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The Most Overrated Records Of All Time

Records loved by critics and reviewers often turn out to be mediocre, even from bands that once had great discographies.

1.AC/DC - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
2.Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare
3.Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin
4.Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil
5.Baroness - Red Album

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Created by Blackcrowe on 04.01.2025



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My Top 100 Best Metal Albums Of All Time (Unfinished)

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller
2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3.Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
4.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
5.Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

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Created by Alban JP on 24.04.2023



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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

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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Created by pandrstudios on 31.05.2022



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Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1980

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

Non-Metal mentions:
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (Goth)…

1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
2.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
3.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
4.Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
5.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

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Created by blackwreath13 on 21.06.2021



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Andy's top heavy metal/hard rock albums

My top ranked (in order from best down) favorite hard rock/heavy metal albums. I've also one included my top three favorite tracks from each album.

Enjoy!…

1.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3.Rush - Hemispheres
4.Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards
5.Dio - Holy Diver

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Created by AndyMetalFreak on 01.04.2021



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Top Favourite Heavy Metal Albums

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller
2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
4.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
5.Motörhead - Inferno

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Created by blackwreath13 on 06.03.2021



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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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Best Albums Of 1980

The best albums of 1980…

1.AC/DC - Back In Black
2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
3.Judas Priest - British Steel
4.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
5.Rush - Permanent Waves

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Created by Obnoxious on 08.12.2018



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Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time

Note: these are only for the traditional style of metal borne out of the period of late 60s - late 80s. Modern bands are permitted but they need to be playing in that style.

Recommendations are welcome.

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4.Deep Purple - In Rock
5.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III

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Created by Zombie94 on 09.11.2017



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Growing's Top Metal Albums

Main criterias:
How much I love it(obviously)
Songwritting
Importance and originality
Consistency and diversity (consistency is more importance, but diversity can make a difference)


1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
4.Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
5.Slayer - Haunting The Chapel

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Created by Growing on 30.11.2015



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100 Greatest Metal Bands

Pretty self-explanatory, with a couple caveats: first, this is mostly just a list of my favorite metal bands in approximate order (after the top 10 or so the order matters far less), with extra weight…

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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Created by saw_you_drown on 03.06.2015



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Old-school Metal: The Must-haves

The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.

1.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
2.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4.Crimson Glory - Transcendence
5.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

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Created by Jagermeister on 07.03.2015



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Top Metal Albums Of 1980

1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
2.Judas Priest - British Steel
3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
4.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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Created by Floflo79 on 30.07.2014



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TOP ALBUMS OF 1980

1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
2.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
3.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
4.AC/DC - Back In Black
5.Rush - Permanent Waves

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Created by achil on 20.03.2014