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The Encyclopaedia of Beautiful Metal Ballads

If you know other wonderful songs which are missing in this list, feel free to suggest them to me

1.Adagio - Underworld
2.Aerosmith - Aerosmith
3.After Forever - Prison Of Desire
4.After Forever - Decipher
5.After Forever - After Forever

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Created by ~Starchild~ on 28.12.2010



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Marcel's Pedantic Top 50 Of The Naughties

This is the top 50 of my favourite 100 albums of 2000-2009.

1.Warning - Watching From A Distance
2.Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
3.Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
4.Process Of Guilt - Erosion
5.Negură Bunget - OM

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Created by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.03.2010



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My Top 75 Albums Of All Time

My top 75 favourite albums of all time (initially it was a top 20 list, and after that top 50). Only 1 album per band. The list is in alphabetical order, so it doesn't represent explicitly which album is my absolute favourite (I don't have one). All albums on this list have earned at least a 9/10 rating. Albums with a star (★) have received a 10/10 rating from me. I've added genres and my favourite songs.

1.After Forever - Decipher
2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
3.Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde
4.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
5.Anathema - The Silent Enigma

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Created by Erik M. on 22.10.2012



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My Favourite Progressive Metal/rock Albums Of The Decade

This is the list of my favourite progressive metal/rock albums of the decade. I decided to do this list because a new decade is starting, so it's a good time to look back. Beware, this is not a "best progressive metal albums of the decade" list, it's my favourites, not necessarily the ones that were the best for everyone else or me.

1.Riverside - Out Of Myself
2.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
3.Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
4.Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
5.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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Created by BloodTears on 13.03.2010



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Top 200 Metal Masterpieces of All Time

RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality
- Songwriting
- Performance

Neither the popularity among the fans nor the commercial success (or unsuccess) of the albums were taken into account in the selection.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 10.03.2012



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*The Epics (Best Songs Over 10 Minutes)*

This is a list of the top songs over 10 minutes long in my humble opinion. I had to resist the urge not to put every single Symphony X, Opeth and Agalloch song over 10 minutes long on the list so some of equally high quality are left off to increase diversity. Songs are sorted by approximate preference with #1 inspiring the list. I love long songs so if you know a good one please send me a message and I'll give it a listen. **Last Update 09/03/2011**

1.Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness
2.Gorod - Transcendence
3.Symphony X - The Odyssey
4.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
5.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

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Created by Pyramid God on 25.06.2011



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Classic Metal Albums Of Forever

*** READ ME *** This list is about the greatest metal albums of all-time, from all sub-genres and all countries. You won't see bands like Deep Purple, Rush, BOC, Zeppelin, etc., nor will you see bands like Tool, Rage ATM, Melvins and Soundgarden. While I love many of those bands, my definition of metal does not include them.

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4.Death - Symbolic
5.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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Created by saw_you_drown on 18.05.2011



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So I Heard You Like Opeth...

My other lists:
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
Most Talented Vocalists In Metal

"Which bands sound like Opeth?" It seems that perennial question has plagued fans and non-fans of the band alike since their inception. I have created this list in an effort to guide those hapless souls to the answer. Feast your eyes the exhaustive list of bands who take the word influence too literally (barring the obvious) for the better or...for you to decide. Enjoy and don't hesitate to recommend any bands fitting this description.

Links to all bands not currently featured on Metal Storm are provided below:
Adeia
Orion (IN)

1.Adeia - Serenity
2.Alley - Amphibious
3.Altesia - Paragon Circus
4.Aquilus - Griseus
5.Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River

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Created by LeKiwi on 07.04.2015



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Top 50 Albums Of All Time

"If I were to die tomorrow, which 50 albums should I take with me?"

Through the endless ocean of music we always seem to find the albums which differ themselves more than others. These are the albums that are timeless to me, and have remained as a musical stain in my life over the years.

The list isn't 100% correct when it comes to the order of the albums, but these are the albums I know I will be happy with - if I only could bring 50 albums to heaven/hell.

1.Kamelot - The Black Halo
2.Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - A Virgin And A Whore
3.Evergrey - The Inner Circle
4.Dream Theater - Images And Words
5.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

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Created by Itoc on 20.05.2010



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My Favourite Albums Of All Time

1.Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech
2.Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath
3.Wintersun - Wintersun
4.Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields
5.Mors Principium Est - The Unborn

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Created by Starchild on 25.08.2010



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Metal Storm Stats

I'm bored very easily, and that's why I decided to do some stats about metal storm's top 20 of each year and the top 200. I don't know why I did that, but if you love stats like I do it might interest you. All of the data I collected is from November the 7th 2020.
Updated on August the 3rd 2023

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5.Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn

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Created by Roman Doez on 08.11.2020



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2000-2014: A 'Factored' Top 100

Take a look at the Top Album lists of recent years and you'll notice an obvious trend. In 2005 the average rating of the top 25 albums is 8.76. Jump to 2014 and the average among the top 25 has dropped to 8.26. An almost linear decrease is observable for the 10 years in between.

I was curious to see what a Top 100 for 2000-2014 would look like if I factored the votes to account for the 'rating decline'. I hope you find it interesting.

1.Agalloch - The Mantle
2.Opeth - Blackwater Park
3.Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI
4.Aquilus - Griseus
5.Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World

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Created by Moose on 13.09.2015



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My share of experime(n)tal music and other innovative stuff

I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated. So finally, there are Unexpect and Pain Of Salvation next to Bands like Kamelot and Savatage. Also, some Non-Metal Bands got involved like Jeff Buckley and Oingo Boingo. But could you imagine how PoS would sound without Jeffs influence? Or what would have become of Mr. Bungle if it weren't for Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo?!

1.Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I
2.Kalisia - Cybion
3.Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera
4.Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery
5.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

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Created by In5anity on 13.08.2011



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Opeth Albums: Best To Worst

My ranking of all Opeth's studio albums. I included ratings as well as the best songs (my personal favourites) of each album.

Here are links to the full albums (Grooveshark):
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Opeth - Morningrise
3. Opeth - Still Life
4. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
5. Opeth - Orchid
6. Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse

1.Opeth - Blackwater Park
2.Opeth - Morningrise
3.Opeth - Still Life
4.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
5.Opeth - Orchid

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Created by Erik M. on 09.11.2012



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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