A collection of the most original, insane and head spinning albums from the weirdest side of metal. Suggestions are welcome.

Bands currently looking into:
None so far...

1. A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays

2. Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias

3. Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity

4. Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

5. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

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This is a list comprised of my personal favorite albums. I tried to keep a limitation of two albums per band, but some musicians such will appear on the list at a higher frequency due to having multiple bands. Small reviews for each album will be added eventually. Please note that this list is still under heavy construction, and is no where near done. Many things are probably missing, and some albums may not remain for too long. My goal is to get 100 albums, but if that becomes too difficult I will chop the list down to 50 (or maybe 75). If you can think of any album you think I may be forgetting (read: an album you think I find to be one of my favorites, not your's), don't hesitate to remind me of it's existence.

1. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

2. Agalloch - The Mantle

3. Aluk Todolo - Occult Rock

4. Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus

5. Ataraxie - Slow Transcending Agony

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My favorite (thus the best) album (NOT necessarily metal) of each year I've been alive. Any description I give is only my opinion (obviously).

1. Swans - Children of God

2. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

3. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

4. Bad Religion - Against The Grain

5. Slint - Spiderland

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In the years since I began listening to metal, black metal has become my go-to genre. The despair, anger, dissonance, experimentation, beauty, passion and hatred are second to none. These are the albums which sit at the forefront of my listening experience.

1. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2. Agrypnie - Exit

3. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

4. Blut Aus Nord - Odinist - The Destruction of Reason By Illumination

5. Burzum - Det Som Engang Var

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Yep, one of those lists. Everyone has one, so I thought I'd make a list of metal albums I really recommend.

This is not an absolute "best-of" list, for a few reasons:
1) I stick to one album per band, unless there's been a drastic style shift (like Katatonia's).
2) I try to cover all major subgenres fairly, so I have something for everyone. It counterbalances the tendency to list all the cool bands in a style I'm into right now (like drone or epic doom).

1. Warning - Watching From a Distance

2. Candlemass - Nightfall

3. Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend

4. Pagan Altar - The Lords Of Hypocrisy

5. Katatonia - Dance of December Souls

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My top 100 albums of all time (featured on MS).
One album per band.

In alphabetical order.

1. !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)

2. Ævangelist - De Masticatione Mortuorum In Tumulis

3. Abyssal - Novit Enim Dominus Qui Sunt Eius

4. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

5. Agalloch - The Mantle

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This is not Avantgarde style, is vanguard music literally.... in metal of course

1. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

2. Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs

3. Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders

4. Apocalyptica - Cult

5. Arcana - Le Serpent Rouge

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You know, I think I'm kind of... out of myself ...

1. Agalloch - The White

2. Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans

3. Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane

4. Alcest - Le Secret

5. Anathema - A Fine Day To Exit

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1. ...And Oceans - Cypher

2. A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring

3. Agathodaimon - Serpent's Embrace

4. Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

5. Alcest - Écailles De Lune

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Slow/Post/Depress/Funeral/Love/Gloom/Beauty/Sorrow/Obscure/Cold/Avantgarde/Atmospheric/Diferente...

1. A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring

2. Ablaze In Hatred - Deceptive Awareness

3. Agalloch - Pale Folklore

4. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

5. Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans

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1. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

2. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky

3. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

4. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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This is a list of out-of-the-box, unorthodox albums (metal and non-metal alike) that I've enjoyed for their originality, bravado and sheer retardedness. It's a meagre compilation as of now, but I'll expand it when I hear more of such albums. No order, and subject to change.
P.S.: Feel free to let me know if you know what I don't know...no? O.o

1. Disillusion - Gloria

2. Ulver - Blood Inside

3. Shining (NOR) - Blackjazz

4. Unexpect - In A Flesh Aquarium

5. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom

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The best Norwegian Black Metal albums made by the best Norwegian Black Metal bands.

1. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

2. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

3. Dark Throne - Under A Funeral Moon

4. Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

5. Burzum/Burzum /Aske - 1993

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In no particular order. Will be expanding as I listen to more albums. Only one album per band, be sure to check the rest of the discography by yourself.

1. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane

2. System of a Down - System of a Down

3. Ulver - Bergtatt - Et eeventyr I 5 capitler

4. Anacrusis - Manic Impressions

5. Death - Symbolic

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Overall Year rating:
5/5

1. Death - Symbolic

2. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

3. Skepticism - Stormcrowfleet

4. Ved Buens Ende - Written In Waters

5. Down - Nola

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