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Top 200 Metal Masterpieces of All Time
RANKING CRITERIA :
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind |
| + 195 more |
*The Epics (Best Songs Over 10 Minutes)*
This is a list of the top songs over 10 minutes long in my humble opinion. I had to resist the urge not to put every single Symphony X, Opeth and Agalloch song over 10 minutes long on the list so some…
| 1. | Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness |
| 2. | Gorod - Transcendence |
| 3. | Symphony X - The Odyssey |
| 4. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| 5. | Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite |
| + 29 more |
Top 500 Albums of All Time
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 |
| + 495 more |
Most Gripping Atmospheres
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 |
| + 112 more |
Prog Favourites
A list of my favourite Progressive albums on Metal Storm, ranked roughly in order of preference.
| 1. | Ayreon - The Human Equation |
| 2. | Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics |
| 3. | Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition |
| 4. | Porcupine Tree - Signify |
| 5. | Opeth - Still Life |
| + 67 more |
Top 73 albums of all time
| 1. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 2. | Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall |
| 3. | Amorphis - Queen Of Time |
| 4. | Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias |
| 5. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
| + 68 more |
*Album Of The Year (For Every Year In My Collection)*
This list is the best album of every year that is represented in my current collection. Some years were really hard to choose as there were many deserving albums, others I had one or very few to choose…
| 1. | Septicflesh - The Great Mass |
| 2. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 3. | Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs |
| 4. | Septicflesh - Communion |
| 5. | Symphony X - Paradise Lost |
| + 27 more |
Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .
So here we are again . After many years of dedication and love to this music that we call progressive metal, here are some of the best albums that ever existed and made the earth a better place . Give…
| 1. | Dan Swanö - Moontower |
| 2. | Cynic - Traced In Air |
| 3. | Cynic - Focus |
| 4. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 5. | Enslaved - Ruun |
| + 205 more |
Now That's What I Call Range: Highest Highs And Lowest Lows
A list of bands ordered by the biggest difference between their highest rated album on MS and their lowest rated album on MS. Finally my Excel skills paid off. Some ratings may be a bit outdated. Open…
| 1. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 2. | Metallica - Lulu [Collaboration] |
| 3. | Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider |
| 4. | Iced Earth - A Narrative Soundscape |
| 5. | Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime |
| + 99 more |
Favorite 50 Albums
This is my top 50 favorite albums. If I were to ever go on a really long road trip, I would take these 50 and blare them on the trip and extra loud while driving through a city 
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. | 1. | Symphony X - The Odyssey |
| 2. | Symphony X - Paradise Lost |
| 3. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 4. | Ayreon - The Human Equation |
| 5. | Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy |
| + 45 more |
DIAMOND ALBUMS - Top 50: The Best Of Progressive Rock/Metal
My favourite prog rock/metal albums. In no order.
| 1. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 2. | Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here |
| 3. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 4. | Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick |
| 5. | Yes - Close To The Edge |
| + 45 more |
The Timeless
1.All time & genre (including Non-Metal on MS)
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk |
| 3. | Krallice - Diotima |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Deathspell Omega - Kénôse |
| + 166 more |
My Favorite Progressive Metal Albums
| 1. | Adagio - Underworld |
| 2. | Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy |
| 3. | Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite |
| 4. | Circus Maximus - Isolate |
| 5. | Anubis Gate - Anubis Gate |
| + 15 more |