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The Metal Art Of Thrashing (Ordered By Years)

A list by
Guib
Created
May 24, 2011
Entries
520
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165
**WARNING: Mega-list ahead**

So you're seeking some good ol' (or new) Thrash Metal and you don't know where to look? Recommendations are running low and you're tired of wandering…
1. Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
2. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
3. Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
4. Slayer - Show No Mercy
5. Dr. Know - Plug-In Jesus
+ 515 more

Top 200 Metal Masterpieces of All Time

A list by
Vasil de Shumen
Created
March 10, 2012
Entries
200
Endorsements
44
RANKING CRITERIA :

- 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

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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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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If The World Was Ending, I Would Find Time To Listen To These Albums First

A list by
BloodTears
Created
March 27, 2010
Entries
34
Endorsements
29
So, these are basically my favourite albums of all time, including non-metal/rock acts, compilations and live albums. Needless to say, I would need a couple of days to go through all of these.
1. Dream Theater - Awake
2. Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
3. Riverside - Out Of Myself
4. Rotting Christ - Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers
5. Anathema - Alternative 4
+ 29 more

My Top 35 Thrash Metal Albums Of All Time

A list by
Soulweeper
Created
April 01, 2010
Entries
35
Endorsements
24
1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
3. Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
4. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
5. Testament - Demonic
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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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Scapeplan's Top 50 Albums Of All Time

A list by
?apleee
Created
November 28, 2012
Entries
50
Endorsements
21
Alphabetical order.
Limited to 2 albums per band

Top 5 of non-metal:
Pink Floyd-The Wall
King Crimson-In The Court Of The Crimson King
Godspeed You! Black Emperor-Yanqui U.X.O
Comus-First Utterance
Explosions…
1. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
2. Agalloch - The Mantle
3. Anaal Nathrakh - In The Constellation Of The Black Widow
4. Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas
5. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
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Top 73 albums of all time

A list by
Elektro-Hexer
Created
July 19, 2010
Entries
73
Endorsements
21
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
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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums

A list by
Redel
Created
March 01, 2014
Entries
315
Endorsements
20
An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
1. Anathema - The Silent Enigma
2. Opeth - Morningrise
3. Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
4. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
5. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
+ 310 more

Hidden Title Tracks – Album Titles That Come From A Song`s Lyrics

A list by
Plattner
Created
July 06, 2023
Entries
228
Endorsements
20
Almost all album titles fall in one of two categories: The album shares the title with one of its songs (the title track) or, alternatively, the album title is independent from the songs (no title track).

However,…
1. 40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky
2. A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays
3. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
4. Agalloch - The Mantle
5. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
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*Album Of The Year (For Every Year In My Collection)*

A list by
Pyramid God
Created
June 17, 2011
Entries
32
Endorsements
17
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
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109 All-Time Favorite Songs

A list by
Death To Posers
Created
January 10, 2011
Entries
109
Endorsements
14
My Favorite Metal Songs. I tried to limit myself to one song per album, so this list also doubles as my favorite song off of each of these albums also. Probably stop the list at 666 if I ever get there.
1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2. Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio
3. Testament - The Legacy
4. Exodus - Bonded By Blood
5. Wolf (UK) - Edge Of The World
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My Favorite Metal Songs

A list by
F3ynman
Created
June 24, 2021
Entries
95
Endorsements
14
Here is a revamped list of my favorite metal songs!
Listed in ALPHABETICAL ORDER (sorted by band name), as it's too hard to rank them!

The old version of my “300+ Greatest Metal Songs of All Time”…
1. Acherontas - Vamachara
2. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
3. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
4. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
5. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
+ 90 more

Now That's What I Call Range: Highest Highs And Lowest Lows

A list by
RaduP
Created
November 14, 2019
Entries
104
Endorsements
14
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