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Marcel's Pedantic Top 50 Of The Naughties

A list by
Marcel Hubregtse
Created
March 01, 2010
Entries
50
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108
This is the top 50 of my favourite 100 albums of 2000-2009.
1. Warning - Watching From A Distance
2. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
3. Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
4. Process Of Guilt - Erosion
5. Negură Bunget - OM
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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

Crushing (Not For The Faint Of Heart)

A list by
Chobo_jokeR
Created
February 03, 2012
Entries
71
Endorsements
52
A little list of albums that have been kicking my ass as of late. Some albums on this list may appear to be "odd" choices, but "crushing" in this context does not necessarily mean heavy.
1. Esoteric - The Pernicious Enigma
2. Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans
3. Agalloch - The Mantle
4. Warning - Watching From A Distance
5. Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums

A list by
Redel
Created
March 01, 2014
Entries
315
Endorsements
21
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
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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Songs

A list by
Redel
Created
March 08, 2014
Entries
322
Endorsements
10
1. Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
2. Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy
3. My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
4. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
5. Anathema - The Silent Enigma
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Best Albums Of The New Millennium

A list by
Vasil de Shumen
Created
January 08, 2012
Entries
616
Endorsements
10
On the picture - John Cobbett - Hammers Of Misfortune, Vhöl, Ludicra, The Lord Weird Slough Feg
1. Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Hammers Of Misfortune - The Locust Years
4. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
5. The Lord Weird Slough Feg - Down Among The Deadmen
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My Doom Metal Top...

A list by
serega25
Created
November 23, 2011
Entries
42
Endorsements
9
1. Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell
2. My Dying Bride - Songs Of Darkness, Words Of Light
3. Evoken - A Caress Of The Void
4. Draconian - Where Lovers Mourn
5. Swallow The Sun - New Moon
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kvtie-pie's favorite albums

A list by
kvtie-pie
Created
September 04, 2013
Entries
67
Endorsements
2
These albums are in no particular order, and I will be gradually adding more over time.
1. The 3rd And The Mortal - Tears Laid In Earth
2. Within Temptation - Enter
3. Agalloch - Pale Folklore
4. Agalloch - The Mantle
5. Mourning Beloveth - Dust
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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites

A list by
M0rkeleb
Created
October 16, 2015
Entries
604
Endorsements
2
Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split…
1. Madder Mortem - Eight Ways
2. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3. Ayreon - 01011001
4. Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
5. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
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Some Albums With 8.50 Or More

A list by
JavierPaper
Created
November 28, 2021
Entries
200
Endorsements
2
1. Shylmagoghnar - Emergence
2. Galneryus - Angel Of Salvation
3. Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI
4. Batushka - Litourgiya
5. Leprous - Bilateral
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Urs' Top 10 Of 2001

A list by
Urs Blank
Created
March 04, 2010
Entries
10
Endorsements
2
Overall year rating:
5/5
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Shape Of Despair - Angels Of Distress
3. Evoken - Quietus
4. Tool - Lateralus
5. Novembre - Novembrine Waltz
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Metal Is The Law (My Own 250 Essential Metal Albums)

A list by
Ryanm123
Created
August 27, 2025
Entries
250
Endorsements
1
My 250 personal favorite metal albums which are sorted by band name and then release date. I want to make clear that I am not claiming these to be the best albums in each respective band's discography,…
1. 1349 - Beyond The Apocalypse
2. 1349 - The Infernal Pathway
3. 1349 - The Wolf And The King
4. Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations
5. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites - 9s

A list by
M0rkeleb
Created
April 24, 2022
Entries
271
Endorsements
0
I feel like my overall favorites list is getting too long. I'm splitting it up by rating.
1. So Hideous - None But A Pure Heart Can Sing
2. Metallica - Re-Load
3. Faetooth - Remnants Of The Vessel
4. Inferi - The End Of An Era
5. Midnight Odyssey - Biolume Part 1 - In Tartarean Chains
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MY TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2001

A list by
buber
Created
December 06, 2011
Entries
20
Endorsements
0
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Lacrimas Profundere - Burning: A Wish
3. Moonspell - Darkness And Hope
4. My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours
5. Therion - Secret Of The Runes
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Top Rated Abums From A To Я

A list by
Shmelevod
Created
March 15, 2023
Entries
61
Endorsements
0
These are the albums with the highest possible ratings on my list. Some were rated based on an emotional reaction after just one listen, but these are my favorite albums for the most part. I'm also…
1. 1833AD - My Dark Symphony
2. 1914 - The Blind Leading The Blind
3. Akhlys - Melinoë
4. Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
5. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
+ 56 more