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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 |
A List Of Great Debut Albums
A lot of bands have great debut albums. Obviously this list is just a fraction of all the great debut albums out there, but it's a start. I'll keep expanding this list continuously, so all suggestions…
| 1. | Aarni - Bathos |
| 2. | Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia |
| 3. | Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom |
| 4. | Sadness - Ames De Marbre |
| 5. | Solefald - The Linear Scaffold |
| + 360 more |
Choice Albums Of Atmospheric Metal
My choices of albums with strong forms of atmospheric sound in metal. Recommendations are welcome, though I won't add all as this will be towards personal taste.
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 4. | Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane |
| 5. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| + 65 more |
The Ultimate Metalgaze/ Ambient/Atmospheric Black Metal + Post Rock/Post Punk List
| 1. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 2. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| 3. | Allvaters Zorn - Geburt |
| 4. | Alrakis - Alpha Eri |
| 5. | Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs |
| + 31 more |
IMAAAAGINATION! =3
My favorite element about music is probably atmosphere. My mind is a lazy, albeit adventurous, asshole that likes to take vacations whenever it can. And what better than the surprise mental adventures…
| 1. | Bal-Sagoth - Battle Magic |
| 2. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
| 3. | Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness |
| 4. | Rhapsody Of Fire - Dawn Of Victory |
| 5. | Les Discrets - Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées |
| + 11 more |
The Current Decade: 2010-2019: My Opinion: The Truth: Reality
*The title is a joke, of course
The Current Decade (2010-2019) in order of preference. This is separate from my year-lists, which strive to include as many albums from the year as possible regardless…
The Current Decade (2010-2019) in order of preference. This is separate from my year-lists, which strive to include as many albums from the year as possible regardless…
| 1. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 2. | Septicflesh - The Great Mass |
| 3. | 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room |
| 4. | Antichrist - Forbidden World |
| 5. | Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit |
| + 25 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 |
Konrad's Top 20 Albums Of 2010
What a harsh year this has been to fans of metal. We're not even through December and I'm still fearing that another one of our beloved musicians might get sick and die. The year certainly wasn't…
| 1. | Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit |
| 2. | Ihsahn - After |
| 3. | Les Discrets - Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées |
| 4. | Alcest - Écailles De Lune |
| 5. | Sorgeldom - Inner Receivings |
| + 15 more |
My Favorite Metal Albums Of 2010
The following are my favorite Metal releases this year, I might edit this list as/if I discover albums that are worthy of a spot. So enjoy, and check the following albums if you didn't already. It's…
| 1. | Deathspell Omega - Paracletus |
| 2. | Hooded Menace - Never Cross The Dead |
| 3. | Procession - Destroyers Of The Faith |
| 4. | Alcest - Écailles De Lune |
| 5. | Necrite - Sic Transit Gloria Mundi |
| + 47 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 |
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 |
Top 50 Metal Albums Of The 2010's
I will most likely look back at this decade as the dark ages of popular music. A time where mainstream music was largely dominated by talentless pop/hip hop music with less memorable songs than the previous…
| 1. | Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale |
| 2. | Kauan - Sorni Nai |
| 3. | Angellore - La Litanie Des Cendres |
| 4. | Les Discrets - Ariettes Oubliées... |
| 5. | Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light |
| + 45 more |