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Beginner's Guide To Building A Prog Collection (Standards, And A Few Unorthodox Choices)
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.
[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 |
| + 571 more |
So I Heard You Like Opeth...
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Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
Most Talented Vocalists In Metal
"Which bands sound like Opeth?" It seems that perennial question has plagued fans and non-fans of…
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
Most Talented Vocalists In Metal
"Which bands sound like Opeth?" It seems that perennial question has plagued fans and non-fans of…
| 1. | Adeia - Serenity |
| 2. | Alley - Amphibious |
| 3. | Altesia - Paragon Circus |
| 4. | Anciients - Voice Of The Void |
| 5. | Aquilus - Griseus |
| + 45 more |
2000-2014: A 'Factored' Top 100
Take a look at the Top Album lists of recent years and you'll notice an obvious trend. In 2005 the average rating of the top 25 albums is 8.76. Jump to 2014 and the average among the top 25 has dropped…
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI |
| 4. | Aquilus - Griseus |
| 5. | Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World |
| + 95 more |
My share of experime(n)tal music and other innovative stuff
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 |
DIAMOND ALBUMS - Top 50: The Best Of Progressive Rock/Metal
My favourite prog rock/metal albums. In no order.
| 1. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 2. | Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here |
| 3. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 4. | Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick |
| 5. | Yes - Close To The Edge |
| + 45 more |
Some Of The Best Albums Of All Time (In No Particular Order)
Lots of genres, not repeating any Band (except Therion, but with 3 different styles). You cannot go wrong with this list, some nice Starts to any kind of Metal.
The list is sorted by year, but has not…
The list is sorted by year, but has not…
| 1. | Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime |
| 2. | Atheist - Unquestionable Presence |
| 3. | Therion - Symphony Masses - Ho Drakon Ho Megas |
| 4. | Cynic - Focus |
| 5. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| + 48 more |
Albums You Should Check Out Instead Of New Dream Theater
Dream Theater are good for what they are, and what they are is a stepping stone into prog. To be fair, they have some great albums (WDADU, I&W, and Awake), but once Kevin Moore left, it's been…
| 1. | Anekdoten - Vemod |
| 2. | Arcane - Known/Learned |
| 3. | Arena - Contagion |
| 4. | Beardfish - Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two |
| 5. | Communic - Waves Of Visual Decay |
| + 20 more |
Progressive Metal Bands For People Who Hate Prog
Progressive metal has some of the most creative musicians in metal, but the tendency for progressive bands to make extremely long, technical songs with no sense of structure can be turnoff to some people,…
| 1. | Devin Townsend - Accelerated Evolution |
| 2. | Porcupine Tree - In Absentia |
| 3. | Toehider - What Kind Of Creature Am I? |
| 4. | Coheed and Cambria - Volume 4 |
| 5. | Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun |
| + 20 more |
The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (S)
This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…
| 1. | S.V.E.S.T. - Veritas Diaboli Manet In Aeternum: Le Diable Est Ma Raison |
| 2. | Sabachthani - Miserable Endings |
| 3. | Sabaoth - Les Illuminations |
| 4. | Sabaton - Carolus Rex |
| 5. | Sabbat - Dreamweaver |
| + 361 more |
All-Time Personal Favorites
Since I discovered MS, I got introduced to a lot of great albums/EPs that hadn't been mentioned from other sources, and I'm really thankful for all the discoveries from all kinds of people in…
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Agents Of Oblivion - Agents Of Oblivion |
| 4. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| 5. | Alcest - Kodama |
| + 66 more |
Songs For Your Metal Party
This is my personal selection of albums (with specific songs) that you'd like to play in your next metal party.
The songs are sorted so the more powerful and energetic songs are equally spread all…
The songs are sorted so the more powerful and energetic songs are equally spread all…
| 1. | Unexpect - Fables Of The Sleepless Empire |
| 2. | Korpiklaani - Karkelo |
| 3. | Solefald - Norrøn Livskunst |
| 4. | Mastodon - Crack The Skye |
| 5. | Kvelertak - Blodtørst |
| + 34 more |
Qnick´s Top 20 Always At Hand In Lossless
Probably not the best music in this world, but certainly my favourite 20 albums i always have in FLAC in my phone
Just metal stuff, othervise there would be quite a lot of classical music, jazz and prog…
Just metal stuff, othervise there would be quite a lot of classical music, jazz and prog…
| 1. | Opeth - Still Life |
| 2. | Alcest - Écailles De Lune |
| 3. | Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination |
| 4. | Aquilus - Griseus |
| 5. | Orgone - Pleroma |
| + 15 more |
