Some are no brainer top albums, some are personal favorites.

1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

2.Metal Church - Metal Church

3.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

4.Iron Maiden - Killers

5.Witchery - Restless & Dead

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1.Tool - Lateralus

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Queensrÿche - Rage For Order

4.The Tea Party - The Edges Of Twilight

5.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

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In no particular order…

1.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

2.Bal-Sagoth - Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule

3.Burzum - Filosofem

4.Type O Negative - October Rust

5.A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays

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1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

2.Sentenced - Amok

3.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

4.Anathema - Alternative 4

5.Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

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A list of albums I listen to and rated with a small commentary. This list is not meant to have an order, or a best-to-worst classification.

Links to connected lists:

Album & Artist Impressions (Part…

1.Igorrr - Hallelujah

2.Strapping Young Lad - Strapping Young Lad

3.Cro-Mags - Revenge

4.Sepultura - Chaos A.D.

5.Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen

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Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split…

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Ayreon - 01011001

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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1.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

2.Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus

3.Amorphis - Elegy

4.Amorphis - Eclipse

5.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

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1.Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip

2.Gamma Ray - Power Plant

3.Samael - Eternal

4.Amorphis - Tuonela

5.Biohazard - New World Disorder

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1.Amorphis - Elegy

2.Amorphis - Am Universum

3.Amorphis - Silent Waters

4.Amorphis - Skyforger

5.Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus

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I feel like my overall favorites list is getting too long. I'm splitting it up by rating.

1.Thy Catafalque - Meta

2.Sepulcros - Vazio

3.Kassad - Faces Turn Away

4.Nibiru - Anamorphosis

5.Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

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1.Amorphis - Tuonela

2.Amorphis - Queen Of Time

3.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

4.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

5.Amorphis - Silent Waters

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Best to worst of albums I've listened to from 1999. Will keep updating as I listen to more albums.

1.Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip

2.Testament - The Gathering

3.Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

4.Amorphis - Tuonela

5.Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder

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For couple of years I wasn't listening to Metal as I used to, my attempt to getting back to listening seriously and logging the journey…

1.Adimiron - Et Liber Eris

2.Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde

3.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

4.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme

5.Alcest - Shelter

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1.Alter Bridge - Blackbird

2.Alter Bridge - One Day Remains

3.Amorphis - Elegy

4.Amorphis - Tuonela

5.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

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Must Have: The First 14…

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

2.Anathema - Judgement

3.Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black

4.Amorphis - Tuonela

5.Crimson Glory - Astronomica

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