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A List Of Great Debut Albums

A list by
Erik M.
Created
November 30, 2012
Entries
365
Endorsements
70
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
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Most Talented Vocalists In Metal

A list by
LeKiwi
Created
May 03, 2013
Entries
135
Endorsements
59
My other lists:
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
So I Heard You Like Opeth...

A concise list of my metalhead man-crushes (now featuring ladies.)

While there is little introduction required for…
1. Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra
2. Adagio - Underworld
3. Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
4. Amorphis - Silent Waters
5. Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas
+ 130 more

My Favourite Progressive Metal/rock Albums Of The Decade

A list by
BloodTears
Created
March 13, 2010
Entries
56
Endorsements
46
This is the list of my favourite progressive metal/rock albums of the decade. I decided to do this list because a new decade is starting, so it's a good time to look back. Beware, this is not a "best…
1. Riverside - Out Of Myself
2. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
3. Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
4. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
5. Opeth - Blackwater Park
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My Favourite Albums Of All Time

A list by
Starchild
Created
August 25, 2010
Entries
67
Endorsements
31
1. Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech
2. Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath
3. Wintersun - Wintersun
4. Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields
5. Mors Principium Est - The Unborn
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If The World Was Ending, I Would Find Time To Listen To These Albums First

A list by
BloodTears
Created
March 27, 2010
Entries
34
Endorsements
29
So, these are basically my favourite albums of all time, including non-metal/rock acts, compilations and live albums. Needless to say, I would need a couple of days to go through all of these.
1. Dream Theater - Awake
2. Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
3. Riverside - Out Of Myself
4. Rotting Christ - Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers
5. Anathema - Alternative 4
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Most Gripping Atmospheres

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
August 13, 2011
Entries
117
Endorsements
27
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
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2000-2014: A 'Factored' Top 100

A list by
Moose
Created
September 13, 2015
Entries
100
Endorsements
25
Take a look at the Top Album lists of recent years and you'll notice an obvious trend. In 2005 the average rating of the top 25 albums is 8.76. Jump to 2014 and the average among the top 25 has dropped…
1. Agalloch - The Mantle
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI
4. Aquilus - Griseus
5. Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
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Prog Favourites

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
December 13, 2010
Entries
72
Endorsements
25
A list of my favourite Progressive albums on Metal Storm, ranked roughly in order of preference.
1. Ayreon - The Human Equation
2. Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics
3. Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
4. Porcupine Tree - Signify
5. Opeth - Still Life
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My Favourite Melancholic Albums

A list by
deepinside
Created
July 05, 2011
Entries
22
Endorsements
18
1. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
2. Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came
3. Insomnium - Above The Weeping World
4. Daylight Dies - Dismantling Devotion
5. Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
+ 17 more

Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .

A list by
Hazelnut Nero
Created
September 20, 2014
Entries
210
Endorsements
15
So here we are again . After many years of dedication and love to this music that we call progressive metal, here are some of the best albums that ever existed and made the earth a better place . Give…
1. Dan Swanö - Moontower
2. Cynic - Traced In Air
3. Cynic - Focus
4. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
5. Enslaved - Ruun
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Current Top 100, 5 Years On

A list by
musclassia
Created
March 23, 2016
Entries
131
Endorsements
14
Back when I joined the site in 2011, I did a customary top 100 album list. Every year since then, when I've looked back at it it's become increasingly unrecognisable from my own tastes. Seeing…
1. Dream Theater - Images And Words
2. Sylosis - Monolith
3. Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
4. Agalloch - The Mantle
5. Protest The Hero - Kezia
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Favorite Albums By My Favorite Bands

A list by
Psychogenocide
Created
September 24, 2012
Entries
30
Endorsements
12
I picked one album by each of my favorite bands for this list. Keep in mind that after the first few albums I put on the list, it became increasingly difficult to figure out where to place artists in my…
1. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2. Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
3. Symphony X - The Odyssey
4. Circus Maximus - Nine
5. Haken - Visions
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Metal Rasputin's Absolute Favorite Albums Of All Time

A list by
Metal Fromage
Created
February 15, 2020
Entries
325
Endorsements
12
Updated 14.4.2024

My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but…
1. Marillion - Marbles
2. Anathema - Weather Systems
3. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
4. Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta
5. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
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DIAMOND ALBUMS - Top 50: The Best Of Progressive Rock/Metal

A list by
Hex_Omega
Created
August 15, 2013
Entries
50
Endorsements
11
My favourite prog rock/metal albums. In no order.
1. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
2. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
3. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
4. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
5. Yes - Close To The Edge
+ 45 more

The Timeless

A list by
Lastempire
Created
July 07, 2012
Entries
171
Endorsements
11
1.All time & genre (including Non-Metal on MS)
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
3. Krallice - Diotima
4. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
5. Deathspell Omega - Kénôse
+ 166 more