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Top 200 Metal Masterpieces of All Time
RANKING CRITERIA :
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind |
| + 195 more |
Songs From The 60's And The 70's I Think Every Metal Fan Should Have Heard
This is a mix of my personal favourite 60's and 70's hard rock/metal songs and the more influential ones, songs that I think every metal fan need to hear. A mix of the most well-known songs to…
| 1. | The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced |
| 2. | The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love |
| 3. | The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love |
| 4. | Cream - Disraeli Gears |
| 5. | Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum |
| + 89 more |
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 |
| + 495 more |
Song Titles With The Band`s Name
It is not uncommon that album titles are chosen after the band`s name. However, song titles that include or are identical to the band`s name are relatively seldom found.
This is an alphabetical list…
This is an alphabetical list…
| 1. | (hed) p.e. - Broke |
| 2. | 16 - Drop Out |
| 3. | 71TONMAN - 71TONMAN |
| 4. | 1914 - Viribus Unitis |
| 5. | 1917 - Viribus Unitis |
| + 529 more |
Best Album Of Every Year Since 1970
Here’s a list with my top 3 favorite metal and non-metal album of every year since 1970, enjoy!
I had to stretch the definition of what is and is not metal a little bit for the 70s, just assume it also…
I had to stretch the definition of what is and is not metal a little bit for the 70s, just assume it also…
| 1. | 1970 - |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 4. | Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come |
| 5. | 1971 - |
| + 219 more |
First examples of songs in different genres
This is a list about what I think could be the first examples of songs in different genres. If you disagree with something or have any opinion of first example of any other genre, just write a comment.
| 1. | Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum |
| 2. | The Kingsmen - The Kingsmen In Person |
| 3. | Him & The Others - She's Got Eyes That Tell Lies (1966): This from where I think we can start calling things for hard rock. |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 5. | Deep Purple - Machine Head |
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Making My Way Through The MS Top 200
The Metal Storm top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. Join me as I try to listen to every single album featured on it.
Each album has a symbol telling…
Each album has a symbol telling…
| 1. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| + 195 more |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| + 395 more |
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 |
| + 350 more |
My Favorite Album Of Every Year
Limited to bands and albums available on Metal Storm.
The years will expand as I listen to more albums. (The earliest year currently available is 1967.)
Of course, favorite albums may change from year…
The years will expand as I listen to more albums. (The earliest year currently available is 1967.)
Of course, favorite albums may change from year…
| 1. | Hellripper - Coronach |
| 2. | Blackbraid - Blackbraid III |
| 3. | Wintersun - Time II |
| 4. | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation |
| 5. | Sigh - Shiki |
| + 55 more |
One-Hit Albums
A (most probably incomplete) list of albums on which I really enjoy only a single song (in alphabetical order, excluding one-track albums).
They turn out to be albums that I rate a 6 or 7 overall -- with…
They turn out to be albums that I rate a 6 or 7 overall -- with…
| 1. | Agalloch - Pale Folklore |
| 2. | Amorphis - Far From The Sun |
| 3. | Annihilator - Set The World On Fire |
| 4. | Asphyx - The Rack |
| 5. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
| + 92 more |
Rock & Metal Ballads Collection
Compilation of many Hard Rock or Metal Ballads I've heard. Bands and Albums are ordered by name alphabetically.
| 1. | Accept - Balls To The Wall |
| 2. | Accept - Blood Of The Nations |
| 3. | Accept - Eat The Heat |
| 4. | Adagio - Underworld |
| 5. | Aerosmith - Aerosmith |
| + 420 more |
Metal At The End Of The 70’s 78-79
Most significant records at the end of the first era of metal music.
The last year of the decade shows how some bands face the eighties with the menace of punk and disco music some bands take advantage…
The last year of the decade shows how some bands face the eighties with the menace of punk and disco music some bands take advantage…
| 1. | Rush - Hemispheres |
| 2. | AC/DC - Highway To Hell |
| 3. | KISS - Dynasty |
| 4. | Van Halen - Van Halen |
| 5. | Van Halen - Van Halen II |
| + 32 more |
Album Of The Year
My favorite album of each year from 1970 onwards
| 1. | Havukruunu - Tavastland |
| 2. | Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex Of The Worlds |
| 3. | Wayfarer - American Gothic |
| 4. | Grima - Frostbitten |
| 5. | Beast In Black - Dark Connection |
| + 51 more |
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