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My Favourite Black Metal Albums
- My TOP 75 from 90s (and 80s), 00s and 10s.
- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
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- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
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| 1. | Windir - Arntor |
| 2. | Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage D'Hiver |
| 3. | Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter |
| + 223 more |
Favorite Black Metal Albums
| 1. | Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas |
| 2. | Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger |
| 3. | Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark |
| 4. | Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse |
| 5. | Satyricon - Nemesis Divina |
| + 95 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 |
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 |
200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 279 more |
Old Nick's Top-101 Of The '10s
One band, one album in alphabetical order. No EPs, demos, etc.
Favourite album: Mgła - With Hearts Toward None
Favourite song: Schammasch - "Above The Stars Of God"
Favourite album: Mgła - With Hearts Toward None
Favourite song: Schammasch - "Above The Stars Of God"
| 1. | 1914 - The Blind Leading The Blind |
| 2. | Abbath - Abbath |
| 3. | Accept - Blood Of The Nations |
| 4. | Aenaon - Hypnosophy |
| 5. | Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit |
| + 96 more |
400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 17 May 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 486 more |
50 Favorite Bands
The bands are in that order on purpose, from most to least favorite, but favorite nonetheless. The format is:
band | favourite album by the band | favorite song (or 2) by the band
Last updated on 4 November…
band | favourite album by the band | favorite song (or 2) by the band
Last updated on 4 November…
| 1. | Meshuggah - Nothing |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Immolation - Close To A World Below |
| 4. | Death - Symbolic |
| 5. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| + 45 more |
Best Releases Of 2010
| 1. | Deathspell Omega - Paracletus |
| 2. | Overkill - Ironbound |
| 3. | Inquisition - Ominous Doctrines Of The Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm |
| 4. | Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones |
| 5. | Immolation - Majesty And Decay |
| + 9 more |
JokeR's Top Hunnid From 2010 - 2019
To commemorate the top 100 albums of 2010 - 2019 I thought I would follow suit and make a list of my own. This has been a very challenging task to say the least. As I reflected on the releases from the…
| 1. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
| 2. | Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence |
| 3. | Mournful Congregation - The Incubus Of Karma |
| 4. | Ulcerate - Shrines Of Paralysis |
| 5. | Krallice - Years Past Matter |
| + 95 more |
Best Releases Of 2001-2010
As we go into 2011, I decided to look back on the last decade, and try and put together a list of what I believe are the highest quality, and favorite releases of the previous decade.
I believe "best"…
I believe "best"…
| 1. | Deströyer 666 - Cold Steel... For An Iron Age |
| 2. | Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum |
| 3. | Celtic Frost - Monotheist |
| 4. | Cobalt - Gin |
| 5. | Behemoth - Demigod |
| + 39 more |
BLACKRUARY
"CALENDAR MADE OF METAL"
February = Black Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.
February = Black Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.
| 1. | Tsjuder - Kill For Satan |
| 2. | Lord Belial - Kiss The Goat |
| 3. | Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times |
| 4. | Enthroned - Prophecies Of Pagan Fire |
| 5. | Advent Sorrow - Kali Yuga Crown |
| + 47 more |
Some Albums With 8.50 Or More
| 1. | Shylmagoghnar - Emergence |
| 2. | Galneryus - Angel Of Salvation |
| 3. | Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI |
| 4. | Batushka - Litourgiya |
| 5. | Leprous - Bilateral |
| + 195 more |
Systematic Desensitization: Black Metal Edition
For many, some of the more extreme types of metal can be challenging to penetrate. I'll admit that my first time listening to Burzum was nearly the equivalent of listening to a buzz-saw. But over…
| 1. | Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon |
| 2. | Melechesh - Enki |
| 3. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 4. | Immortal - All Shall Fall |
| 5. | Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant |
| + 41 more |
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