Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses (1993) (SOtD DCCCXCIII)

Bloody Kisses was he third album of the North American Gothic Doom Metal band Type O Negative.
In my opinion this was the best release from the band, that disbanded in 2010 after the death of their charismatic singer Peter "Steele".

Type O Negative - Black No. 1

Savatage - Edge Of Thorns (1993) (SOtD DCCCXCII)

Going even further back in time, let's remember a few great albums that saw the light 20 years ago.
And no better way to start than with an American Progressive Heavy Metal classic.
Edge Of Thorns was the seventh full-length from Savatage, the last one before Criss Oliva's tragic death later that year.

Savatage - Edge Of Thorns

Amorphis - Far From The Sun (2003) (SOtD DCCCXCI)

Far From The Sun is considered the black sheep in the otherwise immaculate career of Amorphis.
Although is clearly a weaker album, it still has a few good songs, like this one...

Amorphis - Day Of Your Beliefs

The Kovenant - S.E.T.I. (2003) (SOtD DCCCXC)

S.E.T.I. was the fourth full-length from the Norwegian Industrial Metal band The Kovenant.
It was also their last release until now, although there was never any information regarding the end of the band.

The Kovenant - Star By Star

At Vance - The Evil In You (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXXIX)

The Evil In You was the fifth album from the German Heavy Power Metal and At Vance.

At Vance - Broken Vow

Xandria - Kill The Sun (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXXVIII)

Kill The Sun was the debut album from the German Symphonic Metal band Xandria.

Xandria - Kill The Sun

PS: Holy sh!t! Post 1000!

Edenbridge - Aphelion (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXXVII)

Aphelion was the third album from the Austrian Symphonic Power Metal band Edenbridge.

Edenbridge - Skyward

Dark Moor - Dark Moor (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXXVI)

The self-titled album Dark Moor, was the fourth full-length album released by the Spanish Symphonic Power Metal band.
It was the first with a male singer and without the unique voice of the female singer Elisa C. Martin, that had left, together with half of the band.
Many thought that it had been the end of Dark Moor, but the remaining members proved them wrong and rebuild the band.

Dark Moor - The Dark Moor

DragonForce - Valley Of The Damned (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXXV)

Valley Of The Damned was the debut album from the British Speed Power Metal band DragonForce.

DragonForce - Black Fire

Stratovarius - Elements Part II (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXXIV)

In the same year, they released the second half of their Elements opus, Elements Part II.
An even weaker effort by the Finnish Power Metal legends. But it was still Stratovarius, so it had a few good songs.
Here is one...

Stratovarius - Alpha & Omega

Stratovarius - Elements Part I (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXXIII)

Elements Part I was the ninth full-length album from Stratovarius.
Although the Finnish Power Metal band was already in the descending phase, that culminated in a long crisis between 2004 and 2008, this is still a pretty good album.

Stratovarius - Eagleheart

Tiamat - Prey (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXXII)

Prey was the eighth full-length album from the Swedish Atmospheric Gothic Metal band Tiamat.
This album is one of the highlights in Tiamat's career and has this awesome ballad.

Tiamat - Wings of Heaven

In Extremo - 7 (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXXI)

7 is actually In Extremo sixth full length studio album.
This album represented a change in the music of the German band. The Medieval instruments are still there, but the songs are slower, less cheerful, more dense, with a few Industrial touches, without losing their Medieval Folk Metal roots.

In Extremo - Ave Maria

Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXX)

Dance Of Death was Iron Maiden's thirteenth full-length release.
It's a record that grows on you with time.

Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death

Tvangeste - Firestorm (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXIX)

Firestorm was the second album from the Russian Symphonic Black Metal band Tvangeste.
Two years later the band moved to Canada, leaving three band members behind. Unfortunately there were no other releases from the band since then, although there are news of the remaining members going into studio every other year.

Tvangeste - Birth of the Hero

Grave Digger - Rheingold (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXVIII)

Rheingold was the twelfth full-length from the Heavy Metal German gods Grave Digger.
Is a concept album about the Ring of the Nibelung myth, more famous due to the opera composed by Richard Wagner.

Grave Digger - Rheingold

Firewind - Burning Earth (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXVII)

Burning Earth was the second release from the Greek Power/Heavy Metal band Firewind.

Firewind - Brother's Keeper

Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXVI)

Death Cult Armageddon was the sixth full-length album from the Norwegian Symphonic Black Metal masters Dimmu Borgir.

Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of The Great Apocalypse

Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXV)

Anthems Of Rebellion was the fifth full-length from the Swedish Gothenburg Metal band Arch Enemy.
This was their second album with the female singer Angela Gossow, and the one with their best song ever!

Arch Enemy - We Will Rise

Fairyland - Of Wars In Osyrhia (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXIV)

Of Wars In Osyrhia was the debut album from the French Symphonic Power Metal band Fairyland.
This was their only album with the Spanish singer Elisa Martin.

Fairyland - Fight For Your King

Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXIII)

Hate Crew Deathroll was the fourth full-length from the Finnish Extreme Power Metal band Children Of Bodom.

Children Of Bodom - Needled 24/7

Aina - The Metal Opera - Days Of Rising Doom (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXII)

Aina was a project from The Netherlands to compose a Metal Opera called Days Of Rising Doom, mainly composed of Progressive Power Metal songs. This was a single album project and no other releases are planned or are even expected.

Aina - Rebellion

Moonspell - The Antidote (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXXI)

The Antidote was the sixth album from the Portuguese Black Gothic Metal band Moonspell.

Moonspell - The Antidote

Bathory - Nordland II (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXX)

Nordland II was the last Bathory album before the death of Tomas "Ace" "Quorthon" Forsberg from heart failure in June 2004.
Quorthon was the founder and composer of the Swedish Viking Black Metal band, and since 1991 the only band member. He was one of the Black Metal pioneers and probably the inventor of Viking Metal.

Bathory - Sea Wolf

Sonata Arctica - Winterheart's Guild (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXIX)

Winterheart's Guild was the third full length from the Finnish Power Metal band Sonata Arctica.

Sonata Arctica - Victoria's Secret

Apocalyptica - Reflections (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXVIII)

Reflections was the fourth album from the Finnish and single Cello Heavy Metal band in the world, Apocalyptica.
This was their second release that featured mainly original songs.

Apocalyptica - Faraway

Suidakra - Signs For The Fallen (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXVII)

Signs For The Fallen was the sixth album from the German Melodic Folk Death Metal band Suidakra.

Suidakra - Revenant

Drudkh - Forgotten Legends (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXVI)

Forgotten Legends was the debut album from Ukrainian Atmospheric Black Metal band Drudkh.

Drudkh - Forests In Fire And Cold

Skyfire - Mind Revolution (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXV)

Mind Revolution was the second full-length from the Swedish Extreme Power Metal band Skyfire.

Skyfire - Mind Revolution

Norther - Mirror Of Madness (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXIV)

Mirror Of Madness was the second album from the Finnish Extreme Power Metal band Norther.
The band disbanded in 2012.

Norther - Mirror of Madness

Before The Dawn - My Darkness (2003) (SOtD DCCCLXIII)

Before the Dawn was Tuomas Saukkonen's first band, when he was only 19.
My Darkness was the first full-length from the Melodic Death Metal band.

Before The Dawn - My Darkness