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2003 ALBUM GENRE SCORE 1 OPETH DAMNATION TRANCE / ATMOSPHERIC METAL 2 ARENA CONTAGION PROGRESSIVE EPIC METAL 3 MUSE ABSOLUTION ROCK 4 ANATHEMA A NATURAL DISASTER TRANCE / ATMOSPHERIC METAL 5 GREEN CARNATION A BLESSING IN DISGUISE TRANCE / ATMOSPHERIC METAL 6 EVERGREY RECREATION DAY PROG POWER METAL 7 STRATOVARIUS ELEMENTS, Pt.2 POWER METAL (MELODIC) 8 HUGHES Gary ONCE AND FUTURE KING PROGRESSIVE EPIC METAL 9 CIRCLE II CIRCLE WATCHING IN SILENCE POWER METAL 10 EVANESCENCE FALLEN GOTHIC METAL / ROCK 11 TIAMAT PREY PROGRESSIVE DEATH 12 MOONSPELL THE ANTIDOTE GOTHIC METAL 13 VOIVOD VOIVOD INDUSTRIAL THRASH 14 QUEENSRYCHE TRIBE PROGRESSIVE METAL 15 DREAM THEATER TRAIN OF THOUGHT PROGRESSIVE METAL 16 STRATOVARIUS ELEMENTS, Pt.1 POWER METAL (MELODIC) 17 IRON MAIDEN DANCE OF DEATH HEAVY METAL 18 THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND ACCELERATED EVOLUTION ALTERNATIVE METAL 19 ANTIMATTER LIGHTS OUT TRANCE / ATMOSPHERIC METAL 20 LINKIN PARK METEORA RAP METAL