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My Metal Evolution In 50 albums

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
2.Metallica - Metallica
3.HammerFall - Legacy Of Kings
4.HammerFall - Crimson Thunder
5.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

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Created by Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk on 11.06.2010



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Making My Way Through The MS Top 200

The MS top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. I have been listening to metal for about 6 years now and would consider myself fairly knowledgeable about…

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3.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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Created by Roman Doez on 13.04.2023



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My Top 100 Metal Albums EVER

1.The Gathering - How To Measure A Planet?
2.Tiamat - Wildhoney
3.My Dying Bride - A Line Of Deathless Kings
4.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
5.Samael - Ceremony Of Opposites

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Created by in the mist on 23.11.2012



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My Favorite Instrumental Metal Songs

I love instrumentals (songs without vocals)!
One doesn't need words to convey a message and evoke emotions. Instrumentals also show how metal is very closely related to classical music!
These are my…

1.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3.Summoning - Minas Morgul
4.Metallica - ...And Justice For All
5.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

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Created by F3ynman on 02.07.2021



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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 will…

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

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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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200+ Favorite Albums

Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.

Last updated: 27 March 2024.

1.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Opeth - Blackwater Park
4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5.Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath

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Created by Qualeen on 30.09.2021



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My List

1.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
2.Psychotic Waltz - Bleeding
3.Dream Theater - Awake
4.Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction
5.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

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Created by Dzidziafon on 09.09.2013



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My List Of 10's

1.Tool - Lateralus
2.Dream Theater - Awake
3.Queensrÿche - Rage For Order
4.The Tea Party - The Edges Of Twilight
5.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

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Created by velijal on 08.01.2011



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Wrathchild's Top Albums Ever (unordered)

This list is not definitive and is likely to change with time - though it's improbable that I remove an entry given that those albums are supposed to be those few I can regard as true masterpieces.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words
2.Mägo De Oz - Gaia
3.Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin
4.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
5.Katatonia - Viva Emptiness

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Created by wrathchild on 03.03.2010



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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 1996

A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

1996 was a very soild year, even though in the mainstream metal/rock started to go down…

1.Therion - Theli
2.Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
3.Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter
4.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear
5.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

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Created by Handala on 03.08.2022



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90s Favourites (Some Obvious Choices, Some Good And Some Odd)

This is an old list I made on my previous account. I've update it a little bit.
My introduction text back then said: "A list of 90s albums I enjoyed throughout the decade, some I discovered later."
I…

1.Marillion - Brave
2.Dream Theater - Awake
3.Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade Of Gray
4.Enchant - Break
5.Marillion - Holidays In Eden

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Created by JoHn Doe on 18.06.2022



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400+ Favorite Songs

Last updated on 25 June 2024.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words
2.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
3.Wintersun - Wintersun
4.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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Created by Qualeen on 10.10.2021



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Favorite Album Endings

There are various types of album closers: those that combine everything from the beginning of the album (Recharging the Void), the last punch in the face (Dyers Eve), the standout best song of the album…

1.Vektor - Terminal Redux
2.Death - Symbolic
3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
4.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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Created by F3ynman on 15.07.2021



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100 Greatest Metal Bands

Pretty self-explanatory, with a couple caveats: first, this is mostly just a list of my favorite metal bands in approximate order (after the top 10 or so the order matters far less), with extra weight…

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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Created by saw_you_drown on 03.06.2015



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30+1 Best Albums Of The 90's

Every metalhead should have them in his collection!…

1.Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
2.Anathema - The Silent Enigma
3.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
4.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
5.Opeth - Morningrise

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Created by cobrapel on 19.12.2013