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

A list by
Introspekrieg
Created
March 03, 2010
Entries
576
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263
Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.

[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]

+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
1. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
5. The Doors - The Doors
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Top 500 Albums of All Time

A list by
nonZero
Created
October 06, 2018
Entries
500
Endorsements
34
I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life. Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens…
1. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5. Opeth - Still Life
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Top 200 Overlooked Albums

A list by
nonZero
Created
July 15, 2020
Entries
200
Endorsements
25
This list aims to be the counterpart to the Metal Storm Top 200 Albums (plus a few extras).

If you discover a new band or already like any of the ones here, please give this list a thumbs up and/or…
1. Solipsist - The Human Equation
2. Ayahuasca - Beneath The Mind
3. Cryptomnesia - Primordial Oddity
4. Element (USA) - The Energy
5. Telepathy - 12 Areas
+ 195 more

DIAMOND ALBUMS - Top 50: The Best Of Progressive Rock/Metal

A list by
Hex_Omega
Created
August 15, 2013
Entries
50
Endorsements
11
My favourite prog rock/metal albums. In no order.
1. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
2. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
3. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
4. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
5. Yes - Close To The Edge
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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

A list by
metalriff
Created
February 05, 2021
Entries
355
Endorsements
8
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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The Top Albums Of Ch'ti

A list by
Ch'ti
Created
February 06, 2024
Entries
366
Endorsements
8
This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then.
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
1. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
2. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
4. Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
5. Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
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Great Songs Covered By Metal Bands

A list by
Blackcrowe
Created
October 09, 2024
Entries
333
Endorsements
5
^^Rules 2 songs per band but not for the same record^^

The real merit of covering a song is that it has to sound so good that everyone thinks it’s own creation.
Some people say that some covers are…
1. Voivod - The Outer Limits
2. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
3. Motörhead - Motörhead
4. Metallica - The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited
5. Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
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Top 200 Albums Of The 2000s

A list by
nonZero
Created
February 28, 2025
Entries
200
Endorsements
3
Here are the 00s albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the band give…
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Trivium - Shogun
3. Machine Head - The Blackening
4. Trivium - Ascendancy
5. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
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Favorite Ch'ti tracks Over 10 Minutes.

A list by
Ch'ti
Created
September 24, 2024
Entries
118
Endorsements
1
One song per album. Only songs that I added to my playlist.
1. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
2. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
3. Gorod - Transcendence
4. Opeth - Deliverance
5. Shadow Of Intent - Melancholy
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Top 18 Progressive Rock Albums

A list by
nonZero
Created
October 17, 2024
Entries
18
Endorsements
1
I remember first listening to Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' back in 2007/08 time and was blown away by the journey the album took me on. Since then, I've been discovering…
1. Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
2. Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
3. Rush - Moving Pictures
4. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
5. Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura
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Albums To Check Out

A list by
em6568
Created
June 05, 2023
Entries
164
Endorsements
0
1. Disembowelment - Transcendence Into The Peripheral
2. Weakling - Dead As Dreams
3. Greylotus - Dawnfall
4. John Petrucci - An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess [Collaboration]
5. John Petrucci - Suspended Animation
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Fruits Of 2001

A list by
embracing
Created
December 14, 2019
Entries
18
Endorsements
0
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
3. Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness
4. Amorphis - Am Universum
5. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Beethoven's Last Night
+ 13 more