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One-Hit Albums

A (most probably incomplete) list of albums on which I really enjoy only a single song (in alphabetical order, excluding one-track albums).
They turn out to be albums that I rate a 6 or 7 overall -- with few exceptions.
The songs mentioned though are all-time favourites, which I would rate at 9 or 10.
I only listed albums on which I found exactly one such song.

1.Agalloch - Pale Folklore
2.Amorphis - Far From The Sun
3.Annihilator - Set The World On Fire
4.Asphyx - The Rack
5.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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Created by Redel on 09.01.2020



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Top 500 Albums of All Time

I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life.

Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens inspired me to pick up the guitar (and later drums) and start making music of my own.

So here are the albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the album give it an advantage over others.

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here. There are a ton of albums that I've rated 9/10 in the 'TBR' tab that may never make it to this list, be sure to check those out.)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 25 EPs (ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

Genre-Specific:
Top 50 Black Metal Albums
Top 50 Melodic Death Metal Albums
Top 45 Thrash Metal Albums
Top 40 Power Metal Albums
Top 30 Doom Metal Albums
Top 30 Heavy Metal Albums

1.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2.Opeth - Blackwater Park
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5.Opeth - Still Life

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Created by nonZero on 06.10.2018



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MY FAVORITE ALBUMS

All my favorite albums (rated 9 or 10), in cronological order.

1.Iotunn - Access All Worlds
2.Soen - Imperial
3.Draconian - Under A Godless Veil
4.Soen - Lotus
5.Chapel Of Disease - ...And As We Have Seen The Storm, We Have Embraced The Eye

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Created by Dark Horizons on 26.05.2018



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My Top 100 Metal Albums Of All Time

1.Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
2.Slipknot - Iowa
3.Summoning - Stronghold
4.Septicflesh - Communion
5.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

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Created by Anghellic67 on 08.09.2017



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My Favorite Albums

1.Agalloch - Pale Folklore
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
4.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
5.Ahab - The Boats Of The Glen Carrig

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Created by DyersEve88 on 03.12.2016



Top 15 Agalloch Songs

This is my personal list of my top 15 favorite Agalloch songs ranked. Please leave your list below!

1.Agalloch - Pale Folklore
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
4.Agalloch - The Mantle
5.Agalloch - Pale Folklore

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Created by MistaCrave on 23.08.2015



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The Most Majestic Releases Of All Time

This list contains most beautiful, majestic and soul-touching releases I've ever experienced.
My most favorite genres are Black Metal, Post Metal, Shoegaze, Doom Metal, Ambient and Neo-Classical in general .

Albums are ranked by the year,I think this way is more useful.

I will keep expanding my list as i can.

1.Anathema - The Silent Enigma
2.Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée
3.Deinonychus - The Silence Of December
4.Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta I - Fathers Of The Icy Age
5.Burzum - Filosofem

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Created by Roxana.M on 10.06.2015



My Experiment In Metal (Still In Progress)

1.Skeletonwitch - Beyond The Permafrost
2.Metallica - Kill 'Em All
3.Dio - The Last In Line
4.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
5.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

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Created by monur on 27.05.2014



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My Favourite Black Metal Albums

- My TOP 75 from 90s (and 80s), 00s and 10s.
- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.

Description includes: Genre (traditional/true BM bands are labeled with their countries, e.g. Norwegian Black), year and my personal favourite song of the particular album with link.

Hall of Fame (bands in each time period): Agalloch, Blut Aus Nord, Enslaved, Immortal, Nokturnal Mortum, Summoning

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2.Windir - Arntor
3.Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage D'Hiver
4.Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée
5.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

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Created by Alien1988 on 14.05.2014



Favorite Albums Of All Time

1.Dredg - El Cielo
2.In Flames - The Jester Race
3.AFI - Black Sails in the Sunset
4.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
5.Deafheaven - Sunbather

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Created by hadriel on 01.03.2014



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30+1 Best Albums Of The 90's

Every metalhead should have them in his collection!

1.Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
2.Anathema - The Silent Enigma
3.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
4.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
5.Opeth - Morningrise

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Created by cobrapel on 19.12.2013



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kvtie-pie's favorite albums

These albums are in no particular order, and I will be gradually adding more over time.

1.The 3rd And The Mortal - Tears Laid In Earth
2.Within Temptation - Enter
3.Agalloch - Pale Folklore
4.Agalloch - The Mantle
5.Mourning Beloveth - Dust

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Created by kvtie-pie on 04.09.2013



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Funeral/Gothic/Death DOOM

Just a few recomendations to start your funeral / gothic doom collections

1.Funeral - Tragedies
2.Draconian - Where Lovers Mourn
3.Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
4.Katatonia - For Funerals To Come
5.Lacrimosa - Inferno

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Created by blackvelvet on 24.07.2013



My Top Albums Of 1999

1.Opeth - Still Life
2.Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges
3.Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
4.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
5.Demons And Wizards - Demons And Wizards

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Created by Chaosweaver on 20.05.2013



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~ My Favorite Black Metal Records ~

Yeah... a very conventional idea for a list, but i couldn't resist in the end finally making this one.
A list of my personal favorites from the blackest metal of them all.
Ordered by personal preferences and updated periodically with only one album/ep/demo per band.
Please enjoy, you might also find some of your likings in here. ^^
...and if not, it can't be helped.

1.Summoning - Stronghold
2.Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
3.Midnight Odyssey - Firmament
4.Eismalsott - Best Before: Spring
5.Dornenreich - Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen

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Created by sashike on 13.05.2013