Welcome to what I consider the "1980s Metal Bible" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. In this second part we conquer the mighty decade that many deem as the classic decade of Metal. This and the other parts of this journey through the decades may be a very overwhelming list. I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/

1. Tygers Of Pan Tang - Wild Cat

2. Krokus - Metal Rendez-Vous

3. Cirith Ungol - Frost And Fire

4. Witchfynde - Give 'Em Hell

5. Angel Witch - Angel Witch

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The MS top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. I have been listening to metal for about 6 years now and would consider myself fairly knowledgeable about the genre. Yet, I have barely heard half of what the top 200 has to offer. I am now on a quest to listen to it all and give an honest opinion on what I thought of it.
This list will show every album of the top 200 and if I've listened to it whether it's an all-time favourite of mine (+++), I really like it (++), I like it (+), I don't think it's anthing special (*), I dislike it (-) or I really dislike it (--). The same symbols will be used to characterize what I think my opinion of the albums I haven't heard yet will be, based on my knowledge of the band and of the genre they play. (?) signifies that I have no idea of whether I'll enjoy it or not and (/) means that my opinion of the album is probably obsolete and I need to listen to it again.
The way the top 200 works makes it so that the albums at the bottom of the list are actually tied with other albums, but those other albums do not show up in the list. To make this list better, I decided that every album rated 8.74 (the lowest score included in the top 200) as of 23/04/2023 would be included in my list, making it a top 215.

1. Albums I am yet to hear:

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3. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

4. W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

5. Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die

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Mind map:

Blue = win
Undead = win
Hell = win
Blue = win
Nature ft. Water = win
Color eyegasm = win
Grim reaper = win
Boys being boys = win
Badly done CGI = win
Blue = win
Blue = win
Orthodox stuff = win
Black and white = win, sometimes

Last updated on 29 March 2023.

1. Emperor - Reverence

2. Wintersun - Wintersun

3. The Ruins of Beverast - Rain Upon the Impure

4. Dissection - Live Legacy

5. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman

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88

1. Metallica - ...And Justice For All

2. Manowar - Kings Of Metal

3. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

4. Death - Leprosy

5. Riot - Thundersteel

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Music I listen to in an English-styled park in Warsaw, where nature grew in such a way that a controlled wilderness was achieved. Some songs match certain seasons better than others! This music goes well with the wonderful fantasy-themed imagination I've been gifted through my autism.

1. Agalloch - The Mantle

2. Opeth - Blackwater Park

3. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

4. Wintersun - Wintersun

5. Summoning - Stronghold

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1. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

2. Burzum - Filosofem

3. Burzum - Det Som Engang Var

4. Immortal - At The Heart of Winter

5. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky

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A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

Man this list was a rough one, but in a good way 1988 is one of the best years in metal history and a lot of great release came out that year, cutting it down to just 20 was tough and ranking them was even harder.

1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

2. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

3. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

4. Candlemass - Ancient Dreams

5. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

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Welcome to what I consider the "Metal Bible" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. This may be a very overwhelming list but I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/

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

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1. Motörhead - Overkill

2. Deathhammer - Phantom Knights

3. Slayer - Show No Mercy

4. Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose Of Death...

5. Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics...

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(This list is a work in progress)

In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the metal multiverse. Of course the definitions for each of the above are quite fluid, so you may personally disagree with my decision to consider one of these tracks as such.

Last updated on 21 April 2023.

1. Death - The Sound of Perseverance

2. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

3. Melechesh - Emissaries

4. Agalloch - The Mantle

5. Megadeth - Rust in Peace

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Last updated on 29 May 2023.

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

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Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.

Last updated: 29 May 2023

1. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

2. Agalloch - The Mantle

3. Opeth - Blackwater Park

4. Edge of Sanity - Crimson

5. Lost Horizon - A Flame to the Ground Beneath

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All my favourite songs that are 10 minutes+

1. Rush - 2112

2. Deep Purple - In Rock

3. The Doors - The Doors

4. Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

5. Rush - Hemispheres

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Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
Crimson Glory - Transcendence (Power/Prog)
Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What? (Thrash)
Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum (Death/Thrash)
Manowar - Kings Of Metal (Power)
Exodus - Fabulous Disaster (Thrash)
Saint Vitus - Mournful Cries (Doom)

1. Death - Leprosy

2. Slayer - South Of Heaven

3. Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

5. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

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These are my favorite opening songs of all time. When I listened to them, I was instantly hooked! Whether it starts with a slow instrumental build-up or an aggressive assault of riffs, these openers set the tone for the rest of their respective albums. Enjoy!

1. Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

2. Judas Priest - Painkiller

3. Summoning - Minas Morgul

4. Megadeth - Rust in Peace

5. Testament - The Legacy

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