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work in progress, updating as I go through the song-by-song ratings on RateYourMusic.com
I will typically update my black metal faves - https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6924
and my death metal faves - https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6298
prior to updating this one

Created by: sgtrobo | 14.07.2022


1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
1988
2. King Diamond - Abigail
1987
3. Voivod - Dimension Hatröss
1988
4. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
2009
5. Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris
2000
6. Candlemass - Nightfall
1987
7. Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle
2013
8. Judas Priest - Painkiller
1990
9. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
1984
10. Immolation - Close To A World Below
2000
11. Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum
2007
12. Cryptopsy - None So Vile
1996
13. System Of A Down - Toxicity
2001
14. Dragged Into Sunlight - Hatred For Mankind
2009
15. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
1984
16. Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
2005
17. Death - Symbolic
1995
18. Weakling - Dead As Dreams
2000
19. Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi
2020
20. Altar Of Plagues - Teethed Glory & Injury
2013
21. Ethereal Shroud - Trisagion
2021
22. Schammasch - Triangle
2016
23. Svartidauði - Flesh Cathedral
2012
24. Agalloch - The Mantle
2002
25. Slayer - Reign In Blood
1986
26. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
1995
27. Thorns - Thorns
2001
28. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
1991
29. Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
1989
30. Cynic - Focus
1993
31. Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
1987
32. Timeghoul - 1992-1994 Discography
2012
33. Demilich - Nespithe
1993
34. Faith No More - King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime
1995
35. Disembowelment - Transcendence Into The Peripheral
1993
36. Veilburner - Lurkers In The Capsule Of Skull
2021
37. Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
1993
38. Forteresse - Métal Noir Québécois
2006
39. Dawn - Slaughtersun (Crown Of The Triarchy)
1998
40. Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
1989
41. Gorguts - Colored Sands
2013
42. Celtic Frost - Monotheist
2006
43. Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
2005
44. Ved Buens Ende - Written In Waters
1995
45. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
1994
46. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
1997
47. Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
1983
48. Stormtroopers Of Death - Speak English Or Die
1985
49. Pestilence - Testimony Of The Ancients
1991
50. Alice In Chains - Dirt
1992
51. Slumber - Fallout
2004
52. Coroner - Punishment For Decadence
1988
53. Aquilus - Griseus
2011
54. Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
1986
55. Apotheosis - Farthest From The Sun
2002
56. Holy Terror - Mind Wars
1988
57. Wintersun - Wintersun
2004
58. Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
2007
59. Sulphur Aeon - The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos
2018
60. Silencer - Death, Pierce Me
2001
61. Into Eternity - Buried In Oblivion
2004
62. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
1996
63. Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
1996
64. Draconian - Under A Godless Veil
2020
65. Sanctuary - Refuge Denied
1987
66. Cryptic Shift - Visitations From Enceladus
2020
67. Septicflesh - Sumerian Daemons
2003
68. Deeds Of Flesh - Portals To Canaan
2013
69. Spawn Of Possession - Incurso
2012
70. Skinless - Trample The Weak, Hurdle The Dead
2006
71. Carcass - Symphonies Of Sickness
1989
72. Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage D'Hiver
1999
73. Imperial Triumphant - Vile Luxury
2018
74. Mizmor - Yodh
2016
75. Summoning - Stronghold
1999
76. Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle
1991
77. Anaal Nathrakh - In The Constellation Of The Black Widow
2009
78. Walknut - Graveforests And Their Shadows
2007
79. Zhrine - Unortheta
2016
80. Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum
1988
81. Bütcher - 666 Goats Carry My Chariot
2020
82. Havukruunu - Uinuos Syömein Sota
2020
83. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2001
84. Suffocation - Pierced From Within
1995
85. Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme
2012
86. The Monolith Deathcult - Trivmvirate
2008
87. Carcass - Heartwork
1993
88. Black Curse - Endless Wound
2020
89. Damned Spirits' Dance - Weird Constellations
2009
90. Aspid - Кровоизлияние
1992
91. Unhuman - Unhuman
2013
92. Ministry - ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ
1992
93. Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
2001
94. Metal Church - Metal Church
1984
95. Disciples Of Mockery - Prelude To Apocalypse
1999
96. Pyaemia - Cerebral Cereal
2001
97. Miasma - Changes
1992
98. Nocturnus - The Key
1990
99. The Ruins Of Beverast - Rain Upon The Impure
2006
100. Behemoth - Demigod
2004
101. Disincarnate - Dreams Of The Carrion Kind
1993
102. Chthe'ilist - Le Dernier Crépuscule
2016
103. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King
1987
104. Epica - The Divine Conspiracy
2007
105. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
1995
106. Gorement - The Ending Quest
1994
107. Crystal Age - Far Beyond Divine Horizons
1995
108. Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
1986
109. Archspire - Relentless Mutation
2017
110. Incantation - Diabolical Conquest
1998
111. Dusk - ...Majestic Thou In Ruin
1995
112. Paradise Lost - Gothic
1991
113. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
1996
114. Kvist - For Kunsten Maa Vi Evig Vike
1996
115. Decapitated - Winds Of Creation
2000
116. Tchornobog - Tchornobog
2017
117. Lurker Of Chalice - Lurker Of Chalice
2005
118. Ripping Corpse - Dreaming With The Dead
1991
119. Rippikoulu - Musta Seremonia
1993
120. Mastery - Valis
2015


Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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17.07.2022 - 00:59
F3ynman
Nocturnal Bro
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Always thought of you as the big death metal guy with your love for Immolation, so I'm surprised to see Queensryche, King Diamond, Voivod, and Candlemass so high.

Definitely lots of great albums here - can't wait to see the final ranking
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17.07.2022 - 01:04
sgtrobo
Written by F3ynman on 17.07.2022 at 00:59

Always thought of you as the big death metal guy with your love for Immolation, so I'm surprised to see Queensryche, King Diamond, Voivod, and Candlemass so high.

Definitely lots of great albums here - can't wait to see the final ranking

I'm definitely "the big death metal guy" but long before death metal existed, I was a 6th grader getting blown out a window by Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and the newly-solo artist Ozzy Osbourne.
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17.07.2022 - 01:07
F3ynman
Nocturnal Bro
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Written by sgtrobo on 17.07.2022 at 01:04

I'm definitely "the big death metal guy" but long before death metal existed, I was a 6th grader getting blown out a window by Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and the newly-solo artist Ozzy Osbourne.

ah I definitely understand - gotta pay tribute to those early inspirations
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17.07.2022 - 01:13
sgtrobo
Written by F3ynman on 17.07.2022 at 01:07

Written by sgtrobo on 17.07.2022 at 01:04

I'm definitely "the big death metal guy" but long before death metal existed, I was a 6th grader getting blown out a window by Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and the newly-solo artist Ozzy Osbourne.

ah I definitely understand - gotta pay tribute to those early inspirations

yup. There are memories associated with some of those old albums from when I was a kid first hearing heavy metal that are tough to beat.
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17.07.2022 - 08:19
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
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Great list! lot's of interesting choices
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17.07.2022 - 20:24
sgtrobo
Written by [user id=329624] on 17.07.2022 at 14:23

Written by F3ynman on 17.07.2022 at 00:59

Always thought of you as the big death metal guy with your love for Immolation, so I'm surprised to see Queensryche, King Diamond, Voivod, and Candlemass so high.

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Actually, Voivod is very popular among extreme metal fans. Their dissonant riffage inspired many death metal bands' sound, same with their somewhat psychedelic technicality.

Bingo.
Look no further than Imperial Triumphant's forthcoming album (or bonus track on Alohaville) for an example
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