1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Deep Purple - In Rock

3.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

4.The Doors - Morrison Hotel

5.Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You

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This is a list about what I think could be the first examples of songs in different genres. If you disagree with something or have any opinion of first example of any other genre, just write a comment.

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2.The Kingsmen - The Kingsmen In Person

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4.Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum

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A majority of these albums I have listened to more recently than 2 years
And about 2 of these albums I have not listened to in their entirety but many of their songs blew me away.

1.Atheist - Elements

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Carcass - Heartwork

4.Death - Human

5.Death - Symbolic

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This is a list of my first ever purchased metal albums. I was born in 1982 and started my metal collection in 1994/95.. Anyway thought I'd share

1.Manowar - The Triumph Of Steel

2.Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power

3.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

4.Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon

5.Black Sabbath - Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath

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Kinda saw another relative lists on here that state this, one bad and one inspirational, so thought I might do my own.

Alphabetic order. And don't ask why a lot of Testament stuff is there, if their albums hadn't had so much impact, Testa wouldn't be my favorite band.

1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.Accept - Stalingrad

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

5.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease

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Only studio albums ordered by release year.

1.The Doors - The Doors

2.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

3.Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum

4.Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple

5.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

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OK, let's get this straight right now: THIS IS NOT A LIST OF MY FAVOURITE ALBUMS. Neither is it a 'Best Of' list in any shape, manner or form. And it is also not a list of albums I consider to be important in Metal history in general (though many of them assuredly would be considered so).

What this list is:
I started thinking about why I listen to Metal, and why I listen to certain bands and not others. And how my tastes have changed enormously in the approx 15 years I've been, as one might say, a Metalhead. I thought it would be interesting to look over my collection and pick out those albums I consider to be landmarks in my listening career and write a little bit about why each is significant to me.

1.Anathema - Judgement

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Cradle Of Filth - Midian

4.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

5.Def Leppard - Hysteria

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1.Epica - Storm The Sorrow

2.Magica - Dark Diary

3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

4.Magica - Lightseeker

5.Accept - Staling

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RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality
- Songwriting
- Performance

Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess) of the albums were taken into account in this selection.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Summoning - Minas Morgul

4.Windir - 1184

5.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

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This is basically my list of favorite songs by artists I own albums for. I decided to restrict myself to songs on albums I own (hence no "Balls To The Wall") and only artists which are on Metal Storm (hence no Queen). If you have any recommendations for bands/songs to listen to after reading this list, feel free to mention them below (but check I don't own the album first if recommending songs).

1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

3.Aerosmith - Aerosmith's Greatest Hits

4.Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare

5.Anthrax - Worship Music

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A Very Subjective List of Top Metal Songs.... (In No Particular Order)

1.Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name

2.Opeth - Burden

3.Black Sabbath - Iron Man

4.Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water

5.Sabaton - The Price Of A Mile

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My top ten perfect studio albums. Some are just more perfect than others. Plus an amazing compilation I need to include.

1.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

2.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

3.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

4.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

5.Opeth - Still Life

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Some of these albums are known just when you see their album cover. They are usually iconic albums (whether positively or negatively) and one can easily identify them even if they were zoomed out tons in any place.

Please contribute to this list by suggesting albums you think have iconic covers. Comments are appreciated.

1.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

2.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

3.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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1.Slipknot - Iowa

2.Rush - Snakes & Arrows

3.Sepultura - Chaos A.D.

4.Metallica - Metallica

5.Slipknot - Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses

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