A list of quality sophomore releases.

1. Agalloch - The Mantle

2. Alice In Chains - Dirt

3. Anthrax - Spreading the Disease

4. Asphyx - Last One On Earth

5. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

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1. Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

2. Epica - Design Your Universe

3. Katatonia - Night Is The New Day

4. Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

5. Hearse - Single Ticket To Paradise

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Hi my fellow stormers, I decided I'd create a list of albums that I enjoy alot, that I think metalheads should never miss. Each album down there influenced me one way or another and in my opinion, they're all masterpieces. Of course you might not agree with me, its okay, feel free to post comment but keep in mind that I won't take suggestions. You wanna give me suggestions fine but not for this list lol.

1. Iron Maiden - Powerslave

2. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

3. Baroness - Blue Record

4. Quo Vadis - Day Into Night

5. Municipal Waste - The Art Of Partying

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Since we had the whole MS album art awards, I figured I would try and list out my favourites.
This is not in any order and has no relation to the music, there are bands in here that I don't like, but the artwork is still great.
I'm not quite sure of some of the illustrators and designers on some covers, so they have been left blank, if you do know who did them, let me know. If you think there are some artists that I would dig coz of similar work, just leave me a shout.
This list is not finished so I will keep adding covers that I like.
I don't like Derek Riggs work too much so don't ask me why an Iron Maiden cover is not on the list.

1. Baroness - Red Album

2. Baroness - Blue Record

3. Mastodon - Leviathan

4. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse

5. Kvelertak - Kvelertak

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This is the cream of the crop of what I've heard from the previous decade. Good times.

1. Isis - Oceanic

2. Agalloch - The Mantle

3. Drudkh - Autumn Aurora

4. Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice

5. Opeth - Blackwater Park

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Lots of genres, not repeating any Band (except Therion, but with 3 different styles). You cannot go wrong with this list, some nice Starts to any kind of Metal.
The list is sorted by year, but has not any particular order. Enjoy!

1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

2. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

3. Therion - Symphony Masses - Ho Drakon Ho Megas

4. Cynic - Focus

5. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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The label metal includes heavy, power, black...

1. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

2. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

3. Rush - 2112

4. Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

5. Opeth - Still Life

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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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1. Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

2. Russian Circles - Geneva

3. Old Man's Child - Slaves Of The World

4. Long Distance Calling - Avoid The Light

5. Insomnium - Across The Dark

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My favorite and most enjoyed album's of the decade 2000-2009. Roughly in order, but not exactly.

You can kinda tell from this list that I joined Metalstorm in 2009. I started discovering far more music thanks to this site, hence the number of '09 releases featured. I'm slowly starting to pick back through the top lists of previous years, so I expect more pre-'09 releases will be added to this list.

1. Machine Head - The Blackening

2. Opeth - Blackwater Park

3. Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect

4. Wintersun - Wintersun

5. Adagio - Underworld

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My personal top 50 list.
(In no particular order)

1. Decrepit Birth - Polarity

2. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse

3. Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult

4. Joe Satriani - Time Machine

5. Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull

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the "genres" of stoner metal, sludge, and post-metal all seem to bleed/flow together at various times so playing metal bartender, i've cooked up this list of albums those interested in the genres can use as suggestions/starting points. this is just a basic primer with 25 albums... not a definitive list by any stretch. just albums i love. some are landmark releases that helped define the genre... while others are recent releases from cool bands that MS/labels have helped me uncover. Enjoy.

1. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

2. Baroness - Blue Record

3. Down - NOLA

4. High On Fire - Death Is This Communion

5. Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun

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1. Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields

2. Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

4. Mastodon - Crack The Skye

5. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

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1. While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose

2. Mastodon - Crack the Skye

3. Nile - Those Whom the Gods Detest

4. Griftegard - Solemn, Sacred, Severe

5. Cobalt - Gin

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1. Watch My Dying - Moebius

2. OSI - Blood

3. Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing-Along Songs For The Damned & Delirious

4. Leprous - Tall Poppy Syndrome

5. Devin Townsend - Addicted

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