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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (L)

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.Labyrinth - Return To Heaven Denied Pt. II
2.Lacrimas Profundere - Memorandum
3.Lacrimosa - Elodia
4.Lacuna Coil - Comalies
5.Lahmia - Resilience

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Created by Uxküll on 01.01.2021



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solar's quirky albums

An ever-growing list of albums/EPs that were just fun to listen to. They had something unique, were experimental/strange and/or had interestingly/efficiently lined up vocals and/or instruments that are…

1....? - ...!
2.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
3.6:33 - Deadly Scenes
4.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
5.Age Of Silence - Acceleration

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Created by solar on 05.09.2017



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A List Of Lovecraft Themed Metal Albums

A list of metal albums inspired and based with themes from the works/writings of H.P. Lovecraft. Recommendations/suggestions are welcome. Only one album per band and album featured on MS.

1.Aarni - Bathos
2.Aldebaran - Embracing The Lightless Depths
3.Arkham Witch - Legions Of The Deep
4.Auroch - Taman Shud
5.Back To R'lyeh - The Awakening / Last Fight of the Primordial

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Created by CyberSymphony on 10.09.2013



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The Ultimate Avant-Garde Metal Albums

A collection of the most original, insane and head spinning albums from the weirdest side of metal. Suggestions are welcome.

1.A Forest Of Stars - Beware The Sword You Cannot See
2.Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias
3.Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity
4.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale
5.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

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Created by CyberSymphony on 03.05.2013



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Urs' Top 10 Of 2007 (updated)

How my tastes evolved over the last two years. For the sake of comparison, I reported the original list below the updated one.

1.Warning - Watching From A Distance
2.Evoken - A Caress Of The Void
3.Cobalt - Eater Of Birds
4.The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand
5.Shining - V - Halmstad

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Created by Urs Blank on 29.06.2012



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Black Metal Miscellanea

Personally I find Black Metal to be a very difficult genre to get into, hence the meager length of my list which contains all the albums I've really enjoyed to date, in no order. Recommendations are…

1.Potentiam - Bálsýn
2.Grabnebelfürsten - Dynastie Oder Wie Man Herrschaft Definert
3.Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
4.Sigh - Hangman's Hymn- Musikalische Exequien
5.Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape

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Created by R'Vannith on 05.11.2011



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My share of experime(n)tal music and other innovative stuff

I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated.

1.Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I
2.Kalisia - Cybion
3.Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera
4.Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery
5.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

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Created by In5anity on 13.08.2011



AllTar Black Ghotic Metal

My List album 4 Black and ghotic ' fans members…

1.Abigor - Verwüstung / Invoke The Dark Age
2.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
3.Anaal Nathrakh - Passion
4.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
5.Belphegor - Goatreich - Fleshcult

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Created by AhayCasandra on 03.06.2011



Children Of Borneo

surgamu adalah surgaku ..nerakamu ya nerakamu sendiri....ihiiihiihiihihhi ////\\\\…

1.Abigor - Verwüstung / Invoke The Dark Age
2.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
3.Belphegor - Goatreich - Fleshcult
4.Darkspace - I
5.Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

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Created by AhayCasandra on 20.05.2011



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My Favourite Albums Of All Time

1.Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech
2.Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath
3.Wintersun - Wintersun
4.Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields
5.Mors Principium Est - The Unborn

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Created by Starchild on 25.08.2010



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Top Albums Of 2007

1.Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
2.Threshold - Dead Reckoning
3.Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon
4.Le Grand Guignol - The Great Maddening
5.Thurisaz - Circadian Rhythm

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Created by Starchild on 30.07.2010



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Top 73 albums of all time

1.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
2.Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall
3.Amorphis - Queen Of Time
4.Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias
5.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

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Created by Elektro-Hexer on 19.07.2010



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The Ultimate Symphonic Metal Albums

A collection of metal albums that heavily use the likes of classical instrumentation, orchestral, opera or/and symphonic keyboard synths. Suggestions/Recommendations are welcome.

1.Adagio - Underworld
2.Aesma Daeva - Dawn Of The New Athens
3.After Forever - Decipher
4.Almôra - Kalihora's Song
5.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings

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Created by CyberSymphony on 06.03.2010



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Beginner's Guide To Building A Prog Collection (Standards, And A Few Unorthodox Choices)

Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.

[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]…

1.Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
2.Rush - Moving Pictures
3.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
4.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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Created by Introspekrieg on 03.03.2010