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A Brutal Poem Of Technicalities (Ordered By Years)
So here are some Brutal, Technical, Progressive and sometimes Atmospheric death metal works I enjoy or that I believe should be given a try because they're unique and interesting, almost an essentials…
| 1. | Atheist - Piece Of Time |
| 2. | Nocturnus - The Key |
| 3. | Atrocity - Hallucinations |
| 4. | Death - Human |
| 5. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
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The Top Of Death's Crystal Mountain (150 Greatest Death Metal Albums)
*** MAX 3 ALBUMS PER ARTIST!!! (Except Death) Also... While extra weight will be given to classic death metal albums, this list will also include exceptional examples of melodic death, death-grind, technical/progressive…
| 1. | Cryptopsy - None So Vile |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| 4. | Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious |
| 5. | Death - Human |
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The Timeless
1.All time & genre (including Non-Metal on MS)
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk |
| 3. | Krallice - Diotima |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Deathspell Omega - Kénôse |
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Top 25 Albums Of 2009
Favorite albums released in 2009
| 1. | Dragged Into Sunlight - Hatred For Mankind |
| 2. | Cattle Decapitation - The Harvest Floor |
| 3. | Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire |
| 4. | miRthkon - Vehicle |
| 5. | Dying Fetus - Descend Into Depravity |
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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die
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
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
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 17 July 2026.
Last updated: 17 July 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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400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 7 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 468 more |
The Timeless Ver2
1. Only ESPECIALLY favorite (a bit more stringently than ver1 and rating 10 is not enough)
2. All time & genre (including Non-Metal on MS)
3. Only studio albums & EPs
4. The genre is primary…
2. All time & genre (including Non-Metal on MS)
3. Only studio albums & EPs
4. The genre is primary…
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Cynic - Focus |
| 3. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 4. | Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice |
| 5. | Deathspell Omega - Kénôse |
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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites
Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split…
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split…
| 1. | Madder Mortem - Eight Ways |
| 2. | Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side |
| 3. | Ayreon - 01011001 |
| 4. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
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Worthwhile Albums Of 2009
I liked a lot of non-metal albums this year but sadly I cannot include them here. Nevertheless, it was a great year for metal and here are my choice albums for 2009. None of them are in order but if I…
| 1. | Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With The Stars |
| 2. | Devin Townsend - Addicted |
| 3. | Mastodon - Crack The Skye |
| 4. | Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire |
| 5. | Fen - The Malediction Fields |
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Death By Strings
| 1. | Sepultura - Morbid Visions |
| 2. | Death - Leprosy |
| 3. | Pestilence - Consuming Impulse |
| 4. | Autopsy - Severed Survival |
| 5. | Carcass - Symphonies Of Sickness |
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