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Circus Maximus Albums Ranked

1.Circus Maximus - Isolate
2.Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter
3.Circus Maximus - Nine
4.Circus Maximus - Havoc

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Created by majormalfunction on 20.10.2024



Top 20 Of 2007

Must Listen: The First 11…

1.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
2.Paradise Lost - In Requiem
3.Kamelot - Ghost Opera
4.Symphony X - Paradise Lost
5.Allen/Lande - The Revenge

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 30.05.2021



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Top 200 Overrated Albums

**Trigger warning**

Albums and EPs rated 8.6+ from 100+ votes which I've given an 8 or lower to.

I've listened to and rated every album on MS that meets this criteria (at time of most recent…

1.Anathema - Judgement
2.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
3.Anathema - Alternative 4
4.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
5.Motörhead - Overkill

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Created by nonZero on 19.02.2021



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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically…

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5.Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (C)

This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…

1.Cacophony - Speed Metal Symphony
2.Cadaveria - In Your Blood
3.Caïna - Mourner
4.Caïnan Dawn - F.O.H.A.T.
5.Cain's Offering - Stormcrow

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Created by Uxküll on 21.10.2020



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Top 100 (+8) Of 2005-2009

2000-2004 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5844
2010-2014 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5828
2015-2019 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6722

I…

1.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
2.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
3.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
4.Gojira - From Mars To Sirius
5.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die

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Created by Crys1s on 19.09.2019



Five-Second 30 Favorite Progressive Metal Album

Just for my favorite
2016.09.16…

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
3.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
4.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
5.Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter

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Created by HowieWu on 16.09.2016



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The Ultimate Metal Albums

My personal favorites. These albums are as perfect as an album can get, they always bring up the adrenaline and have in many ways changed the way I perceive music, expanding the horizons of metal in various…

1.Angra - Temple Of Shadows
2.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
3.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
4.Adagio - Underworld
5.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

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Created by Mountain King on 06.05.2015



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Best Albums Of 2000-2010

In no order, just the my favorite of that decade.

1.Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came
2.Equilibrium - Sagas
3.The Defaced - Karma In Black
4.Susperia - Vindication
5.Masterplan - Aeronautics

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Created by EnigmaLake on 08.06.2014



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My Favorite Progressive Metal Albums

My favorite progressive metal albums (derived/mixed genres included). Lot of stuff still missing here since I have a terrible memory I think everything here is at least 8,5/10.

Please, feel free to…

1.Dream Theater - Awake
2.Dream Theater - Images And Words
3.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
5.Redemption - Snowfall On Judgment Day

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Created by robpal on 23.03.2014



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Prog Amazing Favourites

Without following any specific order. Some albums are more power/symphonic/thrash than prog but for some reasons i thought they deserved a place in this list.

1.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
2.Guilt Machine - On This Perfect Day
3.Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter
4.Opeth - Blackwater Park
5.Sun Caged - The Lotus Effect

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Created by Donnie Darko on 07.12.2013



Top 10 Albums Of 2007

1.Lörihen - Bajo la Cruz
2.Circus Maximus - Isolate
3.Nocturnal Rites - The 8th Sin
4.Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
5.Sonata Arctica - Unia

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Created by TiagoPoggere on 05.11.2013



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Rock & Metal Ballads Collection

Compilation of many Hard Rock or Metal Ballads I've heard. Bands and Albums are ordered by name alphabetically.

1.Accept - Balls To The Wall
2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations
3.Accept - Eat The Heat
4.Adagio - Underworld
5.Aerosmith - Aerosmith

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Created by Alpha on 27.09.2013



My Favorite Albums (work In Progress)

1.Meshuggah - ObZen
2.Persefone - Spiritual Migration
3.Eye Of The Enemy - Eye Of The Enemy
4.Circus Maximus - Isolate
5.James LaBrie - Static Impulse

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Created by 8bitsAgo on 18.03.2013



Top Albums Of All Time

This is a list of the albums that score 100 in my personal ranking system. This means they are absolute all time favorites, and they could be here because of different reasons: from absolute mind-blowing…

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
2.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
3.Patrick Rondat - On The Edge
4.Helloween - The Dark Ride
5.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

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Created by nb on 26.03.2012