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Beginner's Guide To Building A Prog Collection (Standards, And A Few Unorthodox Choices)
Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.
[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]
+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]
+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
| 1. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | The Doors - The Doors |
| + 571 more |
Space Metal!
***Currently working through suggestions and adding some spacey non-metal things when they cross my mind***
As a lover of all things sci-fi I find metal to be the most accommodating of genres when it…
As a lover of all things sci-fi I find metal to be the most accommodating of genres when it…
| 1. | Atoma - Skylight |
| 2. | Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer |
| 3. | Dol Ammad - Star Tales |
| 4. | Star One - Space Metal |
| 5. | Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling |
| + 143 more |
Promo's Picks Of The Passing Decade
Actually I wanted to write a blog as several of my colleagues, but now that we have this nifty new feature there's no reason to bother with formatting all the pics and stuff 
So this was it. The…
So this was it. The…
| 1. | Negură Bunget - OM |
| 2. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 3. | Redemption - The Origins Of Ruin |
| 4. | Dark Tranquillity - Character |
| 5. | Anaal Nathrakh - The Codex Necro |
| + 45 more |
My Kitteh And I's Favorite (Metal/Rock) Listening Discs EVAR (2010)
Here it is. In all it's glory, righteousness, and sexy-time (as in me air flute-ing the flute solo in Cross-Eyed Mary) delightful-ness. Mah kitteh and I's favorite things to jam to. As you may…
| 1. | Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I |
| 2. | Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Beethoven's Last Night |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 5. | Faith No More - Angel Dust |
| + 10 more |
2000-2014: A 'Factored' Top 100
Take a look at the Top Album lists of recent years and you'll notice an obvious trend. In 2005 the average rating of the top 25 albums is 8.76. Jump to 2014 and the average among the top 25 has dropped…
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI |
| 4. | Aquilus - Griseus |
| 5. | Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World |
| + 95 more |
Prog Favourites
A list of my favourite Progressive albums on Metal Storm, ranked roughly in order of preference.
| 1. | Ayreon - The Human Equation |
| 2. | Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics |
| 3. | Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition |
| 4. | Porcupine Tree - Signify |
| 5. | Opeth - Still Life |
| + 67 more |
My share of experime(n)tal music and other innovative stuff
I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated.
| 1. | Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I |
| 2. | Kalisia - Cybion |
| 3. | Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera |
| 4. | Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery |
| 5. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
| + 98 more |
Metal Songs That Make You Want To Dance
An encyclopedia of metal songs that get you to dance or groove to whether you want to or not.
One album per band. Recommendations are welcome.
One album per band. Recommendations are welcome.
| 1. | 6:33 - Feary Tales For Strange Lullabies: The Dome |
| 2. | Aborym - With No Human Intervention |
| 3. | Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity |
| 4. | Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight |
| 5. | The Algorithm - Polymorphic Code |
| + 61 more |
My Favorite Albums Of All Time
These albums are my favorite since I started listen to Metal.
| 1. | Kamelot - The Black Halo |
| 2. | Epica - Consign To Oblivion |
| 3. | Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything |
| 4. | After Forever - After Forever |
| 5. | Blackfield - Blackfield |
| + 46 more |
Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .
So here we are again . After many years of dedication and love to this music that we call progressive metal, here are some of the best albums that ever existed and made the earth a better place . Give…
| 1. | Dan Swanö - Moontower |
| 2. | Cynic - Traced In Air |
| 3. | Cynic - Focus |
| 4. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 5. | Enslaved - Ruun |
| + 205 more |
Favorite 50 Albums
This is my top 50 favorite albums. If I were to ever go on a really long road trip, I would take these 50 and blare them on the trip and extra loud while driving through a city .
. | 1. | Symphony X - The Odyssey |
| 2. | Symphony X - Paradise Lost |
| 3. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 4. | Ayreon - The Human Equation |
| 5. | Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy |
| + 45 more |
DIAMOND ALBUMS - Top 50: The Best Of Progressive Rock/Metal
My favourite prog rock/metal albums. In no order.
| 1. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 2. | Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here |
| 3. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 4. | Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick |
| 5. | Yes - Close To The Edge |
| + 45 more |
Favoritest Favorites - My Top 100 Albums
My favorite albums. Includes EPs and 1 compilation. Anything ouside the top 20 or so could be up or down several places. Constantly subject to change.
| 1. | Saviour Machine - Saviour Machine II |
| 2. | Within Temptation - The Unforgiving |
| 3. | Ayreon - The Human Equation |
| 4. | Stolen Babies - There Be Squabbles Ahead |
| 5. | Billy Idol - Cyberpunk |
| + 95 more |
Bombest's Most Listened To Albums
Progressive Metal/Rock is my main music, but you can't ignore the beauty in other genres.
| 1. | Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR |
| 2. | Opeth - Damnation |
| 3. | Porcupine Tree - The Incident |
| 4. | Porcupine Tree - In Absentia |
| 5. | Tool - 10,000 Days |
| + 53 more |