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My Favourite Black Metal Albums
- My TOP 75 from 90s (and 80s), 00s and 10s.
- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
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- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
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| 1. | Windir - Arntor |
| 2. | Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage D'Hiver |
| 3. | Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter |
| + 223 more |
Song Puzzles: One Song In Several Parts On Different Albums
Some stories, themes or concepts are presented not just in one single song but are split in separate tracks that (often) share the same title but are distinguished by a number of the corresponding part…
| 1. | A Pregnant Light - My Game Doesn't Have A Name |
| 2. | A Pregnant Light - Broken Play |
| 3. | After Forever - Prison Of Desire |
| 4. | Agathodaimon - Higher Art Of Rebellion |
| 5. | Agathodaimon - Phoenix |
| + 342 more |
The Deadliest Of Harmonies (A Journey Into Melodic Death Metal)
Hey Folks! It’s me… Again!
I’m coming back once more to explore the depths of a genre that arguably did not begin where you all thought it did! Yeah yeah… Alright, maybe Left Hand Path, Necroticism:…
I’m coming back once more to explore the depths of a genre that arguably did not begin where you all thought it did! Yeah yeah… Alright, maybe Left Hand Path, Necroticism:…
| 1. | Entombed - Left Hand Path |
| 2. | Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious |
| 3. | Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream |
| 4. | At The Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours |
| 5. | Carcass - Heartwork |
| + 203 more |
My Album Of The Year, 1970-present
Here's my AotY for each year from 1970, with a runner up (or two) following.
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards |
| + 114 more |
My Favorite Instrumental Metal Songs
I love instrumentals (songs without vocals)!
One doesn't need words to convey a message and evoke emotions. Instrumentals also show how metal is very closely related to classical music!
These are…
One doesn't need words to convey a message and evoke emotions. Instrumentals also show how metal is very closely related to classical music!
These are…
| 1. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 2. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 3. | Summoning - Minas Morgul |
| 4. | Metallica - ...And Justice For All |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance |
| + 67 more |
Currently Listening... (March 2023 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)
- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery…
- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery…
| 1. | Adramelech - PsychoStasia |
| 2. | Afsky - Om Hundrede År |
| 3. | Anaal Nathrakh - The Codex Necro |
| 4. | Bloody Panda - Summon |
| 5. | Count Raven - High On Infinity |
| + 39 more |
Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 1997
A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.
1997 was surprisingly a solid year for metal, a lot of great releases in black and power…
1997 was surprisingly a solid year for metal, a lot of great releases in black and power…
| 1. | Stratovarius - Visions |
| 2. | Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk |
| 3. | Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields |
| 4. | Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy |
| 5. | Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech |
| + 15 more |
Best Album CoverArt
| 1. | Necrophobic - Darkside |
| 2. | The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
Instrumental Songs
This is an alphabetical list of interesting instrumental songs that have been included by vocal groups as original contribution to an album. Therefore, this list does not include instrumental-based groups…
| 1. | Agalloch - Pale Folklore |
| 2. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 3. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 4. | Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit |
| 5. | Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere |
| + 208 more |
Top 20 albums of 1997
Some bad ass stuff on this list. Decent year overall.
| 1. | Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk |
| 2. | Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant |
| 3. | In Flames - Whoracle |
| 4. | Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields |
| 5. | Rhapsody - Legendary Tales |
| + 15 more |