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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…
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
| 1. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| 2. | Opeth - Morningrise |
| 3. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 4. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 5. | Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss |
| + 310 more |
50 Albums Of Pure Eargasm For The Ages
This is buy or die stuff (in no particular order), the epitome of pure awesomeness!
| 1. | Windir - Arntor |
| 2. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| 3. | Cor Scorpii - Monument |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Summoning - Dol Guldur |
| + 45 more |
The Deadliest Of Harmonies (A Journey Into Melodic Death Metal)
Hey Folks! It’s me… Again!
I’m coming back once more to explore the depths of a genre that arguably did not begin where you all thought it did! Yeah yeah… Alright, maybe Left Hand Path, Necroticism:…
I’m coming back once more to explore the depths of a genre that arguably did not begin where you all thought it did! Yeah yeah… Alright, maybe Left Hand Path, Necroticism:…
| 1. | Entombed - Left Hand Path |
| 2. | Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious |
| 3. | Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream |
| 4. | At The Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours |
| 5. | Carcass - Heartwork |
| + 203 more |
KB's Favorite Albums Of All Time (Only Metal)
Here is my provisional favorite-metal-albums-of-all-time-list! Enjoy!
The first 10 albums are in pretty accurate order. However, after that, it becomes harder and harder to separate the albums clearly.
The first 10 albums are in pretty accurate order. However, after that, it becomes harder and harder to separate the albums clearly.
| 1. | Cult Of Luna - Somewhere Along The Highway |
| 2. | Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor |
| 3. | Grand Alchemist - Intervening Coma-Celebration |
| 4. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 5. | Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory |
| + 72 more |
Some Essential Melodic Death Albums
These are 36 of the my favorite Melodeath albums in no particular order. This will hopefully serve as a starting point for someone new to the style. If one of your favorites isn't on here, it's…
| 1. | Dark Tranquillity - Fiction |
| 2. | The Absence - Riders Of The Plague |
| 3. | Darkane - Expanding Senses |
| 4. | Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down |
| 5. | Luna Mortis - The Absence |
| + 32 more |
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 |
| + 317 more |
111 Albums Must Have
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 2. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 3. | Summoning - Minas Morgul |
| 4. | Windir - 1184 |
| 5. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
| + 106 more |
My Top 50 Of All Time
This is the list for my favorite albums. It will with no doubt change from time to time and some may disappear or move from a spot to another.
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell |
| 4. | For My Pain - Fallen |
| 5. | Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit |
| + 45 more |
200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 17 July 2026.
Last updated: 17 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 258 more |
400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 7 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 468 more |
Metal Albums Ranked From WORSHIP To DISLIKE
Ratings go from:
WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe…
WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe…
| 1. | Æther Realm - Tarot |
| 2. | Abhoria - Abhoria |
| 3. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 4. | Agrypnie - Metamorphosis |
| 5. | Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function |
| + 322 more |
All Time Favourite Albums
List of my favourite, 10/10 rated albums. One album per band.
Will be updated.
Will be updated.
| 1. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 4. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Brave New World |
| + 40 more |