The issue for picking out "favorite album" is that I generally enjoy the artist I enjoy, with no real bias toward any of their albums. If I am picking favorites, it is usually favorite songs.
So perhaps not directly answering the question, my favorites are (mostly going by most/favorite songs on said album):
Sabaton (would probably lean toward War to End All War for a single album)
Funny story about two of those bands though. When I first learned of them, I got their nationalities completely, wildly wrong. Specifically, Smash Into Pieces and Starset.
When I first heard SIP, I could have sworn they were from the US. Probably Oregon or Washington just based on the accent of the lead singer. It wasnt until a few albums later that I learned that they were actually actually from Sweden. Although just like many bands from Europe that I listen to, they talked about how they like the US more and enjoy being here. To the point that in one of their newer songs, part of the chorus is "Show'em how we do it down South", even though they arent from the South.
For Starset on the other hand, I swore they were from the UK, because their lead singer sounded similar to some British singers I knew of. Then looking into the bands backstory, it turns out they were actually from Columbus, Ohio.
The issue for picking out "favorite album" is that I generally enjoy the artist I enjoy, with no real bias toward any of their albums. If I am picking favorites, it is usually favorite songs.
So perhaps not directly answering the question, my favorites are (mostly going by most/favorite songs on said album):
Sabaton (would probably lean toward War to End All War for a single album)
Powerwolf (Sacrament of Sin)
Brothers of Metal (Emblas Saga)
Iron Savior (Unification)
Evergrey (A Heartless Portrait)
Eclipse (Armageddonize)
Smash Into Pieces (Arcadia)
Antti Martikainen (Synthesia)
Beast In Black (Dark Connection)
Starset (Horizons)
George Strait (This man dont miss)
Based and powermetal pilled.
Funny story about two of those bands though. When I first learned of them, I got their nationalities completely, wildly wrong. Specifically, Smash Into Pieces and Starset.
When I first heard SIP, I could have sworn they were from the US. Probably Oregon or Washington just based on the accent of the lead singer. It wasnt until a few albums later that I learned that they were actually actually from Sweden. Although just like many bands from Europe that I listen to, they talked about how they like the US more and enjoy being here. To the point that in one of their newer songs, part of the chorus is "Show'em how we do it down South", even though they arent from the South.
For Starset on the other hand, I swore they were from the UK, because their lead singer sounded similar to some British singers I knew of. Then looking into the bands backstory, it turns out they were actually from Columbus, Ohio.