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Beginner's Guide To Building A Prog Collection (Standards, And A Few Unorthodox Choices)
Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.
[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]
+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]
+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
| 1. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | The Doors - The Doors |
| + 571 more |
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 |
| + 112 more |
How To Like Post-Metal In 10 Albums
Here is another list for people to like some less popular genres of metal. Now, post metal...chargee!
PS.: There are many bands that are not really metal, but it's necessary to know them to enjoy…
PS.: There are many bands that are not really metal, but it's necessary to know them to enjoy…
| 1. | Cult Of Luna - Salvation |
| 2. | Dead Can Dance - Into The Labyrinth |
| 3. | Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place |
| 4. | From Oceans To Autumn - Calmed By The Tides |
| 5. | God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright |
| + 5 more |
Instrumental Metal: 25 Favourites
A list of my current top 25 instrumental metal albums
| 1. | God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright |
| 2. | Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw |
| 3. | Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien |
| 4. | Planet X - MoonBabies |
| 5. | Dysrhythmia - No Interference |
| + 20 more |
Best Metal Albums Around!
These Are Albums that give metal a good name, and create metalheads who live for little else. Originality, Raw talent, Brilliant atmosphere, Brutality with a great technical aspect, and just plain ass…
| 1. | Lux Occulta - The Mother And The Enemy |
| 2. | Borknagar - The Archaic Course |
| 3. | Ancient - Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends |
| 4. | Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale |
| 5. | Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage |
| + 60 more |
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 |
| + 1242 more |
My Top Albums Of The Decade: 2000's (On Going)
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness |
| 4. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 5. | Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet |
| + 121 more |
The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (P-Q)
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. | P.H.O.B.O.S. - Phlogiston Catharsis |
| 2. | Paara - Riitti |
| 3. | Pagan Altar - Mythical & Magical |
| 4. | Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling |
| 5. | Paganizer - Into The Catacombs |
| + 141 more |
Qualeen's Albums-to-Listen-to Checklist
Fairly self-explanatory. I don't think I will approach these in any particular order, I'll treat it whimsically. I'm not sure what I'll do once I have familiarized myself with these…
| 1. | Sakis Tolis - Among The Fires Of Hell |
| 2. | Dio - The Last In Line |
| 3. | Swallow The Sun - Hope |
| 4. | Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I |
| 5. | Extol - Undeceived |
| + 53 more |