Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Going through my top 25 favorite metal albums from 2006. Thought this would be fun to revisit some older years' best of lists and discuss albums that have stood the test of time. These albums are all celebrating their 20th anniversary this year.

The albums I discuss today are as follows, in alphabetical order (for the ranked order, you will have to watch the video!):

Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth
Cannibal Corpse - Kill
Dark Forest - Aurora Borealis
Deicide - The Stench of Redemption
Dim Mak - Knives of Ice
Draconian - The Burning Halo
Drudkh - Blood in Our Wells
Enslaved - Ruun
Forteresse - Metal Noir Quebecois
Horn - Die Kraft der Szenarien
I - Between Two Worlds
Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
Isole - Throne of Void
Kalmah - The Black Waltz
Keep of Kalessin - Armada
Melechesh - Emissaries
Myrkgrav - Trollskau, Skromt og Kolabrenning
Peste Noire - La Sanie des Siecles....
Rhapsody of Fire - Triumph or Agony
Saturnus - Veronika Decides to Die
Sorcier Des Glaces - Moonrise in Total Darkness
Summoning - Oath Bound
Warning - Watching From a Distance
Wolves in the Throne Room - Diadem of 12 Stars