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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
+ 495 more

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

All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums

A list by
Redel
Created
March 01, 2014
Entries
315
Endorsements
21
An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
1. Anathema - The Silent Enigma
2. Opeth - Morningrise
3. Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
4. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
5. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
+ 310 more

All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Songs

A list by
Redel
Created
March 08, 2014
Entries
322
Endorsements
10
1. Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
2. Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy
3. My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
4. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
5. Anathema - The Silent Enigma
+ 317 more

US Power-Metal Favorites

A list by
John_Doe
Created
January 30, 2022
Entries
41
Endorsements
10
1. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
2. Sanctuary - Into The Mirror Black
3. Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
4. Savatage - Gutter Ballet
5. Psyco Drama - The Illusion
+ 36 more

Bands With The Longest Gap Between Two Albums

A list by
Ch'ti
Created
October 16, 2025
Entries
1062
Endorsements
9
Here's a descending list of the longest gaps between two albums of a band.
I only counted gaps of at least 15 years.
I classify the bands by the gap between years because, given that many albums…
1. More - Blood & Thunder
2. More - Destructor
3. White Spirit - White Spirit
4. White Spirit - Right Or Wrong
5. Thin Lizzy - Thunder And Lightning
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Empowering Albums For Powerless Losers

A list by
ScreamingSteelUS
Created
September 19, 2019
Entries
672
Endorsements
9
This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on…
1. Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
2. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3. Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
4. Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne
5. X Japan - Art Of Life
+ 667 more

Metal Songs And Albums That Inspired The Names Of Other Bands

A list by
Plattner
Created
March 10, 2023
Entries
165
Endorsements
9
This is an alphabetical list of metal songs and albums that inspired the names of other artists.

While comparable lists often focus on the band name and explain its origin, this list turns the point…
1. Abruptum - De Profundis Mors Vas Cousumet
2. Amebix - No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings
3. Anathema - Alternative 4
4. Anathema - Weather Systems
5. Arch Enemy - Black Earth
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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

A list by
pandrstudios
Created
May 31, 2022
Entries
1247
Endorsements
8
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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Top 34 Heavy Metal Albums

A list by
nonZero
Created
March 11, 2024
Entries
34
Endorsements
5
Heavy Metal (like most people I imagine) was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. My friend introduced me to Iron Maiden and from there I was hooked! He would recommend me which of their…
1. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
2. Metallica - Metallica
3. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
4. Judas Priest - Painkiller
5. Deep Purple - Machine Head
+ 29 more

TOP ALBUMS OF 1984

A list by
achil
Created
July 16, 2014
Entries
25
Endorsements
3
1. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3. Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
4. Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
5. Scorpions - Love At First Sting
+ 20 more

WRIU Metal Cage 3/1/1987

A list by
demondave
Created
August 13, 2021
Entries
39
Endorsements
2
Testing out creating a list. Thought it would be fun to use a playlist of a Rhode Island radio show from back in 1987
1. Loudness - Thunder In The East
2. Grim Reaper - See You In Hell
3. Ludichrist - Immaculate Deception
4. Nuclear Assault - Game Over
5. Slayer - Live Undead
+ 34 more

1984 My Top 20 Albums

A list by
geraki63
Created
May 31, 2023
Entries
20
Endorsements
1
1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3. Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
4. Warlord - And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...
5. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
+ 15 more

Top 20 Of 1984

A list by
Alex Avagianos
Created
April 27, 2022
Entries
20
Endorsements
1
1. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
2. Manowar - Hail To England
3. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
4. Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
5. Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer
+ 15 more

Warlord/ Lordian Guard Albums Ranked

A list by
majormalfunction
Created
June 16, 2024
Entries
7
Endorsements
1
1. Warlord - Deliver Us
2. Warlord - Rising Out Of The Ashes
3. Warlord - Free Spirit Soar
4. Warlord - And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...
5. Warlord - The Holy Empire
+ 2 more