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My Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time (June 2022)
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These are my top 100 favorite albums - they are the reason why I love metal!
Enjoy!
Format: Band | Album | (genre, release year, country) What I like about the album; Favorite songs
Statistics:
Genre:
Death: 28
Black: 20
Thrash: 19
Heavy: 15
Progressive: 9
Power: 4
Doom: 4
Symphonic: 1
Years with most album favorites:
1995: 8
1996: 7
1990: 7
1984: 5
Countries with most album favorites:
USA: 35
Sweden: 20
UK: 16
Norway: 6

----Last Update: June 15, 2022----

Created by: F3ynman | 09.06.2021


1. Judas Priest - Painkiller
(heavy, 1990, UK) Heavy metal in its purest form! Insane riffs, beautiful guitar solos, powerful drums, and Rob Halford at his peak vocal performance! ; Favorite songs: Painkiller, A Touch of Evil, Nightcrawler, One Shot at Glory, Hell Patrol, Leather Rebel;
2. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
(black, 1995, SWE) Epic and perfect in every way: black metal vocals and atmosphere in a wintry landscape with heavy death metal riffs and emotional solos! ; Night's Blood, Soulreaper, Thorns of Crimson Death, Where Dead Angels Lie, Unhallowed, Retribution;
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
(thrash, 1990, USA) Thrash Metal perfection: Mustaine's fast riffs contrasting with Marty's beautiful solos - the guitar playing is otherworldly, unique, and simply divine! ; Rust in Peace... Polaris, Tornado of Souls, Hangar 18, Lucretia, Five Magics, Holy Wars;
4. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
(thrash, 1984, USA) Metallica's perfectly paced balance between energetic thrash and melodic epicness ; Creeping Death, The Call of Ktulu, Trapped Under Ice, Fade to Black, Ride the Lightning;
5. Death - Spiritual Healing
(death, 1990, USA) A damning critique of society and imagery of a dystopian future with insanely good guitar-work and expressive vocals ("LLLIIIIIEEESSS!" ;)) ; Spiritual Healing, Within The Mind, Altering The Future, Low Life
6. Slayer - Show No Mercy
(thrash, 1983, USA) Super fast, heavy, evil, and super fun! Fantastic screams, creative melodies, and the guitar-work is simply amazing - at high-speed yet nuanced...very much like Painkiller! ; Metal Storm/Face the Slayer, Die by the Sword, Tormentor, Final Command, The Antichrist, Fight Till Death, Black Magic
7. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
(thrash, 1986, USA) Thrash and jazz! Super fun and catchy songs with Chris Poland's unique style and Mustaine's best guitar playing! ; Wake Up Dead, Devil's Island, Good Mourning/Black Friday, Bad Omen, The Conjuring;
8. Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
(heavy, 1984, UK) Dark, fast, yet with a lot of groove and some of Priest's best guitar solos! ; The Sentinel, Rock Hard Ride Free, Love Bites, Jawbreaker, Night Comes Down;
9. Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
(black, 1999, NOR) An absolute riff-fest with chilling vocals! A bitter cold masterpiece! ; Tragedies Blows At Horizon, Where Light And Dark Don't Differ, Withstand The Fall Of Time, Solarfall
10. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
(doom, 1971, UK) Black Sabbath's heaviest album with great doom-riffs and thought-provoking lyrics; Children of the Grave, Into the Void, Lord of this World, Sweet Leaf
11. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
(thrash, 1990, USA) Wonderfully dark atmosphere with phenomenal drumming, powerful vocals, excellent King solos, and Slayer's best riffs! ; Dead Skin Mask, War Ensemble, Seasons in the Abyss, Spirit in Black, Skeletons of Society, Blood Red, Temptation
12. Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
(death, 1993, SWE) An album of pure evil with demonic vocals and melodic guitar-work! The magical invention of blending black and death metal! ; Awakening, Nocturnal Silence, The Ancients Gate, Before the Dawn, Unholy Prophecies
13. Vektor - Terminal Redux
(thrash, 2016, USA) Philosophical lyrics about mortality and order in a chaotic universe. A fantastic intergalactic journey rising to an emotional climax and an incredibly epic finish! ; Recharging the Void, Cygnus Terminal, Collapse, Pillars of Sand, Charging the Void, LCD;
14. Death - Symbolic
(progressive, 1995, USA) It's intense, fast, sad, aggresive, and beautiful. A perfect mix of all emotions. A true masterpiece. ; Without Judgement, Symbolic, Sacred Serenity, 1000 Eyes, Misanthrope;
15. Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
(power, 1995, USA) Incredibly epic descent into Hell with amazingly expressive operatic vocals and doom riffs! ; Dante's Inferno, Diary, Burnt Offerings, Pierced Spirit, Last December, Creator Failure
16. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
(progressive, 1996, SWE) An Epic journey: a mix of melodic and heavy elements, evil guest vocals contrasting with beautiful clean vocals, and elegant recurring catchy and haunting riffs!
17. Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
(death, 2005, UK) Fantastic crushing riffs - Bolt Thrower at their best! ; At First Light, The Killchain, When Cannons Fade, Anti-Tank
18. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
(doom, 1986, SWE) Very unique doom metal: biblical and fantasy themes presented with heavy riffs and operatic vocals! ; Solitude, Sorceror's Pledge, Demon's Gate, Black Stone Wielders
19. Lucifer's Fall - III - From The Deep
(doom, 2021, AUS) Excellent and unique blend of dark Lovecraft-themed lyrics with ultra heavy riffs and menacing preaching vocals! ; The Cave, Across the Void, Trident Steel, From the Deep, Man of God
20. Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
(death, 2005, USA) An absolutely insanely intense firestorm of modern death metal! Stellar performance of unrelenting Egyptian damnation! ; Cast Down the Heretic, Lashed to the Slave Stick, User Maat Re, Annihilation of the Wicked, Sacrifice Unto Sebek
21. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
(heavy, 1983, DEN) Piercing vocals, satanic lyrics, and incredible guitar playing create some fun, evil, unique heavy metal! ; Satan's Fall, Evil, Melissa, At the Sound of the Demon Bell, Curse of the Pharaoh
22. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
(heavy, 1986, UK) The fantastic guitar synths create a beautiful and haunting atmosphere. Bruce's singing sends you on an epic journey through space and time! ; Alexander the Great, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner, Stranger in a Strange Land, Deja Vu, Caught Somewhere in Time;
23. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
(heavy, 1984, UK) Iron Maiden's most epic songwriting, featuring metal's most damning anti-war song (2 Minutes to Midnight), the greatest ballad of all time (Rime of the Ancient Mariner) and the most beautiful guitar solos (Powerslave, The Duellists)
24. Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
(heavy, 1982, UK) My introduction to heavy metal! Classic Judas Priest with catchy riffs and Halford's epic voice; The Hellion/Electric Eye, Riding on the Wind, Fever, Devil's Child, (Take These) Chains
25. Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
(heavy, 1980, UK) Dio brings fresh energy to the founders of metal with a stellar vocal performance! ; Heaven and Hell, Lady Evil, Neon Nights, Children of the Sea
26. Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory
(death, 1994, UK) Heavier than an aircraft carrier and full of awesome riffs! ; ...For Victory, War, Remembrance, Lest We Forget, Silent Demise, Graven Image
27. Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade
(death, 1992, UK) Super heavy and badass war anthems! This band comes rolling in like a tank! ; Where Next To Conquer, The IVth Crusade, This Time It's War
28. Hazzerd - Misleading Evil
(thrash, 2017, CAN) Fresh, fast, and ultra fun thrash metal perfection from unbelievably talented musicians - the drummer has a superb vocal performance and the guitar solos are magnificent! An overlooked masterpiece! ; Absolute Destruction, The Fallen, The Tendencies of a Madman, Road to Nowhere, Misleading Evil
29. Autopsy - Severed Survival
(death, 1989, USA) A ferocious combination of heavy doom riffs and insane trashy death metal - all accompanied by crushing bass! ; Severed Survival, Ridden with Disease, Service for a Vacant Coffin, Pagan Saviour, Critical Madness
30. Death - Leprosy
(death, 1988, USA) Great menacing vocals and intricate guitar playing make for a classic death album! ; Pull the Plug, Born Dead, Forgotten Past, Left to Die
31. Death - Human
(death, 1991, USA) Death metal at its finest with hints of the band's future melodic elements ; Secret Face, Lack of Comprehension, Together as One, Cosmic Sea
32. Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
(death, 2009, AUS) The epitome of melodic death metal! An absolute masterpiece of magical guitar-work with mesmerizing growling vocals, with melancholy yet intense atmosphere! ; From Scythe to Sceptre, Countless Stars, Held in Hollows, Outlive the Hand, The Venator
33. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
(black, 1997, NOR) A majestic, captivating, landmark of black metal! Every song is phenomenal with both entrancing atmosphere and entertaining guitar-work! ; The Wanderer, Thus Spake the Nightspirit, The Loss and Curse of Reverence, Ye Entrancemperium, The Acclamation of Bonds, Ensorcelled by Khaos
34. Judas Priest - Stained Class
(heavy, 1978, UK) Excellent, fun, classic 70s Priest with intricate yet catchy guitar-work and incredible vocals! A landmark inspiration, putting the "metal" in "heavy metal"! ; Beyond the Realms of Death, Exciter, Better By You Better Than Me, Saints in Hell, Stained Class
35. Rainbow - Rising
(heavy, 1976, UK) Dio's incredible voice and Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solos make this album a timeless classic ; Stargazer, A Light In The Black, Tarot Woman, Run with the Wolf
36. Obituary - Cause Of Death
(death, 1990, USA) Mesmerizing death metal riffs, spicy guitar solos by James Murphy, and unique brutal vocals! ; Body Bag, Chopped in Half, Infected, Cause of Death, Dying, Turned Inside Out
37. Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream
(death, 1991, SWE) Fast paced, energetic, fun old school death metal with fantastic buzzsaw guitar tone! ; Override of the Overture, Bleed for Me, In Death's Sleep, Dismembered, Soon to be Dead, Sickening Art
38. Entombed - Left Hand Path
(death, 1990, SWE) Classic evil death metal with awesome buzzsaw-guitar tone! ; Left Hand Path, Revel in Flesh, Bitter Loss, Supposed to Rot, When Life Has Ceased, Morbid Devourment
39. Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes
(death, 1992, FIN) A masterpiece of death metal with crushing riffs and lyrics of anguish, desolation, sorrow, and oblivion! ; Tears of God, Deadsoul, The Forlorn, Slumber of Sullen Eyes, Fear Obscures The Within
40. Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
(death, 2002, USA) Absolutely epic technical Egyptian-themed death metal perfection! Badass riffs with also many slower, hauntingly atmospheric moments; Unas Slayer of the Gods, Sarcophagus, In Their Darkened Shrines, Kheftiu Asar Butchiu
41. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
(thrash, 1988, USA) Metallica returning to their thrash side. Super heavy riffs, complex lyrics, and Hetfield's angry voice make up for lack of bass! ; One, Harvester of Sorrow, Blackened, To Live is To Die, Dyers Eve
42. Lord Belial - Enter The Moonlight Gate
(black, 1997, NOR) All the instruments, a superb demonic voice, and haunting female vocals create a captivating atmosphere as one follows a dark crusade of pure evil from a wintry landscape, through Hell, and to the Gates of Heaven. ; Enter the Moonlight Gate, Realm of a Thousand Burning Souls, Forlorn in Silence, Path with Endless Horizons, Lamia
43. Dan Swanö - Moontower
(progressive, 1999, SWE) All of Dan Swanö's genius musicianship on display! Beautiful melodies, mesmerizing atmosphere, and poetic lyrics create a one-of-a-kind experience in metal history! ; Sun of the Night, Add Reality, Uncreation, Patchwork
44. Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
(death, 1995, SWE) A beautiful masterpiece of melodic death metal with enchanting riffs and raspy, emotional vocals! ; The Dividing Line, The Gallery, Punish My Heaven, The One Brooding Warning, Silence and the Firmament Withdrew
45. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
(heavy, 1984, DEN) Incredible sinister, satanic anthems with catchy guitar-work and signature King screams! ; A Dangerous Meeting, The Oath, Desecration of Souls, Come to the Sabbath, The Gypsy
46. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King
(heavy, 1987, USA) Impressive high-pitched vocals and epic guitar solos ; Hall Of The Mountain King, Legions, Price You Pay, Beyond the Doors of the Dark
47. Testament - The Legacy
(thrash, 1987, USA) Raw thrash energy mixed with elegant guitar playing and badass vocals! ; Burnt Offerings, Over The Wall, Alone In The Dark, Do Or Die, Apocalyptic City
48. Dio - Holy Diver
(heavy, 1983, USA) Great guitar solos, and Dio's voice is majestic as always! ; Holy Diver, Don't Talk To Strangers, Rainbow In The Dark, Shame on the Night
49. Dissection - The Somberlain
(black, 1993, SWE) Magnificent melodic and dark songs - one of the best debut albums! ; The Somberlain, Black Horizons, A Land Forlorn, The Grief Prophecy
50. Vektor - Black Future
(thrash, 2009, USA) Insanely technical guitar-work with piercing vocals and badass sci-fi lyrics! ; Destroying the Cosmos, Forests of Legend, Oblivion, Black Future
51. Quo Vadis - Day Into Night
(death, 2000, CAN) A beautiful battle of brutal and melodic death metal! ; On the Shores of Ithaka, Absolution, Let It Burn, I Believe, Dream
52. Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
(progressive, 1998, USA) A unique approach for Death with some of their best riffs, solos, and emotions! ; Spirit Crusher, Voice of The Soul, Story to Tell, Bite the Pain
53. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
(heavy, 1988, UK) A great concept album with both catchy songs and epic ballads! ; Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, The Clairvoyant, Infinite Dreams, Moonchild
54. Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
(heavy, 1976, UK) Genre-defining album with epic screams and groovy dual guitar riffs ; Dreamer Deceiver, Victim of Changes, The Ripper
55. Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
(thrash, 1989, BRA) Brazilian classic of powerful thrash with catchy melodies and badass riffs! ; Beneath The Remains, Stronger Than Hate, Inner Self, Slaves of Pain
56. Sepultura - Arise
(thrash, 1991, BRA) Perfect aggressive death/thrash fusion with incredible riffs and creepy cover art! ; Desperate Cry, Arise, Dead Embryonic Cells, Altered State, Subtraction, Infected Voice
57. Cryptopsy - None So Vile
(death, 1996, CAN)
58. Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
(thrash, 1985, USA)
59. Slayer - Hell Awaits
(thrash, 1985, USA) A ferocious album straight from the fiery pits of Hell! ; At Dawn They Sleep, Hell Awaits, Kill Again, Crypts of Eternity, Praise of Death
60. Rotting Christ - Thy Mighty Contract
(black, 1993, GRE) Eerie, mesmerizing, satanic black metal from Greece! ; 4th Knight of Revelation, Transform All Suffering into Plagues, Fgementh Thy Gift
61. Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
(black, 2001, AUT) Enchanted, epic anthems of Middle-Earth with lyrical themes of the Hobbit and eerie voice samples from Lord of the Rings! ; In Hollow Halls Beneath the Fells, A New Power is Rising, South Away, Our Foes Shall Fail, Farewell
62. Necrophobic - Mark Of The Necrogram
(black, 2018, SWE) Haunting cover art and a beautifully dark ode to evil! ; Tsar Bomba, From the Great Above to the Great Below, Requiem for a Dying Sun, Pesta
63. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II
(progressive, 2003, SWE) Great sequel! I love it when the catchy and haunting riffs of the first Crimson album make a reappearance. ; Passage of Time, Incantation, Face to Face
64. Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
(progressive, 2008, FRA)
65. Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
(power, 2000, USA)
66. Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
(black, 1997, NOR)
67. Æther Realm - Tarot
(death, 2017, USA) An incredible masterpiece in emotional storytelling with masterclass melodeath! ; The Sun The Moon The Stars, The Devil, The Fool, The Tower, The Chariot
68. At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
(death, 1995, SWE)
69. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
(thrash, 1986, USA) Metallica shows more of its melodic side, with a highlight being the slow guitar solo in the title track. This is the master of transitions with the sudden shifts between memorable, badass riffs. ; Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Master of Puppets, Disposable Heroes, Leper Messiah, Orion
70. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
(thrash, 1990, USA)
71. Opeth - Blackwater Park
(progressive, 2001, SWE) Phenomenal masterpiece of melody with groovy riffs, elegant guitar-work, and crushing vocals! ; Leper Affinity, Blackwater Park, Harvester, Bleak, Patterns in the Ivy
72. Wintersun - Wintersun
(power, 2004, FIN) Magnificient wintry musicianship from Finland with elegant, catchy melodies and chilling vocals! ; Winter Madness, Death and the Healing, Starchild, Sleeping Stars, Battle Against Time
73. Summoning - Oath Bound
(black, 2006, AUT) Majestic wintry Middle-Earth atmosphere; Across the Streaming Tide, Land if the Dead, Menegroth, Beleriand
74. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
(death, 1994, FIN)
75. Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter
(black, 1996, SWE)
76. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
(black, 1994, NOR) Fantastic eerie, chilling, haunting atmosphere with epic riffing and super complex drumming! ; Freezing Moon, Life Eternal, Funeral Fog
77. Moonspell - Under Satanæ
(black, 2007, POR)
78. Asphyx - Necroceros
(death, 2021, NED) Brutal, unrelenting riffs mixed with slower doom elements create a masterpiece of modern death metal! ; Three Years of Famine, Mount Skull, Molten Black Earth, In Blazing Oceans
79. Memoriam - Requiem For Mankind
(death, 2019, UK) Absolutely brutal and badass - aggressive vocals, crushing riffs, and eternal war! ; Undefeated, Never The Victim, The Veteran, Austerity Kills
80. Pentagram - Pentagram
(doom, 1985, USA) American continuation of Black Sabbath's classic doom style with some of the heaviest riffs to grace the soundscape! ; Sign of the Wolf, All Your Sins, Death Row, Sinister, Relentless
81. Therion - Theli
(symphonic, 1996, SWE) A symphonic masterpiece of music! Incredible use of choirs and orchestras create a beautiful mystical middle-eastern atmosphere! ; Nightside of Eden, Postludium , To Mega Therion, The Siren of the Woods
82. Unanimated - Ancient God Of Evil
(black, 1995, SWE) Magical, perfectly crafted guitar melodies and mesmerizing, catchy riffs work together to produce a masterpiece of blackened death metal! ; Eye of the Greyhound, Die Alone, Oceans of Time, Mirelle, Ruins, Life Demise
83. Summoning - Minas Morgul
(black, 1995, AUT) Great atmosphere and a unique interpretation of Middle-Earth ; Orthanc, Soul Wandering, The Passing Of The Grey Company, Morthond, Lugburz
84. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
(thrash, 1983, USA) All hail the founders of Thrash Metal! Fun experimentation from a great band on the rise! ; Motorbreath,Seek and Destroy, The Four Horsemen, Hit the Lights, Whiplash, Jump in the Fire
85. Moonspell - Wolfheart
(black, 1995, POR) Magical atmosphere, emotional vocals, captivating riffs - a unique metal experience! ; Vampiria, Wolfshade, Sn Erotic Alchemy, Of Dream and Drama, Love Crimes
86. Metal Church - Metal Church
(heavy, 1984, USA) An amazing debut album! A superb vocal performance with awesome riffs, solos, and lyrics ; Beyond the Black, Metal Church, Gods of Wrath, Merciless Onslaught, In the Blood
87. Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness
(black, 2002, NOR)
88. Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
(power, 1998, GER) The Silmarillion as a musical! ' Nuff said! ; Into The Storm, Nightfall, Blood Tears, Noldor, Curse of Feanor
89. Necrophobic - Hrimthursum
(black, 2006, SWE) Fast and melodic riffs, bitter cold atmosphere, demonic vocals backed with angelic choirs - fantastic blackened death metal! ; I Strike With Wrath, The Crossing, Eternal Winter, Blinded by Light
90. Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
(death, 1989, USA) Ultra fast paced death metal classic! ; Immortal Rites, Visions from the Dark Side, Evil Spells, Maze of Torment
91. Amorphis - Elegy
(progressive, 1996, FIN)
92. Edge Of Sanity - The Spectral Sorrows
(death, 1993, SWE) A wide variety of genres mixed into one album, all accompanied by a thunderous guitar tone and Dan Swanö's inexhaustible genius! ; The Masque, Darkday, The Spectral Sorrows, Sacrificed
93. Death - Scream Bloody Gore
(death, 1987, USA) Pure death metal with sickened, extreme vocals and masterful riffs in a cavernous atmosphere of eviiiil dead! ; Zombie Ritual, Evil Dead, Scream Bloody Gore, Regurgitation of Guts, Infernal Death
94. Bolt Thrower - Realm Of Chaos
(death, 1989, UK) Signature crushing riffs from the British masters of old school death metal! ; World Eater, Eternal War, Realm of Chaos
95. Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
(black, 1996, SWE) Entertaining melodic black metal à la Dissection with wonderfully mysterious cover artwork! ; Fog's Kiss, Blood Shall be Spilled, Beyond All Horizons
96. Dream Theater - Images And Words
(progressive, 1992, USA) Great progressive metal with unforgettable, beautiful melodies and incredible singing! ; Learning to Live, Pull Me Under, Metropolis, Under A Glass Moon
97. Acherontas - Vamachara
(black, 2011, GRE)
98. In Flames - The Jester Race
(death, 1996, SWE) Very melodic with a beautiful guitar sound! ; The Jester's Dance, Moonshield, Lord Hypnos
99. Slayer - South Of Heaven
(thrash, 1988, USA) Entertaining dark thrash with masterful drumming and signature Slayer riffs from Hell! ; South of Heaven, Ghosts of War, Silent Scream, Spill the Blood, Behind the Crooked Cross, Mandatory Suicide
100. Megadeth - Dystopia
(thrash, 2016, USA) Kiko Loureiro's solos are unbelievably epic! ; Dystopia, Conquer Or Die, Fatal Illusion, Death From Within


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15.06.2021 - 09:15
AndyMetalFreak
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Very good list, lots of my favourite albums here.🖒
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15.06.2021 - 14:38
F3ynman
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Written by AndyMetalFreak on 15.06.2021 at 09:15

Very good list, lots of my favourite albums here.🖒

Thank you! Do you have any suggestions for albums I should add?
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15.06.2021 - 17:38
AndyMetalFreak
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I'm a fan of Summoning and noticed Minus Morgul on your list which is a great album, I would also recommend Stronghold, and also Oath Bound and Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame are great albums too.

Nocturnal Silence - (Necrophobic), Melodic Black/Death Metal, same genre as dissection.
Day Into Night - (Quo Vadis), technical Death Metal, sounds very much like Death's later albums.
Imaginations From The Other Side - (Blind Guardian) - Epic power metal album as good as Nightfall In Middle-Earth.
Those Once Loyal - (Bolt Thrower), My favourite album by them, although you can't go wrong with anything by Bolt Thrower.
If you like old-school thrash then (Slayer) Reign In Blood and Seasons In The Abyss.
Damage Done - (Dark Tranquillity) classic perfect Melodeath album IMO, The Gallery is also a great album by them too.
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15.06.2021 - 22:13
Cynic Metalhead
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Written by F3ynman on 15.06.2021 at 14:38

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 15.06.2021 at 09:15

Very good list, lots of my favourite albums here.🖒

Thank you! Do you have any suggestions for albums I should add?

No Slayer or Anthrax?
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16.06.2021 - 12:28
F3ynman
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Written by Cynic Metalhead on 15.06.2021 at 22:13

No Slayer or Anthrax?

I find Raining Blood, Angel of Death, and South of Heaven are some of the best metal songs ever. But I don't like the rest of their songs. They're just fast, and I don't find them as interesting and nuanced as songs by Megadeth, Metallica, or even Sepultura.
As for Anthrax, I have to admit that I'm pretty clueless. I've only heard a few of their songs. Do you recommend any I should try?
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16.06.2021 - 12:41
AndyMetalFreak
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Written by F3ynman on 16.06.2021 at 12:28

I find Raining Blood, Angel of Death, and South of Heaven are some of the best metal songs ever. But I don't like the rest of their songs. They're just fast, and I don't find them as interesting and nuanced as songs by Megadeth, Metallica, or even Sepultura.
As for Anthrax, I have to admit that I'm pretty clueless. I've only heard a few of their songs. Do you recommend any I should try?

If you find Slayer too fast, and prefer Metallica and Megadeth, the I would recommend (Exodus) - Bonded By Blood and (Testament) - The Legacy, if you don't mind longer thrash metal songs then (Overkill) - Years Of Decay is a good one. As for Anthrax I'm not too familiar myself, I have listened to Among The Living and I found it ok.
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16.06.2021 - 20:46
Cynic Metalhead
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Written by F3ynman on 16.06.2021 at 12:28

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 15.06.2021 at 22:13

No Slayer or Anthrax?

Do you recommend any I should try?

Spreading the Disease, Among the Living, and Persistence of Time.
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17.06.2021 - 02:14
F3ynman
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Written by AndyMetalFreak on 16.06.2021 at 12:41

If you find Slayer too fast, and prefer Metallica and Megadeth, the I would recommend (Exodus) - Bonded By Blood and (Testament) - The Legacy, if you don't mind longer thrash metal songs then (Overkill) - Years Of Decay is a good one.

Thank you for the recommendation! Testament's The Legacy is amazing! I just listened to the whole album twice - and I love it! I like the riffs, solos, the vocals, the diverse lyrical themes... it'll definitely soon land on my all-time favorites list.
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17.06.2021 - 16:15
AndyMetalFreak
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Written by F3ynman on 17.06.2021 at 02:14

Thank you for the recommendation! Testament's The Legacy is amazing! I just listened to the whole album twice - and I love it! I like the riffs, solos, the vocals, the diverse lyrical themes... it'll definitely soon land on my all-time favorites list.

No problem 🖒
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18.06.2021 - 23:56
AndyMetalFreak
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Great album descriptions, and great songs listed! 🖒
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19.06.2021 - 20:48
SYKO
Great list. Nice to see SUMMONING in there, though my favorite album from them is definitely STONGHOLD. It's so damn EPIC. If you don't know it check it out !
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19.06.2021 - 22:41
AndyMetalFreak
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Written by SYKO on 19.06.2021 at 20:48

Great list. Nice to see SUMMONING in there, though my favorite album from them is definitely STONGHOLD. It's so damn EPIC. If you don't know it check it out !

I agree with Stronghold, it's truly epic! but my favourite has always been Oath Bound, it's a personal favourite of mine, it's atmosphere is so Majestic and draws me into a vivid imagination of middle earth.
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23.06.2021 - 15:01
Roman Doez
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This is a pretty neat list, I see we have several albums in common !
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23.06.2021 - 17:50
F3ynman
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Written by Roman Doez on 23.06.2021 at 15:01

This is a pretty neat list, I see we have several albums in common !

Thanks! It was fun creating it. I'm working right now on a list of the best metal songs in my opinion. The list is getting long... stay tuned!
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23.06.2021 - 21:45
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Written by F3ynman on 23.06.2021 at 17:50

I'm working right now on a list of the best metal songs in my opinion.

That sounds good, I'm looking forward to seeing that.
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23.06.2021 - 21:51
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Written by AndyMetalFreak on 23.06.2021 at 21:45

Written by F3ynman on 23.06.2021 at 17:50

I'm working right now on a list of the best metal songs in my opinion.

That sounds good, I'm looking forward to seeing that.

Thanks. I'll limit myself to 2 songs per album. Otherwise I'll be writing down the entire discography of Death, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden haha
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23.06.2021 - 22:06
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Written by F3ynman on 23.06.2021 at 21:51

Thanks. I'll limit myself to 2 songs per album. Otherwise I'll be writing down the entire discography of Death, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden haha

It's tough because there are so many great songs by those bands, good luck🖒
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25.06.2021 - 15:34
Ball Fondlers
Nice list. Looking at some of your choices I'd recommend WASP - The Crimson Idol
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26.06.2021 - 22:14
WizardSlayer99
Pretty good list. We indeed have simmilar taste
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09.07.2021 - 11:37
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Written by Cynic Metalhead on 15.06.2021 at 22:13

Written by F3ynman on 15.06.2021 at 14:38

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 15.06.2021 at 09:15

Very good list, lots of my favourite albums here.🖒

Thank you! Do you have any suggestions for albums I should add?

No Slayer or Anthrax?

Well, I've added Show No Mercy now! I just listened to it for the first time - and instantly fell in love! (I like it more than Reign in Blood - maybe it's because of the Judas Priest and Iron Maiden influence)
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09.07.2021 - 11:41
John doe
Quite a few great ones here
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09.07.2021 - 11:44
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Written by John doe on 09.07.2021 at 11:41

Quite a few great ones here

Thanks, man! I appreciate the support!
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24.07.2021 - 22:17
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Love your death metal taste, totally on point
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25.07.2021 - 00:24
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Written by [user id=314970] on 24.07.2021 at 22:17

Love your death metal taste, totally on point

That's really nice of you to say that! Thanks!
Are there any other albums you recommend I should listen to?
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25.07.2021 - 11:28
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Written by F3ynman on 25.07.2021 at 00:24

Are there any other albums you recommend I should listen to?

If I won't find certain album on your "album votes" list then Im gonna assume you didn't listen to that also I'll try not to recommend to many stuff since it may be overwhelming and I'll miss my point, but...
Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes - basically the best thing to come out of finland except Demilich (which you should also check if you haven't yet), shitass long tremolo riffs, savage production, what else do you need.

Dutch death metal scene - Asphyx (Last One on Earth), Pestilence (Consuming Impulse) and Sinister (Diabolical Summoning) - my personal favourite scene. For Asphyx think Bolt Thrower with extra Death Doom Metal flavor, Pestilence started as death/thrash marriage to turn into one of the godfathers of technical death metal, and Sinister is your high quality oldschool death metal. Also very important persona in dutch metal involves Martin Van Drunen which many consider to be THE best death metal vocalist to ever exist.

For more Thrash metal I would recomend Morbid Saint (not to confuse with Morbid Angel) - Spectrum of Death, recorded in 1988 is some of the wildest shit from that time period. Even tho the vocals are harsh, the instrumental side keeps it from being death metal record, surprisingly memorable songwritting, one of my favorite thrash albums of all time.

For more recent stuff you can't go wrong with Blood Incantation, probably you heard about them or listened their stuff, since they are pretty popular even outside metal circlejerk groups. They released 2 albums so far so just pick the one that looks interesting to you.
Horrendous - do not start with their debut (not bad album, but not very interesting, especially when you look at the rest of their discography), they style changes from album to album, they experiment with some heavy metal, melodic death metal, and their latest album is very progressive oriented death metal, and perhaps my favorite from them. They know how to avoid some traps in modern tech death metal genre.
Demoniac - So It Goes, just recently discovered this album, so I'm not sure if it won't wear off in a month or something, but so far I'm pretty positive that I listened to entirety of it 20+ times and shit still rips. Some of the best thrash metal I've heard in a very very long time. Also the band is from Chile which only adds to the experience. Some people lose their heads that there is a clarinet solo, but who cares honestly.

So that's it for now, I'll be happy if you check even half of these bands, if you'll need any recommendation (this time anything, not just death/thrash metal), feel free to ask.
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25.07.2021 - 14:56
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Written by [user id=314970] on 25.07.2021 at 11:28

Written by F3ynman on 25.07.2021 at 00:24

Are there any other albums you recommend I should listen to?



Yo! Thanks for the recommendations and long descriptions! You've made me interested in these bands before I've even listened to them. I have, in fact not heard of any of those bands you mentioned - lots for me to discover!
Yeah, my preference in metal is heavy, thrash, and death. I'm tentatively looking at black metal, but it's hard to find albums/bands where I like the vocals. So far the black metal that I enjoy is Storm of the Light's Bane, The Somberlain, At the Heart of Winter, Nocturnal Silence, and the Summoning albums. I tend to like black metal when it's mixed with death metal or thrash elements .
Can you recommend any black metal that I might like?
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25.07.2021 - 19:24
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Written by F3ynman on 25.07.2021 at 14:56

I'm tentatively looking at black metal, but it's hard to find albums/bands where I like the vocals.

Yeah black metal is very subjective when it comes to vocals, can't promise that the bands I'll recommend will satisfy your taste in the vocals, you gonna have to give them a shot.
Written by F3ynman on 25.07.2021 at 14:56

So far the black metal that I enjoy is Storm of the Light's Bane, The Somberlain...

The most natural way to go would be Far Away From the Sun by Sacramentum, both bands are usually considered the pioneers of melodic black metal. The next I'd name pretty overlooked band "The Moaning", their album is more similar in style and direction to Dissection, but black to death metal proportions are tiny different.
Written by F3ynman on 25.07.2021 at 14:56

Nocturnal Silence,

I don't know if you had dive in Necrophobic discography more, but if you didn't then you definitely must. After their classic debut, they changed their sound more into melodic black metal sound, so it's pretty likely that you will enjoy these. Their latest album released year ago was chosen by the metal storm community as the best Melodic Black Metal album from that year.
Written by F3ynman on 25.07.2021 at 14:56

I tend to like black metal when it's mixed with death metal or thrash elements .

Wanted to say Bathory but I see you didn't liked very much their most famous album, I still think you should give a try to their other stuff, it's really worth it. Also try Destroyer 666, they made one of the very few great thrash albums during that horrible period when groove and nu-metal was taking over.

I think I should also mention some bands from different black metal subgenres, so you can expand more your perspective.

Mare Cognitum - cosmic atmospheric one man metal band with crazy beautiful tremolo picking, try his Phobos Monolith if you want more transcendental experience, or his latest album Solar Paroxysm if you want more polished and more accessible experience. This dude has crazy strong discography, same as the next band...

Enslaved - don't know what is your opinion on progressive metal, but nevertheless you should check them, one of the strongest discographies ever. Can't really tell which album is the best to start with, they made too much great records.

Moonsorrow - no one is better in folk/black than they are. Try with their earlier stuff and chronogically go up.

Alcest - if we ignore the black metal thing, this is still some of the best shoegaze I've ever heard. Try Souvenirs first. Shoegaze is kinda specific so it's understandable if you won't like them, but still you should give them a try.

Also I forgot to mention Mgła earlier, I think it's save to say that they are the biggest black metal band atm, didn't see them on your "votes list". The best album to start with is by far Exercises in Futility, both their most melodic and most acclaimed full lenght album. Very good production, and great nihilistic lyrics.

If you happen to know most of these bands then you can respond to me so I can recommend something else. Hope you'll enjoy some of them, and hope some of them will be among your favorite bands in the future. Stay strong
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15.08.2021 - 03:45
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Written by AndyMetalFreak on 15.06.2021 at 17:38

Those Once Loyal - (Bolt Thrower), My favourite album by them, although you can't go wrong with anything by Bolt Thrower.
If you like old-school thrash then (Slayer) Reign In Blood and Seasons In The Abyss.

I've added Those Once Loyal and Seasons in the Abyss to my list. Slayer has grown on me a bit more
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15.08.2021 - 07:40
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Written by F3ynman on 15.08.2021 at 03:45

I've added Those Once Loyal and Seasons in the Abyss to my list. Slayer has grown on me a bit more

They are both great albums, and bands I admire, Bolt Thrower and Slayer are both very unique in their genre's, It's good to see you starting to like Slayer more, they are proper old school thrash.
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19.09.2021 - 20:38
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Written by MadeleineGlover on 19.09.2021 at 15:23

Awesome list!

Thanks!
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