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Hall Of Fame: Top 80 Of All Time

- only studio albums
- only albums featured on MS

1.After Forever - Decipher
2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
3.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
4.Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde
5.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

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Created by ~Starchild~ on 14.07.2010



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The Ultimate Gothic Metal Albums

A list of the ultimate releases in gothic metal. Suggestions are welcome.

1.After Forever - Prison Of Desire
2.Artrosis - Ukryty Wymiar
3.Ava Inferi - Onyx
4.Avrigus - The Secret Kingdom
5.Before The Dawn - Deadlight

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Created by CyberSymphony on 06.03.2010



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The Best Gothic Metal Albums

Note 1: This list will take time before it gets a definitive form (or it might take forever if good gothic metal albums will be released in the future).

Note 2: Another important feature is that this list will not take into consideration the Metalstorm way of labeling what is gothic metal and what isn't. Some albums have gothic metal elements yet they are not categorized as gothic metal. No hard feelings. I am also accepting suggestions as I might slip a couple of albums in the process.

1.Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance
2.Tiamat - Wildhoney
3.The Sins Of Thy Beloved - Lake Of Sorrow
4.Tristania - Widow's Weeds
5.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear

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Created by ManiacBlasphemer on 25.04.2014



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My Favorite Albums Of All Time

These albums are my favorite since I started listen to Metal.

1.Kamelot - The Black Halo
2.Epica - Consign To Oblivion
3.Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything
4.After Forever - After Forever
5.Blackfield - Blackfield

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Created by Metal_4Ever on 15.07.2011



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My Infatuated Fetish For Eternity

These are all my infatuated fetish for eternity.
And other masterpieces will be scheduled for addition by the lapse of time.
This list also symbolizes my memoirs in my 8 years or more of metal.

1.Therion - Vovin
2.Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance
3.Forest Of Shadows - Departure
4.Empyrium - A Wintersunset...
5.Lacrimosa - Elodia

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Created by fooltocry on 29.10.2010



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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (L)

This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.Labyrinth - Return To Heaven Denied Pt. II
2.Lacrimas Profundere - Memorandum
3.Lacrimosa - Elodia
4.Lacuna Coil - Comalies
5.Lahmia - Resilience

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Created by Uxküll on 01.01.2021



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My 50 Favorite Album All The Time

1.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear
2.Cradle Of Filth - Midian
3.Old Man's Child - Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion
4.Tristania - Beyond The Veil
5.Darzamat - In The Opium Of Black Veil

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Created by darkgalder on 21.11.2010



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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 1999

A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

1999 was surprisingly a really solid year for metal at least outside the mainstream, this year saw the release of the album that made me fell in love with progressive metal, the release of more classic black metal albums, more great Gothic and Symphonic albums and even some fun death and Trash metal. In my opinion if you actually look outside the mainstream of the time, the 1990's were a pretty great decade for metal all things considered.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance
3.Opeth - Still Life
4.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
5.Agalloch - Pale Folklore

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Created by Handala on 24.08.2022



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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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Top 200 Overrated Albums

**Trigger warning**

Albums and EPs rated 8.6+ from 100+ votes which I've given an 8 or lower to.

I've listened to and rated every album on MS that meets this criteria (at time of most recent update) - some of them multiple times - so I feel I can give my honest opinion.

The purpose of this is to list and order the albums that I simply don't "get" and to try re-listening to them in the hope of understanding why they've received so many 9 and 10 votes.

Ordered by my rating then MS rating then number of votes.

Updated: 03-Jan-24

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Anathema - Judgement
2.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
3.Anathema - Alternative 4
4.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
5.Motörhead - Overkill

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Created by nonZero on 19.02.2021



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Sadness And Despair

An unordered list of records on the dark side.
Solitude, despair, sadness, melancholy. Just a bit of rage.
Cooked to introduce you to the dark side of a once sunny day,

1.Mouth Of The Architect - The Ties That Blind
2.Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came
3.The Sins Of Thy Beloved - Lake Of Sorrow
4.Potentiam - Bálsýn
5.Doom:VS - Dead Words Speak

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Created by pdepmcp on 27.04.2017



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My Top Albums Of The Decade: 1990's (On Going)

1.Death - Human
2.Opeth - Still Life
3.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
4.Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream
5.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

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Created by Red_Travis on 11.02.2012



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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. This may be a very overwhelming list but I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/

1.High Tide - Sea Shanties
2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
4.Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
5.Josefus - Dead Man

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Created by pandrstudios on 31.05.2022



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Symphonic Metal

My favourite Symphonic Metal (mostly female-fronted) albums

1.After Forever - Decipher
2.After Forever - Prison Of Desire
3.Amberian Dawn - End Of Eden
4.Epica - Design Your Universe
5.Epica - The Phantom Agony

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Created by blackvelvet on 12.10.2013



Ultimate Collection Of Metal

The albums below is my definition of extreme metal music, regardless of their genre. Entire list is based only on my personal preferences in metal.
Rules:
1. One album per band
2. 305 groups/305 albums

1.In Flames - Clayman
2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All
3.Chimaira - Chimaira
4.Death - Symbolic
5.Testament - The New Order

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Created by nikita_ducati on 18.10.2021