Top 30 Favorite Metal Albums of 2011

I'm going to write down what are the best metal albums experience I've in year 2011. I decide to group it into groups, each with five albums since it is too absurd trying rank all of them.

So here it is, the top 30 metal albums of 2011, it is a personal list. The considerations are the album basically an overall most enjoyable album, most anticipated, greatest surprises (for less known band) . I hope this serve as recommendation list for you. And I am sure I missed out so many albums, especially by less known bands.

Top 30 Metal Albums of 2011

Top 1-5:
1. Nightwish - Imaginaerum - [Amazon]
2. Theocracy - As the World Bleed - [Amazon]
3. Iron Mask - Black As Death - [Amazon]
4. Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Event - [Amazon]
5. Symphony X - Iconoclast - [Amazon]

Top 6-10:
6. Megadeth - Th1rt3en - [Amazon]
7. Within Temptation - The Unforgiving - [Amazon]
8. Divinefire - Eye of the Storm - [Amazon]
9. Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstassy - [Amazon]
10. Rhapsody of Fire - From Chaos to Eternity - [Amazon]

Top 11-15
11. Power Quest - Blood Alliance - [Amazon]
12. Galneryus - Phoenix Rising - [Amazon]
13. Iced Earth - Dystopia - [Amazon]
14. Ancient Bard - Soulles Child
15. Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions - [Amazon]

Top 16-20
16. Axenstar - Aftermath - [Amazon]
17. Serenity - Death & Legacy - [Amazon]
18. Astral Door - Jerusalem - [Amazon]
19. Iron Savior - The Landing - [Amazon]
20. Dragonland - Under the Grey Banner - [Amazon]

Top 21-25
21. Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising - [Amazon]
22. Royal Hunt - Show Me How to Live - [Amazon]
23. Mystic Prophecy - Ravenlord - [Amazon]
24. Alestorm - Back Through Time - [Amazon]
25. Draconian - A Rose for The Apocalypse - [Amazon]

Top 26-30
26. Stratovarius - Elysium - [Amazon]
27. Stormwarrior - Heathen Warrior - [Amazon]
28. Falconer - Armod - [Amazon]
29. Symfonia - In Paradisum - [Amazon]
30. Leaves Eyes - Meredead - [Amazon]

Please also enjoy my top Guitar Instrumental Metal Albums of 2011.