1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

5.Motörhead - Inferno

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OK ... so you have went trough my last list for all of you guitar nerds out there,learned few cool riffs ,probably tried to make a band or just to impress some girl,right? And you rune into new problem - the hot chicks are not into metal,and all your friends are into "grim and frostbitten stuff".So now is the right time to go to the nest level!!!
*As always solos are not part of discussion,
**Anyone who completed previous list should not have to have problems with this one
***ROCK ON !!!

1.Mayhem - Deathcrush

2.Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction

3.Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal

4.Bathory - Return of Darkness and Evil

5.Venom - Countess Bathory

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1.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

4.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

5.Accept - Restless And Wild

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Great Songs on the 4 Strings, Classic songs… Remember from the rehearsal of your band, when the guy on the bass start to move the fingers on that song? Well this is a tribute to that moment and a tribute to those genius of the 4 strings.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Tool - Lateralus

3.Rush - Moving Pictures

4.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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Pretty self-explanatory, with a couple caveats: first, this is mostly just a list of my favorite metal bands in approximate order (after the top 10 or so the order matters far less), with extra weight given to influence and timelessness of sound; and second, the albums selected are not necessarily the band's "best" album, or even my personal favorite -- they are the albums that I feel best represent the band's classic sound and/or well-represent the span of their career. List includes all sub-genres of metal and some post-metal metal. Feel free to spew your hatred below. \m/ (xx) \m/

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

2.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

3.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

4.AC/DC - Back In Black

5.Rush - Permanent Waves

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Random great albums of the decade listed yearly.

1.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

3.Rainbow - Difficult To Cure

4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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So … you want a start listen Metal and you don’t know how to start? Then this list is for you.

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Saxon - Denim And Leather

4.Rush - 2112

5.Van Halen - 1984

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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 I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. This may be a very overwhelming list but I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/

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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Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Non-Metal mentions:
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (Goth)

1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

2.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

3.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

4.Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz

5.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

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**Trigger warning**

Albums and EPs rated 8.6+ from 100+ votes which I've given an 8 or lower to.

I've listened to and rated every album on MS that meets this criteria (at time of most recent update) - some of them multiple times - so I feel I can give my honest opinion.

The purpose of this is to list and order the albums that I simply don't "get" and to try re-listening to them in the hope of understanding why they've received so many 9 and 10 votes.

Ordered by my rating then MS rating then number of votes.

Updated: 03-Jan-24

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Anathema - Judgement

2.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

3.Anathema - Alternative 4

4.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

5.Motörhead - Overkill

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Chronological list of the most notable tunes released as singles during the decade 1980-1989.
Must Collect Singles.

1.Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

2.AC/DC - Hells Bells

3.Iron Maiden - Running Free

4.Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving

5.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

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

1.Anvil - Metal On Metal

2.Mercyful Fate - Melissa

3.Raven - Rock Until You Drop

4.Tygers Of Pan Tang - Spellbound

5.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

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My favorite albums from various genres

1.Slipknot - Iowa

2.Nirvana - Nevermind

3.Summoning - Stronghold

4.Septicflesh - Communion

5.Anathema - Judgement

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1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Judas Priest - British Steel

3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

4.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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