Kinda saw another relative lists on here that state this, one bad and one inspirational, so thought I might do my own.
Alphabetic order. And don't ask why a lot of Testament stuff is there, if their albums hadn't had so much impact, Testa wouldn't be my favorite band.
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AC/DC - Back In Black
First ever rock 'n' roll experience. |
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2.
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Accept - Stalingrad
Title track was the first song ever to leave me teary-eyed. FUCK YOU ALL, THIS IS MANLY. |
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Agalloch - The Mantle
Most album that talked to my emotions at bad times (also helped that it was winter). |
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4.
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Amon Amarth - Versus The World
What got me into melodeath and viking themes. Especially "Death In Fire". |
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Anthrax - Spreading The Disease
With "Madhouse", I came to appreciate the culture of thrashers in general. |
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Benighted - Icon
I used to hate grindcore and too much brutal death, but this made me turn 180 degrees. |
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid
No explanation needed for the impact. |
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Cannibal Corpse - Tomb Of The Mutilated
"Hammer Smashed Face" was the first song that scared me in metal. However, this type of extremity is exactly what my subconscious wanted. |
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Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
First ever black metal experience. |
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10.
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Death - Symbolic
First dive into progressive "elements" of music. |
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Dio - Holy Diver
I imitated this guy's vocals on Vice City Stories so many times. When I knew the band and the album, then it was another story. Then I went into a deep period of heavy metal worship. R.I.P. :'( |
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Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
"The Spirit Carries On" was my first ever progressive metal listen. |
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Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
First ever symphonic black metal experience. |
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Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Was my big sign to turn me away from worshiping the Big 4. This... this... madness.. |
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Immolation - Close To A World Below
What got me into old-school brutal death. |
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Iron Maiden - Powerslave
One of the biggest impacts on me musically. |
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Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
This masterpiece accompanied its sibling above. Same stuff. |
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Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
First time I ever realized there were good metal vocalists. "Victim Of Changes", to be specific. |
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Kiss - Lick It Up
What got me hooked up to a few hard rock and rock 'n' roll for a long time. Big impact with the title track. |
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Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
First time I ever heard Teutonic / very extreme Thrash. Also my first proto-death stuff. |
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
What got me into classic rock. |
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
What got me into Zeppelin. (IV got me into classic rock though because I ignored this a bit before that one's impact) |
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Machine Head - The Blackening
What made me appreciate groove metal as a good genre if done right. (G. Hero and YouTube to thank) |
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Mastodon - Leviathan
First ever stoner / sludge experience. |
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Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction
Made me want guitar. And want to hear thrash metal. And stuff. <==3 |
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Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Made me appreciate instrumental technicality. |
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Metallica - Metallica
What got me into metal in the first place. |
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28.
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Metallica - Kill 'Em All
What got me into thrash. |
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29.
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Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
Nothing can beat this album's influence on death metal. |
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30.
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Morbid Angel - Covenant
Or this one's impact. |
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31.
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Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
It got me into.. Motorhead. Usually this causes severe emotional impact. |
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32.
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Napalm Death - Scum
This is something not of this world, certainly. Perhaps because I'm new to grindcore, but this is really a work of art. |
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33.
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Necrophagist - Onset Of Putrefaction
What made me love tech-death. |
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Nile - Those Whom The Gods Detest
What got me into brutal death in general. |
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Opeth - Blackwater Park
What made me appreciate progressive metal. |
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36.
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Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
You won't believe how many times I've replayed "Cowboys From Hell" and kept listening. |
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Queen - The Game
They were truly good. Forget the "TR00" crap, when it's a very good rock band, it has to be very famous. |
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38.
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Rush - 2112
What got me into progressive rock. |
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Slayer - Reign In Blood
What defined what is thrash metal for me. |
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40.
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Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten
Basically a masterpiece. A FUCKING MASTERPIECE. |
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Suicidal Tendencies - Join The Army
What got me into punk / crossover thrash. |
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42.
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Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird
My first NDE. (Near-Doom Experience) |
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43.
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Testament - Demonic
A lot of character and impact here, even though overall this is merely a fun ride and that's it. |
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44.
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Testament - Practice What You Preach
A lot of groovy thrash here. Big impact. |
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45.
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Testament - The Legacy
Testament's best work, materially speaking. I prefer 'Order, but this is really their best as for quality. |
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46.
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Testament - The New Order
What got me into those Gods. My most impacting album ever, my most listened-to album ever. Yes, this is truly legendary to me. |
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47.
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Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg
First avantgarde experience. |
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48.
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The Who - Who's Next
Stuff that made me love rock more and more. |
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Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage
The first atmospheric black / blackgaze / whatever experience. Was my standard forest-walk anthem for a long time. |
