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BurbotsRevenge's Top 50 Death Metal Albums
A list of my favourite death metal albums of all time, one listing per band, hopefully you may discover some new bands/albums from this list. They're not in any exact order but my real favourites…
| 1. | Cryptopsy - None So Vile |
| 2. | Decapitated - Winds Of Creation |
| 3. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| 4. | Death - Spiritual Healing |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 45 more |
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 |
Jay's Top Metal Albums...no Particular Order 2.0
I havnt been into metal all that long...so this is a good chuck of the metal albums i own...though ive heard many, many more....these are all albums ive spent a lot of time with (or soon will). I tried…
| 1. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| 2. | 3 Inches Of Blood - Here Waits Thy Doom |
| 3. | Absu - Tara |
| 4. | ADX - Division Blindée |
| 5. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| + 123 more |
The Top Of Death's Crystal Mountain (150 Greatest Death Metal Albums)
*** MAX 3 ALBUMS PER ARTIST!!! (Except Death) Also... While extra weight will be given to classic death metal albums, this list will also include exceptional examples of melodic death, death-grind, technical/progressive…
| 1. | Cryptopsy - None So Vile |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| 4. | Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious |
| 5. | Death - Human |
| + 158 more |
Top 25 Albums Of All Time
My Top 25 albums of all time!
This list could change a bit as I keep on listening to new music, but at least the first 10-15 albums will probably be on the list.
This list could change a bit as I keep on listening to new music, but at least the first 10-15 albums will probably be on the list.
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Morbid Angel - Covenant |
| 3. | Deicide - The Stench Of Redemption |
| 4. | Death - Individual Thought Patterns |
| 5. | Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage |
| + 20 more |
Bombest's Most Listened To Albums
Progressive Metal/Rock is my main music, but you can't ignore the beauty in other genres.
| 1. | Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR |
| 2. | Opeth - Damnation |
| 3. | Porcupine Tree - The Incident |
| 4. | Porcupine Tree - In Absentia |
| 5. | Tool - 10,000 Days |
| + 53 more |
I Like Big Hits And I Can Not Lie (Part II: 21st Century)
Stuff that got me hooked in the course of the years, from my very first blurred memories as a toddler to the present day.
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact…
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact…
| 1. | Agathodaimon - Chapter III |
| 2. | Alastis - Unity |
| 3. | Antimatter - Saviour |
| 4. | Diablerie - Seraphyde |
| 5. | Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia |
| + 279 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 |
The Best of Death Metal
My favorite old school death metal bands highlighted with my favorite album. All classic lineup with few exceptions of newer bands.
| 1. | Autopsy - Mental Funeral |
| 2. | Impetigo - Horror Of The Zombies |
| 3. | Death - Leprosy |
| 4. | Obituary - Cause Of Death |
| 5. | Possessed - Seven Churches |
| + 113 more |
50 Best Of The 00's.....for Me Anyway!
I think the title is self explanitory. Not in order of preference as it would change daily and I can't be arsed changing it around all the time!:) it's a bit of a mixture of all the stuff I like…
| 1. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 2. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| 3. | Arsis - A Celebration Of Guilt |
| 4. | Be'lakor - Stone's Reach |
| 5. | Between The Buried And Me - Colors |
| + 46 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: 24 Jan 2026.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 279 more |