Written by Guest on 24.12.2013 at 21:47

You only have one sludge album? That's shameful.

Redeem yourself by adding these:
High On Fire - The Art Of Self-Defense
Down - NOLA
Coffinworm - When All Became None
Eibon - Entering Darkness
Eyehategod - In The Name Of Suffering
Buzz*oven - To A Frown

Haha well, what can I say other than that I simply am not a Sludge fan? But fair enough, I will look into your suggestions.

That being said, there's more sludge, just not under the "sludge" section. I can't have the same album twice on the list now, can I? For example, I had Dragged Into Sunlight in that section until Joe told me they're actually more death metal. I also have Regarde Les Hommes Tomber, Ortega and Mastodon here.

Ophelia- Do Sympathy With Your Fantasy (Genre is something like Atmospheric/Neoclassical with post, folk and doom metal influences)

Can't find out much about this band, but you can hear some of their songs on youtube.

Written by CyberSymphony on 24.12.2013 at 22:11

Ophelia - Do Sympathy With Your Fantasy (Genre is something like Atmospheric/Neoclassical with post, folk and doom metal influences)

Can't find out much about this band, but you can hear some of their songs on youtube.

Dude, I didn't forget about them you know. Still have to listen to the whole album though. I really liked that song you linked (and a few others as well), even though the music is incredibly soft.

You're wrong about the genre though... I honestly don't see how you can call them atmospheric, neoclassical, post, folk and doom and NOT mention gothic, which is from what I've heard a huge part of the music. So this album will almost certainly be under the "Gothic" section in this list.

Written by Erik M. on 24.12.2013 at 22:18

Written by CyberSymphony on 24.12.2013 at 22:11

Ophelia - Do Sympathy With Your Fantasy (Genre is something like Atmospheric/Neoclassical with post, folk and doom metal influences)

Can't find out much about this band, but you can hear some of their songs on youtube.

Dude, I didn't forget about them you know. Still have to listen to the whole album though. I really liked that song you linked (and a few others as well), even though the music is incredibly soft.

You're wrong about the genre though... I honestly don't see how you can call them atmospheric, neoclassical, post, folk and doom and NOT mention gothic, which is from what I've heard a huge part of the music. So this album will almost certainly be under the "Gothic" section in this list.

My first thoughts were that its not very metal, but there are a few moments on the album that are gothic and doomy, but most of it is neoclassical and atmospheric music.
I'm also trying to attempt to upload the full album to youtube as well. As its around 80 mins long, its taking a long time.

Written by CyberSymphony on 24.12.2013 at 22:31

My first thoughts were that its not very metal, but there are a few moments on the album that are gothic and doomy, but most of it is neoclassical and atmospheric music.
I'm also trying to attempt to upload the full album to youtube as well. As its around 80 mins long, its taking a long time.

Ah I see. Maybe it's just that one track that sounded pretty gothic then... anyway, it would be great if you'd upload the album, seeing as (like you said) many tracks aren't on Youtube.

KEZIA

Written by Coolingsrock on 25.12.2013 at 16:41

KEZIA

Sorry, they're not on MS so I won't add them. Rules are rules.

Have them added to MS or suggest other bands for this list.

Written by Erik M. on 26.12.2013 at 01:08

Written by Coolingsrock on 25.12.2013 at 16:41

KEZIA

Sorry, they're not on MS so I won't add them. Rules are rules.

Have them added to MS or suggest other bands for this list.

No I Meant Kezia , Protest the Hero's Debut album. It's their best.

Written by Coolingsrock on 26.12.2013 at 03:42

No I Meant Kezia , Protest the Hero's Debut album. It's their best.

Lol, how the hell could I have known that? People are supposed to suggest the bands, not the albums... because I'm not going to guess from which band an album might be from.

But I will look into it, so thanks anyway.

Written by Erik M. on 26.12.2013 at 23:37

Written by Coolingsrock on 26.12.2013 at 03:42

No I Meant Kezia , Protest the Hero's Debut album. It's their best.

Lol, how the hell could I have known that? People are supposed to suggest the bands, not the albums... because I'm not going to guess from which band an album might be from.

But I will look into it, so thanks anyway.

i know my bad...........but yeah.

Written by Coolingsrock on 27.12.2013 at 23:21

i know my bad...........but yeah.

Don't worry about it.

Hey E.Mols, do you like european Power Metal (with keyboards)? Dreamtale's Beyond Reality is a great debut.

Written by Guest on 29.12.2013 at 21:06

Hey E.Mols, do you like european Power Metal (with keyboards)? Dreamtale's Beyond Reality is a great debut.

No, I don't like (European) power metal at all. But don't worry, if an album doesn't totally get on my nerves I'm inclined to add it to this list.

So I will look into your suggestion.

This album. Add naow Also Thee Orakle's debut cause it's quite similar.

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Written by LeKiwi on 03.01.2014 at 15:56

This album. Add naow Also Thee Orakle's debut cause it's quite similar.

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Haha, will check them out soon. Thanks for the suggestions.

Written by Erik M. on 03.01.2014 at 16:15

Haha, will check them out soon. Thanks for the suggestions.

Also, Black Fast - as recommended by the latest staff pick

So, uhm, where's Led Zeppelin?

Written by Zap on 10.01.2014 at 01:09

So, uhm, where's Led Zeppelin?

Not sure if it belongs on this list. Then again, I also have extremely mellow stuff such as King Crimson on here, so why not add Led Zeppelin as well? Under which section would you put them? Heavy, progressive, hard rock (not yet as a genre here)?

Written by Erik M. on 12.01.2014 at 00:03

Not sure if it belongs on this list. Then again, I also have extremely mellow stuff such as King Crimson on here, so why not add Led Zeppelin as well? Under which section would you put them? Heavy, progressive, hard rock (not yet as a genre here)?

Well, since you already have a category for heavy metal and not one for hard rock I'd say heavy

Goddamn this list is long. I'm really glad you added genre categorizing, it was getting way too cluttered before that. Simple change made the list quite a bit better (now if only you would add non-MS albums)

I think I've said this before, but what's the point of this list if you add pretty much every debut album out there? Seems like a waste of time.

Written by Boxcar Willy on 11.04.2014 at 04:37

I think I've said this before, but what's the point of this list if you add pretty much every debut album out there? Seems like a waste of time.

It certainly could be shortened quite a bit (there's about 75+ albums I would remove), but I still think it's a nice way to introduce people to random bands.
Edit: Make that 150+ albums I disagree with, and I've heard nearly all of them

Written by Alex F on 10.04.2014 at 20:11

Goddamn this list is long. I'm really glad you added genre categorizing, it was getting way too cluttered before that. Simple change made the list quite a bit better (now if only you would add non-MS albums)

I know it's really long and I haven't added albums for months now. The reason is that I got kind of bored with lists in general, or at least updating them. I agree that categorizing them into main genres is better. I won't add non-MS bands for two reasons: 1. as I said I got bored with updating lists , 2. even with only MS featured bands it's already a very long list.

Written by Alex F on 11.04.2014 at 04:41

It certainly could be shortened quite a bit (there's about 75+ albums I would remove), but I still think it's a nice way to introduce people to random bands.
Edit: Make that 150+ albums I disagree with, and I've heard nearly all of them

This is a relatively objective list (aside from my obvious preference for some genres, indicated by the amount of albums of those genres), so I obviously won't remove albums just because you disagree with them. Well, if you can give me a good reason why a certain album shouldn't be here, I'd consider removing it. But 150 albums, or even 75? No way.

Written by Boxcar Willy on 11.04.2014 at 04:37

I think I've said this before, but what's the point of this list if you add pretty much every debut album out there? Seems like a waste of time.

And as I told you before: you're exaggerating quite a bit with that statement, because around 350 debuts is hardly "pretty much every debut album out there". Yes, it might be too long for some people, but that's one of the reasons I categorized them into different genres.

Written by deadone on 11.04.2014 at 04:50

For starters, I wouldn't have included Iced Earth's self titled.


Terrible vocals and average production. And I'm an IE fan boy!

Well, I can remember liking it enough to put it here, not to mention quite a few people kept recommending it, so I don't see the harm in including it. Not to mention the category Power Metal is damn tiny as it is, so for now I'm keeping it on the list.

Written by Erik M. on 11.04.2014 at 08:40

This is a relatively objective list (aside from my obvious preference for some genres, indicated by the amount of albums of those genres), so I obviously won't remove albums just because you disagree with them. Well, if you can give me a good reason why a certain album shouldn't be here, I'd consider removing it. But 150 albums, or even 75? No way.

How can a list like this be objective at all? If this was solely influenced by popular opinion as to what's a great debut, you'd have to include every pop album ever. I know that's a bit of an exaggeration, but I really can't see how this is objective? If you could explain that to me I'd actually be interested in seeing how you go about actually adding an album in an "objective" manner.

Another mistake Erik: Appalachian Winter - I Become The Frozen Land. Lol thats not even their second album

Written by Hex_Omega on 18.06.2014 at 20:08

Another mistake Erik: Appalachian Winter - I Become The Frozen Land. Lol thats not even their second album

Thanks for paying attention. I honestly have no idea why I thought it was the debut.

I like that you put arcturus , solefald and diablo swing orchestra on top . Great bands that made an impact on the music scene with their debut albums.

Written by Hazelnut Nero on 03.04.2015 at 08:38

I like that you put arcturus , solefald and diablo swing orchestra on top . Great bands that made an impact on the music scene with their debut albums.

Thanks, but the list is ranked according to genre, so that's the reason they're at the top of the list.