
The 2000s saw the demise of rap-metal and nu-metal while pure metal surged. And, as the decade progressed, a renewed respect for old school thrash and arena metal took center stage. The result was a killer ten-year run packed with hundreds of releases that deserve to be on this list. But instead of over-analyzing the merits of every sub-genre or including token obscure releases to please the metal hoi polloi , I just simply decided to pick the discs I have listened to the most and feel the most connected to. Suffice to say, all of these [...]