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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 ]

Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess)…

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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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 10.03.2012



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Best of US THRASH [ without The Big Four ]

RANKING CRITERIA :

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

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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 29.07.2012



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Top 100 US Thrash Albums

1.Slayer - Reign In Blood
2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood
5.Overkill - The Years Of Decay

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Created by ChapuLviz on 21.04.2012



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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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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…

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

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Created by Tzo87 on 25.08.2013



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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

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Created by JoHn Doe on 03.04.2020



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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…

1.Frank Zappa - Freak Out
2.The Who - Tommy
3.Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
4.Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
5.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

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Created by Ansercanagicus on 16.02.2022



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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

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Created by Blackcrowe on 29.05.2023



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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…

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

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Created by F3ynman on 01.09.2022



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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

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Created by majormalfunction on 20.02.2020



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Essential Masterpieces Top 50

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
4.Dream Theater - Images And Words
5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Created by lte1 on 22.04.2016



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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

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 30.01.2014



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TOP ALBUMS OF 1989

1.Savatage - Gutter Ballet
2.Annihilator - Alice In Hell
3.Kreator - Extreme Aggression
4.Heavens Gate - In Control
5.Whitesnake - Slip Of The Tongue

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Created by achil on 04.06.2015



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Favorite Thrash Metal Albums

Full Lengths Only…

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
3.Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
4.Slayer - Reign In Blood
5.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

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Created by FatesOpeth on 02.03.2015



Metal Church Albums - Best To Worst

1.Metal Church - XI
2.Metal Church - The Human Factor
3.Metal Church - Generation Nothing
4.Metal Church - This Present Wasteland
5.Metal Church - Blessing In Disguise

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 23.08.2023