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Debut Albums That Started Careers on a High (Metal, Hard Rock & Prog)

These debut albums started the careers of their artists on a high. This list mostly deals with metal, hard rock and prog acts, with a few side projects.
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Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From the Dead Trinity
Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From the Dead Trinity
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Alter Bridge - One Day Remains
Alter Bridge - One Day Remains
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Ancient Bards - The Alliance of the Kings
Ancient Bards - The Alliance of the Kings
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Ancient Wisdom - For Snow Covered the Northland
Ancient Wisdom - For Snow Covered the Northland
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Angel Dust - Into the Dark Past
Angel Dust - Into the Dark Past
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Annihilator - Alice in Hell
Annihilator - Alice in Hell
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Aquilus - Griseus
Aquilus - Griseus
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Arch / Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance
Arch / Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance
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Arven - Music of Light
Arven - Music of Light
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Augury - Concealed
Augury - Concealed
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Avantasia - The Metal Opera
Avantasia - The Metal Opera
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Avatarium - Avatarium
Avatarium - Avatarium
12
Ayreon - The Final Experiment
Ayreon - The Final Experiment
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Beyond the Bridge - The Old Man and the Spirit
Beyond the Bridge - The Old Man and the Spirit
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Beyond Creation - The Aura
Beyond Creation - The Aura
15
Beyond Twilight - The Devil's Hall of Fame
Beyond Twilight - The Devil's Hall of Fame
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Black Country Communion - Black Country Communion
Black Country Communion - Black Country Communion
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
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Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear
Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear
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Blood Ceremony - Blood Ceremony
Blood Ceremony - Blood Ceremony
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Blues Pills - Blues Pills
Blues Pills - Blues Pills
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Cauldron Born - Born of the Cauldron
Cauldron Born - Born of the Cauldron
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Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory
Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory
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Cruachan - Tuatha Na Gael
Cruachan - Tuatha Na Gael
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Dark Design - Prey for the Future
Dark Design - Prey for the Future
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Darkology - Altered Reflections
Darkology - Altered Reflections
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Darkspace - Dark Space I
Darkspace - Dark Space I
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Devil Electric - Devil Electric
Devil Electric - Devil Electric
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Distorted Harmony - Utopia
Distorted Harmony - Utopia
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District 97 - Hybrid Child
District 97 - Hybrid Child
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The Doomsday Kingdom - The Doomsday Kingdom
The Doomsday Kingdom - The Doomsday Kingdom
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Elvenking - Heathenreal
Elvenking - Heathenreal
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Enthean - Priests of Annihilation
Enthean - Priests of Annihilation
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Esoctrilihum - Mystic Echo From a Funeral Dimension
Esoctrilihum - Mystic Echo From a Funeral Dimension
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Eternity's End - The Fire Within
Eternity's End - The Fire Within
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Falconer - Falconer
Falconer - Falconer
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Fejd - Storm
Fejd - Storm
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Fen - The Malediction Fields
Fen - The Malediction Fields
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Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles
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Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver
Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver
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