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A List Of Great Debut Albums

A list by
Erik M.
Created
November 30, 2012
Entries
365
Endorsements
70
A lot of bands have great debut albums. Obviously this list is just a fraction of all the great debut albums out there, but it's a start. I'll keep expanding this list continuously, so all suggestions…
1. Aarni - Bathos
2. Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia
3. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom
4. Sadness - Ames De Marbre
5. Solefald - The Linear Scaffold
+ 360 more

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
+ 495 more

Current Top 100, 5 Years On

A list by
musclassia
Created
March 23, 2016
Entries
131
Endorsements
14
Back when I joined the site in 2011, I did a customary top 100 album list. Every year since then, when I've looked back at it it's become increasingly unrecognisable from my own tastes. Seeing…
1. Dream Theater - Images And Words
2. Sylosis - Monolith
3. Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
4. Agalloch - The Mantle
5. Protest The Hero - Kezia
+ 126 more

The Deadliest Of Harmonies (A Journey Into Melodic Death Metal)

A list by
Guib
Created
April 08, 2024
Entries
208
Endorsements
12
Hey Folks! It’s me… Again!

I’m coming back once more to explore the depths of a genre that arguably did not begin where you all thought it did! Yeah yeah… Alright, maybe Left Hand Path, Necroticism:…
1. Entombed - Left Hand Path
2. Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious
3. Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream
4. At The Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours
5. Carcass - Heartwork
+ 203 more

Current Top 100 (subject To Change)

A list by
musclassia
Created
March 21, 2011
Entries
100
Endorsements
9
Moves up and down depending on mood, but top 25-30 usually the same in varying order
1. Sylosis - Conclusion Of An Age
2. Machine Head - The Blackening
3. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4. Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
5. In Flames - The Jester Race
+ 95 more

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
+ 350 more

My All Time Favorite (metal) Albums...

A list by
Drogich
Created
September 27, 2014
Entries
146
Endorsements
5
Metal albums (and yes, I consider metalcore to be metal) that rocked my world, with maximum 2 albums per band sorted by bands in alphabetic order. Live, EP and compilation albums allowed, also including…
1. Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire
2. Alice In Chains - Dirt
3. All That Remains - The Fall Of Ideals
4. Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
5. Annihilator - Alice In Hell
+ 141 more

Top 47 Thrash Metal Albums

A list by
nonZero
Created
March 04, 2024
Entries
47
Endorsements
5
Thrash was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. I discovered Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc through Kerrang! magazine and their albums quickly became my favourites at the time. Now,…
1. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
4. Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
5. Slayer - Reign In Blood
+ 42 more

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
+ 195 more

albums of the year, *every* year

A list by
illusivecamel🐪
Created
December 10, 2025
Entries
26
Endorsements
1
except for the ones I haven't bothered doing
1. Messa - The Spin
2. Wintersun - Time II
3. Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden
4. Cult Of Luna - The Long Road North
5. Swallow The Sun - Moonflowers
+ 21 more

My Favorite Albums

A list by
piratebay
Created
December 25, 2011
Entries
64
Endorsements
1
Metal / Rock / Instrumental / Etc...
1. Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
2. Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
3. Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
4. Anathema - A Moment In Time
5. August Burns Red - Constellations
+ 59 more

Sylosis Albums Ranked

A list by
gabrielrsilva
Created
September 12, 2023
Entries
7
Endorsements
1
1. Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
2. Sylosis - Monolith
3. Sylosis - A Sign Of Things To Come
4. Sylosis - Dormant Heart
5. Sylosis - The New Flesh
+ 2 more

2008

A list by
AsselMiloud
Created
May 16, 2019
Entries
24
Endorsements
0
1. Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
2. Ayreon - 01011001
3. Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery
4. Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted
5. Cynic - Traced In Air
+ 19 more

My Top Albums

A list by
FallenIcarus
Created
November 01, 2025
Entries
46
Endorsements
0
1. The Human Abstract - Nocturne
2. Protest The Hero - Volition
3. Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
4. Death - Human
5. Invent Animate - Heavener
+ 41 more

Top 30 Albums Of 2008

A list by
al3xjpt
Created
April 16, 2020
Entries
30
Endorsements
0
1. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
2. Darkspace - Dark Space III
3. Equilibrium - Sagas
4. Septicflesh - Communion
5. Ayreon - 01011001
+ 25 more