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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 Brutal Poem Of Technicalities (Ordered By Years)
So here are some Brutal, Technical, Progressive and sometimes Atmospheric death metal works I enjoy or that I believe should be given a try because they're unique and interesting, almost an essentials…
| 1. | Atheist - Piece Of Time |
| 2. | Nocturnus - The Key |
| 3. | Atrocity - Hallucinations |
| 4. | Death - Human |
| 5. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| + 270 more |
Classic Metal Albums Of Forever
*** READ ME *** This list is about the greatest metal albums of all-time, from all sub-genres and all countries. You won't see bands like Deep Purple, Rush, BOC, Zeppelin, etc., nor will you see bands…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| 4. | Death - Symbolic |
| 5. | Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath |
| + 95 more |
Top 500 Albums of All Time
I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life. Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens…
| 1. | Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Opeth - Still Life |
| + 495 more |
Quite Unusual Choices : Death Metal
Varied avantgarde/progressive/technical stuff. In no particular order.
Tell me how many do you know of them
Quality may vary.
Also try the QUC: Black Metal list.
TO CHECK: Cosmic Atropy, Impetuous…
Tell me how many do you know of them
Quality may vary.
Also try the QUC: Black Metal list.
TO CHECK: Cosmic Atropy, Impetuous…
| 1. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II |
| 2. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| 3. | Lykathé - Elvenefris |
| 4. | Element (USA) - The Energy |
| 5. | Unmoored - Indefinite Soul-Extension |
| + 56 more |
The Top Of Death's Crystal Mountain (150 Greatest Death Metal Albums)
*** MAX 3 ALBUMS PER ARTIST!!! (Except Death) Also... While extra weight will be given to classic death metal albums, this list will also include exceptional examples of melodic death, death-grind, technical/progressive…
| 1. | Cryptopsy - None So Vile |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| 4. | Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious |
| 5. | Death - Human |
| + 158 more |
Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .
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 |
| + 205 more |
Top Technical Death Metal Albums Of All Time- Order In Chaos !
Definitive Top Technical Death Metal.
MARVELS of human creation and imagination.
This list is subject to occasional additions and negations.
Includes slight deviations having progressive, jazz-rock,…
MARVELS of human creation and imagination.
This list is subject to occasional additions and negations.
Includes slight deviations having progressive, jazz-rock,…
| 1. | Death - Human |
| 2. | Decapitated - Winds Of Creation |
| 3. | Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked |
| 4. | Necrophagist - Onset Of Putrefaction |
| 5. | Martyr - Warp Zone |
| + 25 more |
The Timeless
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…
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 |
A Chronology Of Masterpieces
What seems the most important albums for me in chronological order.
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
| 1. | The Who - Tommy |
| 2. | The Who - Tommy |
| 3. | Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat |
| 4. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 5. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| + 179 more |
My Top 100 Albums
My top 100 Albums, sorted in descending order of favorites. Pretty rough list, I may update if I become un-lazy sometime. One album per band only. Some explanation and description provided for those who…
| 1. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor |
| 4. | Opeth - Still Life |
| 5. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| + 95 more |
Artists With Only 8+ Albums
Only bands with at least 3 albums, and all albums rated over 8 (with at least 50 votes).
| 1. | Allegaeon - USA / 7 albums / Formed in: 2005 / Genres: Melodic death metal, Technical death metal |
| 2. | Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function |
| 3. | Allegaeon - Formshifter |
| 4. | Allegaeon - Elements Of The Infinite |
| 5. | Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience |
| + 224 more |
Derwood's 10 Favourite Metal Albums Ever...(for Now)
We all have those albums we cherish, whether they had a unique impact on our tastes, were the soundtrack for that one amazing summer we'll never forget, or just plain blew us away the first time we…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| + 5 more |
Metal Songs And Albums That Inspired The Names Of Other Bands
This is an alphabetical list of metal songs and albums that inspired the names of other artists.
While comparable lists often focus on the band name and explain its origin, this list turns the point…
While comparable lists often focus on the band name and explain its origin, this list turns the point…
| 1. | Abruptum - De Profundis Mors Vas Cousumet |
| 2. | Amebix - No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings |
| 3. | Anathema - Alternative 4 |
| 4. | Anathema - Weather Systems |
| 5. | Arch Enemy - Black Earth |
| + 160 more |