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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 |
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Top 200 Metal Masterpieces of All Time
RANKING CRITERIA :
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind |
| + 195 more |
Top 50 Doom/Gothic Metal Albums
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Katatonia - Discouraged Ones |
| 4. | My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath |
| + 65 more |
Old-school Metal: The Must-haves
The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 4. | Crimson Glory - Transcendence |
| 5. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
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The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's
These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
| 1. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
| 2. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell |
| 4. | Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| + 206 more |
Mighty Heavy Metal Albums
Some time ago I made a list for heavy metal albums I enjoyed the most. I got it cleaned up after ripening my tastes.I also tried to organize the list a bit, in subcategories. There is one album per band…
| 1. | Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny |
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| 3. | Angra - Angels Cry |
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| 5. | Fates Warning - No Exit |
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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 |
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Best to Worst Metal Albums of 1984
Why 1984? Because that's the year I was born. I'm not saying that my birthyear makes anything else significant, but I figured I would take an interest in every album that's as old as I am.
| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Autograph - Sign In Please |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 4. | Metal Church - Metal Church |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith |
| + 39 more |
My Favorite Instrumental Metal Songs
I love instrumentals (songs without vocals)!
One doesn't need words to convey a message and evoke emotions. Instrumentals also show how metal is very closely related to classical music!
These are…
One doesn't need words to convey a message and evoke emotions. Instrumentals also show how metal is very closely related to classical music!
These are…
| 1. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 2. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 3. | Summoning - Minas Morgul |
| 4. | Metallica - ...And Justice For All |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance |
| + 67 more |
"The Greatest Vocalists In Rock & Metal Music"
This is a guide list to some of the greatest voices in the history of rock & metal music, ranked in alphabetical order, by singer's name. I know that there are many more great singers/vocalists…
| 1. | My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans |
| 2. | Primordial - To The Nameless Dead |
| 3. | Watchtower - Control And Resistance |
| 4. | Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies |
| 5. | Evanescence - Fallen |
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Great Songs Covered By Metal Bands
^^Rules 2 songs per band but not for the same record^^
The real merit of covering a song is that it has to sound so good that everyone thinks it’s own creation.
Some people say that some covers are…
The real merit of covering a song is that it has to sound so good that everyone thinks it’s own creation.
Some people say that some covers are…
| 1. | Voivod - The Outer Limits |
| 2. | Pantera - Far Beyond Driven |
| 3. | Motörhead - Motörhead |
| 4. | Metallica - The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Sin After Sin |
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50 80s Albums That Shaped A Young Metalhead (no Order )
| 1. | Metal Church - Metal Church |
| 2. | Crimson Glory - Transcendence |
| 3. | Slayer - Show No Mercy |
| 4. | Viva - What The Hell Is Going On |
| 5. | Satan - Court In The Act |
| + 45 more |
Metal Band Name Drop – Songs That Mention The Band Name In The Lyrics
This is an alphabetical list of bands that have recorded songs with lyrics containing the name of their band.
While it should be clear that the use of the band name in the lyrics is on purpose, the…
While it should be clear that the use of the band name in the lyrics is on purpose, the…
| 1. | A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms |
| 2. | Agathocles - Distrust And Abuse |
| 3. | Alice Cooper - Killer |
| 4. | Amon Amarth - The Avenger |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - Versus The World |
| + 106 more |
100 Greatest Metal Bands
Pretty self-explanatory, with a couple caveats: first, this is mostly just a list of my favorite metal bands in approximate order (after the top 10 or so the order matters far less), with extra weight…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance |
| 5. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| + 95 more |
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