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Top 34 Heavy Metal Albums

Heavy Metal (like most people I imagine) was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. My friend introduced me to Iron Maiden and from there I was hooked! He would recommend me which of their…

1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
2.Metallica - Metallica
3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
4.Judas Priest - Painkiller
5.Deep Purple - Machine Head

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Created by nonZero on 11.03.2024



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TOP 50 POWER/HEAVY/Hardrock 1970-1979

1.AC/DC - Highway To Hell
2.AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
3.Triumph - Just A Game
4.AC/DC - High Voltage
5.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

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Created by jeffster69 on 04.03.2024



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The Top Albums Of Ch'ti

This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then…

1.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
4.Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
5.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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Created by Ch'ti on 06.02.2024



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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 Must Listen Albums

1.Agalloch - Pale Folklore
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
4.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
5.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

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Created by P3YM4N on 12.12.2022



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Starting On Metal? A Beginner’s List

So … you want a start listen Metal and you don’t know how to start? Then this list is for you.

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
3.Saxon - Denim And Leather
4.Rush - 2112
5.Van Halen - 1984

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Created by Blackcrowe on 14.09.2022



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Andy's top ranked all time favorite songs

All my favourite songs ranked in order best down.

1.Rush - 2112
2.Deep Purple - In Rock
3.Jethro Tull - Aqualung
4.Rainbow - Rising
5.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

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Created by AndyMetalFreak on 23.08.2021



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Andy's top heavy metal/hard rock albums

My top ranked (in order from best down) favorite hard rock/heavy metal albums. I've also one included my top three favorite tracks from each album.

Enjoy!…

1.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3.Rush - Hemispheres
4.Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards
5.Judas Priest - Painkiller

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Created by AndyMetalFreak on 01.04.2021



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Metal Storm Stats

I'm bored very easily, and that's why I decided to do some stats about metal storm's top 20 of each year and the top 200. I don't know why I did that, but if you love stats like I do…

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5.Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn

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Created by Roman Doez on 08.11.2020



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

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 - Ride The Lightning
2.Metallica - Lulu [Collaboration]
3.Celtic Frost - Monotheist
4.Celtic Frost - Cold Lake
5.Machine Head - The Blackening

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Created by RaduP on 14.11.2019



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Best Album Of Each Year

Fifty years of metal, 50 best albums of the year. Note that in order to diversify the list I limited it to one album per band, otherwise there would have been too much Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
3.Deep Purple - Machine Head
4.Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
5.Queen - Queen II

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Created by Ganondox on 17.10.2019



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Top 50 Heavy Metal Albums Of The 1970's

In chronological order of release.

1.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2.Deep Purple - In Rock
3.Uriah Heep - Very 'eavy... Very 'umble
4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5.Budgie - Budgie

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Created by 1968fan on 28.11.2018



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Top 500 Albums of All Time

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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Created by nonZero on 06.10.2018



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Top 20 Proto-Metal/Hard Rock Albums Of 1972

In no real particular order. These albums are all great.

1.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4
2.Deep Purple - Machine Head
3.Budgie - Squawk
4.Bang - Bang
5.Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult

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Created by 1968fan on 16.09.2018



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Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time

Note: these are only for the traditional style of metal borne out of the period of late 60s - late 80s. Modern bands are permitted but they need to be playing in that style.

Recommendations are welcome.

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4.Deep Purple - In Rock
5.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III

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Created by Zombie94 on 09.11.2017