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The top 50 highest rated symphonic metal albums of all time

A list by Tymell

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NOTE: AGGREGATE SCORES FROM REVIEWERS. NOT MY OPINION.

Another result of this project, where I collect scores from two dozen review sites/zines for heavy metal albums.

https://sites.google.com/site/tymellsheavymetaluniverse/

I've now entered all info into a big spreadsheet, allowing me to easily sort by band, score, year and/or genre. So now we have these lists of the best of each subgenre.

As with the scores this is based on overall opinion, not mine, so the genres are based on what the reviews say.

50		50.Dark Moor The Hall of the Olden Dreams (2000) 8.2
8.2
49		49.Edenbridge Shine (2004) 8.3
8.3
48		48.Leaves' Eyes King of Kings (2015) 8.3
8.3
47		47.The Gentle Storm The Diary (2015) 8.3
8.3
46		46.Within Temptation Mother Earth (2000) 8.3
8.3
45		45.Septicflesh Modern Primitive (2022) 8.3
8.3
44		44.Moonspell 1755 (2017) 8.3
8.3
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43		43.Rhapsody of Fire The Frozen Tears of Angels (2010) 8.3
8.3
42		42.Epica Requiem for the Indifferent (2012) 8.3
8.3
41		41.Therion Gothic Kabbalah (2007) 8.3
8.3
40		40.Rhapsody Power of the Dragonflame (2002) 8.3
8.3
39		39.Visions of Atlantis Pirates (2022) 8.4
8.4
38		38.Delain The Human Contradiction (2014) 8.4
8.4
37		37.Epica The Holographic Principle (2016) 8.4
8.4
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36		36.After Forever Decipher (2001) 8.4
8.4
35		35.Epica The Phantom Agony (2003) 8.4
8.4
34		34.Crimfall Amain (2017) 8.5
8.5
33		33.Rage Ghosts (1999) 8.5
8.5
32		32.Le Grand Guignol The Great Maddening (2007) 8.5
8.5
31		31.Therion Lepaca Kliffoth (1995) 8.5
8.5
30		30.Xandria Sacrificium (2014) 8.5
8.5
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29		29.After Forever After Forever (2007) 8.5
8.5
28		28.Septicflesh Codex Omega (2017) 8.5
8.5
27		27.Adagio Life (2017) 8.6
8.6
26		26.MaYaN Dhyana (2018) 8.6
8.6
25		25.Xandria Neverworld's End (2012) 8.6
8.6
24		24.Sigh Hangman's Hymn (2007) 8.6
8.6
23		23.Haggard Awaking the Centuries (2000) 8.6
8.6
22		22.Epica The Quantum Enigma (2014) 8.6
8.6
21		21.Epica Design Your Universe (2009) 8.6
8.6
20		20.Septicflesh Communion (2008) 8.6
8.6
19		19.Therion Secret of the Runes (2001) 8.6
8.6
18		18.Nightwish Once (2004) 8.6
8.6
17		17.Haggard Eppur si muove (2004) 8.7
8.7
16		16.Rhapsody Legendary Tales (1997) 8.7
8.7
15		15.Lingua Mortis Orchestra feat. Rage Lingua Mortis Orchestra Rage LMO (2013) 8.7
8.7
14		14.Rhapsody Dawn of Victory (2000) 8.7
8.7
13		13.Majestica A Christmas Carol (2020) 8.8
8.8
12		12.Rhapsody Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) 8.8
8.8
11		11.Wilderun Epigone (2022) 8.9
8.9
10		10.Therion Theli (1996) 8.9
8.9
9		9.Therion Lemuria (2004) 8.9
8.9
8		8.Therion Deggial (2000) 8.9
8.9
7		7.Septicflesh The Great Mass (2011) 9.0
9.0
6		6.Wilderun Sleep at the Edge of the Earth (2015) 9.1
9.1
5		5.Nightwish Oceanborn (1998) 9.1
9.1
4		4.Therion Vovin (1998) 9.1
9.1
3		3.Hollenthon With Vilest of Worms to Dwell (2001) 9.2
9.2
2		2.Wilderun Veil of Imagination (2019) 9.2
9.2
1		1.Therion Sirius B (2004) 9.2
9.2
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The top 50 highest rated symphonic metal albums of all time

50.Dark Moor

The Hall of the Olden Dreams (2000)

49.Edenbridge

Shine (2004)

48.Leaves' Eyes

King of Kings (2015)

47.The Gentle Storm

The Diary (2015)

46.Within Temptation

Mother Earth (2000)

45.Septicflesh

Modern Primitive (2022)

44.Moonspell

1755 (2017)

43.Rhapsody of Fire

The Frozen Tears of Angels (2010)

42.Epica

Requiem for the Indifferent (2012)

41.Therion

Gothic Kabbalah (2007)

40.Rhapsody

Power of the Dragonflame (2002)

39.Visions of Atlantis

Pirates (2022)

38.Delain

The Human Contradiction (2014)

37.Epica

The Holographic Principle (2016)

36.After Forever

Decipher (2001)

35.Epica

The Phantom Agony (2003)

34.Crimfall

Amain (2017)

33.Rage

Ghosts (1999)

32.Le Grand Guignol

The Great Maddening (2007)

31.Therion

Lepaca Kliffoth (1995)

30.Xandria

Sacrificium (2014)

29.After Forever

After Forever (2007)

28.Septicflesh

Codex Omega (2017)

27.Adagio

Life (2017)

26.MaYaN

Dhyana (2018)

25.Xandria

Neverworld's End (2012)

24.Sigh

Hangman's Hymn (2007)

23.Haggard

Awaking the Centuries (2000)

22.Epica

The Quantum Enigma (2014)

21.Epica

Design Your Universe (2009)

20.Septicflesh

Communion (2008)

19.Therion

Secret of the Runes (2001)

18.Nightwish

Once (2004)

17.Haggard

Eppur si muove (2004)

16.Rhapsody

Legendary Tales (1997)

15.Lingua Mortis Orchestra feat. RageLingua Mortis OrchestraRage

LMO (2013)

14.Rhapsody

Dawn of Victory (2000)

13.Majestica

A Christmas Carol (2020)

12.Rhapsody

Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998)

11.Wilderun

15.Lingua Mortis Orchestra feat. Rage
Lingua Mortis Orchestra
Rage