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Marcel's Pedantic Top 50 Of The Naughties
This is the top 50 of my favourite 100 albums of 2000-2009.
| 1. | Warning - Watching From A Distance |
| 2. | Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale |
| 3. | Primordial - To The Nameless Dead |
| 4. | Process Of Guilt - Erosion |
| 5. | Negură Bunget - OM |
| + 45 more |
The Best Of Unorthodox Black Metal
Within the past decade, black metal has seen bands from all over the world incorporating new sounds to the genre and changing its delivery like never before. As great as the classic bands are, BM bands…
| 1. | Necromantia - Crossing The Fiery Path |
| 2. | Ved Buens Ende - Written In Waters |
| 3. | Woods Of Belial - Deimos XIII |
| 4. | Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum |
| 5. | Blut Aus Nord - MoRT |
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Choice Albums Of Atmospheric Metal
My choices of albums with strong forms of atmospheric sound in metal. Recommendations are welcome, though I won't add all as this will be towards personal taste.
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 4. | Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane |
| 5. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
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Crushing (Not For The Faint Of Heart)
A little list of albums that have been kicking my ass as of late. Some albums on this list may appear to be "odd" choices, but "crushing" in this context does not necessarily mean heavy.
| 1. | Esoteric - The Pernicious Enigma |
| 2. | Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans |
| 3. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 4. | Warning - Watching From A Distance |
| 5. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
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Neachy's Select: Black Metal
| 1. | Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark |
| 2. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
| 3. | Master's Hammer - Ritual |
| 4. | Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky |
| 5. | Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism |
| + 145 more |
One-album Metal Wonders
A list of bands who have released just one album. Feel free to recommend!
Edit: If the band released their debut album between 2014-present and they haven't split, they are not viable.
Edit: If the band released their debut album between 2014-present and they haven't split, they are not viable.
| 1. | ABACABB - Survivalist |
| 2. | Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra |
| 3. | Abydos - The Little Boy's Heavy Mental Shadow Opera About The Inhabitants Of His Diary |
| 4. | Abyssmal Sorrow - Lament |
| 5. | Age Of Silence - Acceleration |
| + 85 more |
Rod's Favorite Use Of Samples!
Sometimes, samples can improve the atmosphere of a song just as much as the instruments (or even more). This is a compilationn of some of my favorite samples in metal. I'm trying to keep it one album…
| 1. | Aborted - Goremageddon: The Saw And The Carnage Done |
| 2. | Abruptum - Potestates Apocalypsis |
| 3. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| + 35 more |
Low Tones In Kvlt: The Best Of Bass Black Metal
Bassy black metal. Easy enough to understand: black metal with a distinctly pronounced role for the bass and in which the bass is noticeably audible.
Alphabetical order by band, one album per band.
Alphabetical order by band, one album per band.
| 1. | Abigor - Time Is The Sulphur In The Veins Of The Saint: An Excursion On Satan's Fragmenting Principle |
| 2. | Aeon Patronist - Mortal Prosternation |
| 3. | Aluk Todolo - Voix |
| 4. | Angst Skvadron - Sweet Poison |
| 5. | Annthennath - States Of Liberating Departure |
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Ranking the One-Album Wonders in Metal
Some of the best metal albums ever released have been by bands that only had one full length release.
List is (and probably always will be) a constant work-in-progress.
If you know of a "one-and-done"…
List is (and probably always will be) a constant work-in-progress.
If you know of a "one-and-done"…
| 1. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| 2. | Weakling - Dead As Dreams |
| 3. | Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle |
| 4. | Timeghoul - 1992-1994 Discography |
| 5. | Thorns - Thorns |
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Most Inspiring Albums Of All Time
A list with mini-reviews. The albums are in no particular order. Lists are fun, eh?
I will be adding more albums to this as time goes by.
I will be adding more albums to this as time goes by.
| 1. | Opeth - Morningrise |
| 2. | Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter |
| 3. | Spock's Beard - V |
| 4. | Enslaved - Isa |
| 5. | Aquilus - Griseus |
| + 5 more |
G.O.A.T.s
The greatest albums of all time aka albums that nobody needs to listen to unless they want to aka only 9/10 and 10/10 albums here aka no memes, sorry. No particular order either. Will add more albums in…
| 1. | Lurker Of Chalice - Lurker Of Chalice |
| 2. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| 3. | Evoken - Quietus |
| 4. | Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny |
| + 43 more |
F3ynman's Top 50 Most Frequently Listened-to Albums Of 2025
Merry Christmas, my fellow metalheads!
I present to you my top 50 most frequently listened-to albums of the year 2025, ordered by number of full listens (format: band | album | number of listens).
The…
I present to you my top 50 most frequently listened-to albums of the year 2025, ordered by number of full listens (format: band | album | number of listens).
The…
| 1. | Arizmenda - Stillbirth In The Temple Of Venus |
| 2. | Catacomb (FRA) - In The Maze Of Kadath |
| 3. | Fungoid Stream - Oceanus |
| 4. | Dax Riggs - 7 Songs For Spiders |
| 5. | Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood |
| + 45 more |
My Ultimate List Of Favorite Albums
Welcome to my new ultimate list of favorite albums!
After 5 years on Metal Storm, I think it's time to give an update to my old list of favorite albums.
This time, I meticulously ranked each…
After 5 years on Metal Storm, I think it's time to give an update to my old list of favorite albums.
This time, I meticulously ranked each…
| 1. | Arizmenda - Stillbirth In The Temple Of Venus |
| 2. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 3. | Devil Master - Satan Spits On Children Of Light |
| 4. | Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked |
| 5. | Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence |
| + 195 more |
F3ynman's Top 50 Most Frequently Listened-to Albums Of 2024
Merry Christmas, my fellow metalheads!
I present to you my top 50 most frequently listened-to albums of the year 2024, ordered by number of full listens. (The full list with number of full listens for…
I present to you my top 50 most frequently listened-to albums of the year 2024, ordered by number of full listens. (The full list with number of full listens for…
| 1. | Japanische Kampfhörspiele - Rauchen Und Yoga |
| 2. | Urfaust - Ritual Music For The True Clochard |
| 3. | Japanische Kampfhörspiele - Ze Jakanese Side Projekts |
| 4. | Darkened - Defilers Of The Light |
| 5. | Toadliquor - Back In The Hole |
| + 45 more |
The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (L)
This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…
| 1. | Labyrinth - Return To Heaven Denied Pt. II |
| 2. | Lacrimas Profundere - Memorandum |
| 3. | Lacrimosa - Elodia |
| 4. | Lacuna Coil - Comalies |
| 5. | Lahmia - Resilience |
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