I just finished making this list and I hate it already. Trying to put your favorite albums in order is very hard. I went at thinking which 20 would I take with me to a deserted island so I went for some…

1.Septicflesh - Communion

2.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

3.Septicflesh - The Great Mass

4.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

5.Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs

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2010 has come and gone...
It was a pretty uneven year in metal, with average albums coming from great bands, and good, beautiful surprises popping up from unexpected corners.
2010 was also quite a special…

1.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

2.Shining (NOR) - Blackjazz

3.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

4.Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent

5.Agrypnie - 16[485]

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The following are my favorite Metal releases this year, I might edit this list as/if I discover albums that are worthy of a spot. So enjoy, and check the following albums if you didn't already. It's…

1.Deathspell Omega - Paracletus

2.Hooded Menace - Never Cross The Dead

3.Procession - Destroyers Of The Faith

4.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5.Necrite - Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

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What a harsh year this has been to fans of metal. We're not even through December and I'm still fearing that another one of our beloved musicians might get sick and die. The year certainly wasn't…

1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

2.Ihsahn - After

3.Les Discrets - Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées

4.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5.Sorgeldom - Inner Receivings

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The MS top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. I have been listening to metal for about 6 years now and would consider myself fairly knowledgeable about…

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3.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die

5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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2008 might've been my first proper taste of metal, with the acquisition of albums from the likes of Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath and that most grandiose of gateway bands, DragonForce. 2009 might've…

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

2.Sylosis - Monolith

3.Protest The Hero - Volition

4.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

5.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

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In alphabetical order…

1.Acrassicauda - Only The Dead See The End Of The War

2.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

3.Al-Thawra - Edifice

4.Atheist - Jupiter

5.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

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Albums that share their name with a song usually have only one title track. However, there are also examples of albums where several songs contribute to the album name.

Please feel free to suggest more…

1.Alpinist - Lichtlærm

2.Anathema - Eternity

3.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

4.Black Flag - Damaged

5.Blindead - Absence

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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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This list is serious, but shouldn't be taken too seriously. Will add more albums and more mini-reviews in the future. Feel free to agree, disagree or call me a moron. The more opinions, the merrier.

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3.Ayreon - The Source

4.Summoning - Stronghold

5.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

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The First two Albums Are My All Time Favorites.

1.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

2.Ihsahn - After

3.System Divide - The Conscious Sedation

4.All That Remains - For We Are Many

5.Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

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1.Mar De Grises - Streams Inwards

2.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

3.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

4.Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

5.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

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My best of 2010…

1.Cradle Of Filth - Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa

2.Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra

3.Painted Black - Cold Comfort

4.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

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I've been listened to Black Metal since the late 2000s starting with Emperor and Dimmu Borgir. Since then, I've discover dozens of amazing bands thanks to MS and it has become one of my favourite…

1.Agalloch - The Mantle

2.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

4.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

5.Windir - 1184

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This is a list of some of my favorite black metal albums, one per artist, semi-random order. Its not a list of what I consider to be the best black metal albums of all time, but the ones I like the most.

1.The Meads Of Asphodel - The Murder Of Jesus The Jew

2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

3.A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays

4.Nechochwen - Heart Of Akamon

5.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

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