1. Metallica- Kill em All
2. Dio- Holy Diver
3. Iron Maiden- Piece of Mind
4. Mercyful Fate- Melissa
5. Slayer- Show No Mercy
6. Motley Crue- Shout At The Devil
7. Manowar- Into Glory Ride
8. Ozzy Osbourne- Bark At The Moon
9. Accept- Balls To The Wall
10. Quiet Riot- Metal Health/Motorhead-Another Perfect Day/Manilla Road- Crystal Logic

Dare I ask Born Again?

I think I'd prefer seeing Crystal Logic there. I'm fine with Metal Health though.

I'd also prefer CL, but MH can be more deserving.

1. Metallica- Kill em All
2. Dio- Holy Diver
3. Iron Maiden- Piece of Mind
4. Mercyful Fate- Melissa
5. Slayer- Show No Mercy
6. Motley Crue- Shout At The Devil
7. Manowar- Into Glory Ride
8. Ozzy Osbourne- Bark At The Moon
9. Accept- Balls To The Wall
10. Manilla Road- Crystal Logic

Right then, 2003. I don't know shit about this year, so get to work.

Yes, master:

1. Enslaved - Below the Lights
2. Sleep - Dopesmoker
3. Boris - Boris At Last -Feedbacker-
4. Slough Feg - Traveller
5. Drudkh - Forgotten Legends
6. Lost Horizon - A Flame to the Ground Beneath
7. Boris - Akuma No Uta
8. Devin Townsend - Accelerated Evolution
9. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
10. Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye

Does Viva Emptiness count? Such a shitty year not only for Metal but music overall. None of these entries are list worthy but then again I also really can't think of any better additions. Maybe The Puppet Master or The Work Which Transforms God... I really don't know.

Wasn't the best year, but still many possible bottom half albums:

Anthems of Rebellion
The Blessed Hellride
Hate Crew Deathroll
Death Cult Armageddon
Helvete

...St. Anger?

Anthems, Hate Crew and Death Cult should all probably be on here, not so sure about Blessed Hellride

Blessed Hellride = yes
Hate Crew Deathroll = only album from this year I love, but eh....
Death Cult = no
Dopesmoker = #1
Anthems= well it kind of was their breakthrough. We Will Rise is death metal Jock Jams.
St. Anger = FUCK NO

We may also have to consider The Silent Circus and As the Palaces Burn, ugh

1. Sleep- Dopesmoker
2. Drudkh- Forgotten Legends
3. Enslaved- Below the Lights
4. Black Label Society- Blessed Hellride
5. Boris- Boris At Last
6. Arch Enemy- Anthems of Rebellion
7. Slough Feg- Traveller
8. Children of Bodom- Hate Crew Death Roll
9. Devin Townsend- Acclerated Evolution
10. Lamb of God- As The Palaces Burn

I only like two of those albums. What a crappy year.

Below the Lights, Feedbacker, and Choirs of the Eye are all fantastic.

Kamelot's Epica and Sonata Arctica's Winterheart's Guild may be worthy, but Shuure or Sherick would probably know better than me.

I'm surprised no one mentioned Sumerian Demons or Sphynx, but I don't think they're listworthy anyway.

Blut Aus Nord's The Work Which Transforms God should probably be here though.

There's also Amon Amarth's Versus the World

Actually, looking at the list of albums released in 2003, there are a more to choose from than there were for the last 5 years or so.

Versus the World is a 2002 album. I agree that Epica should be here, and I considered Sumerian Daemons and The Work Which Transforms God. I think the latter is more belonging. Don't think Sphynx is necessary.