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The Ultimate Avant-Garde Metal Albums
A collection of the most original, insane and head spinning albums from the weirdest side of metal. Suggestions are welcome.
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - Beware The Sword You Cannot See |
| 2. | Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias |
| 3. | Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From The Dead Trinity |
| 4. | Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale |
| 5. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
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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 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 |
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My share of experime(n)tal music and other innovative stuff
I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated.
| 1. | Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I |
| 2. | Kalisia - Cybion |
| 3. | Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera |
| 4. | Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery |
| 5. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
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How To Like Avant-Garde Metal In 10 Albums
These are some albums that help people to like avant-garde music.
| 1. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
| 2. | Dødheimsgard - Supervillain Outcast |
| 3. | Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing-Along Songs For The Damned & Delirious |
| 4. | Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery |
| 5. | In The Woods... - Omnio |
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The Exploration In The Metal World
There are the albums that have impressed me. Alphabetical orders. Hope you enjoy this list.
| 1. | Across Tundras - Dark Songs Of The Prairie |
| 2. | Across Tundras - Dark Songs of the Prairie |
| 3. | A Forest Of Stars - The Corpse Of Rebirth |
| 4. | Ain Sof Aur - Atra Serpens |
| 5. | Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone |
| + 93 more |
Life Changing Albums
These are the bands, which because of their sheer beauty and creativity have a special place in my collection.
| 1. | Kayo Dot - Bath |
| 2. | Negură Bunget - OM |
| 3. | Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom |
| 4. | Cynic - Focus |
| 5. | Unexpect - In A Flesh Aquarium |
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O' Canada! (Ordered By Years)
Good day folks! T'day, I just wanted to share the best of what Canada has to offer when it comes to Metal, eh. It seems a lot of people don't yet know that Canada's a force to be reckoned…
| 1. | Moxy - Moxy |
| 2. | Triumph - Just A Game |
| 3. | Rush - Moving Pictures |
| 4. | April Wine - The Nature Of The Beast |
| 5. | D.O.A. - Hardcore '81 |
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Favorite Albums
My personal top-list, limited to one album per band. I only add albums that I own physical copies of.
| 1. | Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape |
| 2. | Pan.thy.monium - Khaooos & Kon-Fus-Ion |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| + 45 more |
solar's quirky albums
An ever-growing list of albums/EPs that were just fun to listen to. They had something unique, were experimental/strange and/or had interestingly/efficiently lined up vocals and/or instruments that are…
| 1. | ...? - ...! |
| 2. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| 3. | 6:33 - Deadly Scenes |
| 4. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 5. | Age Of Silence - Acceleration |
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My Top Albums Of The Decade: 2000's (On Going)
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness |
| 4. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 5. | Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet |
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My personal Top 100 Most Essential Albums (in no particular order)
This is my attempt to do impossible and choose 100 favourite full length albums. Considering that since 2006 (and of course I had been listening to music even before) I have gathered on last.fm over 10,000…
| 1. | SikTh - Death Of A Dead Day |
| 2. | Between The Buried And Me - Colors |
| 3. | Ephel Duath - The Painter's Palette |
| 4. | The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine |
| 5. | Necrophagist - Epitaph |
| + 95 more |
Canadian Metal
Releases from Canadian bands that I really like. Ordered alphabetically by artists because I'm OCD like like. Will possibly re-order list by favorite album. Limited to one release per band, only full…
| 1. | 3 Inches Of Blood - Advance And Vanquish |
| 2. | Annihilator - Never, Neverland |
| 3. | Anvil - Forged In Fire |
| 4. | Bison B.C. - Dark Ages |
| 5. | Cryptopsy - None So Vile |
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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (U-V)
This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…
| 1. | Uada - Djinn |
| 2. | Uaral - Sounds Of Pain |
| 3. | Ufomammut - Eve |
| 4. | Úir - Óenach Tailten |
| 5. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
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The Most Essential Albums Of My Life (one Per Band, Alphabetical)
Inspired by lists of my BFF AnthropOcean (https://metalstorm.net/users/lists.php?user_id=341301) I deciced to create a list of the most important and influential records/bands here as well. These are either…
| 1. | A.I.(d) - Schematic Emergency |
| 2. | A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step |
| 3. | A Storm Of Light - Forgive Us Our Trespasses |
| 4. | Aara - Triade III: Nyx |
| 5. | After The Burial - Rareform |
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