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Top 500 Albums of All Time
I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life. Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens…
| 1. | Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Opeth - Still Life |
| + 495 more |
Best Album Of Every Year Since 1970
Here’s a list with my top 3 favorite metal and non-metal album of every year since 1970, enjoy!
I had to stretch the definition of what is and is not metal a little bit for the 70s, just assume it also…
I had to stretch the definition of what is and is not metal a little bit for the 70s, just assume it also…
| 1. | 1970 - |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 4. | Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come |
| 5. | 1971 - |
| + 219 more |
A Chronology Of Masterpieces
What seems the most important albums for me in chronological order.
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
| 1. | The Who - Tommy |
| 2. | The Who - Tommy |
| 3. | Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat |
| 4. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 5. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| + 179 more |
Making My Way Through The MS Top 200
The Metal Storm top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. Join me as I try to listen to every single album featured on it.
Each album has a symbol telling…
Each album has a symbol telling…
| 1. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| + 195 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 |
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 |
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My Favorite Album Of Every Year
Limited to bands and albums available on Metal Storm.
The years will expand as I listen to more albums. (The earliest year currently available is 1967.)
Of course, favorite albums may change from year…
The years will expand as I listen to more albums. (The earliest year currently available is 1967.)
Of course, favorite albums may change from year…
| 1. | Hellripper - Coronach |
| 2. | Blackbraid - Blackbraid III |
| 3. | Wintersun - Time II |
| 4. | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation |
| 5. | Sigh - Shiki |
| + 55 more |
Greatest Hard Rock Albums
My favourite Hard Rock Albums
| 1. | Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction |
| 2. | Scorpions - Love At First Sting |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 5. | Alice Cooper - Killer |
| + 10 more |
Top 1001 Artworks On Metal Storm
As chosen by me, of course. This is highly subjective.
** Note: There are 29 co-selections, thus the total number of selections is 1001 **
In progress and in tandem with:
Favorite Album Art, 1960s-1990s
Favorite…
** Note: There are 29 co-selections, thus the total number of selections is 1001 **
In progress and in tandem with:
Favorite Album Art, 1960s-1990s
Favorite…
| 1. | ...And Oceans - The Regeneration Itinerary |
| 2. | 16 - Curves That Kick |
| 3. | 16 - Blaze Of Incompetence |
| 4. | 16 - Bridges To Burn |
| 5. | 16 - Dream Squasher |
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50 Best Albums Ever
Simply my top 50 favorite albums of all time,
| 1. | AC/DC - Powerage |
| 2. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 3. | Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I |
| 4. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 5. | Mastodon - Crack The Skye |
| + 45 more |
Metal At The End Of The 70’s 78-79
Most significant records at the end of the first era of metal music.
The last year of the decade shows how some bands face the eighties with the menace of punk and disco music some bands take advantage…
The last year of the decade shows how some bands face the eighties with the menace of punk and disco music some bands take advantage…
| 1. | Rush - Hemispheres |
| 2. | AC/DC - Highway To Hell |
| 3. | KISS - Dynasty |
| 4. | Van Halen - Van Halen |
| 5. | Van Halen - Van Halen II |
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Non-Metal Music That Everyone’s Loves
Obviously This list born after reading the comments in my previous list, Non metal bands that everyone Loves and inspired .
| 1. | Rush - 2112 |
| 2. | Rush - A Farewell To Kings |
| 3. | Rush - Hemispheres |
| 4. | The Beatles - The Beatles |
| 5. | The Beatles - Sargent Pepper |
| + 63 more |
Top 23 Albums Of The 1970s
Here are the 70s albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the band give…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| + 18 more |
TOP 50 POWER/HEAVY/Hardrock 1970-1979
| 1. | AC/DC - Highway To Hell |
| 2. | AC/DC - Let There Be Rock |
| 3. | Triumph - Just A Game |
| 4. | AC/DC - High Voltage |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| + 45 more |