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Heavy Metal

Avantasia - "Here Be Dragons"
Dragon on the cover = Power Metal
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Marko Hietala - "Roses From the Deep"
Marko Hietala is very highly-regarded in the Metal world — arguably in contention for “Legend” status, depending who you talk to.
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Glyph - "Honor. Power. Glory"
Fuck dragons!
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Pallbearer - "Mind Burns Alive"
Not all existential threats are physical
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Accept - "Humanoid"
Just accept that you'll be headbanging for a while
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Judas Priest - "Invincible Shield"
The most badass codgers, I swear
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Tanith - "Voyage"
Classic Heavy Metal with nothing fancy
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Iron Savior - "Firestar"
Power, Speed, and Thrash collide in this epic Sci-Fi Metal album
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Mystic Prophecy - "Hellriot"
The 'typical' kind of Metal that isn't very typical anymore
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Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution - "Golden Age of Music"
The King of Metal Collabs strikes again!
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Burning Witches - "The Dark Tower"
I really wanted to love this
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Smoulder - "Violent Creed of Vengeance"
Femme-forward Classic Heavy Metal
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