Power Metal is a genre I've gotten into quite a bit over the past few years. I'd only really listened to Symphony X before, but discovered Blind Guardian, Wuthering Heights, Gamma Ray and others…

1.Galneryus - Angel Of Salvation

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Wuthering Heights - Far From The Madding Crowd

4.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

5.Symphony X - The Odyssey

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1.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

2.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I

3.Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part II

4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

5.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

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The MS top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. I have been listening to metal for about 6 years now and would consider myself fairly knowledgeable about…

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3.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die

5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Disforia - The Age Of Ether

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

5.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

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A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

1999 was surprisingly a really solid year for metal at least outside the mainstream,…

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

2.Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance

3.Opeth - Still Life

4.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

5.Agalloch - Pale Folklore

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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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just rating albums as I listen to them, work in progress…

1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

3.Wintersun - Wintersun

4.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

5.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

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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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The albums below is my definition of extreme metal music, regardless of their genre. Entire list is based only on my personal preferences in metal.
Rules:
1. One album per band
2. 305 groups/305 albums…

1.In Flames - Clayman

2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3.Chimaira - Chimaira

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Testament - The New Order

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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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This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…

1.S.V.E.S.T. - Veritas Diaboli Manet In Aeternum: Le Diable Est Ma Raison

2.Sabachthani - Miserable Endings

3.Sabaoth - Les Illuminations

4.Sabaton - Carolus Rex

5.Sabbat - Dreamweaver

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Top albums listened to in 2021. Like the good ol' days, I'm listening to as much metal as I can this year. Listing the full albums I ingest because my memory is shit and I won't remember…

1.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

2.Kamelot - The Black Halo

3.Judas Priest - Painkiller

4.Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

5.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

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Updated 14.4.2024

My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but…

1.Marillion - Marbles

2.Anathema - Weather Systems

3.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

4.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

5.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

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Still in development…

1.Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery

2.Sonata Arctica - Silence

3.Wintersun - Time I

4.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

5.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

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This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on…

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

4.Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne

5.X Japan - Art Of Life

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