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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

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Created by nonZero on 06.10.2018



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Now That's What I Call Range: Highest Highs And Lowest Lows

A list of bands ordered by the biggest difference between their highest rated album on MS and their lowest rated album on MS. Finally my Excel skills paid off. Some ratings may be a bit outdated. Open…

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2.Metallica - Lulu [Collaboration]
3.Celtic Frost - Monotheist
4.Celtic Frost - Cold Lake
5.Machine Head - The Blackening

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Created by RaduP on 14.11.2019



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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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Mighty Heavy Metal Albums

Some time ago I made a list for heavy metal albums I enjoyed the most. I got it cleaned up after ripening my tastes.I also tried to organize the list a bit, in subcategories. There is one album per band…

1.Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
2.
3.Angra - Angels Cry
4.
5.Fates Warning - No Exit

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Created by Ansercanagicus on 15.11.2017



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Top 20 Albums Of 1983

Metal Albums from 1983…

1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All
2.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
3.Dio - Holy Diver
4.Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
5.Slayer - Show No Mercy

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Created by JCJen7 on 24.10.2011



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A Chronology Of Masterpieces

What seems the most important albums for me in chronological order.
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…

1.Frank Zappa - Freak Out
2.The Who - Tommy
3.Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
4.Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
5.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

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Created by Ansercanagicus on 16.02.2022



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Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Of The 80's

The best decade in history of heavy metal.

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller
2.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
3.Accept - Breaker
4.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
5.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 19.02.2014



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Top 10 Of The Most "Manly" Covers In Metal!!

This is a joking list, it has the ten most weird covers of all time in metal music. It's of course an ironic list, the covers of these albums are really really gay...

1.Manowar - Anthology
2.Virgin Steele - Noble Savage
3.Manowar - Warriors Of The World
4.Accept - Balls To The Wall
5.The Gates Of Slumber - Conqueror

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Created by AndMetalForAll on 19.12.2011



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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 65 Heavy Metal Albums

1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace
2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
5.Judas Priest - Painkiller

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Created by wild_chale on 20.02.2011



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Top 34 Heavy Metal Albums

Heavy Metal (like most people I imagine) was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. My friend introduced me to Iron Maiden and from there I was hooked! He would recommend me which of their…

1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
2.Metallica - Metallica
3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
4.Judas Priest - Painkiller
5.Deep Purple - Machine Head

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Created by nonZero on 11.03.2024



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Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1983

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

Honourable mentions:
Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies (Punk/Thrash)

Non-Metal mentions:
The Exploited - Let's Start A War...Said…

1.Dio - Holy Diver
2.Accept - Balls To The Wall
3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All
4.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
5.Slayer - Show No Mercy

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Created by blackwreath13 on 13.07.2021



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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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The Worst "Popular" Metal Albums

I realize the importance of these albums to the genres, and the influence they have had. however I do not find these albums really that great and pleasurable due to the competition and elimination through…

1.Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
3.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
4.Accept - Restless And Wild
5.Accept - Balls To The Wall

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Created by Dr. Strawberry on 20.08.2014



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TOP ALBUMS OF 1983

1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All
2.Dio - Holy Diver
3.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
4.Accept - Balls To The Wall
5.Mercyful Fate - Melissa

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Created by achil on 13.06.2014