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Top 500 Albums of All Time
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 |
| + 495 more |
Top Folkish/Neofolk/Folkrock Albums
Best Folkish albums I've heard so far...!! Please feel free to post your Suggestions!!
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Ensiferum - Iron |
| 3. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 4. | Blackmore's Night - Under A Violet Moon |
| 5. | Blackmore's Night - Shadow Of The Moon |
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Top 73 albums of all time
| 1. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 2. | Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall |
| 3. | Amorphis - Queen Of Time |
| 4. | Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias |
| 5. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
| + 68 more |
Song Puzzles: One Song In Several Parts On Different Albums
Some stories, themes or concepts are presented not just in one single song but are split in separate tracks that (often) share the same title but are distinguished by a number of the corresponding part…
| 1. | A Pregnant Light - My Game Doesn't Have A Name |
| 2. | A Pregnant Light - Broken Play |
| 3. | After Forever - Prison Of Desire |
| 4. | Agathodaimon - Higher Art Of Rebellion |
| 5. | Agathodaimon - Phoenix |
| + 338 more |
Doc's Top 50 Metal Albums Of All Time
My top-50 all time favorite metal and metal-adjacent albums. Obviously subject to change over long periods of time. Left out most recent finds - these are albums that have resonated with me for at least…
| 1. | High On Fire - Death Is This Communion |
| 2. | Turisas - The Varangian Way |
| 3. | 3 Inches Of Blood - Fire Up The Blades |
| 4. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 5. | Monster Magnet - Last Patrol |
| + 45 more |
The Deadliest Of Harmonies (A Journey Into Melodic Death Metal)
Hey Folks! It’s me… Again!
I’m coming back once more to explore the depths of a genre that arguably did not begin where you all thought it did! Yeah yeah… Alright, maybe Left Hand Path, Necroticism:…
I’m coming back once more to explore the depths of a genre that arguably did not begin where you all thought it did! Yeah yeah… Alright, maybe Left Hand Path, Necroticism:…
| 1. | Entombed - Left Hand Path |
| 2. | Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious |
| 3. | Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream |
| 4. | At The Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours |
| 5. | Carcass - Heartwork |
| + 203 more |
Some Essential Melodic Death Albums
These are 36 of the my favorite Melodeath albums in no particular order. This will hopefully serve as a starting point for someone new to the style. If one of your favorites isn't on here, it's…
| 1. | Dark Tranquillity - Fiction |
| 2. | The Absence - Riders Of The Plague |
| 3. | Darkane - Expanding Senses |
| 4. | Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down |
| 5. | Luna Mortis - The Absence |
| + 32 more |
My Metal Evolution In 50 albums
| 1. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 2. | Metallica - Metallica |
| 3. | HammerFall - Legacy Of Kings |
| 4. | HammerFall - Crimson Thunder |
| 5. | Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth |
| + 45 more |
Top 10 Metal Albums
My most beloved albums
| 1. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 2. | Ensiferum - Ensiferum |
| 3. | Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God |
| 4. | At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul |
| 5. | Equilibrium - Sagas |
| + 5 more |
200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 266 more |
Most Interesting Interludes/Intros/Outros
(This list is a work in progress)
In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the…
In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
| 3. | Melechesh - Emissaries |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| + 105 more |
Park Metal
Music I listen to in an English-styled park in Warsaw, where nature grew in such a way that a controlled wilderness was achieved. Some songs match certain seasons better than others! This music goes well…
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 4. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 5. | Summoning - Stronghold |
| + 48 more |
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 |
| + 461 more |
My All Time Favorite (metal) Albums...
Metal albums (and yes, I consider metalcore to be metal) that rocked my world, with maximum 2 albums per band sorted by bands in alphabetic order. Live, EP and compilation albums allowed, also including…
| 1. | Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire |
| 2. | Alice In Chains - Dirt |
| 3. | All That Remains - The Fall Of Ideals |
| 4. | Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God |
| 5. | Annihilator - Alice In Hell |
| + 141 more |