Top Ten Lists - 2003

1. Holocaust Primal
2. Alchemist Austral Alien
3. Virgin Black Elegant ... And Dying
5. Atrox Orgasm
6. Moonsorrow Kivenkantaja
7. Voivod Voivod
8. Enslaved Below The Lights
9. Manes Vilosophe
10. Atrophia Red Sun Twisted Logic

1. Iron Maiden Dance Of Death
2. Dimmu Borgir Death Cult Armageddon
3. Opeth Damnation
4. Arch Enemy Anthems Of Rebellion
5. Children Of Bodom Hate Crew Deathroll
6. Dream Theater Train Of Thought
7. Anthrax We've Come For You All
8. Nevermore Enemies Of Reality
9. Metallica St. Anger
10. Cradle Of Filth Damnation And A Day

An interesting year, with no clear favorite, with some welcome comebacks from some old-timers such as Legend and Holocaust.

Twenty five years in the business, and Iron Maiden is still a fan favorite. Metallica makes a somewhat unexpected return to the list, for the first time since 1991.