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Space Metal!

***Currently working through suggestions and adding some spacey non-metal things when they cross my mind***
As a lover of all things sci-fi I find metal to be the most accommodating of genres when it…

1.Atoma - Skylight
2.Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer
3.Dol Ammad - Star Tales
4.Star One - Space Metal
5.Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling

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Created by R'Vannith on 25.06.2011



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Prog Favourites

A list of my favourite Progressive albums on Metal Storm, ranked roughly in order of preference.

1.Ayreon - The Human Equation
2.Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics
3.Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
4.Porcupine Tree - Signify
5.Opeth - Still Life

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Created by R'Vannith on 13.12.2010



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Favorite Albums By My Favorite Bands

I picked one album by each of my favorite bands for this list. Keep in mind that after the first few albums I put on the list, it became increasingly difficult to figure out where to place artists in my…

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
3.Symphony X - The Odyssey
4.Circus Maximus - Nine
5.Haken - Visions

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Created by Psychogenocide on 24.09.2012



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Metal Rasputin's Absolute Favorite Albums Of All Time

Updated 14.4.2024

My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but…

1.Marillion - Marbles
2.Anathema - Weather Systems
3.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
4.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta
5.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

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Created by Metal Diogenes on 15.02.2020



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Best of the Best: Power Metal

AWesomest power metal albums I've heard in my life and Enjoy the most (and some which are extreme power which didnt feel right not to put them here..!), probably not ordered in the most right way...!!…

1.Kamelot - The Black Halo
2.Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
3.Dark Moor - Autumnal
4.Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
5.Stratovarius - Visions

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Created by Enissa on 07.08.2011



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Prog Amazing Favourites

Without following any specific order. Some albums are more power/symphonic/thrash than prog but for some reasons i thought they deserved a place in this list.

1.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
2.Guilt Machine - On This Perfect Day
3.Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter
4.Opeth - Blackwater Park
5.Sun Caged - The Lotus Effect

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Created by Donnie Darko on 07.12.2013



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My Favorite 35 Albums Of The 2000's

UPDATED Apr. 2012! Like the title says (covers '00 - '09). In numbered order by personal preference. May change as I find new releases.

1.Anubis Gate - The Detached
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Kamelot - The Black Halo
4.Warning - Watching From A Distance
5.Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh

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Created by strade on 22.05.2011



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Empowering Albums For Powerless Losers

This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on…

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
4.Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne
5.X Japan - Art Of Life

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 19.09.2019



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My Favorite Progressive Metal Albums

My favorite progressive metal albums (derived/mixed genres included). Lot of stuff still missing here since I have a terrible memory I think everything here is at least 8,5/10.

Please, feel free to…

1.Dream Theater - Awake
2.Dream Theater - Images And Words
3.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
5.Redemption - Snowfall On Judgment Day

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Created by robpal on 23.03.2014



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My Favorite Rock/Metal Ballads

The best ballads in the history of Metal. Of course, all these bands and other bands have really good ballads but this list shows the very best, handpicked by me. In alphabetical order by bands name to…

1.Accept - Eat The Heat
2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations
3.Adagio - Underworld
4.Aerosmith - Aerosmith
5.Allen/Lande - The Battle

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Created by Mountain King on 07.01.2012



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Personal Favorite Guitar Solos

As a long time guitarist, i have a passion to learn and play guitar riffs and solos and these ones are an ultimate guide for guitar playing. Some solos are just more memorable than others and the following…

1.Angra - Temple Of Shadows
2.Scorpions - Love At First Sting
3.Judas Priest - Painkiller
4.Symphony X - The Odyssey
5.Savatage - Edge Of Thorns

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Created by Mountain King on 25.02.2011



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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (P-Q)

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.P.H.O.B.O.S. - Phlogiston Catharsis
2.Paara - Riitti
3.Pagan Altar - Mythical & Magical
4.Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling
5.Paganizer - Into The Catacombs

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Created by Uxküll on 01.02.2021



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Top Prog Rock/Metal Albums

The label metal includes heavy, power, black...

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
3.Rush - 2112
4.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
5.Opeth - Still Life

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Created by truenoacero on 27.04.2012



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Rock & Metal Ballads Collection

Compilation of many Hard Rock or Metal Ballads I've heard. Bands and Albums are ordered by name alphabetically.

1.Accept - Balls To The Wall
2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations
3.Accept - Eat The Heat
4.Adagio - Underworld
5.Aerosmith - Aerosmith

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Created by Alpha on 27.09.2013



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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive, 2005

A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2005 was a fantastic year, especially for Progressive metal one of the best in my opinion,…

1.Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
2.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
3.Kamelot - The Black Halo
4.System Of A Down - Mezmerize
5.Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

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Created by Handala on 07.10.2022