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

      View entire list ››

1.Deep Purple - Machine Head

2.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

3.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

      View entire list ››

While the order in each decade is purely personal preference, there are several rules for a song qualifying for the list. First off, the band has to be notable. I'm not going to define what that means,…

1.

2.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

3.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

4.Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

5.Deep Purple - In Rock

      View entire list ››

1.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

2.Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

4.Deep Purple - In Rock

5.Deep Purple - Fireball

      View entire list ››

My personal ordering of Deep Purple's discography from my most favourite to least favourite. This might be a little different to the usual because my opinions on the DP discography are a bit weird.

1.Deep Purple - Machine Head

2.Deep Purple - In Rock

3.Deep Purple - Purpendicular

4.Deep Purple - Fireball

5.Deep Purple - Deep Purple

      View entire list ››

1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

4.Dio - Holy Diver

5.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

      View entire list ››

1.

2.

3.Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards

4.Deep Purple - Machine Head

5.

      View entire list ››

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

      View entire list ››

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.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans

5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

      View entire list ››

The best to worst studio albums by Deep Purple (in my opinion).

1.Deep Purple - Machine Head

2.Deep Purple - In Rock

3.Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers

4.Deep Purple - Burn

5.Deep Purple - Fireball

      View entire list ››

1.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

      View entire list ››

1.Deep Purple - Machine Head

2.Black Sabbath - Volume 4

3.Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards

4.Wishbone Ash - Argus

5.Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday

      View entire list ››

This is a mix of my personal favourite 60's and 70's hard rock/metal songs and the more influential ones, songs that I think every metal fan need to hear. A mix of the most well-known songs to…

1.

2.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

3.Cream - Disraeli Gears

4.Clear Light - Clear Light

5.Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum

      View entire list ››

This is a list about what I think could be the first examples of songs in different genres. If you disagree with something or have any opinion of first example of any other genre, just write a comment.

1.

2.The Kingsmen - The Kingsmen In Person

3.

4.Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum

5.

      View entire list ››

Only studio albums ordered by release year.

1.The Doors - The Doors

2.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

3.Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum

4.Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple

5.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

      View entire list ››