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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