1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Kreator - Pleasure To Kill

3.Slayer - Hell Awaits

4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

5.Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence

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1.Forbidden - Forbidden Evil

2.Kreator - Extreme Aggression

3.Overkill - Feel The Fire

4.Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

5.Sodom - Agent Orange

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1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

3.King Diamond - Fatal Portrait

4.Slayer - Reign In Blood

5.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

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1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Machine Head - The Blackening

5.Flotsam And Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver

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My Favorite Speed/Power/Thrash Metal albums by year of release…

1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

2.Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal

3.Metal Church - Metal Church

4.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

5.Overkill - Overkill

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This alphabetical list presents bands that took the inspiration for their name from literature (novels, poems, plays, comics). The list shows the debut album cover along with the information of the corresponding…

1.A Dream Of Poe - The Mirror Of Deliverance

2.Abhoth - Abhoth

3.Abigail Williams - In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns

4.Abramelin - Abramelin

5.Acrostichon - Engraved In Black

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Mascots are an established and popular part of metal fan culture. In contrast to sports team mascots, they are no cute talismans, but are regarded as personification of the band and its music (or even…

1.Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge

2.Annihilator - Alice In Hell

3.Anthrax - Inside Out

4.Artillery - B.A.C.K.

5.Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen

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A list of my favorite album covers…

1.Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion

2.Mercyful Fate - Melissa

3.Slayer - Reign In Blood

4.Motörhead - Motörhead

5.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

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Work in progress until a good foundation is made. No real order other than what pops in my head.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3.Slayer - Hell Awaits

4.Slayer - Reign In Blood

5.Slayer - South Of Heaven

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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

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The most iconic record label in the 80”s metal, created by Brian Slagel 40 years A go and released the greatest records in metal history . The Label released more than 1.000 bands from Goo Goo Dolls to…

1.Slayer - Show No Mercy

2.Trouble - Psalm 9

3.Armored Saint - Symbol Of Salvation

4.Slayer - Hell Awaits

5.Fates Warning - No Exit

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The albums below is my definition of extreme metal music, regardless of their genre. Entire list is based only on my personal preferences in metal.
Rules:
1. One album per band
2. 305 groups/305 albums…

1.In Flames - Clayman

2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3.Chimaira - Chimaira

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Testament - The New Order

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**Trigger warning**

Albums and EPs rated 8.6+ from 100+ votes which I've given an 8 or lower to.

I've listened to and rated every album on MS that meets this criteria (at time of most recent…

1.Anathema - Judgement

2.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

3.Anathema - Alternative 4

4.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

5.Motörhead - Overkill

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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

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The greatest albums of all time aka albums that nobody needs to listen to unless they want to aka only 9/10 and 10/10 albums here aka no memes, sorry. No particular order either. Will add more albums in…

1.Lurker Of Chalice - Lurker Of Chalice

2.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)

3.Evoken - Quietus

4.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

5.Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny

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