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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 |
Best Albums Of The New Millennium
On the picture - John Cobbett - Hammers Of Misfortune, Vhöl, Ludicra, The Lord Weird Slough Feg
| 1. | Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Hammers Of Misfortune - The Locust Years |
| 4. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| 5. | Hammers Of Misfortune - The August Engine |
| + 618 more |
Bursting, Smoking & Distorting Stories (A Lesson In Sludge & Stoner By Guib)
Welcome everybody to a little lesson on the history of Sludge & Stoner Metal. I'm Guib and today I have the immense pleasure to serve as your humble teacher.
Please take a seat and travel with…
Please take a seat and travel with…
| 1. | Melvins - Gluey Porch Treatments |
| 2. | Soundgarden - Ultramega OK |
| 3. | Oxbow - Fuckfest |
| 4. | Melvins - Ozma |
| 5. | Soundgarden - Louder Than Love |
| + 142 more |
Current Top 100 (subject To Change)
Moves up and down depending on mood, but top 25-30 usually the same in varying order
| 1. | Sylosis - Conclusion Of An Age |
| 2. | Machine Head - The Blackening |
| 3. | Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory |
| 4. | Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth |
| 5. | In Flames - The Jester Race |
| + 95 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 |
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 |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| + 395 more |
1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die
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 |
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 |
F3ynman's Top 50 Most Frequently Listened-to Albums Of 2022
Merry Christmas, my fellow metalheads!
Inspired by Qualeen's list, I meticulously kept track of how often I listened to every album this year. I present to you my top 50 most frequently listened-to…
Inspired by Qualeen's list, I meticulously kept track of how often I listened to every album this year. I present to you my top 50 most frequently listened-to…
| 1. | Slayer - Show No Mercy |
| 2. | Mercyful Fate - Melissa |
| 3. | Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked |
| 4. | Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh |
| 5. | Autopsy - Severed Survival |
| + 45 more |
Water Music For The Drowned And Those Aspiring To Become Them
A lot of music reminds me of water, so here are the most prominent ones. An actual water theme is often in place, but not mandatory.
List artwork by Susanna Majuri
List artwork by Susanna Majuri
| 1. | Slow (USA) - Unsleep |
| 2. | |
| 3. | Bell Witch - Four Phantoms |
| 4. | |
| 5. | Gojira - From Mars To Sirius |
| + 31 more |
200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 266 more |
A Progressive Journey: My Selections / Favourites
Progressive rock / metal - what I love the most in my collection. Would love suggestions to add to it.
| 1. | Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders |
| 2. | Animals As Leaders - The Joy Of Motion |
| 3. | Ayreon - The Human Equation |
| 4. | Between The Buried And Me - Colors |
| 5. | Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence |
| + 79 more |
Most Interesting Interludes/Intros/Outros
(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…
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…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
| 3. | Melechesh - Emissaries |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| + 105 more |