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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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Guib's Essentials (Alphabetical Order)

A list by
Guib
Created
May 02, 2015
Entries
157
Endorsements
21
Wanna know what I headbang to on the regular? The releases that have seen countless re-spins... Well, this is a very simple list and something you've probably seen a lot of other MS users do in the…
1. Absu - The Third Storm Of Cythrául
2. AC/DC - High Voltage
3. Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight
4. Alien Weaponry - Tū
5. Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns
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Playing Outside Of The Box! (An Alternative Metal Guide & Journey)

A list by
Guib
Created
August 20, 2023
Entries
148
Endorsements
13
Right... Let's get this out of the way from the get-go. Alternative metal is hard to define. I guess that comes from it always wanting to experiment, explore and fuse heavy metal with non-metal music…
1. Living Colour - Vivid
2. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
3. Faith No More - The Real Thing
4. Godflesh - Streetcleaner
5. L7 - Smell The Magic
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I Like Big Hits And I Can Not Lie (Part II: 21st Century)

A list by
Starvynth
Created
May 19, 2019
Entries
284
Endorsements
9
Stuff that got me hooked in the course of the years, from my very first blurred memories as a toddler to the present day.
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact…
1. Agathodaimon - Chapter III
2. Alastis - Unity
3. Antimatter - Saviour
4. Diablerie - Seraphyde
5. Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
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My Favorite Album Of Every Year

A list by
Crawltipede
Created
May 29, 2025
Entries
60
Endorsements
7
Limited to bands and albums available on Metal Storm.
The years will expand as I listen to more albums. (The earliest year currently available is 1967.)
Of course, favorite albums may change from year…
1. Hellripper - Coronach
2. Blackbraid - Blackbraid III
3. Wintersun - Time II
4. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation
5. Sigh - Shiki
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Sibling Albums

A list by
RaduP
Created
March 23, 2019
Entries
85
Endorsements
7
So like albums that have a clear tie between them, were recorded around about the same time and were clearly intended together, as opposed to a sequel coming years after. Some of these have actually been…
1. Opeth - Deliverance
2. Opeth - Damnation
3. Metallica - Load
4. Metallica - Re-Load
5. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
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System Of A Down Albums Best To Worst

A list by
king_matt
Created
May 11, 2011
Entries
5
Endorsements
5
System Of A Down's 5 albums in order from best to worst (in my opinion).
1. System Of A Down - System Of A Down
2. System Of A Down - Toxicity
3. System Of A Down - Steal This Album!
4. System Of A Down - Mezmerize
5. System Of A Down - Hypnotize

Top 200 Albums Of The 2000s

A list by
nonZero
Created
February 28, 2025
Entries
200
Endorsements
3
Here are the 00s albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the band give…
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Trivium - Shogun
3. Machine Head - The Blackening
4. Trivium - Ascendancy
5. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
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Favourite Album's Of The 00's

A list by
Moose
Created
October 21, 2011
Entries
53
Endorsements
2
My favorite and most enjoyed album's of the decade 2000-2009. Roughly in order, but not exactly.

You can kinda tell from this list that I joined Metalstorm in 2009. I started discovering far more…
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Vektor - Black Future
3. Between The Buried And Me - The Great Misdirect
4. SikTh - Death Of A Dead Day
5. Protest The Hero - Fortress
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Top 20 Albums Of 2005

A list by
andreosokin
Created
February 26, 2011
Entries
20
Endorsements
2
1. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
2. Epiclore - Into Demise And Victory
3. Dream Theater - Octavarium
4. Beyond Twilight - Section X
5. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
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Top 20 Emotional Metal Albums Ever.

A list by
JimInFlames
Created
April 03, 2011
Entries
20
Endorsements
2
That's my list.
1. In Flames - The Jester Race
2. Dark Tranquillity - Skydancer
3. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4. Therion - Vovin
5. Opeth - Morningrise
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Top 25 Alternative Metal Albums

A list by
Mrtvozornik
Created
January 14, 2022
Entries
25
Endorsements
2
1. System Of A Down - Toxicity
2. Soen - Lotus
3. Tool - Lateralus
4. Faith No More - The Real Thing
5. Tool - Ænima
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Vonpire's 2005 Best

A list by
Vonpire
Created
May 17, 2011
Entries
54
Endorsements
2
1. Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell
2. Tristania - Ashes
3. The Project Hate MCMXCIX - Armageddon March Eternal (Symphonies Of Slit Wrists)
4. Epica - Consign To Oblivion
5. Dark Tranquillity - Character
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My Skateboarding Playlist

A list by
RussellBoys
Created
May 10, 2025
Entries
56
Endorsements
1
Song I listen to while I skate, as of now. Wide variety of music from punk to (good) hip-hop to death metal. Let me know of there are any I'm missing here because I'm sure there are.
1. Snot - Get Some
2. Slipknot - Slipknot
3. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
4. Korn - Korn
5. Tool - Ænima
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My Top Albums Of 2005

A list by
Chaosweaver
Created
March 25, 2013
Entries
32
Endorsements
1
1. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
2. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
3. Epica - Consign To Oblivion
4. Demons And Wizards - Touched By The Crimson King
5. Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
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