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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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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…

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

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Created by nonZero on 06.10.2018



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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…

1.Anathema - The Silent Enigma
2.Opeth - Morningrise
3.Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
4.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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Created by Redel on 01.03.2014



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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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Andy's top heavy metal/hard rock albums

My top ranked (in order from best down) favorite hard rock/heavy metal albums. I've also one included my top three favorite tracks from each album.

Enjoy!…

1.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3.Rush - Hemispheres
4.Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards
5.Judas Priest - Painkiller

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Created by AndyMetalFreak on 01.04.2021



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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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Created by tea[m]ster on 20.07.2015



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Making My Way Through The MS Top 200

The MS top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. I have been listening to metal for about 6 years now and would consider myself fairly knowledgeable about…

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3.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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Created by Roman Doez on 13.04.2023



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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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Created by Metren on 06.03.2018



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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

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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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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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Created by Progfiggit on 22.02.2014



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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…

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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Created by Iron Nostarion on 10.05.2012



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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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Created by ponderer on 25.09.2010



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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……

1.Rush - Hemispheres
2.Rush - A Farewell To Kings
3.Rush - Moving Pictures
4.Rush - Permanent Waves
5.Rush - 2112

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Created by Blackcrowe on 28.08.2023



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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.

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

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Created by Daddy Pig on 01.01.2020



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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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Created by Tzo87 on 07.06.2013