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Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| + 395 more |
1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die
An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically…
| 1. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 2. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself |
| + 350 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 |
The Top Albums Of Ch'ti
This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then.
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
| 1. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| 4. | Sepultura - Beneath The Remains |
| 5. | Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal |
| + 371 more |
solar's quirky albums
An ever-growing list of albums/EPs that were just fun to listen to. They had something unique, were experimental/strange and/or had interestingly/efficiently lined up vocals and/or instruments that are…
| 1. | ...? - ...! |
| 2. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| 3. | 6:33 - Deadly Scenes |
| 4. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 5. | Age Of Silence - Acceleration |
| + 77 more |
My Album Of The Year, 1970-present
Here's my AotY for each year from 1970, with a runner up (or two) following.
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards |
| + 114 more |
Top 100 (+5) Of 2000-2004
2005-2009 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5838
2010-2014 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5828
2015-2019 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6722
I…
2010-2014 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5828
2015-2019 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6722
I…
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 3. | Tool - Lateralus |
| 4. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 5. | Ensiferum - Ensiferum |
| + 100 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 |
My Ultimate List Of Favorite Albums
Welcome to my new ultimate list of favorite albums!
After 5 years on Metal Storm, I think it's time to give an update to my old list of favorite albums.
This time, I meticulously ranked each…
After 5 years on Metal Storm, I think it's time to give an update to my old list of favorite albums.
This time, I meticulously ranked each…
| 1. | Arizmenda - Stillbirth In The Temple Of Venus |
| 2. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 3. | Devil Master - Satan Spits On Children Of Light |
| 4. | Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked |
| 5. | Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence |
| + 195 more |
Top 1001 Artworks On Metal Storm
As chosen by me, of course. This is highly subjective.
** Note: There are 29 co-selections, thus the total number of selections is 1001 **
In progress and in tandem with:
Favorite Album Art, 1960s-1990s
Favorite…
** Note: There are 29 co-selections, thus the total number of selections is 1001 **
In progress and in tandem with:
Favorite Album Art, 1960s-1990s
Favorite…
| 1. | ...And Oceans - The Regeneration Itinerary |
| 2. | 16 - Curves That Kick |
| 3. | 16 - Blaze Of Incompetence |
| 4. | 16 - Bridges To Burn |
| 5. | 16 - Dream Squasher |
| + 1025 more |
Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 2001
A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.
2001 was pretty great year... for metal that is, one of the best in my opinion, this…
2001 was pretty great year... for metal that is, one of the best in my opinion, this…
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | System Of A Down - Toxicity |
| 3. | Rammstein - Mutter |
| 4. | Ensiferum - Ensiferum |
| 5. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
| + 15 more |
Best Of 2001 (work In Progress)
I'm going to stop with 2000... maybe 
| 1. | Tool - Lateralus |
| 2. | Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape |
| 3. | Gamma Ray - No World Order |
| 4. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 5. | System Of A Down - Toxicity |
| + 15 more |
Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time
1 album per band per subgenre
work in progress, updating as I go through the song-by-song ratings on RateYourMusic.com
I will typically update my black metal faves - https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6924
and…
work in progress, updating as I go through the song-by-song ratings on RateYourMusic.com
I will typically update my black metal faves - https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6924
and…
| 1. | Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime |
| 2. | King Diamond - Abigail |
| 3. | Voivod - Dimension Hatröss |
| 4. | Mastodon - Crack The Skye |
| 5. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| + 115 more |
Metal Albums From The Land Of The Rising Sun
Choice metal albums that come out of Japan. Recommendations/Suggestions are welcome and one album per band.
Bands looking into:
Corrupted
Earthshaker
Bow Wow / Vow Wow
Thousand Leaves
Bands looking into:
Corrupted
Earthshaker
Bow Wow / Vow Wow
Thousand Leaves
| 1. | Abigail (JPN) - Forever Street Metal Bitch |
| 2. | Albion - Campanula |
| 3. | Aldious - Deep Exceed |
| 4. | Al-Kamar - Abstract Spread |
| 5. | Anatomia - Dissected Humanity |
| + 54 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 |