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The Encyclopaedia of Beautiful Metal Ballads
If you know other wonderful songs which are missing in this list, feel free to suggest them to me 
| 1. | Adagio - Underworld |
| 2. | Aerosmith - Aerosmith |
| 3. | After Forever - Prison Of Desire |
| 4. | After Forever - Decipher |
| 5. | After Forever - After Forever |
| + 373 more |
Top 200 Metal Masterpieces Of All Time
RANKING CRITERIA :
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
| 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 |
| + 195 more |
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 |
All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums
An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
| 1. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| 2. | Opeth - Morningrise |
| 3. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 4. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 5. | Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss |
| + 310 more |
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 |
| + 18 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 |
Metal Rasputin's Absolute Favorite Albums Of All Time
Updated 14.4.2024
My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but…
My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but…
| 1. | Marillion - Marbles |
| 2. | Anathema - Weather Systems |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time |
| 4. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
| 5. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| + 320 more |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| + 395 more |
The Top Albums Of Ch'ti
This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then.
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
| 1. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| 4. | Sepultura - Beneath The Remains |
| 5. | Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal |
| + 364 more |
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 |
| + 95 more |
Top 25 Heavy Albuns
I'm not a methodic person, so i put my 25 favorite of my collection (are missing some albuns, so my top can chance) from heavy metal (not death, not black, not doom, not folk... only heavy... or anything…
| 1. | Savatage - Gutter Ballet |
| 2. | Virgin Steele - Invictus |
| 3. | W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol |
| 4. | Rage - XIII |
| 5. | Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime |
| + 20 more |
Favorite Album Art, 1960s-1990s
Had to break up "Favorite Album Art" into two (edit: now four!) because it couldn't handle so many words and I was losing entries at the bottom.
| 1. | Korn - Issues |
| 2. | Manes - Under Ein Blodraud Maane |
| 3. | Maudlin Of The Well - My Fruit Psychobells... A Seed Combustible |
| 4. | Neurosis - Times Of Grace |
| 5. | Virgin Steele - The House Of Atreus Act I |
| + 108 more |
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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Favorite W.A.S.P. Albums
| 1. | W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol |
| 2. | W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children |
| 3. | W.A.S.P. - The Last Command |
| 4. | W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. |
| 5. | W.A.S.P. - Dominator |
| + 9 more |
My Favorite Rock/Metal Ballads
The best ballads in the history of Metal. Of course, all these bands and other bands have really good ballads but this list shows the very best, handpicked by me. In alphabetical order by bands name to…
| 1. | Accept - Eat The Heat |
| 2. | Accept - Blood Of The Nations |
| 3. | Adagio - Underworld |
| 4. | Aerosmith - Aerosmith |
| 5. | Allen/Lande - The Battle |
| + 115 more |