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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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Metal Band Names Inspired By Books
This alphabetical list presents bands that took the inspiration for their name from literature (novels, poems, plays, comics). The list shows the debut album cover along with the information of the corresponding…
| 1. | A Dream Of Poe - The Mirror Of Deliverance |
| 2. | Abhoth - Abhoth |
| 3. | Abigail Williams - In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns |
| 4. | Abramelin - Abramelin |
| 5. | Acrostichon - Engraved In Black |
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111 Albums Must Have
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 2. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 3. | Summoning - Minas Morgul |
| 4. | Windir - 1184 |
| 5. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
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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: 24 Jan 2026.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
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400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 17 May 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 |
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Evrope Ov Ólde
These songs make me think of times so old that none of us were there to experience them. The criteria for the inclusion of a song are so personal here that there's a high chance you think something…
| 1. | Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi |
| 2. | Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss |
| 3. | Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times |
| 4. | Windir - Arntor |
| 5. | Bathory - Hammerheart |
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Yet Another Useless Folking List
This is a list of all the folk metal albums I have listened to that I found to be of at least marginal quality. It is purely for my own organizational purposes and is not meant to be a definitive statement…
| 1. | Elvenking - Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire |
| 2. | Forefather - Ours Is The Kingdom |
| 3. | Forefather - Steadfast |
| 4. | Forefather - Last Of The Line |
| 5. | Dalriada - Áldás |
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Metal Band Name Drop – Songs That Mention The Band Name In The Lyrics
This is an alphabetical list of bands that have recorded songs with lyrics containing the name of their band.
While it should be clear that the use of the band name in the lyrics is on purpose, the…
While it should be clear that the use of the band name in the lyrics is on purpose, the…
| 1. | A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms |
| 2. | Agathocles - Distrust And Abuse |
| 3. | Alice Cooper - Killer |
| 4. | Amon Amarth - The Avenger |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - Versus The World |
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Some Albums With 8.50 Or More
| 1. | Shylmagoghnar - Emergence |
| 2. | Galneryus - Angel Of Salvation |
| 3. | Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI |
| 4. | Batushka - Litourgiya |
| 5. | Leprous - Bilateral |
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Top 15 Metal Albums
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Motörhead - Overkill |
| 3. | Týr - Ragnarok |
| 4. | Kamelot - The Black Halo |
| 5. | Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman |
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FOLKARCH
"CALENDAR MADE OF METAL"
March = Folk Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.
March = Folk Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.
| 1. | Vintersorg - Till Fjälls |
| 2. | Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Del II |
| 3. | Lönndom - Fälen Från Norr |
| 4. | FEJD - Storm |
| 5. | Forgotten North - Kinder Des Zorns |
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Top 20 albums of 1998
Good year! Some of the best albums of all time is here. Also, Maiden releasing one of the most underestimated albums ever.
| 1. | Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty And The Beast |
| 2. | Embraced - Amorous Anathema |
| 3. | Nightwish - Oceanborn |
| 4. | Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse |
| 5. | Thyrfing - Thyrfing |
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