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A List Of Great Debut Albums

A list by
Erik M.
Created
November 30, 2012
Entries
365
Endorsements
70
A lot of bands have great debut albums. Obviously this list is just a fraction of all the great debut albums out there, but it's a start. I'll keep expanding this list continuously, so all suggestions…
1. Aarni - Bathos
2. Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia
3. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom
4. Sadness - Ames De Marbre
5. Solefald - The Linear Scaffold
+ 360 more

A Quick Guide For Thrash Metal, Sex, And Tacos!

A list by
Daggon
Created
August 12, 2011
Entries
100
Endorsements
48
Thrash Metal is, and will always be my favorite type of music. No matter how many sub-genres or idiotic names some bands give to their music style, they'll never reach the complex "simplicity"…
1. Venom - Welcome To Hell
2. Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
3. Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
4. Metal Church - Metal Church
5. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
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Classic Metal Albums Of Forever

A list by
saw_you_drown
Created
May 18, 2011
Entries
100
Endorsements
38
*** READ ME *** This list is about the greatest metal albums of all-time, from all sub-genres and all countries. You won't see bands like Deep Purple, Rush, BOC, Zeppelin, etc., nor will you see bands…
1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4. Death - Symbolic
5. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
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Circles....

A list by
me<3mertl
Created
April 03, 2015
Entries
100
Endorsements
25
A bunch of albums with a big circle on the cover
1. Karnivool - Sound Awake
2. Skyclad - The Silent Whales Of Lunar Sea
3. Death - Scream Bloody Gore
4. Pentagram - Pentagram
5. Russian Circles - Empros
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Guide To First Wave Of Black Metal

A list by
ANGEL REAPER
Created
May 13, 2013
Entries
17
Endorsements
24
This list is a guide to the first wave of Black Metal.
Releases here are considered to be a part of the first wave
or they stylistically are similar to the first wave bands.
Some releases are of thrash/death…
1. Venom - Welcome To Hell
2. Venom - Black Metal
3. Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate
4. Slayer - Show No Mercy
5. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
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Top 20 Albums Of 1981

A list by
JCJen7
Created
August 08, 2011
Entries
20
Endorsements
12
Metal albums of 1981
1. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
2. Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love
3. Iron Maiden - Killers
4. Def Leppard - High 'N' Dry
5. Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies
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Most Iconic Metal Album Covers (No Order) (More Coming Soon)

A list by
Iron Nostarion
Created
October 01, 2011
Entries
59
Endorsements
11
Some of these albums are known just when you see their album cover. They are usually iconic albums (whether positively or negatively) and one can easily identify them even if they were zoomed out tons…
1. Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
2. Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
3. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
4. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
5. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
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The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's

A list by
Tzo
Created
August 25, 2013
Entries
211
Endorsements
11
These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).

The albums followed by a star are the "must…
1. Angel Witch - Angel Witch
2. AC/DC - Back In Black
3. Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
4. Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
5. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
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Best Album Of Every Year Since 1970

A list by
Roman Doez
Created
May 12, 2025
Entries
224
Endorsements
10
Here’s a list with my top 3 favorite metal and non-metal album of every year since 1970, enjoy!
I had to stretch the definition of what is and is not metal a little bit for the 70s, just assume it also…
1. 1970 -
2. Deep Purple - In Rock
3. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4. Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
5. 1971 -
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First examples of songs in different genres

A list by
Aristarchos
Created
September 19, 2012
Entries
36
Endorsements
10
This is a list about what I think could be the first examples of songs in different genres. If you disagree with something or have any opinion of first example of any other genre, just write a comment.
1. Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
2. The Kingsmen - The Kingsmen In Person
3. Him & The Others - She's Got Eyes That Tell Lies (1966): This from where I think we can start calling things for hard rock.
4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5. Deep Purple - Machine Head
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That Cold Black Magic, By Glenn Killer And His Thorchestra

A list by
ScreamingSteelUS
Created
March 31, 2015
Entries
612
Endorsements
10
As is the case with my other lists, this is for my own organizational purposes and is designed purely to help me keep track of all the many black metal bands and albums that I enjoy, since I can't…
1. Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
2. Sigh - Graveward
3. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
4. Sigh - Heir To Despair
5. The Meads Of Asphodel - The Murder Of Jesus The Jew
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Metal Songs And Albums That Inspired The Names Of Other Bands

A list by
Plattner
Created
March 10, 2023
Entries
165
Endorsements
9
This is an alphabetical list of metal songs and albums that inspired the names of other artists.

While comparable lists often focus on the band name and explain its origin, this list turns the point…
1. Abruptum - De Profundis Mors Vas Cousumet
2. Amebix - No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings
3. Anathema - Alternative 4
4. Anathema - Weather Systems
5. Arch Enemy - Black Earth
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Top 25 British Thrash Albums

A list by
ChapuLviz
Created
February 28, 2012
Entries
25
Endorsements
8
1. Venom - Welcome To Hell
2. Xentrix - For Whose Advantage?
3. Onslaught - The Force
4. Raven - Nothing Exceeds Like Excess
5. Sabbat - Dreamweaver
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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

A list by
pandrstudios
Created
May 31, 2022
Entries
1247
Endorsements
7
WORK IN PROGESS! Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that…
1. High Tide - Sea Shanties
2. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
4. Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
5. Josefus - Dead Man
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Top 25 Thrash Metal Albums Of All Time

A list by
thrashmetalbrand
Created
December 07, 2010
Entries
25
Endorsements
4
Very hard to decide
1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
2. Anthrax - Among The Living
3. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
5. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
+ 20 more