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Best Albums of the New Millennium

On the picture - John Cobbett - Hammers Of Misfortune, Vhöl, Ludicra, The Lord Weird Slough Feg

1.Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil
2.Opeth - Blackwater Park
3.Hammers Of Misfortune - The Locust Years
4.Mastodon - Remission
5.Opeth - Ghost Reveries

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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 08.01.2012



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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 the genre. Yet, I have barely heard half of what the top 200 has to offer. I am now on a quest to listen to it all and give an honest opinion on what I thought of it.
This list will show every album of the top 200 and if I've listened to it whether it's an all-time favourite of mine (+++), I really like it (++), I like it (+), it’s good (*), it’s not great (-), I really dislike it (--) or I hate it from the bottom of my heart (---). The same symbols will be used to characterize what I think my opinion of the albums I haven't heard yet will be, based on my knowledge of the bands and of the genre they play. (?) signifies that I have no idea of whether I'll enjoy it or not and (/) means that my opinion of the album is probably obsolete, and I need to listen to it again. A ★ means the album is in my own top 200.
Edit: The bottom of the top 200 has been changing a lot, with some stuff formerly in the list now closer to 240th, so this is now a top 250. I’m not sure I want to expand the list further down, but I’ll see whenever it’s completed if I feel like going for a top 300 or something like that.
Best discoveries so far: Wildhoney, Nightfall, Out Of Myself, Portal Of I, Autumn Aurora, Nemesis Divina, Abigail, V: Hävitetty, Sounds Of Pain.

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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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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 will include albums I've rated 8 & above. Sorted by year since I'll need a Venn diagram to sort by genre (seriously MS please make it happen if possible). Will feature multiple releases per year (obviously) and per band (since if a band is putting out better albums it deserves more recognition). Keeping the metal faith alive from India

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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Top 50 Black Metal Albums

I've been listened to Black Metal since the late 2000s starting with Emperor and Dimmu Borgir. Since then, I've discover dozens of amazing bands thanks to MS and it has become one of my favourite genres, especially the more melodic/symphonic/epic bands.

So here are my favourites of the genre with my rating, its sub-genre and release year:

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of black metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Agalloch - The Mantle
2.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle
3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
4.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
5.Windir - 1184

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Created by nonZero on 19.02.2024



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200+ Favorite Albums

Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.

Last updated: 27 March 2024.

1.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Opeth - Blackwater Park
4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5.Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath

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Created by Qualeen on 30.09.2021



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Top 30 Favorite Albums Of My Entire Life

not in the most favorite or alphabetic Sort
Just there
few of the best things i did hear in my entire life include the sound of nature

1.Saturnus - Saturn In Ascension
2.Leprous - The Congregation
3.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun
4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
5.Mastodon - Crack The Skye

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Created by B.Wood on 13.09.2015



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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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Created by Red_Travis on 03.02.2012



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KYS: Best Of DSBM

My S.A.D. been actin up again, so here's some Depressive Suicidal Black Metal, a genre where Sturgeons' Law is in full effect. Recs welcome as always, and an album does not have to necessarily be labeled as a DSBM album to count, only containing the themes.

NOTE: This user does not recommend suicide as an alternative, though recognizes it as a person's right to choose. There are other options, of course. Perhaps you could try going to the zoo.

1.Anti - The Insignificance Of Life
2.Austere - To Lay Like Old Ashes
3.Bethlehem - Dictius Te Necare
4.ColdWorld - Melancholie²
5.Forgotten Tomb - Songs To Leave

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Created by A Real Mönkey on 22.10.2023



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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (S)

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 who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.S.V.E.S.T. - Veritas Diaboli Manet In Aeternum: Le Diable Est Ma Raison
2.Sabachthani - Miserable Endings
3.Sabaoth - Les Illuminations
4.Sabaton - Carolus Rex
5.Sabbat - Dreamweaver

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Created by Uxküll on 17.02.2021



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My Top Black Metal Albums

1.Satyricon - Volcano
2.Satyricon - Now, Diabolical
3.Satyricon - The Age Of Nero
4.Nocte Obducta - Nektar Teil II: Seen, Flüsse, Tagebücher
5.Agrypnie - Exit

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Created by lord artan on 16.10.2010



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Top Albums Of All Fucking Metal Ages

My personal top favorite metal albums of all times. NOT IN ORDER.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
3.Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor
4.Kreator - Violent Revolution
5.Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper

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Created by aMomentofClarity on 17.05.2010



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Top 25 Albums Of The Last Decade

The best of the best from 2000 to 2009

1.Subway To Sally - Herzblut
2.Rammstein - Mutter
3.Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom
4.Agalloch - The Mantle
5.Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness

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Created by Diabolos on 02.03.2010



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Top Favourite Black Metal Albums

1.Burzum - Filosofem
2.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
3.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
4.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
5.Marduk - Rom 5:12

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Created by blackwreath13 on 21.10.2017



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My Top Metal 2000-2009

My top metal album's from 2000-2009

1.Agalloch - The Mantle
2.Shining - V - Halmstad
3.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
4.Corrupted - El Mundo Frio
5.Rotting Christ - Theogonia

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Created by Amo del Merol on 29.03.2024



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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive, 2007

A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2007 was a really good one, possibly my favorite of the 2000's until now, a lot of great release in Progressive metal, Black metal and Doom metal had a really strong comeback that year, overall a really great year for metal

1.Devin Townsend - Ziltoid The Omniscient
2.Epica - The Divine Conspiracy
3.Ensiferum - Victory Songs
4.Symphony X - Paradise Lost
5.Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty

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Created by Handala on 21.10.2022