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Most Interesting Interludes/Intros/Outros

(This list is a work in progress)

In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the metal multiverse. Of course the definitions for each of the above are quite fluid, so you may personally disagree with my decision to consider one of these tracks as such.

Last updated on 23 June 2023.

1.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
2.Bathory - Blood Fire Death
3.Melechesh - Emissaries
4.Agalloch - The Mantle
5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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Created by Qualeen on 05.04.2022



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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

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 will include albums I've rated 8 & above. Sorted by year since I'll need a Venn diagram to sort by genre (seriously MS please make it happen if possible). Will feature multiple releases per year (obviously) and per band (since if a band is putting out better albums it deserves more recognition). Keeping the metal faith alive from India

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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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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THE BEST DOOM/DEATH ALBUM

1.My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River
2.Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came
3.Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell
4.Novembers Doom - The Pale Haunt Departure
5.Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs

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Created by buber on 02.08.2011



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A List Of My Favorite Albums, In Any Genre

Favorite means Favorite!

1.Wintersun - Time I
2.Wintersun - Wintersun
3.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
4.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light
5.Týr - The Lay Of Thrym

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Created by HMTurambar on 31.01.2015



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Personal Favorite Albums

1.Tool - Lateralus
2.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
3.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4.Devin Townsend - Ziltoid The Omniscient
5.Agalloch - The Mantle

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Created by Serpentica on 18.06.2012



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My Favorite Albums

1.Paradise Lost - One Second
2.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
3.Type O Negative - October Rust
4.Silencer - Death-Pierce Me
5.Anathema - Alternative 4

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Created by Fallen'Angel on 29.09.2011



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Drowned's Most Influential Albums Of All Time.

One album per band in random order. Will be continued very soon.

1.Rapture - Futile
2.Barathrum - Eerie
3.Bathory - Blood Fire Death
4.Diaboli - Mesmerized By Darkness
5.Obituary - Cause Of Death

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Created by Drowned on 29.09.2010



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My Favorite Rock/Metal Ballads

The best ballads in the history of Metal. Of course, all these bands and other bands have really good ballads but this list shows the very best, handpicked by me. In alphabetical order by bands name to make the list less chaotic and not by order of preference.

1.Accept - Eat The Heat
2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations
3.Adagio - Underworld
4.Aerosmith - Aerosmith
5.Allen/Lande - The Battle

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Created by Mountain King on 07.01.2012



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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 1999

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, this year saw the release of the album that made me fell in love with progressive metal, the release of more classic black metal albums, more great Gothic and Symphonic albums and even some fun death and Trash metal. In my opinion if you actually look outside the mainstream of the time, the 1990's were a pretty great decade for metal all things considered.

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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Created by Handala on 24.08.2022



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90s Favourites (Some Obvious Choices, Some Good And Some Odd)

This is an old list I made on my previous account. I've update it a little bit.
My introduction text back then said: "A list of 90s albums I enjoyed throughout the decade, some I discovered later."
I kept the same title.

1.Marillion - Brave
2.Dream Theater - Awake
3.Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade Of Gray
4.Enchant - Break
5.Marillion - Holidays In Eden

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Created by JoHn Doe on 18.06.2022



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My Most Popular Albums

From last.fm (27.07.12)

1.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
2.Machine Head - Unto The Locust
3.Machine Head - The Blackening
4.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
5.Machine Head - Through The Ashes Of Empires

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Created by IlCains on 27.07.2012



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Top 50 Of 1995-1999

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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Created by Alex Avagianos on 19.08.2022



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Top 200 Overrated Albums

**Trigger warning**

Albums and EPs rated 8.6+ from 100+ votes which I've given an 8 or lower to.

I've listened to and rated every album on MS that meets this criteria (at time of most recent update) - some of them multiple times - so I feel I can give my honest opinion.

The purpose of this is to list and order the albums that I simply don't "get" and to try re-listening to them in the hope of understanding why they've received so many 9 and 10 votes.

Ordered by my rating then MS rating then number of votes.

Updated: 03-Jan-24

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Anathema - Judgement
2.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
3.Anathema - Alternative 4
4.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
5.Motörhead - Overkill

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Created by nonZero on 19.02.2021



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AJ's Ranking Of Doom Metal

- From my collection & wishlist (last update)

- One album per band

- Bands & Albums I consider have a strong Doom flavour

- Ranked from best to worst imo

- Everything I know of is there

Let's the Doom begins

1.Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
3.Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields
4.My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River
5.Shape Of Despair - Monotony Fields

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Created by AJ The Great on 20.05.2020



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Top 100 Gothic Metal Records

Yes, I decided to do another gothic metal list because it been rapidly changing since my last two lists. I love revisiting this kind of list because of how different my tastes have changed withing this genre of music I'm passionate about.

1.Anathema - Eternity
2.Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell
3.The Foreshadowing - Days Of Nothing
4.Monumentum - In Absentia Christi
5.Tiamat - Wildhoney

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Created by Gothic Metalhead on 16.05.2020