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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 |
My Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time (Last Update: June 2022)
(Last Update: 2022)
These are my top 100 favorite albums - they are the reason why I love metal!
Enjoy!
Format: Band | Album | (genre, release year, country) What I like about the album; Favorite…
These are my top 100 favorite albums - they are the reason why I love metal!
Enjoy!
Format: Band | Album | (genre, release year, country) What I like about the album; Favorite…
| 1. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 2. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 5. | Death - Spiritual Healing |
| + 95 more |
Classic Death Metal Top 100
| 1. | Carcass - Heartwork |
| 2. | Entombed - Clandestine |
| 3. | Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption |
| 4. | Pestilence - Testimony Of The Ancients |
| 5. | Gorefest - False |
| + 99 more |
All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Songs
| 1. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 2. | Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy |
| 3. | My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans |
| 4. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 5. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| + 317 more |
Albums I Used To Have A Shirt Of (Or Still Have)
This list is mainly supposed to help my memory of which shirt I got hold of when. In chronological order, though I may have mixed up the timing on one or the other shirt because this all happened quite…
| 1. | Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine |
| 2. | Biohazard - Urban Discipline |
| 3. | Sodom - Agent Orange |
| 4. | Bolt Thrower - Warmaster |
| 5. | Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade |
| + 12 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 |
10 Of The Best 1992 Albums
A list of 10 of my favourite albums from 1992.
| 1. | Paradise Lost - Shades Of God |
| 2. | Obituary - The End Complete |
| 3. | Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade |
| 4. | Danzig - Danzig III - How The Gods Kill |
| 5. | Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky |
| + 5 more |
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 |
| + 350 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 |
| + 360 more |
My Favorite Death Metal Albums
This list includes the death metal albums I enjoyed listening to the most. It will be frequently updated with new albums. Descriptions will probably be added soon.
Ordered alphabetically.
Ordered alphabetically.
| 1. | Asphyx - Last One On Earth |
| 2. | Atheist - Unquestionable Presence |
| 3. | Autopsy - Mental Funeral |
| 4. | Benighted - Asylum Cave |
| 5. | Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade |
| + 19 more |
400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 17 May 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 486 more |
Death Is Only The Beginning (Of This List)
This is a list of all the death metal albums I have listened to that I thought were at all worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is just a record of my own listening experience that I use…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | At The Gates - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness |
| 4. | At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side |
| + 570 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 |