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Top 500 Albums of All Time
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 |
Top Folkish/Neofolk/Folkrock Albums
Best Folkish albums I've heard so far...!! Please feel free to post your Suggestions!!
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Ensiferum - Iron |
| 3. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 4. | Blackmore's Night - Under A Violet Moon |
| 5. | Blackmore's Night - Shadow Of The Moon |
| + 85 more |
The Best Pagan/Folk Metal Albums
Only 1 album per band;
Rating:
1.-8.: 10
9.-32.: 9
33.-50.: 8
Rating:
1.-8.: 10
9.-32.: 9
33.-50.: 8
| 1. | Subway To Sally - Herzblut |
| 2. | Skyclad - The Silent Whales Of Lunar Sea |
| 3. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 4. | Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields |
| 5. | Vicious Crusade - Forbidden Tunes |
| + 45 more |
My 20 Favorite Symphonic Albums
Once upon a time, there was a metaller who dared to say : hey, let's put symphonies in our metal, dudes. The dudes thought it was stupid at first, then they tried and guess what? The result was WONDERFUL!!!…
| 1. | Equilibrium - Sagas |
| 2. | Equilibrium - Turis Fratyr |
| 3. | Septicflesh - Communion |
| 4. | Epica - Design Your Universe |
| 5. | Symphony X - Paradise Lost |
| + 15 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 |
I Like Big Hits And I Can Not Lie (Part II: 21st Century)
Stuff that got me hooked in the course of the years, from my very first blurred memories as a toddler to the present day.
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact…
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact…
| 1. | Agathodaimon - Chapter III |
| 2. | Alastis - Unity |
| 3. | Antimatter - Saviour |
| 4. | Diablerie - Seraphyde |
| 5. | Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia |
| + 279 more |
Albums By Vocal Groups Where The Title Track Is An Instrumental
Instrumental tracks on albums of vocal groups are often seen as filler material or as a possibility to show musical skills.
In contrast, the title track is often considered to be the central and defining…
In contrast, the title track is often considered to be the central and defining…
| 1. | Absu - Tara |
| 2. | Afflicted - Prodigal Sun |
| 3. | Afterbirth - Four Dimensional Flesh |
| 4. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| 5. | Analepsy - Quiescence |
| + 103 more |
A List Of My Favorite Albums, In Any Genre
Favorite means Favorite! 
| 1. | Wintersun - Time I |
| 2. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 3. | Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God |
| 4. | Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light |
| 5. | Týr - The Lay Of Thrym |
| + 62 more |
Yet Another Useless Folking List
This is a list of all the folk metal albums I have listened to that I found to be of at least marginal quality. It is purely for my own organizational purposes and is not meant to be a definitive statement…
| 1. | Elvenking - Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire |
| 2. | Forefather - Ours Is The Kingdom |
| 3. | Forefather - Steadfast |
| 4. | Forefather - Last Of The Line |
| 5. | Dalriada - Áldás |
| + 409 more |
Folkothèque
| 1. | Ensiferum - Iron |
| 2. | Ensiferum - Ensiferum |
| 3. | Turisas - The Varangian Way |
| 4. | Eluveitie - Slania |
| 5. | Equilibrium - Sagas |
| + 16 more |
Top 200 Albums Of The 2000s
Here are the 00s albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the band give…
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Trivium - Shogun |
| 3. | Machine Head - The Blackening |
| 4. | Trivium - Ascendancy |
| 5. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| + 195 more |
Top 28 Folk Metal Albums
I’ve been a fan of some folk metal bands such as Ensiferum and Moonsorrow for a while now. I loved the combination of melody and intensity combined with traditional folk influences from their respective…
| 1. | Ensiferum - Ensiferum |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
| 3. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 4. | Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet |
| 5. | Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields |
| + 23 more |
AJ's Ranking Of 2005
Top 50 of 2005
Only LPs
Album count: 189
Average rating: 7.08
Only LPs
Album count: 189
Average rating: 7.08
| 1. | Gojira - From Mars To Sirius |
| 2. | Falkenbach - Heralding - The Fireblade |
| 3. | Porcupine Tree - Deadwing |
| 4. | Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet? |
| 5. | Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine |
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