My Favorite 100 Metal Albums Of All Time

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My Favorite 100 Metal Albums Of All Time

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A list by
CLITORIUX
Created
August 25, 2013
Entries
100
Endorsements
11
100.
1.
Warning - Watching From A Distance
2006 / Doom Metal
100.
2.
Aquilus - Griseus
2011 / Atmospheric Neoclassical Folk Metal
100.
3.
King Diamond - Abigail
1987 / Heavy Metal
100.
4.
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
1986 / Thrash Metal
100.
5.
Candlemass - Nightfall
1987 / Epic Doom Metal
100.
6.
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
1984 / Heavy Metal
100.
7.
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
1984 / Thrash Metal
100.
8.
Death - Human
1991 / Technical Death Metal
100.
9.
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
1983 / Heavy Metal
100.
10.
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
1971 / Heavy Metal
100.
11.
Slayer - Reign In Blood
1986 / Thrash Metal
100.
12.
Lykathé - Elvenefris
2000 / Progressive Technical Death Metal
100.
13.
Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls
2008 / Progressive Power Metal
100.
14.
Bathory - Blood Fire Death
1988 / Black Thrash Metal
100.
15.
Nocte Obducta - Nektar Teil II: Seen, Flüsse, Tagebücher
2005 / Avantgarde Black Metal
100.
16.
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
1990 / Thrash Metal
100.
17.
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
1984 / NWOBHM
100.
18.
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
1986 / Epic Doom Metal
100.
19.
Negură Bunget - OM
2006 / Progressive Atmospheric Black Folk Metal
100.
20.
My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
1993 / Doom Death Metal
100.
21.
Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
1989 / Death Metal
100.
22.
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
1988 / NWOBHM
100.
23.
The Ruins Of Beverast - Rain Upon The Impure
2006 / Atmospheric Black Doom Metal
100.
24.
Solitude Aeturnus - Through The Darkest Hour
1994 / Epic Doom Metal
100.
25.
King Diamond - "Them"
1988 / Heavy Metal
100.
26.
Crimson Glory - Transcendence
1988 / Progressive Heavy Metal
100.
27.
W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
1992 / Heavy Metal
100.
28.
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
1989 / Thrash Metal
100.
29.
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
1991 / Progressive Death Thrash Metal
100.
30.
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
1992 / Power Metal
100.
31.
Nokturnal Mortum - The Voice Of Steel
2009 / Folk Black Metal
100.
32.
Dio - Holy Diver
1983 / Heavy Metal
100.
33.
Pagan Altar - Mythical & Magical
2006 / Doom Metal NWOBHM
100.
34.
Borknagar - The Olden Domain
1997 / Progressive Black Folk Metal
100.
35.
Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
1983 / NWOBHM
100.
36.
Orphaned Land - Mabool
2004 / Middle Eastern Folk Metal
100.
37.
Solitude Aeturnus - Beyond The Crimson Horizon
1992 / Epic Doom Metal
100.
38.
Death - Symbolic
1995 / Technical Death Metal
100.
39.
The Ruins Of Beverast - Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite
2009 / Atmospheric Black Doom Metal
100.
40.
Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
1997 / Progressive Power Metal
100.
41.
Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
2008 / Funeral Doom Death Metal
100.
42.
Imago Mortis - Transcendental
2006 / Epic Doom Metal
100.
43.
Evoken - Antithesis Of Light
2005 / Funeral Doom Death Metal
100.
44.
King Diamond - Conspiracy
1989 / Heavy Metal
100.
45.
Agent Steel - Unstoppable Force
1987 / Speed Metal
100.
46.
Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
1996 / Death Metal
100.
47.
Artillery - By Inheritance
1990 / Thrash Metal
100.
48.
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
1988 / Power Metal
100.
49.
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
1984 / NWOBHM
100.
50.
Absu - Tara
2001 / Black Thrash Metal
100.
51.
Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
1986 / NWOBHM
100.
52.
Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields
1997 / Dark Symphonic Folk Metal
100.
53.
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
1980 / Heavy Metal
100.
54.
Forest Of Fog - Nebelhymnen
2005 / Atmospheric Melodic Black Metal
100.
55.
Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory Of The Bizarre Reverend
2002 / Doom Metal
100.
56.
Kreator - Coma Of Souls
1990 / Thrash Metal
100.
57.
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
1985 / Thrash Death Black Metal
100.
58.
Possessed - Seven Churches
1985 / Death Thrash Metal
100.
59.
Dream Theater - Awake
1994 / Progressive Metal
100.
60.
Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
1994 / Symphonic Black Metal
100.
61.
Sodom - Agent Orange
1989 / Thrash Metal
100.
62.
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
1988 / Thrash Metal
100.
63.
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
1996 / Death Grind Metal
100.
64.
Judas Priest - Painkiller
1990 / NWOBHM Speed Metal
100.
65.
Solitude Aeturnus - Into The Depths Of Sorrow
1991 / Epic Doom Metal
100.
66.
Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King
1987 / Heavy Power Metal
100.
67.
Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
2007 / Celtic Folk Black Metal
100.
68.
Overkill - Horrorscope
1991 / Thrash Metal
100.
69.
Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
1995 / Melodic Black Metal
100.
70.
Cathedral - Forest Of Equilibrium
1991 / Doom Metal
100.
71.
My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours
2001 / Doom Death Metal
100.
72.
The Chasm - The Spell Of Retribution
2004 / Death Metal
100.
73.
Metal Church - The Dark
1986 / Heavy Thrash Metal
100.
74.
Officium Triste - Reason
2004 / Doom Death Metal
100.
75.
Dordeduh - Dar De Duh
2012 / Atmospheric Folk Black Metal
100.
76.
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
1987 / Power Metal
100.
77.
Mourning Beloveth - The Sullen Sulcus
2002 / Doom Death Metal
100.
78.
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
1993 / Technical Death Metal
100.
79.
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
1986 / Thrash Metal
100.
80.
Demilich - Nespithe
1993 / Death Metal
100.
81.
Anthrax - Among The Living
1987 / Thrash Metal
100.
82.
Mournful Congregation - The Monad Of Creation
2005 / Funeral Doom Metal
100.
83.
Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
1986 / Thrash Metal
100.
84.
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
1986 / Thrash Metal
100.
85.
Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth
1997 / Heavy Metal
100.
86.
The Prophecy - Into The Light
2009 / Melodic Doom Death Metal
100.
87.
Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
1998 / Technical Death Metal
100.
88.
Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
1988 / Epic Doom Metal
100.
89.
Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
2010 / Progressive Power Metal
100.
90.
Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
2003 / Folk Pagan Black Metal
100.
91.
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
1988 / Thrash Metal
100.
92.
Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
1997 / Symphonic Black Metal
100.
93.
Kathaarsys - Verses In Vain
2007 / Progressive Black Metal
100.
94.
Immolation - Close To A World Below
2000 / Death Metal
100.
95.
Shining - V - Halmstad
2007 / Progressive Black Metal
100.
96.
Malón - Espíritu Combativo
1995 / Thrash Metal
100.
97.
Ikuinen Kaamos - The Forlorn
2006 / Progressive Black Metal
100.
98.
Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
1996 / Melodic Black Metal
100.
99.
Destruction - The Antichrist
2001 / Thrash Metal
100.
100.
Communic - Waves Of Visual Decay
2006 / Progressive Power Thrash Metal
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25.08.2013 - 18:57

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Wow, very unusual yet interesting mix of albums you got here. While the heavy/power metal albums aren't really my cup of tea, albums by bands such as Warning, Aquilus, Candlemass, My Dying Bride, Edge of Sanity, Empyrium, Emperor, Solitude Aeternus, Officium Triste and Mourning Beloveth are definitely among my favourites. So good job. (and thank you too for your +1 on my list also check out my other lists if you're curious)
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Trying to distill the albums i've heard to 50 or 100 might be a fun project. nice list, thanks for the idea. i imagine there would be some similarity between the two.
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Great list (some I do not know, some do not care for), a lot of great stuff I also enjoy.
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