***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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This alphabetical list presents bands that took the inspiration for their name from literature (novels, poems, plays, comics). The list shows the debut album cover along with the information of the corresponding…

1.A Dream Of Poe - The Mirror Of Deliverance

2.Abhoth - Abhoth

3.Abigail Williams - In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns

4.Abramelin - Abramelin

5.Acrostichon - Engraved In Black

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My favourite black metal albums all from Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland) listed and ranked, with all varieties from within the black metal genre.

1.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

2.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

3.Bathory - Hammerheart

4.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

5.Burzum - Filosofem

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1.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

2.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

3.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

4.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

5.Setherial - Nord

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The best Norwegian Black Metal albums made by the best Norwegian Black Metal bands.

1.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

2.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

3.Dark Throne - Under A Funeral Moon

4.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

5.Burzum/Burzum /Aske - 1993

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1.Burzum - Filosofem

2.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

3.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

4.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

5.Marduk - Rom 5:12

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WORK IN PROGESS! Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that…

1.High Tide - Sea Shanties

2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

4.Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come

5.Josefus - Dead Man

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1.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

2.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark

3.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

4.Hades Almighty - The Dawn Of The Dying Sun

5.Gorgoroth - Pentagram

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Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding (Death)
Satyricon - The Shadowthrone (Black)
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes (Groove)
Melvins…

1.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

2.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

3.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Korn - Korn

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1.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

2.Satyricon - Nemesis Divina

3.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

4.Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler

5.Dissection - The Somberlain

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Bunch of classics this year.

1.Dream Theater - Awake

2.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

3.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

4.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

5.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

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Favorite releases from 1994

Updated 8/4/20…

1.Kyuss - Kyuss

2.Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory

3.Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding

4.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

5.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

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1.Bathory - Bathory

2.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark

3.Mayhem - Deathcrush

4.Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky

5.Darkthrone - Under A Funeral Moon

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