1.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3.Slayer - Reign In Blood

4.King Diamond - Fatal Portrait

5.Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin

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1.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

2.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I

3.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part II

4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

5.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

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A British band pioneers on the stoner Doom rock scene in England.
A great discography with no low points. Starting in the 90’s

1.Orange Goblin - Frequencies From Planet Ten

2.Orange Goblin - The Big Black

3.Orange Goblin - Time Travelling Blues

4.Orange Goblin - Back From The Abyss

5.Orange Goblin - Coup De Grace

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These are albums that I'm currently enjoying. They may be classics that I'm revisiting or new gems I've recently discovered. (Ordered alphabetically)

- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery that I find exceptionally special!
- A flame (🔥) denotes an album that I've heard before, enjoyed, and am revisiting this month!

1.Burzum - Filosofem

2.Cobalt - Gin

3.Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon

4.Catacombs - In The Depths Of R'lyeh

5.Duelist - Spaghetti Western Black Metal

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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

3.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

4.Warlord - And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...

5.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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Kansas albums ranked, including the first Livgren solo album and the Native Window album.

1.Kansas - Leftoverture

2.Kansas - Masque

3.Kansas - Point of Know Return

4.Kansas - Song for America

5.Kansas - Kansas

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One of the first punk-metal fusion bands, Corrosion of Conformity were formed in North Carolina by guitarist Woody Weatherman during the early '80s. In their early years, C.O.C. became known for their aggressive sound, intelligent political lyrics, and willingness to break away from both hardcore and metal conventions. In the '90s, their shift to a more stripped-down, deliberate sound -- sort of Black Sabbath filtered through the Deep South -- brought them enough in line with the alt-metal Zeitgeist to bring them a measure of mainstream popularity.

1.Corrosion Of Conformity - Wiseblood

2.Corrosion Of Conformity - Deliverance

3.Corrosion Of Conformity - America's Volume Dealer

4.Corrosion Of Conformity - In The Arms Of God

5.Corrosion Of Conformity - No Cross No Crown

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1.Mastodon - Crack The Skye

2.Mastodon - Leviathan

3.Mastodon - Blood Mountain

4.Mastodon - The Hunter

5.Mastodon - Remission

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The lyrics of the song Urethane 1997

Like so with gasoline
On more we ever been
Went back another day
Off the road, we never made
Mola sinning until before
Between the lines, reading more
Across the field with little known
It's what they said get in it and go!

The best way to describe the music and the style of Fu Manchu, pioneer’s of Stoner scene alongside Kyuss and Brant Bjork

1.Fu Manchu - Daredevil

2.Fu Manchu - In Search Of...

3.Fu Manchu - The Action Is Go

4.Fu Manchu - King Of The Road

5.Fu Manchu - Clone Of The Universe

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1.Omnerod - The Amensal Rise

2.Hypno5e - Sheol

3.Sermon - Of Golden Verse

4.Ne Obliviscaris - Exul

5.Haken - Fauna

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1.Accept - Stalingrad

2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

3.Accept - Russian Roulette

4.Accept - Balls To The Wall

5.Accept - Restless And Wild

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This is the most unquestionably difficult ranking I could undertake. The # of albums I consider borderline flawless from each of these bands is ridiculous. Over a dozen albums from these 3 bands have legitimate arguments to be considered the greatest traditional heavy metal album of all time.

I have a few rankings that are likely hot takes here
** Yes, I like Dance of Death more than most folks. Title track and Paschendale are both top 10 Maiden songs, and Montsegur is only a small step behind that. Those 3 songs are better than anything on Brave New World to me, but the rest of BNW is better and higher quality.
** Yes I kinda like Turbo. It's silly but it's fun and the guitar work and Rob's vocals are absolutely stellar. That kinda sucks about Ram It Down, it's got some of Priests' best lead guitar work and I don't think Rob ever sounded better, but dear lord, some of those songs...
As for the top 6 albums here, honestly put them in whatever order you want. They're that close to me and mood depending it could change

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Black Sabbath - Sabotage

5.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

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Including The Scintilla Project as it features three previous members of Balance of Power.

1.Balance Of Power - Book Of Secrets

2.Balance Of Power - Perfect Balance

3.Balance Of Power - Heathen Machine

4.Balance Of Power - Ten More Tales...

5.Balance Of Power - When The World Falls Down

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Only the 9s or 10s / 10 are here. Roughly ordered in time.

1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

2.Kingcrow - Phlegethon

3.Crippled Black Phoenix - I, Vigilante

4.Igorrr - Nostril

5.Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones

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1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

2.Slayer - Show No Mercy

3.Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal

4.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

5.Voivod - War And Pain

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