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Post-stonersludge Fun
the "genres" of stoner metal, sludge, and post-metal all seem to bleed/flow together at various times so playing metal bartender, i've cooked up this list of albums those interested in the…
| 1. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 2. | Baroness - Blue Record |
| 3. | Down - Nola |
| 4. | High On Fire - Death Is This Communion |
| 5. | Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun |
| + 20 more |
Current Top 100, 5 Years On
Back when I joined the site in 2011, I did a customary top 100 album list. Every year since then, when I've looked back at it it's become increasingly unrecognisable from my own tastes. Seeing…
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Sylosis - Monolith |
| 3. | Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Protest The Hero - Kezia |
| + 126 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 |
Bursting, Smoking & Distorting Stories (A Lesson In Sludge & Stoner By Guib)
Welcome everybody to a little lesson on the history of Sludge & Stoner Metal. I'm Guib and today I have the immense pleasure to serve as your humble teacher.
Please take a seat and travel with…
Please take a seat and travel with…
| 1. | Melvins - Gluey Porch Treatments |
| 2. | Soundgarden - Ultramega OK |
| 3. | Oxbow - Fuckfest |
| 4. | Melvins - Ozma |
| 5. | Soundgarden - Louder Than Love |
| + 142 more |
Best Metal Albums Of Decade 90'S
| 1. | Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 4. | Pantera - Cowboys From Hell |
| 5. | Death - Symbolic |
| + 259 more |
Current Top 100 (subject To Change)
Moves up and down depending on mood, but top 25-30 usually the same in varying order
| 1. | Sylosis - Conclusion Of An Age |
| 2. | Machine Head - The Blackening |
| 3. | Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory |
| 4. | Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth |
| 5. | In Flames - The Jester Race |
| + 95 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 |
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 |
1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
WORK IN PROGESS! Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that…
| 1. | High Tide - Sea Shanties |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 4. | Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come |
| 5. | Josefus - Dead Man |
| + 1242 more |
Stoner Rock - Metal
Fuzz Pedal, Psychedelia, Black Sabbath, Brant Byork, Dust, Desert, Sand, Ice, Skates,Long Jams in The Dunes, Boogies, Southern California, Acid, Dope, Oil, Gasoline, Evil Eye and UFO’s. Those are elements…
| 1. | Kyuss - ...And The Circus Leaves Town |
| 2. | Colour Haze - Periscope |
| 3. | Vista Chino - Peace |
| 4. | Ché - Sounds Of Liberation |
| 5. | Fu Manchu - The Action Is Go |
| + 35 more |
My All Time Favorite (metal) Albums...
Metal albums (and yes, I consider metalcore to be metal) that rocked my world, with maximum 2 albums per band sorted by bands in alphabetic order. Live, EP and compilation albums allowed, also including…
| 1. | Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire |
| 2. | Alice In Chains - Dirt |
| 3. | All That Remains - The Fall Of Ideals |
| 4. | Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God |
| 5. | Annihilator - Alice In Hell |
| + 141 more |
Currently Listening... (2nd Half Of July 2022 Edition)
These are albums that I'm currently enjoying. They may be classics that I'm revisiting or new gems I've recently discovered. (Ordered alphabetically)
I just felt like making a list of some…
I just felt like making a list of some…
| 1. | Æther Realm - Tarot |
| 2. | Abigor - Orkblut - The Retaliation |
| 3. | Abigor - Abigor / Nightbringer / Thy Darkened Shade / Mortuus |
| 4. | Acherontas - Tat Tvam Asi (Universal Omniscience) |
| 5. | Acherontas - Vamachara |
| + 24 more |
Irritatingly Underrated Metal
I think that the albums listed below are underrated.
Even those albums that are rated more than 8.6, should've made it to the top 200, or higher in that list. It's not only the score, but also…
Even those albums that are rated more than 8.6, should've made it to the top 200, or higher in that list. It's not only the score, but also…
| 1. | Anthrax - Among The Living |
| 2. | Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal |
| 3. | Anthrax - Sound Of White Noise |
| 4. | Biohazard - State Of The World Address |
| 5. | Danzig - Danzig 4 |
| + 59 more |
Metal Band Name Drop – Songs That Mention The Band Name In The Lyrics
This is an alphabetical list of bands that have recorded songs with lyrics containing the name of their band.
While it should be clear that the use of the band name in the lyrics is on purpose, the…
While it should be clear that the use of the band name in the lyrics is on purpose, the…
| 1. | A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms |
| 2. | Agathocles - Distrust And Abuse |
| 3. | Alice Cooper - Killer |
| 4. | Amon Amarth - The Avenger |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - Versus The World |
| + 107 more |