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Top 500 Albums of All Time

A list by
nonZero
Created
October 06, 2018
Entries
500
Endorsements
34
I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life. Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens…
1. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5. Opeth - Still Life
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Pain, Grief & Sorrow: Highlights of Doom Metal

A list by
~Starchild~
Created
January 27, 2011
Entries
47
Endorsements
30
1. 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room
2. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
3. Anathema - The Silent Enigma
4. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
5. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
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Most Gripping Atmospheres

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
August 13, 2011
Entries
117
Endorsements
27
Here are the most captivating atmospheres I've ever heard. Including metal and non-metal albums. Grouped according to genre and one album per band.
1. Division By Zero - Independent Harmony
2. Beyond Twilight - The Devil's Hall Of Fame
3. Riverside - Out Of Myself
4. Suspyre - When Time Fades...
5. Redemption - The Fullness Of Time
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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums

A list by
Redel
Created
March 01, 2014
Entries
315
Endorsements
21
An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
1. Anathema - The Silent Enigma
2. Opeth - Morningrise
3. Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
4. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
5. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
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The Best Gothic Metal Albums

A list by
TheMAGAmvm
Created
April 25, 2014
Entries
101
Endorsements
19
Note 1: This list will take time before it gets a definitive form (or it might take forever if good gothic metal albums will be released in the future).

Note 2: Another important feature is that this…
1. Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance
2. Tiamat - Wildhoney
3. The Sins Of Thy Beloved - Lake Of Sorrow
4. Tristania - Widow's Weeds
5. Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear
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InnerDoom

A list by
InnerSelf
Created
July 18, 2013
Entries
42
Endorsements
18
The wide spectrum of sounds expressed through the sub-genre of Doom Metal often gets overshadowed by the somehow inaccessible slowness that is in its nature and so DM doesn't get the recognition it…
1. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
2. Saturnus - Martyre
3. Lacrimas Profundere - Memorandum
4. My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
5. Process Of Guilt - Erosion
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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Songs

A list by
Redel
Created
March 08, 2014
Entries
322
Endorsements
10
1. Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
2. Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy
3. My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
4. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
5. Anathema - The Silent Enigma
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My Favorite Albums of All Time (Before 2021)

A list by
Umideath
Created
May 02, 2011
Entries
58
Endorsements
10
1. Orbit Culture - Nija
2. Gojira - From Mars To Sirius
3. Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
4. Shadow Of Intent - Elegy
5. Kardashev - Liminal Rite
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Artists With Only 8+ Albums

A list by
Liafev
Created
May 21, 2025
Entries
229
Endorsements
9
Only bands with at least 3 albums, and all albums rated over 8 (with at least 50 votes).
1. Allegaeon - USA / 7 albums / Formed in: 2005 / Genres: Melodic death metal, Technical death metal
2. Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function
3. Allegaeon - Formshifter
4. Allegaeon - Elements Of The Infinite
5. Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience
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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

A list by
metalriff
Created
February 05, 2021
Entries
355
Endorsements
8
An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically…
1. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5. Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself
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Top 30 Doom Metal Albums

A list by
nonZero
Created
March 18, 2024
Entries
30
Endorsements
8
Doom Metal is one of those genres that I'd never really taken much notice of until I started working my way through the MS top 200 albums. I'd listened to Black Sabbath when a teacher at my school…
1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
3. Slumber - Fallout
4. Doom:VS - Dead Words Speak
5. October Tide - Rain Without End
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Top 100 (+5) Of 2000-2004

A list by
Crys1s
Created
September 26, 2019
Entries
105
Endorsements
6
2005-2009 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5838
2010-2014 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5828
2015-2019 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6722

I…
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Agalloch - The Mantle
3. Tool - Lateralus
4. Wintersun - Wintersun
5. Ensiferum - Ensiferum
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Top 30 Favorite Albums Of My Entire Life

A list by
B.Wood
Created
September 13, 2015
Entries
32
Endorsements
5
not in the most favorite or alphabetic Sort
Just there
few of the best things i did hear in my entire life include the sound of nature
1. Saturnus - Saturn In Ascension
2. Leprous - The Congregation
3. Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun
4. Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
5. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
+ 27 more

Top 1000 Artworks On Metal Storm

A list by
purplejesus
Created
January 04, 2026
Entries
1031
Endorsements
4
As chosen by me, of course. This is highly subjective.

In progress and in tandem with:
Favorite Album Art, 1960s-1990s
Favorite Album Art, 2000s
Favorite Album Art, 2010s
Favorite Album Art, 2020s
Favorite…
1. ...And Oceans - The Regeneration Itinerary
2. 16 - Curves That Kick
3. 16 - Blaze Of Incompetence
4. 16 - Bridges To Burn
5. 16 - Dream Squasher
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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 2000

A list by
Handala
Created
September 01, 2022
Entries
20
Endorsements
4
A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2000 was a pretty solid year especially for progressive metal, Symphonic metal and power…
1. Haggard - Awaking The Centuries
2. Koyaanisqatsy - From The Yearning To Burst The Perpetual Circle
3. Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
4. Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I
5. Iron Maiden - Brave New World
+ 15 more