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My Favorite Progressive Metal Albums

1.Adagio - Underworld
2.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
3.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
4.Circus Maximus - Isolate
5.Anubis Gate - Anubis Gate

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Created by Mountain King on 11.02.2011



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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



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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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Top Albums Of My Life

1.Symphony X - Paradise Lost
2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All
3.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
4.Dream Theater - Octavarium
5.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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Created by Quinaitor on 15.03.2010



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My Top 20 Favorite Albuns

Top metal albuns based on the influence they have in my personality and by the way they changed some ideas and theories I had.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Symphony X - The Odyssey
3.Therion - Secret Of The Runes
4.Dream Theater - Images And Words
5.Primordial - Spirit The Earth Aflame

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Created by Njord on 08.03.2010



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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 from Around the World

In alphabetical order by country.

1.Voyager - I Am The ReVolution
2.Deadsoul Tribe - The January Tree
3.Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech
4.Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River
5.Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous

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Created by Koagulation on 13.03.2012



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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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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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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



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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



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Brilliance Of Decadence: Top 10 Metal Albums Of 2007

My personal annual choice for top 10 metal albums for each year. 2007 selection, fantastic year with at least 50 quality albums.

1.Epica - The Divine Conspiracy
2.Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
3.Turisas - The Varangian Way
4.Therion - Gothic Kabbalah
5.Sirenia - Nine Destinies And A Downfall

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Created by RhaegarTargaryen on 17.12.2011



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