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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 ]

Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess)…

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

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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 10.03.2012



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Classic Metal Albums Of Forever

*** READ ME *** This list is about the greatest metal albums of all-time, from all sub-genres and all countries. You won't see bands like Deep Purple, Rush, BOC, Zeppelin, etc., nor will you see bands…

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4.Death - Symbolic
5.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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Created by saw_you_drown on 18.05.2011



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Top 20 Atmosphere Makers

1.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
2.Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
3.Fields Of The Nephilim - Mourning Sun
4.Anathema - Judgement
5.Draconian - Turning Season Within

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Created by ravendeath on 22.03.2010



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Most Gripping Atmospheres

Here are the most captivating atmospheres I've ever heard. Including metal and non-metal albums. Grouped according to genre and one album per band.

1.Division By Zero - Independent Harmony
2.Beyond Twilight - The Devil's Hall Of Fame
3.Riverside - Out Of Myself
4.Suspyre - When Time Fades...
5.Redemption - The Fullness Of Time

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Created by R'Vannith on 13.08.2011



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The Ultimate Gothic Metal Albums

A list of the ultimate releases in gothic metal. Suggestions are welcome.

1.After Forever - Prison Of Desire
2.Artrosis - Ukryty Wymiar
3.Ava Inferi - Onyx
4.Avrigus - The Secret Kingdom
5.Before The Dawn - Deadlight

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Created by CyberSymphony on 06.03.2010



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Top 50 Doom/Gothic Metal Albums

1.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3.Katatonia - Discouraged Ones
4.My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River
5.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

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Created by saw_you_drown on 05.06.2011



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Best of Gothic Metal

Updating this as of 20th Nov 2012…

1.Madder Mortem - All Flesh Is Grass
2.Paradise Lost - Icon
3.The Gathering - Mandylion
4.Tiamat - Wildhoney
5.Throes Of Dawn - Quicksilver Clouds

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Created by R'Vannith on 18.04.2011



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The Best Gothic Metal Albums

Note 1: This list will take time before it gets a definitive form (or it might take forever if good gothic metal albums will be released in the future).

Note 2: Another important feature is that this…

1.Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance
2.Tiamat - Wildhoney
3.The Sins Of Thy Beloved - Lake Of Sorrow
4.Tristania - Widow's Weeds
5.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear

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Created by ManiacBlasphemer on 25.04.2014



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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums

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.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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Created by Redel on 01.03.2014



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Brimbly-Brambly Bucka-Bucka Woozle-Wuzzle It's A Doom List.

This is a list of the doom albums I have listened to.

The list starts with a handful of what I'd call my favorite doom albums. The first few of those count among my favorite of all time, with Paranoid,…

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Warning - Watching From A Distance
3.Kypck - Черно
4.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light
5.Heaven And Hell - The Devil You Know

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 24.01.2015



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Top 25 Albums Of All Time

My Top 25 albums of all time!

This list could change a bit as I keep on listening to new music, but at least the first 10-15 albums will probably be on the list.

1.Death - Symbolic
2.Morbid Angel - Covenant
3.Deicide - The Stench Of Redemption
4.Death - Individual Thought Patterns
5.Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage

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Created by Deadmeat on 05.03.2010



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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Songs

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

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Created by Redel on 08.03.2014



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Best Metal Albums of Decade 90s

The choice of albums was made according to aesthetic criteria, taking into account only musical merits of the recordings.
Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess) of the albums…

1.Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers
2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
4.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
5.Death - Symbolic

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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 03.02.2012



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My Top 100 Metal Albums EVER

1.The Gathering - How To Measure A Planet?
2.Tiamat - Wildhoney
3.My Dying Bride - A Line Of Deathless Kings
4.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
5.Samael - Ceremony Of Opposites

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Created by in the mist on 23.11.2012



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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