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Playing Outside Of The Box! (An Alternative Metal Guide & Journey)

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 genres. It also makes it an ever changing and growing genre.

Also, before you guys flood me, yes my list contains a lot of Industrial & Nu Metal bands, as well as other genre.. As far as I'm concerned, my picks all fit quite well in the scope of an alternative metal list. Don't you agree? Wait... You disagree? Well, let's agree to disagree and move on.

As for the list itself, I'm going to try and list through time what I (me, myself & moi) consider as essential alternative albums. I will also limit myself to a maximum of 4 releases each year to prevent a messy list, which often makes it a difficult decision, especially in the early 2000's. So yes, it is possible your personal favourite won't be featured. You can tell me all about it in the comments below and we can discuss it, even argue it.

Now, have fun, enjoy my list and let me know what you think or would personally put in your favourite alt-metal list!

-Guib-

EDIT: I will now add my pick for best album of each year using the (best of xxxx) in the chosen album's description.

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Guib's Best Alternative Metal Album Picks

Best Of 2022
Polyphia - Remember That You Will Die

Best Of 2023
Mutoid Man - Mutants

Best of 2024 So Far
...tbd

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Last Updated: March 27th, 2024

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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Created by Guib on 20.08.2023



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Let`s Have Some Pvn - Word Play In Metal Albvm Titles

The most difficult way to create the title for an album may be to try something that is clever and/or funny.

Likewise, making a list of these titles is also not easy as it would be a very subjective task. In order to apply at least some objective criteria, the resulting (alphabetical) list consists of album titles that contain a pun or pun-related word play ( - possibly even independent of how well these titles worked).

Puns (or pun-related word play examples) rely on (1) the different possible meanings of a word or (2) the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
In addition, this list contains numbers in titles that (3) contribute to the sound of the corresponding word or (4) that fit optically to the written word.

Please feel free to suggest more examples of such album titles for this list, if they fit to one of the criteria 1 – 4 (in order to keep the list in shape).
Still, it would also be interesting, if you could share other clever and/or funny album or song titles in the comments.



1.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations
2.Afflicted - Prodigal Sun
3.Alestorm - Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum
4.Anthrax - Attack Of The Killer B's
5.Alice Cooper - The Beast Of Alice Cooper

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Created by Plattner on 29.06.2023



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Top 200 Alternative Metal Albums

This is very simple, I took the ratings for a bunch of alternative metal albums on MS and ranked them accordingly

To qualify:
The album must have been released when the band was labelled as "Alternative Metal" by MS. So for example the three most recent Gojira albums count, but early Gojira does not.

The band must have more than 10 fans on MS

Therefore this is not a reflection of my opinions, rather a reflection of numbers so if you wanna get mad, get mad at the numbers, not me. And remember that this really isn't that serious

1.Mass Hysteria - Contraddiction
2.Tool - Lateralus
3.The Butterfly Effect - IV
4.Tool - Ænima
5.Mass Hysteria - Le Bien-Être Et La Paix

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Created by Wildebean on 05.04.2023



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My Top 100 Albums According To Last.fm

This list is my top 100 played albums ordered by the number of "scrobbles" since 2013 according to last.fm, if you also have a last.fm account, don't hesitate to follow me.
My last.fm user: daniloescolin

1.Slayer - Reign In Blood
2.W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
3.W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children
4.Kreator - Enemy Of God
5.Iced Earth - The Dark Saga

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Created by IDieForMetal on 17.01.2023



1998 (An Exploration)

1.Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
2.Virgin Steele - Invictus
3.Nightwish - Oceanborn
4.Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall
5.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

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Created by Artorix Carlsson on 19.02.2022



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Top 25 Alternative Metal Albums

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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Created by Mrtvozornik on 14.01.2022



Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1998

I always assumed ‘98 was a Nu Metal year, after looking over it now I think this is the year of Power Metal! Top spot was super difficult to settle on...

Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
Marduk - Nightwing (Black)
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (Power/Thrash)

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
2.System Of A Down - System Of A Down
3.Nile - Amongst The Catacombs Of Nephren-Ka
4.Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe
5.Korn - Follow The Leader

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Created by blackwreath13 on 13.11.2021



Ultimate Collection Of Metal

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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Created by nikita_ducati on 18.10.2021



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Top Favourite Industrial Metal Albums

1.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2.Rammstein - Mutter
3.Godflesh - Streetcleaner
4.Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park
5.Ministry - ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ

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Created by blackwreath13 on 19.04.2021



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My Favourite Industrial Albums

Pretty straight-forward, these are my favourite industrial rock/metal albums I've heard to date. Limiting it to 3 albums per band.

1.Rammstein - Mutter
2.Rammstein - Reise Reise
3.Rammstein - Rosenrot
4.Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip
5.Static-X - Shadow Zone

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Created by Treagyboy on 16.02.2021



My Top 10 Of 1998

1.Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty And The Beast
2.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
3.Therion - Vovin
4.Anathema - Alternative 4
5.Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals

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Created by Archie 666 on 17.03.2018



Dark Warrior's Top 50 Metal Albums

1.AC/DC - Back In Black
2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
4.Dio - Holy Diver
5.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

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Created by Dark Warrior on 22.01.2017



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Guib's Essentials (Alphabetical Order)

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 past. Basically, I'm just going to list what are essential metal albums for me, my all time gems & masterpieces (very subjective and some are also in there due to nostalgia and sentimental value).

There's no particular ''Genre'' that I'll be covering and I will also try to limit myself to two albums per band and a few of my favorite tracks or highlights per album. Of course everything in this list is just my opinion, meaning that I'm not saying these albums are all masterpieces or whatnot, it's just my personal favorites. I hope most of you will agree with me and those few who don't, well... it's okay to be wrong, the next step is acceptance

🇨🇦 = From Canada, My Country!

Last Updated: March 27th, 2024

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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Created by Guib on 02.05.2015



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Albums That Changed Me

These are some of my all time favourite albums. Not really any order, just what came to mind first.

1.John Cougar Mellencamp - Nobody's Fool
2.AC/DC - Back In Black
3.Anthrax - Attack Of The Killer B's
4.Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe
5.Shadows Fall - The Art Of Balance

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Created by Boxcar Willy on 03.09.2014



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The Ultimate Industrial Metal Albums

Metal albums of all things techy, futuristic, distorted, synthetic and artificial of the industrial nature.
Includes some single tracks and full albums from YouTube.
Recommendations/suggestions are welcome and one album per band.

1.2 Times Terror - Equals One Sudden Death
2....And Oceans - Allotropic/Metamorphic Genesis Of Dismorphism (A.M.G.O.D.)
3.Aborym - With No Human Intervention
4.Atrophia Red Sun - Twisted Logic
5.Black Comedy - Instigator

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Created by CyberSymphony on 13.07.2014