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Here's a list of my overall favorite albums which I can recommend to you. I roughly put it in genres, and sorted it by artist name and year.

Enjoy!

Acoustic:
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Andy McKee - 2005 - Art Of Motion
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Billy McLaughlin - 1996 - Fingerdance
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Don Ross - 1999 - Passion Session
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Ambient:
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Buckethead - 1998 - Colma
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Electronica:
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Air - 2004 - Talkie Walkie
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Aphex Twin - 1996 - Richard D. James Album
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Fusion:
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Al Di Meola - 1978 - Casino
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Allan Holdsworth - 1982 - I. O. U.
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Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - 1992 - UFO Tofu
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Brand X - 1977 - Morrocan Roll
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Dave Weckl Band - 2005 - Multiplicity
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Derek Sherinian - 1999 - Planet X
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Devil's Slingshot - 2007 - Clinophobia
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Guthrie Govan - 2006 - Erotic Cakes
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Mahavishnu Orchestra - 1973 - Birds Of Fire
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Mike Stern - 1989 - Jigsaw
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Pat Metheny - 1976 - Bright Size Life
Pat Metheny Group - 1982 - Offramp
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Planet X - 2000 - Universe
Planet X - 2002 - Moonbabies
Planet X - 2007 - Quantum
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Metal:
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Andromeda - 2003 - II = I
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Annihilator - 1989 - Alice In Hell
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Anthrax - 1985 - Spreading the Disease
Anthrax - 1988 - Among The Living
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Arch Enemy - 2001 - Wages Of Sin
Arch Enemy - 2003 - Anthems Of Rebellion
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Audrey Horne - 2005 - No Hay Banda
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Black Sabbath - 1970 - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - 1974 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
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Cannibal Corpse - 1992 - Tomb Of The Mutilated
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Children of Bodom - 1999 - Hatebreeder
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Circus Maximum - 2005 - The 1st Chapter
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Death - 1988 - Leprosy
Death - 1995 - Symbolic
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Death Angel - 1990 - Act III
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DevilDriver - 2005 - The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand
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Dimmu Borgir - 1996 - Stormblåst
Dimmu Borgir - 2003 - Death Cult Armageddon
Dimmu Borgir - 2007 - In Sorte Diaboli
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Dio - 1983 - Holy Diver
Dio - 1984 - The Last In Line
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Dream Theater - 1992 - Images And Words
Dream Theater - 1999 - Scenes From A Memory
Dream Theater - 2003 - Train Of Thought
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Exodus - 1989 - Bounded By Blood
Exodus - 1990 - Impact Is Imminent
Exodus - 2004 - Tempo Of The Damned
Exodus - 2007 - The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A
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Iron Maiden - 1982 - The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden - 1984 - Powerslave
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Job for a Cowboy - 2006 - Doom
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John Petrucci - 2005 - Suspended Animation
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Kreator - 1989 - Extreme Aggression
Kreator - 2005 - Enemy Of God
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Liquid Tension Experiment - 1998 - Liquid Tension Experiment
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Marty Friedman - 2003 - Music For Speeding
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Mastodon - 2002 - Remission
Mastodon - 2006 - Blood Mountain
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Megadeth - 1985 - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
Megadeth - 1986 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
Megadeth - 1988 - So Far, So Good... So What!
Megadeth - 1990 - Rust In Peace
Megadeth - 1992 - Countdown To Extinction
Megadeth - 1994 - Youthanasia
Megadeth - 2004 - The System Has Failed
Megadeth - 2007 - United Abominations
Megadeth - 2009 - Endgame
(Hey, it's my favorite band...)
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Meshuggah - 1998 - Chaosphere
Meshuggah - 2005 - Catch Thirtythree
Meshuggah - 2008 - obZen
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Metallica - 1983 - Kill 'Em All
Metallica - 1984 - Ride The Lightning
Metallica - 1986 - Master Of Puppets
Metallica - 1988 - ...And justice For All
Metallica - 1991 - Metallica
Metallica - 2004 - St. Anger
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Nevermore - 2000 - Dead Heart In A Dead World
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Nuclear Assault - 1989 - Handle With Care
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Opeth - 2001 - Blackwater Park
Opeth - 2002 - Deliverance
Opeth - 2003 - Damnation
Opeth - 2005 - Ghost Reveries
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Ozzy Osbourne - 1980 - Blizzard Of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne - 1983 - Bark At The Moon
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Pantera - 1990 - Cowboys From Hell
Pantera - 1992 - Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera - 1994 - Far Beyond Driver
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Racer X - 2000 - Superheroes
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Scar Symmetry - 2006 - Pitch Black Progress
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SikTh - 2006 - Death Of A Dead Day
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Slayer - 1986 - Reign In Blood
Slayer - 1988 - South Of Heaven
Slayer - 1990 - Seasons In The Abyss
Slayer - 2001 - God Hates Us All
Slayer - 2006 - Christ Illusion
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Slipknot - 2004 - Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
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Symphony X - 2001 - V
Symphony X - 2002 - The Odyssey
Symphony X - 2007 - Paradise Lost
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System of a Down - 2005 - Mezmerize
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Testament - 1987 - The Legacy
Testament - 1988 - The New Order
Testament - 1999 - The Gathering
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Tony Macalpine - 1987 - Maximum Security
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Tool - 2001 - Lateralus
Tool - 2006 - 10,000 Days
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Yngwie Malmsteen - 1984 - Rising Force
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Rock:
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A Perfect Circle - 2003 - Thirteenth Step
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AC/DC - 1976 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
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Accept - 1984 - Balls To The Wall
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Alcatrazz - 1985 - Disturbing The Peace
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Alica Cooper - 1989 - Trash
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Alice in Chains - 1992 - Dirt
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Animal Alpha - 2005 - Pheromones
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Audioslave - 2002 - Audioslave
Audioslave - 2005 - Out Of Exile
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BigBang - 1999 - Electric Psalmbook
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Bigelf - 2003 - Hex
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Bjørn Berge - 2006 - The Antipop
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Buckethead - 1994 - Giant Robot
Buckethead - 2006 - Crime slunk Scene
Buckethead - 2007 - Pepper's Ghost
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Chickenfoot - 2009 - Chickenfoot
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Clutch - 2004 - Blast Tyrant
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Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains - 2004 - The Big Eyeball In The Sky
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Cream - 1967 - Disraeli Gears
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Deep Purple - 1971 - Fireball
Deep Purple - 1972 - Machine Head
Deep Purple - 1974 - Burn
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Eric Johnson - 1990 - Ah Via Musicom
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Extreme - 1989 - Extreme
Extreme - 1990 - Pornograffitti
Extreme - 1992 - III Sides To Every Story
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Faith No More - 1989 - The Real Thing
Faith No More - 1992 - Angel Dust
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Gary Moore - 1987 - Wild Frontier
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Glenn Hughes - 2005 - Soul Mover
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Guns N' Roses - 1987 - Appetite For Destruction
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Jeff Beck - 1976 - Wired
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Jimi Hendrix - 1968 - Electric Ladyland
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Joe Satriani - 1987 - Surfing With The Alien
Joe Satriani - 1998 - Crystal Planet
Joe Satriani - 2000 - Engines Of Creation
Joe Satriani - 2002 - Strange Beautiful Music
Joe Satriani - 2004 - Is There Love In Space?
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John Mayer - 1999 - Inside Wants Out
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Kaizers Orchestra - 2005 - Maestro
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King's X - 1990 - Faith Hope Love
King's X - 1992 - King's X
King's X - 1994 - Dogman
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Loudness - 1985 - Thunder In The East
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MC5 - 1970 - Back In The USA
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Mountain - 1970 - Climbing!
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Mr. Big - 1989 - Mr. Big
Mr. Big - 1991 - Lean Into It
Mr. Big - 1993 - Bump Ahead
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Muse - 2003 - Absolution
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Mötley Crüe - 1981 - Too Fast For Love
Mötley Crüe - 1989 - Dr. Feelgood
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Night Ranger - 1983 - Midnight Madness
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Nine Inch Nails - 1994 - The Downward Spiral
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Paul Gilbert - 2002 - Burning Organ
Paul Gilbert - 2006 - Get Out Of My Yard
Paul Gilbert - 2008 - Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar
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Pearl Jam - 1991 - Ten
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Pink Floyd - 1973 - The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd - 1979 - The Wall
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Platypus - 2000 - Ice Cycles
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Porcupine Tree - 2005 - Deadwing
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Primus - 1993 - Pork Soda
Primus - 1999 - Antipop
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Queen - 1974 - Sheer Heart Attack
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Rage Against the Machine - 1992 - Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against the Machine - 1996 - Evil Empire
Rage Against the Machine - 1999 - The Battle Of Los Angeles
Rage Against the Machine - 2000 - Renegades
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Rainbow - 1976 - Rainbow Rising
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1991 - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
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Rush - 1974 - Rush
Rush - 1976 - 2112
Rush - 1978 - Hemispheres
Rush - 1981 - Moving Pictures
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Sex Pistols - 1977 - Nevermind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
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Skid Row - 1991 - Slave To The Grind
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Skunk Anansie - 1996 - Stoosh
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Soundgarden - 1991 - Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden - 1994 - Superunknown
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Span - 2004 - Mass Distraction
Span - 2005 - Vs. Time
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Steve Vai - 1984 - Flexable
Steve Vai - 1990 - Passion And Warfare
Steve Vai - 1995 - Alien Love secrets
Steve Vai - 1999 - The Ultra Zone
Steve Vai - 2005 - Real Illusions: Reflections
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Street Sweeper Social Club - 2009 - Street Sweeper Social Club
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Temple of the Dog - 1991 - Temple Of The Dog
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The Clash - 1979 - London Calling
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The Jelly Jam - 2001 - The Jelly Jam
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The Who - 1971 - Who's Next
The Who - 1978 - Who Are You
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Thin Lizzy - 1976 - Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy - 1977 - Bad Reputation
Thin Lizzy - 1983 - Thunder And Lightning
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Van Halen - 1978 - Van Halen
Van Halen - 1984 - 1984
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White Lion - 1987 - Pride
White Lion - 1989 - Big Game
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ZZ Top - 1983 - Eliminator
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I will update this list once in a while.

Please comment if you wish to recommend me something, or argue! ;-)