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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…
| 1. | The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced |
| 2. | The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love |
| 3. | The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love |
| 4. | Cream - Disraeli Gears |
| 5. | Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum |
| + 89 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 |
All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums
An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
| 1. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| 2. | Opeth - Morningrise |
| 3. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 4. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 5. | Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss |
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Best Album Of Every Year Since 1970
Here’s a list with my top 3 favorite metal and non-metal album of every year since 1970, enjoy!
I had to stretch the definition of what is and is not metal a little bit for the 70s, just assume it also…
I had to stretch the definition of what is and is not metal a little bit for the 70s, just assume it also…
| 1. | 1970 - |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 4. | Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come |
| 5. | 1971 - |
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Making My Way Through The MS Top 200
The Metal Storm top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. Join me as I try to listen to every single album featured on it.
Each album has a symbol telling…
Each album has a symbol telling…
| 1. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| + 195 more |
Rush Studio Albums Ranked By A Rush Fan Of 30+ Years
Rush is my favorite band of all eternity. I have listened to each album so many times I have no problem ranking them from first to last and my favorite song on each album. Discuss.
| 1. | Rush - Moving Pictures |
| 2. | Rush - Power Windows |
| 3. | Rush - Counterparts |
| 4. | Rush - Grace Under Pressure |
| 5. | Rush - Signals |
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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die
An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically…
| 1. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 2. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself |
| + 350 more |
The Best Prog Out There
My absolute favorite prog rock/metal albums. None of these are less than a 9/10 to my ears. No particular order.
| 1. | Spock's Beard - Snow |
| 2. | Devin Townsend Project - Terria |
| 3. | IQ - Dark Matter |
| 4. | Dream Theater - Awake |
| 5. | Marillion - Clutching At Straws |
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A Progressive Journey: My Selections / Favourites
Progressive rock / metal - what I love the most in my collection. Would love suggestions to add to it.
| 1. | Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders |
| 2. | Animals As Leaders - The Joy Of Motion |
| 3. | Ayreon - The Human Equation |
| 4. | Between The Buried And Me - Colors |
| 5. | Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence |
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The Most Metal / Rock Albums With Impact On Me
Kinda saw another relative lists on here that state this, one bad and one inspirational, so thought I might do my own.
Alphabetic order. And don't ask why a lot of Testament stuff is there, if their…
Alphabetic order. And don't ask why a lot of Testament stuff is there, if their…
| 1. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 2. | Accept - Stalingrad |
| 3. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 4. | Amon Amarth - Versus The World |
| 5. | Anthrax - Spreading The Disease |
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Top 30 Favorite Cds.
These are probably my favorite cds. Although there are many many others I think this list defines my musical tastes pretty much.
| 1. | Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath |
| 2. | Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian |
| 3. | King Diamond - Abigail |
| 4. | Rush - 2112 |
| 5. | Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone |
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"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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PROG(PEART)UARY
"CALENDAR MADE OF METAL"
January = Progressive Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.
January = Progressive Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.
| 1. | Rush - Caress Of Steel |
| 2. | Threshold - Wounded Land |
| 3. | Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone |
| 4. | Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair |
| 5. | Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways |
| + 57 more |
Rush Ranked ⏰
Greatest band in the Galaxy … Rush The Prog Gods - Power Trio from Canada 🇨🇦
From 1974-1982 made their best era powerful records epic, prog and heavy……
From 1974-1982 made their best era powerful records epic, prog and heavy……
| 1. | Rush - Hemispheres |
| 2. | Rush - A Farewell To Kings |
| 3. | Rush - Permanent Waves |
| 4. | Rush - Moving Pictures |
| 5. | Rush - 2112 |
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The Best Of Prog
Over the past few decades music has been completely turned over on its back, and I blame these geniuses.
| 1. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 2. | Genesis - Nursery Cryme |
| 3. | Jethro Tull - Aqualung |
| 4. | Yes - Fragile |
| 5. | Pink Floyd - Darkside of The Moon |
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