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Space Metal!

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
June 25, 2011
Entries
148
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67
***Currently working through suggestions and adding some spacey non-metal things when they cross my mind***
As a lover of all things sci-fi I find metal to be the most accommodating of genres when it…
1. Atoma - Skylight
2. Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer
3. Dol Ammad - Star Tales
4. Star One - Space Metal
5. Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling
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Top 500 Albums of All Time

A list by
nonZero
Created
October 06, 2018
Entries
500
Endorsements
34
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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IMAAAAGINATION! =3

A list by
Fat & Sassy!
Created
June 14, 2011
Entries
16
Endorsements
33
My favorite element about music is probably atmosphere. My mind is a lazy, albeit adventurous, asshole that likes to take vacations whenever it can. And what better than the surprise mental adventures…
1. Bal-Sagoth - Battle Magic
2. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
3. Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness
4. Rhapsody Of Fire - Dawn Of Victory
5. Les Discrets - Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées
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A List Of Great One-Man Band Albums

A list by
Erik M.
Created
August 26, 2013
Entries
85
Endorsements
28
Creating good music might not be an easy task, but most bands in existence consist of multiple members who contribute to the music. One-man bands however are simply musicians who create the music all by…
1. Aarni - Bathos
2. Brown Jenkins - Death Obsession
3. Cloak Of Altering - Ancient Paths Through Timeless Voids
4. De Magia Veterum - The Divine Antithesis
5. Gnaw Their Tongues - L'Arrivée De La Terne Mort Triomphante
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Jay's Top Metal Albums...no Particular Order 2.0

A list by
JÄY
Created
July 28, 2010
Entries
128
Endorsements
27
I havnt been into metal all that long...so this is a good chuck of the metal albums i own...though ive heard many, many more....these are all albums ive spent a lot of time with (or soon will). I tried…
1. !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
2. 3 Inches Of Blood - Here Waits Thy Doom
3. Absu - Tara
4. ADX - Division Blindée
5. Agalloch - The Mantle
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Prog Favourites

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
December 13, 2010
Entries
72
Endorsements
25
A list of my favourite Progressive albums on Metal Storm, ranked roughly in order of preference.
1. Ayreon - The Human Equation
2. Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics
3. Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
4. Porcupine Tree - Signify
5. Opeth - Still Life
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Epic Album Closers

A list by
BigNaughtyV
Created
July 02, 2013
Entries
122
Endorsements
22
Some albums are really good. Many of these are good all the way around. And, in many cases, there is a single song that stands out, sometimes it's the last song on the album. This is a list of those…
1. !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
2. Abigail Williams - Becoming
3. Agalloch - The Mantle
4. Amon Amarth - Versus The World
5. Anekdoten - Vemod
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Now That's What I Call Range: Highest Highs And Lowest Lows

A list by
RaduP
Created
November 14, 2019
Entries
104
Endorsements
14
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 - Master Of Puppets
2. Metallica - Lulu [Collaboration]
3. Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider
4. Iced Earth - A Narrative Soundscape
5. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
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Playing Outside Of The Box! (An Alternative Metal Guide & Journey)

A list by
Guib
Created
August 20, 2023
Entries
148
Endorsements
13
Right... Let's get this out of the way from the get-go. Alternative metal is hard to define. I guess that comes from it always wanting to experiment, explore and fuse heavy metal with non-metal music…
1. Living Colour - Vivid
2. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
3. Faith No More - The Real Thing
4. Godflesh - Streetcleaner
5. L7 - Smell The Magic
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KB's Favorite Albums Of All Time (Only Metal)

A list by
Kuroboshi
Created
February 06, 2013
Entries
77
Endorsements
11
Here is my provisional favorite-metal-albums-of-all-time-list! Enjoy!
The first 10 albums are in pretty accurate order. However, after that, it becomes harder and harder to separate the albums clearly.
1. Cult Of Luna - Somewhere Along The Highway
2. Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor
3. Grand Alchemist - Intervening Coma-Celebration
4. Opeth - Blackwater Park
5. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
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Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)

A list by
gckator
Created
July 12, 2025
Entries
400
Endorsements
9
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
1. Death - Symbolic
2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
4. Judas Priest - Painkiller
5. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
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Metal Mascots

A list by
Plattner
Created
September 28, 2023
Entries
99
Endorsements
7
Mascots are an established and popular part of metal fan culture. In contrast to sports team mascots, they are no cute talismans, but are regarded as personification of the band and its music (or even…
1. Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge
2. Annihilator - Alice In Hell
3. Anthrax - Inside Out
4. Artillery - B.A.C.K.
5. Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen
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A Progressive Journey: My Selections / Favourites

A list by
Progfiggit
Created
February 22, 2014
Entries
84
Endorsements
6
Progressive rock / metal - what I love the most in my collection. Would love suggestions to add to it.
1. Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders
2. Animals As Leaders - The Joy Of Motion
3. Ayreon - The Human Equation
4. Between The Buried And Me - Colors
5. Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence
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Club: Technical/progressive Music That Ain't Over The Top Wankery

A list by
Ansercanagicus
Created
March 14, 2019
Entries
76
Endorsements
5
this list is related to this forum thread, please check
this list is a collaborative one and will surely grow ; it is a proof of concept for a club feature, see here.

Hi people. I'd like to create…
1. Angra - Angels Cry
2. Angra - Holy Land
3. Angra - Fireworks
4. Angra - Rebirth
5. Angra - Temple Of Shadows
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Personal Favorite Albums

A list by
Serpentica
Created
June 18, 2012
Entries
25
Endorsements
5
1. Tool - Lateralus
2. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
3. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4. Devin Townsend - Ziltoid The Omniscient
5. Agalloch - The Mantle
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