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Top 200 Metal Masterpieces Of All Time
RANKING CRITERIA :
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
| 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 |
| + 195 more |
Best Of Us Thrash [ Without The Big Four ]
RANKING CRITERIA :
1. Originality
2. Songwriting
3. Vigorous performance
1. Originality
2. Songwriting
3. Vigorous performance
| 1. | Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers |
| 2. | Overkill - Feel The Fire |
| 3. | Nuclear Assault - Game Over |
| 4. | Wrathchild America - 3-D |
| 5. | Toxik - World Circus |
| + 203 more |
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…
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 |
| + 320 more |
The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's
These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
| 1. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
| 2. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell |
| 4. | Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| + 206 more |
A Chronology Of Masterpieces
What seems the most important albums for me in chronological order.
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
| 1. | The Who - Tommy |
| 2. | The Who - Tommy |
| 3. | Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat |
| 4. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 5. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| + 179 more |
A Thrash List But Not Exactly From A Thrasher
Thrash may not be my favorite metal subgenre but it's one of them. There have always been thrash albums I always get back to with great pleasure and I am usually happy when thrash veterans get back…
| 1. | Kreator - Terrible Certainty |
| 2. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 3. | Slayer - South Of Heaven |
| 4. | Annihilator - Never, Neverland |
| 5. | Death Angel - Act III |
| + 99 more |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
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…
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 |
| + 395 more |
Top 100 Thrash Metal Albums: Ranked Mathematically
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) At least 10 years old
2) At least 100 votes on metalstorm with an average user score of at least 8.0
3)…
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) At least 10 years old
2) At least 100 votes on metalstorm with an average user score of at least 8.0
3)…
| 1. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 2. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 3. | Artillery - By Inheritance |
| 4. | Sepultura - Beneath The Remains |
| 5. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| + 95 more |
Currently Listening... (September 2022 Edition)
These are albums that I'm currently enjoying. They may be classics that I'm revisiting or new gems I've recently discovered. (Ordered alphabetically)
- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery…
- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery…
| 1. | Absu - Tara |
| 2. | ACOD - Fourth Reign Over Opacities And Beyond |
| 3. | Angrrsth - W Czeluść |
| 4. | Autonoesis - Moon Of Foul Magics |
| 5. | Baroness - Red Album |
| + 29 more |
Metal Church Albums Ranked
Metal Church albums ranked from best to worst.
| 1. | Metal Church - Metal Church |
| 2. | Metal Church - The Human Factor |
| 3. | Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance |
| 4. | Metal Church - The Dark |
| 5. | Metal Church - The Weight Of The World |
| + 9 more |
Metal Church Ranked 🎸
Made in San Francisco in 1980, Metal Church consisted of vocalist David Wayne, guitarists Kurdt Vanderhoof and Craig Wells, bassist Duke Erickson, and drummer Kirk Arrington. Their 1985 self-titled debut…
| 1. | Metal Church - Metal Church |
| 2. | Metal Church - The Dark |
| 3. | Metal Church - Blessing In Disguise |
| 4. | Metal Church - The Human Factor |
| 5. | Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance |
| + 8 more |
Top 20 Heavy Metal Albums Of 1989
| 1. | Aria - Игра С Огнём |
| 2. | Loudness - Soldier Of Fortune |
| 3. | Scanner - Terminal Earth |
| 4. | Pokolgép - Éjszakai Bevetés |
| 5. | Leatherwolf - Street Ready |
| + 15 more |
Metal At The End Of The 80’s 88-89
The eighties was the most productive decade in metal history, the biggest bands born during this decade Iron Maiden, Dio, Slayer, Death, Metallica… for named a few.
The eighties starts with the NWOBHM…
The eighties starts with the NWOBHM…
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| 2. | Testament - Practice What You Preach |
| 3. | King Diamond - Conspiracy |
| 4. | Death - Leprosy |
| 5. | Voivod - Nothingface |
| + 50 more |
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