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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 |
The Ultimate Avant-Garde Metal Albums
A collection of the most original, insane and head spinning albums from the weirdest side of metal. Suggestions are welcome.
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - Beware The Sword You Cannot See |
| 2. | Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias |
| 3. | Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity |
| 4. | Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale |
| 5. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
| + 39 more |
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 |
My Favorite Albums: 2000s
I updated the list, so there are now 100 entries, and I consider 100 to be to little. These are albums I listen to regularly, and some I listened to frantically for a while.
| 1. | Rapture - Songs For The Withering |
| 2. | System Of A Down - Toxicity |
| 3. | Warning - Watching From A Distance |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II |
| 5. | Converge - Jane Doe |
| + 97 more |
Black Metal Cover Arts Which I Think Are Stunning And Interesting
I list the black metal artworks which are the most different and appealing, at least for my eyes, and give a brief excuse for a somewhat explanation of why I think it.
Edit: As suggested, I gave a link…
Edit: As suggested, I gave a link…
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 2. | A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring |
| 3. | Abigail Williams - Becoming |
| 4. | Ad Hominem - Dictator |
| 5. | Alcest - Le Secret |
| + 72 more |
Black Metal Miscellanea
Personally I find Black Metal to be a very difficult genre to get into, hence the meager length of my list which contains all the albums I've really enjoyed to date, in no order. Recommendations are…
| 1. | Potentiam - Bálsýn |
| 2. | Grabnebelfürsten - Dynastie Oder Wie Man Herrschaft Definert |
| 3. | Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice |
| 4. | Sigh - Hangman's Hymn- Musikalische Exequien |
| 5. | Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape |
| + 44 more |
My Favorite Metal Songs
Here is a revamped list of my favorite metal songs!
Listed in ALPHABETICAL ORDER (sorted by band name), as it's too hard to rank them!
The old version of my “300+ Greatest Metal Songs of All Time”…
Listed in ALPHABETICAL ORDER (sorted by band name), as it's too hard to rank them!
The old version of my “300+ Greatest Metal Songs of All Time”…
| 1. | Acherontas - Vamachara |
| 2. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 3. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 4. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 5. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| + 90 more |
Not In The Top 200? ...
Some are no brainer top albums, some are personal favorites.
| 1. | Metallica - Kill 'Em All |
| 2. | Metal Church - Metal Church |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| 4. | Iron Maiden - Killers |
| 5. | Witchery - Restless & Dead |
| + 54 more |
Favoritest Favorites - My Top 100 Albums
My favorite albums. Includes EPs and 1 compilation. Anything ouside the top 20 or so could be up or down several places. Constantly subject to change.
| 1. | Saviour Machine - Saviour Machine II |
| 2. | Within Temptation - The Unforgiving |
| 3. | Ayreon - The Human Equation |
| 4. | Stolen Babies - There Be Squabbles Ahead |
| 5. | Billy Idol - Cyberpunk |
| + 95 more |
Top 250 Metal Releases Of All Time
Here’s my list of what I consider to be the best metal albums (+2 compilations and like 2 demo I think) of all time.
Enjoy!
Bands that appear the most in the list:
9 times: Sigh
5 times: Dream Theater,…
Enjoy!
Bands that appear the most in the list:
9 times: Sigh
5 times: Dream Theater,…
| 1. | Windir - Arntor |
| 2. | Sigh - In Somniphobia |
| 3. | Vektor - Terminal Redux |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | La Torture Des Ténèbres - IV - Memoirs Of A Machine Girl |
| + 245 more |
Best Album Of Every Year Since 1970
Here’s a list with my top 3 favorite metal and non-metal album of every year since 1970, enjoy!
I had to stretch the definition of what is and is not metal a little bit for the 70s, just assume it also…
I had to stretch the definition of what is and is not metal a little bit for the 70s, just assume it also…
| 1. | 1970 - |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 4. | Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come |
| 5. | 1971 - |
| + 219 more |
My Top 100 Albums
My top 100 Albums, sorted in descending order of favorites. Pretty rough list, I may update if I become un-lazy sometime. One album per band only. Some explanation and description provided for those who…
| 1. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor |
| 4. | Opeth - Still Life |
| 5. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| + 95 more |
That Cold Black Magic, By Glenn Killer And His Thorchestra
As is the case with my other lists, this is for my own organizational purposes and is designed purely to help me keep track of all the many black metal bands and albums that I enjoy, since I can't…
| 1. | Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape |
| 2. | Sigh - Graveward |
| 3. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 4. | Sigh - Heir To Despair |
| 5. | The Meads Of Asphodel - The Murder Of Jesus The Jew |
| + 607 more |
Favorite Albums
My personal top-list, limited to one album per band. I only add albums that I own physical copies of.
| 1. | Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape |
| 2. | Pan.thy.monium - Khaooos & Kon-Fus-Ion |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| + 45 more |
Top (70) ish - All Time
No Real Order, just Great Albums!
| 1. | Dio - Holy Diver |
| 2. | Metallica - Kill 'Em All |
| 3. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath |
| + 63 more |