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My Top 75 Albums Of All Time
My top 75 favourite albums of all time (initially it was a top 20 list, and after that top 50). Only 1 album per band. The list is in alphabetical order, so it doesn't represent explicitly which album…
| 1. | After Forever - Decipher |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| 4. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| 5. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
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The Ultimate Symphonic Metal Albums
A collection of metal albums that heavily use the likes of classical instrumentation, orchestral, opera or/and symphonic keyboard synths. Suggestions/Recommendations are welcome.
| 1. | Adagio - Underworld |
| 2. | Aesma Daeva - Dawn Of The New Athens |
| 3. | After Forever - Decipher |
| 4. | Almôra - Kalihora's Song |
| 5. | Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings |
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My Favorite Albums
These are the ones I can always listen to, no specific order, just as I remembered the albums.
| 1. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Killing Machine [Hell Bent For Leather] |
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400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 7 July 2026.
| 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 |
| + 468 more |
Dark Metal: The Definitive Albums
The purpose of this list is not to find and record which albums are the best but to define Dark Metal. We will try to specify which albums are the definitive examples of Dark Metal. "Dark Metal"…
| 1. | Rotting Christ - Sanctus Diavolos |
| 2. | Celtic Frost - Monotheist |
| 3. | Nightfall - At Night We Prey |
| 4. | Septicflesh - Sumerian Daemons |
| 5. | Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest |
| + 37 more |
The Black/Death Metal Bucket List
These are the Must-Do's of Black and Death Metal. This list was made in no particular order.
| 1. | Ruins - Spun Forth As Dark Nets |
| 2. | Origin - Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas |
| 3. | Odious Mortem - Cryptic Implosion |
| 4. | Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding |
| 5. | Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse |
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The Most Essential Albums Of My Life (one Per Band, Alphabetical)
Inspired by lists of my BFF AnthropOcean (https://metalstorm.net/users/lists.php?user_id=341301) I deciced to create a list of the most important and influential records/bands here as well. These are either…
| 1. | A.I.(d) - Schematic Emergency |
| 2. | A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step |
| 3. | A Storm Of Light - Forgive Us Our Trespasses |
| 4. | Aara - Triade III: Nyx |
| 5. | After The Burial - Rareform |
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Top 300 Albums
In progress top 300 albums in alphabetical order
| 1. | A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms |
| 2. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 3. | Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations |
| 4. | Acid Witch - Stoned |
| 5. | Acid Witch - Evil Sound Screamers |
| + 277 more |
Albums Of My Life
No particular order
| 1. | Graveworm - As The Angels Reach The Beauty |
| 2. | Graveworm - Scourge Of Malice |
| 3. | Dimmu Borgir - For All Tid |
| 4. | Dimmu Borgir - Stormblåst |
| 5. | Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant |
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Extension To "My Personal Top 100 Most Essential Albums" (In No Particular Order)
I don't know who the fuck I was kidding, it was stupid of me to think that 100 albums will be enough. This is extension of my Top 100 list, where I can continue without an actual limit as there is…
| 1. | Free Salamander Exhibit - Undestroyed |
| 2. | Trepalium - Alchemik Clockwork Of Disorder |
| 3. | Dementor - God Defamer |
| 4. | Burning The Masses - Offspring Of Time |
| 5. | Last Chance To Reason - Level 2 |
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Metal Is The Law (My Own 250 Essential Metal Albums)
My 250 personal favorite metal albums which are sorted by band name and then release date. I want to make clear that I am not claiming these to be the best albums in each respective band's discography,…
| 1. | 1349 - Beyond The Apocalypse |
| 2. | 1349 - The Infernal Pathway |
| 3. | 1349 - The Wolf And The King |
| 4. | Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations |
| 5. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
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My Top 50 Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time
Limiting my picks to one album per band (otherwise it would have been a much larger list), here are my top 50 favorite metal albums of all time including my favorite track for each album:
| 1. | Stratovarius - Episode |
| 2. | Angra - Angels Cry |
| 3. | Helloween - Better Than Raw |
| 4. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark |
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My Top Albums Of 2003
| 1. | Katatonia - Viva Emptiness |
| 2. | The Haunted - One Kill Wonder |
| 3. | Epica - The Phantom Agony |
| 4. | Soilwork - Figure Number Five |
| 5. | Moonspell - The Antidote |
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