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Beginner's Guide To Building A Prog Collection (Standards, And A Few Unorthodox Choices)

A list by
Introspekrieg
Created
March 03, 2010
Entries
576
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263
Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.

[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]

+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
1. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
5. The Doors - The Doors
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The Ultimate Avant-Garde Metal Albums

A list by
CyberSymphony
Created
May 03, 2013
Entries
44
Endorsements
41
A collection of the most original, insane and head spinning albums from the weirdest side of metal. Suggestions are welcome.
1. A Forest Of Stars - Beware The Sword You Cannot See
2. Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias
3. Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity
4. Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale
5. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
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My Favourite Black Metal Albums

A list by
Alien1988
Created
May 14, 2014
Entries
228
Endorsements
38
- 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.
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
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Neachy's Select: Black Metal

A list by
Neachy
Created
June 03, 2014
Entries
150
Endorsements
37
1. Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
2. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
3. Master's Hammer - Ritual
4. Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
5. Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism
+ 145 more

Top 500 Albums of All Time

A list by
nonZero
Created
October 06, 2018
Entries
500
Endorsements
34
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

My share of experime(n)tal music and other innovative stuff

A list by
In5anity
Created
August 13, 2011
Entries
103
Endorsements
24
I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated.
1. Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I
2. Kalisia - Cybion
3. Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera
4. Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery
5. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
+ 98 more

Top [Insert Round Number Here] Second Wave Black Metal Albums

A list by
saw_you_drown
Created
May 05, 2011
Entries
64
Endorsements
23
***Limit 2 albums per artist***
1. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
2. Burzum - Filosofem
3. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
4. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
5. Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
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90s: The Essentials

A list by
Mikyz
Created
May 07, 2010
Entries
103
Endorsements
17
In no particular order. Will be expanding as I listen to more albums. Only one album per band, be sure to check the rest of the discography by yourself.
1. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
2. System Of A Down - System Of A Down
3. Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler
4. Anacrusis - Manic Impressions
5. Death - Symbolic
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Metal Songs That Make You Want To Dance

A list by
CyberSymphony
Created
March 19, 2012
Entries
66
Endorsements
17
An encyclopedia of metal songs that get you to dance or groove to whether you want to or not.
One album per band. Recommendations are welcome.
1. 6:33 - Feary Tales For Strange Lullabies: The Dome
2. Aborym - With No Human Intervention
3. Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity
4. Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight
5. The Algorithm - Polymorphic Code
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The Exploration In The Metal World

A list by
Metal Addiction
Created
August 27, 2013
Entries
98
Endorsements
16
There are the albums that have impressed me. Alphabetical orders. Hope you enjoy this list.
1. Across Tundras - Dark Songs Of The Prairie
2. Across Tundras - Dark Songs of the Prairie
3. A Forest Of Stars - The Corpse Of Rebirth
4. Ain Sof Aur - Atra Serpens
5. Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
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Black Metal Miscellanea

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
November 05, 2011
Entries
49
Endorsements
14
Personally I find Black Metal to be a very difficult genre to get into, hence the meager length of my list which contains all the albums I've really enjoyed to date, in no order. Recommendations are…
1. Potentiam - Bálsýn
2. Grabnebelfürsten - Dynastie Oder Wie Man Herrschaft Definert
3. Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
4. Sigh - Hangman's Hymn- Musikalische Exequien
5. Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
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Omega_Switch's Listism: Top Black Metal Albums

A list by
omega_switch
Created
March 19, 2011
Entries
50
Endorsements
11
1. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
2. Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
3. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
4. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
5. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
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Artists With Only 8+ Albums

A list by
Liafev
Created
May 21, 2025
Entries
229
Endorsements
9
Only bands with at least 3 albums, and all albums rated over 8 (with at least 50 votes).
1. Allegaeon - USA / 7 albums / Formed in: 2005 / Genres: Melodic death metal, Technical death metal
2. Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function
3. Allegaeon - Formshifter
4. Allegaeon - Elements Of The Infinite
5. Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience
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Favorite Albums

A list by
PowerThrash
Created
June 24, 2011
Entries
50
Endorsements
9
My personal top-list, limited to one album per band. I only add albums that I own physical copies of.
1. Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
2. Pan.thy.monium - Khaooos & Kon-Fus-Ion
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
4. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5. Wintersun - Wintersun
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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

A list by
metalriff
Created
February 05, 2021
Entries
355
Endorsements
8
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