Top lists

Show:
All lists

Top 200 Metal Masterpieces of All Time

A list by
Vasil de Shumen
Created
March 10, 2012
Entries
200
Endorsements
44
RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
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
+ 195 more

Top 500 Albums of All Time

A list by
nonZero
Created
October 06, 2018
Entries
500
Endorsements
34
I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life. Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens…
1. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5. Opeth - Still Life
+ 495 more

My favourite Power Metal Albums

A list by
stormlord77
Created
April 29, 2013
Entries
850
Endorsements
25
Since many of you felt annoyed by my previous list title I changed it and hopefully you will be ok with it.Power up everybody!!!
1. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
2. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
4. Riot - ThunderSteel
5. Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free
+ 845 more

All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums

A list by
Redel
Created
March 01, 2014
Entries
315
Endorsements
20
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. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
5. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
+ 310 more

Top 100 US Thrash Albums

A list by
ChapuLviz
Created
April 21, 2012
Entries
100
Endorsements
14
1. Slayer - Reign In Blood
2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
4. Exodus - Bonded By Blood
5. Overkill - The Years Of Decay
+ 95 more

Old-school Metal: The Must-haves

A list by
Jagermeister
Created
March 07, 2015
Entries
113
Endorsements
11
The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.
1. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
2. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
3. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
5. Angel Witch - Angel Witch
+ 108 more

All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Songs

A list by
Redel
Created
March 08, 2014
Entries
322
Endorsements
10
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

US Power-Metal Favorites

A list by
John_Doe
Created
January 30, 2022
Entries
41
Endorsements
10
1. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
2. Sanctuary - Into The Mirror Black
3. Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
4. Savatage - Gutter Ballet
5. Psyco Drama - The Illusion
+ 36 more

Bands With The Longest Gap Between Two Albums

A list by
Ch'ti
Created
October 16, 2025
Entries
1052
Endorsements
9
Here's a descending list of the longest gaps between two albums of a band.
I only counted gaps of at least 15 years.
I classify the bands by the gap between years because, given that many albums…
1. More - Blood & Thunder
2. More - Destructor
3. White Spirit - White Spirit
4. White Spirit - Right Or Wrong
5. Thin Lizzy - Thunder And Lightning
+ 1047 more

Best Metal Albums of Decade 90s

A list by
Vasil de Shumen
Created
February 03, 2012
Entries
262
Endorsements
9
1. Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers
2. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3. Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
4. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
5. Death - Symbolic
+ 257 more

Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Of The 80's

A list by
Mrtvozornik
Created
February 19, 2014
Entries
100
Endorsements
8
The best decade in history of heavy metal.
1. Judas Priest - Painkiller
2. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
3. Accept - Breaker
4. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
5. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
+ 95 more

USPower Metal 👑

A list by
Blackcrowe
Created
October 22, 2021
Entries
112
Endorsements
6
Bands almost unknown for the most, Cds or Vinyls out of print or never print, Sometimes record production sucks, thats why I love US power metal. An original style Classic and Epic Heavy Metal Mixed With…
1. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
2. Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
3. Riot - ThunderSteel
4. Cirith Ungol - Frost And Fire
5. Omen - Warning Of Danger
+ 107 more

My List

A list by
Dzidziafon
Created
September 09, 2013
Entries
100
Endorsements
5
1. Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
2. Psychotic Waltz - Bleeding
3. Dream Theater - Awake
4. Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction
5. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
+ 95 more

My List Of 10's

A list by
velijal
Created
January 08, 2011
Entries
88
Endorsements
5
1. Tool - Lateralus
2. Dream Theater - Awake
3. Queensrÿche - Rage For Order
4. The Tea Party - The Edges Of Twilight
5. Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale
+ 83 more

The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (S)

A list by
Uxküll
Created
February 17, 2021
Entries
366
Endorsements
5
This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…
1. S.V.E.S.T. - Veritas Diaboli Manet In Aeternum: Le Diable Est Ma Raison
2. Sabachthani - Miserable Endings
3. Sabaoth - Les Illuminations
4. Sabaton - Carolus Rex
5. Sabbat - Dreamweaver
+ 361 more