Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1991

Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1991

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Poser alert! He put “that album” on the list? Gross.

Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
Massacre - From Beyond (Death)
Skid Row - Slave To The Grind (Heavy)
Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments (Death/Thrash)
Cannibal Corpse - Butchered At Birth (Death)
Motörhead - 1916 (Heavy)

Non-Metal mentions:
Pearl Jam - Ten (Alternative/Rock)
Nirvana - Nevermind (Alternative/Rock)
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Sepultura - Arise
1991 (Death/Thrash) Arise, Altered State, Dead Embryonic Cells
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Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
1991 (Death) Blessed Are the Sick/Leading the Rats, The Ancient Ones, Fall From Grace
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Solitude Aeturnus - Into The Depths Of Sorrow
1991 (Doom) Opaque Divinity, Destiny Falls to Ruin, Transcending Sentinels
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Overkill - Horrorscope
1991 (Thrash) Coma, Bare Bones, Infectious
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Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious
1991 (Death) Corporal Jigsore Quandary, Inpropagation, Incarnated Solvent Abuse
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Paradise Lost - Gothic
1991 (Gothic/Doom) Gothic, Rotting Misery, Silent
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Sarcófago - The Laws Of Scourge
1991 (Black/Thrash) The Laws Of Scourge, The Black Vomit, Midnight Queen
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Grave - Into The Grave
1991 (Death) Into The Grave, Haunted, Banished To Live
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Metallica - Metallica
1991 (Heavy) Of Wolf and Man, Sad But True, Wherever I May Roam
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Immolation - Dawn Of Possession
1991 (Death) Those Left Behind, Burial Ground, Dawn of Possession
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Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
1991 (Alternative) Jesus Christ Pose, Outshined, Room A Thousand Years Wide
Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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F3ynman
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18.09.2021 - 02:13
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I looked at the description and was thinking "poser? Which album?" And then I looked at the list and immediately knew which one you meant. But I've got to admit, Wherever I May Roam has one hell of a catchy riff!
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18.09.2021 - 13:48

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Written by F3ynman on 18.09.2021 at 02:13

I looked at the description and was thinking "poser? Which album?" And then I looked at the list and immediately knew which one you meant. But I've got to admit, Wherever I May Roam has one hell of a catchy riff!

Haha, I get people’s disappointment with the direction but I think they’re kidding themselves if they don’t think it’s a good album, some of the greatest riffs ever written are on that album. Just feels like a lot of people judge it for what it isn’t rather than what it is.

Also it’s nice when a Metal song crosses over and it isn’t a ballad.
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25.09.2021 - 14:56
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Wait - I just noticed - why isn't there Human by Death?
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25.09.2021 - 15:09

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Fates Warning
Van Halen
Savatage
Titan Force
Anacrusis
Gorguts
Metal Church
Kingdom Come
Marillion
Death

all did great music in 1991
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25.09.2021 - 15:21
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Your obviously a big fan of death metal, judging by your list anyway, which is not a bad thing by any means, great to see Carcass and Sepultura listed here
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25.09.2021 - 18:26

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Written by F3ynman on 25.09.2021 at 14:56

Wait - I just noticed - why isn't there Human by Death?

Two reasons:

One, I prefer the older, more straight forward Death like SBG and Leprosy.

And two, because I have the album but I cannot find where I put it and I forgot how it sounds.

Probably more the second reason...
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25.09.2021 - 18:30
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Written by blackwreath13 on 25.09.2021 at 18:26

Two reasons:

One, I prefer the older, more straight forward Death like SBG and Leprosy.

Yeah I also personally prefer Leprosy and Spiritual Healing. Symbolic and SoP are also better than Human, I'd say. I was just surprised you hadnt mentioned it, since a lot of people praise it. It is admittedly great, but not Death's best, I'd say.
Written by blackwreath13 on 25.09.2021 at 18:26

And two, because I have the album but I cannot find where I put it and I forgot how it sounds.

Probably more the second reason...

Go and find it! It's still a great album
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25.09.2021 - 18:36

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Written by John_Doe on 25.09.2021 at 15:09

Fates Warning
Van Halen
Savatage
Titan Force
Anacrusis
Gorguts
Metal Church
Kingdom Come
Marillion
Death

all did great music in 1991

Some of those are still in my “listen to” pile. Is that your top ten?
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25.09.2021 - 18:42

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Written by AndyMetalFreak on 25.09.2021 at 15:21

Your obviously a big fan of death metal, judging by your list anyway, which is not a bad thing by any means, great to see Carcass and Sepultura listed here

Cheers, I like to spread the love as much as possible style-wise but ‘91 seems to have clearly been dominated by Death Metal, at least to me.
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25.09.2021 - 18:55

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Written by F3ynman on 25.09.2021 at 18:30

Written by blackwreath13 on 25.09.2021 at 18:26

Two reasons:

One, I prefer the older, more straight forward Death like SBG and Leprosy.

Yeah I also personally prefer Leprosy and Spiritual Healing. Symbolic and SoP are also better than Human, I'd say. I was just surprised you hadnt mentioned it, since a lot of people praise it. It is admittedly great, but not Death's best, I'd say.
Written by blackwreath13 on 25.09.2021 at 18:26

And two, because I have the album but I cannot find where I put it and I forgot how it sounds.

Probably more the second reason...

Go and find it! It's still a great album

I’m sure it is! I’ll have to just listen to it on YT when I get a chance, I’m sure it’ll all come back to me and maybe sneak onto the list, who knows?
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Written by blackwreath13 on 25.09.2021 at 18:36

Written by John_Doe on 25.09.2021 at 15:09

Fates Warning
Van Halen
Savatage
Titan Force
Anacrusis
Gorguts
Metal Church
Kingdom Come
Marillion
Death

all did great music in 1991

Some of those are still in my “listen to” pile. Is that your top ten?

no, not a top 10, just 10 bands that did great albums (IMO) in 1991.
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I couldn't stand the Metallica release back when it came out, but I appreciate it now. 'Sad but True' is one of the heaviest songs they've ever done.
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Not quite on the same level as 1990, but there's still some reaaaaally good stuff:

1. Mordor - Odes
2. Suffocation - Human Waste
3. Cynic - Demo '91
4. Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle
5. Yuki Saito - Love (jpop)
6. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (shoegaze)
7. Abhoth - Forever to Be Vanished There In
8. Maple Cross - The Eighth Day of Creation
9. Chococrispis - Poetry of Chaos
10. Zelda - March 1991 Rehearsal
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