1.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

2.Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness

3.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

4.1349 - Hellfire

5.Burzum - Belus

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BEST YEAR OF THE CENTURY…

1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Death - Symbolic

3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

4.In Flames - The Jester Race

5.Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery

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Limited to one album for each band.

1.Kreator - Coma Of Souls

2.Vader - Litany

3.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

4.Apocalyptica - Reflections

5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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There are certain albums that i truly believe to be timeless. These select few have been in my collection for years and aren't leaving any time soon. This is in no particular order.

1.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

2.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

3.Anaal Nathrakh - The Codex Necro

4.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

5.Behemoth - The Apostasy

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These my all time favorite albums.
Not in a particular rank…

1.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times

2.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

3.Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion

4.Carcass - Heartwork

5.Children Of Bodom - Tokyo Warhearts

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My personal top-list, limited to one album per band. I only add albums that I own physical copies of.

1.Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape

2.Pan.thy.monium - Khaooos & Kon-Fus-Ion

3.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

5.Wintersun - Wintersun

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From my generation (well, sorta). In order of preference but subject to change.
Please excuse Concrete Blonde and King's X; neither is really metal, but I love them both!…

1.Artillery - By Inheritance

2.Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance

3.Running Wild - Black Hand Inn

4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

5.Control Denied - The Fragile Art Of Existence

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*** READ ME *** This list is about the greatest metal albums of all-time, from all sub-genres and all countries. You won't see bands like Deep Purple, Rush, BOC, Zeppelin, etc., nor will you see bands…

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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***Limit 2 albums per artist***…

1.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

2.Burzum - Filosofem

3.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

4.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

5.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark

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1.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

2.Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky

3.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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Some of albums that i remembered...

1.Death - Symbolic

2.Death - Individual Thought Patterns

3.Carcass - Reek Of Putrefaction

4.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

5.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

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1.Dissection - Reinkaos

2.Wintersun - Wintersun

3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

4.Dissection - The Somberlain

5.Blind Stare - Collapsing Dreamworlds

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1.Down - Nola

2.Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve

3.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

4.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

5.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

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A little something I threw together, the order matters but not entirely.

1.Deströyer 666 - Phoenix Rising

2.In Death I Beome - Black Wings, Grey Skies

3.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

4.Funeral Mist - Salvation

5.Watain - Sworn To The Dark

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One album per band in random order. Will be continued very soon.

1.Rapture - Futile

2.Barathrum - Eerie

3.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

4.Diaboli - Mesmerized By Darkness

5.Obituary - Cause Of Death

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