The Way of All Flesh is by far one of my favorite albums. An instant classic.
N4g4rok
You have good taste.
marshawnlynchatapressinterviewsaying
I fucking LOVE Kalmah! Swamplord is what got me into blackened metal.
Tietenkip
Seen more than half of them live, got merch and/or listen to most of them regularly
IPunchedCthulhu
Saw Amon Amarth last night. It was a fucking spiritually brutal and amazing experience.
FrippTricky
These are some fantastic albums. Senior year of high school all over again.
ZiltoidIndeed
This is basically what top10 sold records in Finland would look like. ... Or used to. Now it is only hiphop'n'shit. I'm sad :(
Arakki
First Wintersun album is wayyyy better than Time 1
Haxbrygd
Disagree. Like both for different reasons. Glad he left Ensiferum, though. He's better on his own.
gorgosaurusrex
Agreed!
SDOGChamber
Heard/like them all. +1 for the lesser known guys. You should check out Meadows End from Sweden. I designed their logo. Great guys & music.
banjokaboom
I like it! Awesome sound!
banjokaboom
Awesome! I'll give them a listen
XXXassclown
Dark Tranquility is bad ass.
PeePauwPopowitz
Thomas Pridgen (legendary drummer, use the YouTube) listens to heart's alive before every gig to get him hyped. It's insane.
nohman64
Hearts Alive is my favorite Mastodon song. I've had the pleasure of seeing them play it live. It was awesome.
banjokaboom
Those were the good days.
PeePauwPopowitz
I concur.
x0din
The only band missing is Katatonia
WeatherSystems
Can't stress this enough!
banjokaboom
I haven't gotten into them, but they've popped up a few times in my searches.
Z3ra7ul
Meshuggah!
worldsokayestspeler
Holy shit you just looked into my heart and posted what I wanted. Please more
banjokaboom
I'm going to post more soon. I wasn't expecting so many people to love the same music.
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worldsokayestspeler
\m/
FuzzyLama
If you haven't heard of these, I assume you don't listen to metal.
zerosis013
As good as time part one is check wintersuns self titled album. It is unbelievably epic
gorgosaurusrex
I think their self-titled album is much better than Time I, though both are absolutely incredible.
Chicken4Dayyyz
@OP Insomnium?! Dark Tranquility?! I think we've just become best friends. You have no choice in this. We are friends now.
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Chicken4Dayyyz
Awwwwwyisssss.
FckfacevonClownstick
You should hear ihsahn latest album. Pure blizz
themilkmancometh
Love Insomnium
banjokaboom
Sad that their lead guitarist sucks live though. Couldn't stay on beat.
leavemealoneidontwannabefamous
Some metal albums most metalheads know by heart*
beansofthunder
This guy knows
LordLuco
Amon Amarth is my favorite. But all of them rock
WFHCustoms
Saw them live a few years ago, they still have so much fun playing together after 20 years! Jomsviking is a great album too.
LordLuco
They are playing near me later this week hopefully I can go
ClogsAndTulips
I just got a first listen of Jomsviking. Another great album!
oreothecat
your thumbnail was Amon, so I was compelled to upvote
FortressOfInsanity
Excellent list! INCOMING SHAMELESS PLUG I'm in a metal band & our EP can be streamed here: http://www.soundcloud.com/fortressofinsanity
ToxicPineapple
Comment to listen to later
banjokaboom
Hey that's not bad!
FortressOfInsanity
Thanks. I'll take it.
banjokaboom
I didn't mean that in a bad way lol. I like the vocal style and the melodies on guitar. Definitely has a newer sound to it.
vincethepince
Always upvote Opeth.
WeatherSystems
Minus the fact the last few albums are a snoozefest...
Keairan
Got to see them live a few years ago. Great show. Opener needed to learn how to set up their sound system for indoors, though.
carlosmencianumberone
This one time they got booed off stage when they opened for dream theater
vincethepince
That crowd should be burned alive.
ToxicPineapple
I'm on board. No one boos Opeth.
kvnfrmhvn
Always upvote a comment about Opeth
DadJokesaretheBest
Upvotes for both, because Opeth
JustAmountain
Watershed will always be their greatest album.
MexicanHandOff
You hear the Deliverance remaster?
JustAmountain
I was actually listening to that one earlier. It is definitely a nice piece of work!
kvnfrmhvn
For me it's Blackwater Park, both are masterpieces
JustAmountain
I will agree. Most of their music is incredible, theres just something about Lotus Eater.
WinningBuckeye
Mastodon kicks ass! Good pick.
banjokaboom
Can't say I'm a big fan of their two latest albums, but Leviathan, Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye are my favorites from them
WinningBuckeye
I don't know much of their stuff. I really like the song High Road and Oblivion. I have been meaning to listen to more of them.
franzzegerman
Their best songs to me are: Blood and Thunder because riffs. Divinations because dat drumming and the motherload because i just like it.
TheFlyingFoxOfTheYard
And Neil Fallon of Clutch on Blood and Thunder.
MinnesotaMunch
The Motherload is catchier than fuck.
WinningBuckeye
Blood and Thunder is really good.
DoakMD
Gojira are insane.
CheekyBreeki
Terra Incognita is one of my favourite albums ever.
LikeSaltInTheRain
Amazing band especially live, their new single Stranded is out and it is awesome!
BhataktiAtma
Thank you for this, I wasn't aware. Now listening.
MexicanHandOff
From Mars to Sirius is the soundtrack to my entire life. One of those albums that I can always come back to
22AcaciaAve
Saw them open for Slayer. They sounded awesome!
NeuroscienceNerd
They were awesome live
banjokaboom
One of the few that maintains their studio quality live.
DoakMD
Yep, only saw them once and it wasn't headline show but they just crushed the rest of the bands on the bill. New song out now too.
NeuroscienceNerd
I saw them with Kvelertak and Mastodon (who headlined). Such a great lineup
banjokaboom
I saw the same concert in Boston. Awesome show, and Gojira wrecked.
DoakMD
I saw that advertised but that line up didn't make it over to Scotland. I saw them supporting Ghost along with some other 'scene' bands.
kummeli
These are all pretty damn popular metal bands.
totallyrealname
Seriously theyre like the biggest ones. Im more shocked when people *havent* heard of them. Thought OP was being a sarcastic dick for a sec.
Jimmmydickgun
I'm surprised and pleased to see Gojira. That band is heavy
DEWilding
Try Baranduin and Lemuria.
stuffinator
True, but some people may not have heard about them :D
Flixster
That feeling when you love every single band on the list except for one that you've never heard of. Time to discover something new!
StarkTangent
Insomniom is kinda obscure
totallyrealname
Boy are you in for a treat if you like metal.
StarkTangent
Yeah man I found a whole mountain of unsigned/underground prog bands and I just assumed these guys were aother boy was I wrong
JamesJabberwocky
*Insomnium. And under which rock have you been living?
StarkTangent
Idk I just found them yesterday haha
banjokaboom
I don't know many people in my area who listen to them
JamesJabberwocky
Move to germany, or to be more precise, stuttgart, extreme high band saturation and people with extremely diverse musical tastes. 1/2
JamesJabberwocky
Btw: check out my good friends, archetype. https://archetypede.bandcamp.com/releases great melodeath from germany.
RedWingsofSteel
Move.
metalheadmistress
Oh gosh, I'm so sorry to hear that, OP! :o Sounds like it's time to leave that horrid place.
AnotherImgurianEnglishman
I take it you don't live in Europe?
banjokaboom
Correct, live in the states. Northeast. Mostly pop shit here
AmericanHardcore
I correct sir new hampshire here. Metal all the way
ripshadowfox
Live in the NE, can confirm. The only ones on this list I knew were Amon Amarth and Mastodon. Mastodon is the only one played on the radio.
ciarill
Listened to every single one of them and most of the people here i guess know at least one or two bands
banjokaboom
Happy to know that there's s good group of people on imgur with the same tastes