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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]…

1.Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
2.Rush - Moving Pictures
3.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
4.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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Created by Introspekrieg on 03.03.2010



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Songs From The 60's And The 70's I Think Every Metal Fan Should Have Heard

This is a mix of my personal favourite 60's and 70's hard rock/metal songs and the more influential ones, songs that I think every metal fan need to hear. A mix of the most well-known songs to…

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2.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
3.Cream - Disraeli Gears
4.Clear Light - Clear Light
5.Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum

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Created by Aristarchos on 03.12.2012



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Guib's Essentials (Alphabetical Order)

Wanna know what I headbang to on the regular? The releases that have seen countless re-spins... Well, this is a very simple list and something you've probably seen a lot of other MS users do in the…

1.Absu - The Third Storm Of Cythrául
2.AC/DC - High Voltage
3.Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight
4.Alien Weaponry - Tū
5.Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns

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Created by Guib on 02.05.2015



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Andy's top ranked all time favorite songs

All my favourite songs ranked in order best down.

1.Rush - 2112
2.Deep Purple - In Rock
3.Jethro Tull - Aqualung
4.Rainbow - Rising
5.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

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Created by AndyMetalFreak on 23.08.2021



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DIAMOND ALBUMS - Top 50: The Best Of Progressive Rock/Metal

My favourite prog rock/metal albums. In no order.

1.Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
2.Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
3.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
4.Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
5.Yes - Close To The Edge

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Created by Hex_Omega on 15.08.2013



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The Art of Early Hard Music

Only studio albums ordered by release year.

1.The Doors - The Doors
2.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
3.Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
4.Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple
5.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 04.05.2012



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Melodic Escapism

My personal picks for albums that makes my mind wander. Also a good list for anyone getting into metal.

1.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
2.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
3.Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
4.Children Of Bodom - Something Wild
5.Dark Tranquillity - Character

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Created by em6568 on 13.09.2023



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Top 50 Heavy Metal Albums Of The 1970's

In chronological order of release.

1.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2.Deep Purple - In Rock
3.Uriah Heep - Very 'eavy... Very 'umble
4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5.Budgie - Budgie

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Created by 1968fan on 28.11.2018



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Top 300 Albums

In progress top 300 albums in alphabetical order…

1.A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
2.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
3.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations
4.Acid Witch - Stoned
5.Acid Witch - Evil Sound Screamers

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Created by em6568 on 25.03.2024



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Essential Music For Phone

Bands in my daily listening rotation. Albums chosen are my favorite by the respective band in most cases 🤘…

1.200 Stab Wounds - Slave To The Scalpel
2.A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
3.Abbath - Abbath
4.Acid Witch - Rot Among Us
5.Æther Realm - Tarot

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Created by em6568 on 13.07.2023



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That 70’s Show, The Best 70’s Songs

Best Heavy or Hard Songs of the wonderful 70’s…

1.Rainbow - Rising
2.Motörhead - Overkill
3.Black Sabbath - Sabotage
4.Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
5.Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

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Created by Blackcrowe on 18.03.2022



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Best Album Of Each Year

Fifty years of metal, 50 best albums of the year. Note that in order to diversify the list I limited it to one album per band, otherwise there would have been too much Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
3.Deep Purple - Machine Head
4.Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
5.Queen - Queen II

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Created by Ganondox on 17.10.2019



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Favorite Album For Each Year since 1967

1.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
2.Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
4.Deep Purple - In Rock
5.Deep Purple - Fireball

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Created by Antares8001 on 29.05.2017



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TOP ALBUMS OF 1973

1.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2.Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
3.Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh Nerd Skin Nerd
4.Camel - Camel
5.Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire

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Created by achil on 16.02.2013



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Top 20 Proto-Metal/Hard Rock Albums Of 1973

In no real particular order. These albums are all great.

1.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2.Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
3.Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
4.Blue Öyster Cult - Tyranny And Mutation
5.Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are

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Created by 1968fan on 23.09.2018