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My Favorite 230 In Alphabetical Order

My own top 230 essential metal albums sorted in alphabetical order by band name.

1.1349 - Beyond The Apocalypse
2.1349 - The Infernal Pathway
3.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations
4.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
5.Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall

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Created by Ryanm123 on 04.07.2024



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My Favorite Album Covers

Listed in alphabetical order


1.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations
2.Aeternus - Beyond The Wandering Moon
3.Ahab - The Boats Of The Glen Carrig
4.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme
5.Amorphis - Silent Waters

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Created by Ryanm123 on 07.04.2024



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Scott Burns

It is very hard to understate how much Scott Burns' talents have given to the world of metal music. He might disagree about the following statements, but his work defined one of the most admired and…

1.Agent Steel - Unstoppable Force
2.Whiplash - Ticket To Mayhem
3.Crimson Glory - Transcendence
4.Death - Leprosy
5.Terrorizer - World Downfall

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Created by qlacs on 09.12.2023



Want To Listen

1.Devil Doll - The Girl Who Was... Death
2.Afflicted - Prodigal Sun
3.Atheist - Piece Of Time
4.At The Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours
5.Atrocity - Todessehnsucht

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Created by suryanshkalia on 08.06.2023



OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL (1984-1999)

1.Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments
2.Malevolent Creation - Retribution
3.Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
4.Death - Scream Bloody Gore
5.Death - Leprosy

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Created by andytepedino on 14.10.2022



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Top 25 Classic Death Metal Debuts

3 caveats
1. Death metal album (not just debut from band that became death metal, like Carcass)
2. Released calendar year 1999 or earlier
3. By a band with more than 1 album (1-album wonder list is…

1.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
2.Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
3.Nocturnus - The Key
4.Sinister - Cross The Styx
5.Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes

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Created by sgtrobo on 30.07.2022



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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

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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Created by pandrstudios on 31.05.2022



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Death Is Only The Beginning (Of This List)

This is a list of all the death metal albums I have listened to that I thought were at all worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is just a record of my own listening experience that I use…

1.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
2.Death - Symbolic
3.At The Gates - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness
4.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
5.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 15.04.2022



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A Chronology Of Masterpieces

What seems the most important albums for me in chronological order.
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…

1.Frank Zappa - Freak Out
2.The Who - Tommy
3.Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
4.Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
5.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

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Created by Ansercanagicus on 16.02.2022



Metal At The End Of The 80’s 88-89

The eighties was the most productive decade in metal history, the biggest bands born during this decade Iron Maiden, Dio, Slayer, Death, Metallica… for named a few.
The eighties starts with the NWOBHM…

1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
2.Testament - Practice What You Preach
3.King Diamond - Conspiracy
4.Death - Leprosy
5.Voivod - Nothingface

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Created by Blackcrowe on 13.01.2022



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Old School Death Metal Albums

Old school Death Metal albums…

1.Abscess - Seminal Vampires And Maggot Men
2.Acrostichon - Engraved In Black
3.Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
4.Asphyx - Last One On Earth
5.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

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Created by mrmoon60 on 03.11.2020



DEATHTOBER

"CALENDAR MADE OF METAL"
October = Death Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.

1.Asphyx - Last One On Earth
2.Creeping Death - Wretched Illusions
3.Fetid - Steeping Corporeal Mess
4.Coffin Rot - A Monument To The Dead
5.Obituary - Cause Of Death

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Created by Daddy Pig on 18.10.2019



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Top 10 Death Metal Albums Of The 80's

1.Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
2.Death - Leprosy
3.Possessed - Seven Churches
4.Atheist - Piece Of Time
5.Nocturnus - The Key

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 15.06.2019



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Club: Technical/progressive Music That Ain't Over The Top Wankery

this list is related to this forum thread, please check
this list is a collaborative one and will surely grow ; it is a proof of concept for a club feature, see here.

Hi people. I'd like to create…

1.Angra - Angels Cry
2.Angra - Holy Land
3.Angra - Fireworks
4.Angra - Rebirth
5.Angra - Temple Of Shadows

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Created by Ansercanagicus on 14.03.2019



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Best Metal Albums Ever (IMO)

Metal albums that blow me away every time I hear them. Loosely ordered... list gets less organized as it goes on. My favorite song from each album is included.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Faith No More - Angel Dust
3.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
4.Tool - Ænima
5.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

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Created by matthewdurham on 09.05.2017