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Top 25 Progressive Metal Albums

I've always enjoyed metal that combined progressive metal with other genres such as Opeth, Edge of Sanity and Death's later work. But outside of Dream Theater, I hadn't deep-dived into "pure"…

1.Leprous - Tall Poppy Syndrome
2.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
3.Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
4.John Petrucci - Suspended Animation
5.Riverside - Second Life Syndrome

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Created by nonZero on 11.09.2024



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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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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (J-K)

This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…

1.Jacobs Dream - Jacobs Dream
2.Jambinai - Onda
3.James LaBrie - Static Impulse
4.Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
5.Jassa - Lights in the Howling Wilderness

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Created by Uxküll on 14.12.2020



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Top 200 Overlooked Albums

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

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Created by nonZero on 15.07.2020



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Top 500 Albums of All Time

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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Created by nonZero on 06.10.2018



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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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A Progressive Metal Journey

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2.Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
3.Slauter Xstoyes - Winter Kill
4.Watch Tower - Energetic Disassembly
5.Trilogy - Life On Earth

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Created by Floflo79 on 04.06.2015



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Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .

So here we are again . After many years of dedication and love to this music that we call progressive metal, here are some of the best albums that ever existed and made the earth a better place . Give…

1.Dan Swanö - Moontower
2.Cynic - Traced In Air
3.Cynic - Focus
4.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
5.Enslaved - Ruun

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Created by Hazelnut Nero on 20.09.2014



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Technical Madness

This is a list dedicated to everything crazy, eclectic and technical. I know there are many many more albums that could be added, but these are the ones I personally recommend. One album per band order…

1.Blotted Science - The Machinations Of Dementia
2.Änglagård - Hybris
3.Coroner - No More Color
4.Invocator - Excursion Demise
5.Deathspell Omega - Paracletus

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Created by K✞ulu on 22.02.2012



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MOST OVERLOOKED Albums of All Time

1.Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers
2.Heavy Load - Full Speed At High Level
3.Fatal Opera - The Eleventh Hour
4.Fatal Opera - Fatal Opera
5.Sacred Blade - Of The Sun + Moon

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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 01.01.2012



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Top 30 Instrumental/Guitar Heroes Albums Of All Time

Welcome to the sphere my friends. I'm talking about albums made by Guitar Heroes, with extreme creativity and skills. As you know, this is not the biggest musical genre because there are many amazing…

1.Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
2.Cacophony - Speed Metal Symphony
3.Jeff Loomis - Zero Order Phase
4.Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
5.Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn

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Created by Korah on 18.09.2011