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Top 200 Metal Masterpieces of All Time

RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]

Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess)…

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 10.03.2012



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The Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time

In my opinion, these albums are the best in heavy metal history and that includes best riffs, amazing solos and especially very unique vocals.

1.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
2.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
3.Def Leppard - Pyromania
4.Savatage - Gutter Ballet
5.Skid Row - Slave To The Grind

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Created by Mountain King on 19.04.2010



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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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The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's

These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).

The albums followed by a star are the "must…

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

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Created by Tzo87 on 25.08.2013



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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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Personal Favorite Guitar Solos

As a long time guitarist, i have a passion to learn and play guitar riffs and solos and these ones are an ultimate guide for guitar playing. Some solos are just more memorable than others and the following…

1.Angra - Temple Of Shadows
2.Scorpions - Love At First Sting
3.Judas Priest - Painkiller
4.Symphony X - The Odyssey
5.Savatage - Edge Of Thorns

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Created by Mountain King on 25.02.2011



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TOP ALBUMS OF 1985

1.Helloween - Walls Of Jericho
2.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease
3.Yngwie Malmsteen - Marching Out
4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood
5.Helloween - Helloween

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Created by achil on 27.09.2014



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Top 10 Metal Albums Of 1985

1.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease
2.Helloween - Walls Of Jericho
3.Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood
5.Overkill - Feel The Fire

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Created by themonarch on 13.05.2011



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TOP 50 POWER/HEAVY/Hardrock 1980-1989

1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4.Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil
5.Michael Schenker Group - M.S.G.

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Created by jeffster69 on 12.05.2022



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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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Created by JavierPaper on 28.11.2021



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A List Of Albums I Need To Stop Procrastinating For And Finally Give Them A Decent Listen

"I'll listen to this after I come back home"
I'm so sick of doing this.There are many,many albums that I KNOW will enjoy if I finally make time to listen too. This is more of a personal…

1.Leaves' Eyes - Njord
2.Exodus - Pleasures Of The Flesh
3.Darkthrone - Circle The Wagons
4.Kreator - Coma Of Souls
5.Kreator - Violent Revolution

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Created by me<3mertl on 19.08.2015



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Top 20 Heavy Metal Albums Of 1985

1.Helloween - Walls Of Jericho
2.Avenger (GER) - Prayers Of Steel
3.W.A.S.P. - The Last Command
4.Nasty Savage - Nasty Savage
5.Accept - Metal Heart

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 20.12.2013



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Accept Albums Ranked

1.Accept - Stalingrad
2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations
3.Accept - Russian Roulette
4.Accept - Balls To The Wall
5.Accept - Restless And Wild

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Created by majormalfunction on 12.04.2023



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My Top 100 Albums According To Last.fm

This list is my top 100 played albums ordered by the number of "scrobbles" since 2013 according to last.fm, if you also have a last.fm account, don't hesitate to follow me.
My last.fm user:…

1.Slayer - Reign In Blood
2.W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
3.W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children
4.Kreator - Enemy Of God
5.Iced Earth - The Dark Saga

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Created by IDieForMetal on 17.01.2023



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Accept Ranked

Accept one of the most important German Heavy Metal bands.
From Solingen, formed in 1976 by guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and former members Udo Dirkschneider (vocals) and Peter Baltes (bass).
Accept's…

1.Accept - Restless And Wild
2.Accept - Breaker
3.Accept - Balls To The Wall
4.Accept - Russian Roulette
5.Accept - Metal Heart

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Created by Blackcrowe on 02.06.2022