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Space Metal!

***Currently working through suggestions and adding some spacey non-metal things when they cross my mind***
As a lover of all things sci-fi I find metal to be the most accommodating of genres when it comes to themes of space/aliens. This is a list of those albums which use this theme and/or evoke an overall 'spacey' atmosphere and which I find particularly intriguing and enjoyable. No order for now and a work in progress (recommendations most welcome) Last Updated: 9th April 2014

1.Atoma - Skylight
2.Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer
3.Dol Ammad - Star Tales
4.Star One - Space Metal
5.Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling

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Created by R'Vannith on 25.06.2011



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A Brutal Poem Of Technicalities (Ordered By Years)

So here are some Brutal, Technical, Progressive and sometimes Atmospheric death metal works I enjoy or that I believe should be given a try because they're unique and interesting, almost an essentials list when it comes to that style. There are some unorthodox choices as well in the mix that aren't just full-on tech death, some bands also incorporate grind, progressive or even jazz. Hope you'll all find something that suits your taste! The list is ordered by years. Feel free to comment and give recommendations!

Personal absolute favorites of mine have a ★ beside the year of release.

🇨🇦 = From Canada, My Country! We're quite good at Technical and Brutal Death Metal... Trust me. I mean, you'll see for yourself.

Edit: I will now add my picks for best album of each year using the mention (best of xxxx) in the chosen album's description.

-Guib-

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Guib's Best Tech/Brutal/Prog Death Metal Album Picks

Best Of 2022:
An Abstract Illusion - Woe

Best Of 2023:
The Zenith Passage - Datalysium

Best of 2024 So Far:
tbd...

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Last Updated: March 27th, 2024

1.Atheist - Piece Of Time
2.Nocturnus - The Key
3.Death - Human
4.Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten
5.Gorguts - Considered Dead

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Created by Guib on 17.10.2011



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Apothecary's Awesome Album Art Anthology

I know I probably speak for a lot of people when I say that, very often, the artwork that a band chooses for a particular album can be the icing on the cake, essential to giving a visual depiction that tops off the overall aesthetic of the music. There are plenty of albums that I simply couldn't imagine listening to without staring, zoned out, to the big ball of glorious that is their cover art. Here are some such albums. In alphabetical order by band. Links to full images of the covers have been provided, as well as credits to the artists.

1.Aarni - Bathos
2.Absu - The Sun Of Tiphareth
3.Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
4.Bathory - Blood Fire Death
5.Blue Öyster Cult - Fire Of Unknown Origin

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Created by Auntie Sahar on 06.11.2013



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Awesome Space Atmospheres

Music with a spacey touch...
Recommendations are welcome (only one album per band)

1.Aeons Confer - Symphonies Of Saturnus
2.Alrakis - Alpha Eri
3.Amestigon - Sun Of All Suns
4.Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies
5.Astral Silence - Astral Journey

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Created by Curumir on 01.08.2013



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Top 50 Album Covers (Updated)

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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Created by The Void on 01.10.2011



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Top Technical Death Metal Albums Of All Time- Order In Chaos !

Definitive Top Technical Death Metal.
MARVELS of human creation and imagination.
This list is subject to occasional additions and negations.
Includes slight deviations having progressive, jazz-rock, Avant-Garde influences but sticking to Technical Death in its core. This is MY OWN list. You could always make your own if you beg to disagree of the order.
Comments to include stuff welcome !
ORDER IN CHAOS - Technical Death Metal.

1.Death - Human
2.Decapitated - Winds Of Creation
3.Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
4.Necrophagist - Onset Of Putrefaction
5.Martyr - Warp Zone

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Created by metaniac on 04.09.2011



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My Top 100 Albums

My top 100 Albums, sorted in descending order of favorites. Pretty rough list, I may update if I become un-lazy sometime. One album per band only. Some explanation and description provided for those who aspire to waste as much time on this site as I do.

1.Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris
2.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
3.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
4.Opeth - Still Life
5.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)

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Created by MetalDoomMaster on 09.11.2013



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Bombest's Most Listened To Albums

Progressive Metal/Rock is my main music, but you can't ignore the beauty in other genres.

1.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR
2.Opeth - Damnation
3.Porcupine Tree - The Incident
4.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
5.Tool - 10,000 Days

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Created by Bombest on 04.12.2010



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Top 10 Of 2008

1.In Mourning - Shrouded Divine
2.Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
3.Septicflesh - Communion
4.Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
5.Psycroptic - Ob(Servant)

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Created by metal-hockey08 on 08.03.2010



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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically will include albums I've rated 8 & above. Sorted by year since I'll need a Venn diagram to sort by genre (seriously MS please make it happen if possible). Will feature multiple releases per year (obviously) and per band (since if a band is putting out better albums it deserves more recognition). Keeping the metal faith alive from India

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5.Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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Death Is Only The Beginning (Of This List)

This is a list of all the death metal albums I have listened to that I thought were at all worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is just a record of my own listening experience that I use for personal organization, not a definitive account of the best or all of the death metal out there; there will probably be albums or bands that are not death metal in the strictest sense. You'll find some OSDM, melodeath, tech death, death-doom, maybe a bit of deathcore, I don't know. Maybe some non-death metal albums by death metal bands that I put in here just because.

1.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
2.Death - Symbolic
3.At The Gates - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness
4.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
5.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 15.04.2022



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Top 20 Metal Albums To Play When Taking A Fierce And Brutal Shit

1.The Faceless - Planetary Duality
2.Slayer - Reign In Blood
3.Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon
4.Death - Human
5.Obscura - Cosmogenesis

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Created by Deranged on 20.05.2013



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Urs' Top 10 Of 2008 (updated)

How my tastes evolved over the last two years. For the sake of comparison, I reported the original list below the updated one.

1.Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
2.Virus - The Black Flux
3.TotalSelfHatred - Totalselfhatred
4.ColdWorld - Melancholie²
5.Mar De Grises - Draining The Waterheart

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Created by Urs Blank on 18.05.2012



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My Favorite Metal Albums Of 2008

My favorites from 2008!!

1.Opeth - Watershed
2.The Faceless - Planetary Duality
3.Cynic - Traced In Air
4.Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery
5.Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh

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Created by bakerskater180 on 25.07.2010



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Top Albums Of Gregg

No specific order

1.Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
2.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
3.Strapping Young Lad - Alien
4.Slipknot - Slipknot
5.Divine Heresy - Bleed The Fifth

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Created by Steadydrummer619 on 03.03.2010