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Top 20 Albums Of All Time
This is my personal top 20 albums of all time. 1 to 10 in no order, and 11 to 20 in no order.
| 1. | Alice In Chains - Dirt |
| 2. | Metallica - ...And Justice For All |
| 3. | Faith No More - Angel Dust |
| 4. | Sepultura - Arise |
| 5. | Mastodon - Blood Mountain |
| + 15 more |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| + 395 more |
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…
| 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 |
| + 350 more |
My Album Of The Year, 1970-present
Here's my AotY for each year from 1970, with a runner up (or two) following.
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards |
| + 114 more |
"The Greatest Vocalists In Rock & Metal Music"
This is a guide list to some of the greatest voices in the history of rock & metal music, ranked in alphabetical order, by singer's name. I know that there are many more great singers/vocalists…
| 1. | My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans |
| 2. | Primordial - To The Nameless Dead |
| 3. | Watchtower - Control And Resistance |
| 4. | Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies |
| 5. | Evanescence - Fallen |
| + 153 more |
My All Time Favorite (metal) Albums...
Metal albums (and yes, I consider metalcore to be metal) that rocked my world, with maximum 2 albums per band sorted by bands in alphabetic order. Live, EP and compilation albums allowed, also including…
| 1. | Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire |
| 2. | Alice In Chains - Dirt |
| 3. | All That Remains - The Fall Of Ideals |
| 4. | Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God |
| 5. | Annihilator - Alice In Hell |
| + 141 more |
Ace Frawley's Desert Island Discs
Based on the original BBC radio program from 1942 that asked "if you were to be cast away alone on a desert island, which eight gramophone records would you choose to have with you, assuming of course,…
| 1. | Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny |
| 2. | Faith No More - The Real Thing |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Alice In Chains - Dirt |
| 5. | In Flames - The Jester Race |
| + 3 more |
Top 10 Greatest Metal Albuns Of All Time
Ok, this is my list of the greatest metal albuns of all time!
Honestly, my real list would be all about Opeth (hehe) but i want to put also other bands I admire!
Enjoy!
Honestly, my real list would be all about Opeth (hehe) but i want to put also other bands I admire!
Enjoy!
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Moonspell - Memorial |
| 3. | Draconian - Turning Season Within |
| 4. | The Gathering - Mandylion |
| 5. | Katatonia - Brave Murder Day |
| + 5 more |
50 Best Albums Ever
Simply my top 50 favorite albums of all time,
| 1. | AC/DC - Powerage |
| 2. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 3. | Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I |
| 4. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 5. | Mastodon - Crack The Skye |
| + 45 more |
Essential Albums That Built My Metal Taste (not finished)
Metal and not so metal albums that had huge impact on my taste as metalhead and love for "heavy" music, ordered approximately by time I first listened to them
| 1. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 2. | Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll |
| 3. | In Flames - The Jester Race |
| 4. | Lamb Of God - Sacrament |
| 5. | Sepultura - Arise |
| + 12 more |