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My Favourite Black Metal Albums

A list by
Alien1988
Created
May 14, 2014
Entries
228
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- My TOP 75 from 90s (and 80s), 00s and 10s.
- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
1. Windir - Arntor
2. Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage D'Hiver
3. Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée
4. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
5. Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
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Neachy's Select: Black Metal

A list by
Neachy
Created
June 03, 2014
Entries
150
Endorsements
37
1. Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
2. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
3. Master's Hammer - Ritual
4. Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
5. Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism
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2000-2014: A 'Factored' Top 100

A list by
Moose
Created
September 13, 2015
Entries
100
Endorsements
25
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
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Top [Insert Round Number Here] Second Wave Black Metal Albums

A list by
saw_you_drown
Created
May 05, 2011
Entries
64
Endorsements
23
***Limit 2 albums per artist***
1. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
2. Burzum - Filosofem
3. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
4. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
5. Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
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F3ynman's Checklist

A list by
F3ynman
Created
October 20, 2021
Entries
310
Endorsements
11
Here are albums (ordered by subgenre) that I want to listen to, but haven't yet.
For some albums, I've heard one or two songs, but not the entire album. Therefore, these albums still await…
1. Burning Witch - Crippled Lucifer
2. Below The Sun - Envoy
3. God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright
4. Fórn - The Departure Of Consciousness
5. Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
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Black Metal: The Expansion Pack

A list by
Chobo_jokeR
Created
December 30, 2022
Entries
156
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10
My initial rendition was looking at the USBM scene. Next I opted to dive into where it arguably all began… Norway. My most recent exploration was into Switzerland’s scene. Rather than repeatedly coming…
1. Elysian Blaze - Blood Geometry
2. Funeral Mourning - Drown In Solitude
3. Ill Omen - Æ.Thy.Rift
4. Woods Of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason
5. Woods Of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason
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Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)

A list by
gckator
Created
July 12, 2025
Entries
400
Endorsements
9
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…
1. Death - Symbolic
2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
4. Judas Priest - Painkiller
5. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

A list by
metalriff
Created
February 05, 2021
Entries
355
Endorsements
8
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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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

A list by
pandrstudios
Created
May 31, 2022
Entries
1247
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8
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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200+ Favorite Albums

A list by
Qualeen
Created
September 30, 2021
Entries
284
Endorsements
6
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.
1. Dream Theater - Images And Words
2. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3. Wintersun - Wintersun
4. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5. Vital Remains - Dechristianize
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My Top Albums Of The Decade: 2000's (On Going)

A list by
Red_Travis
Created
February 03, 2012
Entries
126
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6
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
3. Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness
4. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
5. Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet
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Evrope Ov Ólde

A list by
Qualeen
Created
October 20, 2023
Entries
62
Endorsements
5
These songs make me think of times so old that none of us were there to experience them. The criteria for the inclusion of a song are so personal here that there's a high chance you think something…
1. Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
2. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
3. Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times
4. Windir - Arntor
5. Bathory - Hammerheart
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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (T)

A list by
Uxküll
Created
February 24, 2021
Entries
162
Endorsements
4
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. !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
2. T.R.A.M. - Lingua Franca
3. Taake - ...Doedskvad
4. Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster - Exegesis
5. Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi
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My Top Black Metal Albums (Ordered by Years)

A list by
Sakuraba
Created
March 02, 2013
Entries
87
Endorsements
3
Maximum three Albums per Year, starting in 1991
1. Bathory - Twilight Of The Gods
2. Master's Hammer - Ritual
3. Samael - Worship Him
4. Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
5. Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism
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Top 100 Albums Of All Time

A list by
Agalloch123
Created
September 12, 2019
Entries
100
Endorsements
3
Current Top 100 as of September 2019. Having listened to metal for 45 years or so - here are my favourites (favourite track). One album limit per band. Enjoy!
1. Absu - Absu
2. AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It
3. Agalloch - The Mantle
4. Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
5. Alcest - Écailles De Lune
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