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Starting On Metal? A Beginner’s List
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So … you want a start listen Metal and you don’t know how to start? Then this list is for you.

Created by: Blackcrowe | 14.09.2022


1. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Classic Rock of the beginnings of HM
2. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
Maybe one of the best heavy metal record ever.
3. Saxon - Denim And Leather
Great NWOBHM
4. Rush - 2112
One of the most influential record ever
5. Van Halen - 1984
Great record with lots of power and energy
6. Scorpions - Blackout
Scorpions in the 80’s
7. Accept - Balls To The Wall
Great Show of the German HM
8. Rainbow - Rising
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
10. KISS - Double Platinum
This is a great place to start because you have to know we’re it all began… the first air guitars first costume and paint it faces.
11. AC/DC - Back In Black
A monster selling record how can 50.000.000 people goes wrong? No way…
12. Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
Maybe their best record easy to listen.
13. Slayer - Reign In Blood
The best thrash metal record
14. Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
The most comercial record of the Priest with hits like Freewill Burning…
15. Dio - The Last In Line
This record it’s maybe the best HM record…
16. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
The third record of the band and maybe the most iconic and the last with their bass player Cliff Burton
17. Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Another great Thrash icon
18. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Dave Mustaine’s Megadeth best record
19. Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil
Having a good time ? Party? Yes Motley’s second record it’s the best.
20. Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon
You wanna know who’s the father of HM ?
21. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King
Another best record of 1983 the best year in HM
22. Def Leppard - Pyromania
The best Lepard record Photograph great song in any HM Collection.
23. Whitesnake - Whitesnake
Great record full of hits and now Classics.
24. Anthrax - Among The Living
East coast Thrash Metal rulers
25. Deep Purple - Machine Head
Great start
26. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
1980 This record its really a classic impossible leave outside in any collection
27. Faith No More - Angel Dust
1992 Alternative music with high doses of metal
28. Alice In Chains - Dirt
1992 Grunge metal this record it is obscure was an inspiration for lots of bands included Slayer and Metallica
29. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
a great record for a lot of people


Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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15.09.2022 - 09:47
F3ynman2000
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I'd be interested to see some lists for getting into different subgenres too!
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15.09.2022 - 10:01
JoHn Doe
80s Scorpions (I started with their famous compilation Best of Rockers & Ballads)
Van Halen
Yngwie Malmsteen (worked for me )
Iron Maiden (well, they clicked instantly with me)
Helloween (a lot of Euro-power will do fine)
Place Vendome (Michael Kiske's band, melodic hard & heavy)
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15.09.2022 - 15:50
Blackcrowe
Written by JoHn Doe on 15.09.2022 at 10:01

80s Scorpions (I started with their famous compilation Best of Rockers & Ballads)
Van Halen
Yngwie Malmsteen (worked for me )
Iron Maiden (well, they clicked instantly with me)
Helloween (a lot of Euro-power will do fine)
Place Vendome (Michael Kiske's band, melodic hard & heavy)

This is the part 1, wait for the part 2
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