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Space Metal!

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
June 25, 2011
Entries
148
Endorsements
67
***Currently working through suggestions and adding some spacey non-metal things when they cross my mind***
As a lover of all things sci-fi I find metal to be the most accommodating of genres when it…
1. Atoma - Skylight
2. Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer
3. Dol Ammad - Star Tales
4. Star One - Space Metal
5. Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling
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Crushing (Not For The Faint Of Heart)

A list by
Chobo_jokeR
Created
February 03, 2012
Entries
71
Endorsements
52
A little list of albums that have been kicking my ass as of late. Some albums on this list may appear to be "odd" choices, but "crushing" in this context does not necessarily mean heavy.
1. Esoteric - The Pernicious Enigma
2. Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans
3. Agalloch - The Mantle
4. Warning - Watching From A Distance
5. Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
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Best Of Doom Metal

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
September 28, 2011
Entries
36
Endorsements
31
More doom on the way: as of 14th June I'm slowly adding a few albums, hopefully to reach the 50 mark.
1. Candlemass - Nightfall
2. DoomSword - Let Battle Commence
3. Mourning Beloveth - The Sullen Sulcus
4. Skepticism - Lead And Aether
5. Shape Of Despair - Angels Of Distress
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Slow Tempo…

A list by
Amo del Merol
Created
July 08, 2011
Entries
49
Endorsements
21
Slow/Depress/Funeral/Love/Gloom/Beauty/Sorrow/Obscure/Cold/Atmospheric/
1. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
2. Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane
3. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
4. Anathema - The Silent Enigma
5. Corrupted - El Mundo Frio
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Top Doom Metal Records

A list by
EmperorIX
Created
June 09, 2010
Entries
45
Endorsements
19
This list includes many records from many doom sub genres, some of these albums could fall under black or death metal, but the complete emotion expressed within these records, in my opinion, place them…
1. Evoken - Antithesis Of Light
2. The Ruins Of Beverast - Blood Vaults (The Blazing Gospel Of Heinrich Kramer)
3. Ataraxie - L'Être Et La Nausée
4. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
5. Urna - Sepulcrum
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InnerDoom

A list by
InnerSelf
Created
July 18, 2013
Entries
42
Endorsements
18
The wide spectrum of sounds expressed through the sub-genre of Doom Metal often gets overshadowed by the somehow inaccessible slowness that is in its nature and so DM doesn't get the recognition it…
1. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
2. Saturnus - Martyre
3. Lacrimas Profundere - Memorandum
4. My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
5. Process Of Guilt - Erosion
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The Exploration In The Metal World

A list by
Metal Addiction
Created
August 27, 2013
Entries
98
Endorsements
16
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
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Top 250 Metal Releases Of All Time

A list by
Roman Doez
Created
February 21, 2024
Entries
250
Endorsements
11
Here’s my list of what I consider to be the best metal albums (+2 compilations and like 2 demo I think) of all time.
Enjoy!

Bands that appear the most in the list:
9 times: Sigh
5 times: Dream Theater,…
1. Windir - Arntor
2. Sigh - In Somniphobia
3. Vektor - Terminal Redux
4. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
5. La Torture Des Ténèbres - IV - Memoirs Of A Machine Girl
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Best Album Of Every Year Since 1970

A list by
Roman Doez
Created
May 12, 2025
Entries
224
Endorsements
10
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…
1. 1970 -
2. Deep Purple - In Rock
3. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4. Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
5. 1971 -
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Nightfall In Suomi: Finnish Tales Of The Dark And Surreal

A list by
Auntie Sahar
Created
January 18, 2018
Entries
24
Endorsements
8
I took a crack at this list a while ago and then scrapped it. Time for the revival. The idea here is simple enough. For quite a while now Finland seems to have established a formidable reputation for interpretations…
1. Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon
2. Demilich - Nespithe
3. Unholy - From The Shadows
4. Skepticism - Stormcrowfleet
5. Woods Of Belial - Baxabaxaxaxaxabaxaxaxaxa! 666 Yndstr Draconis
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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

A list by
pandrstudios
Created
May 31, 2022
Entries
1247
Endorsements
7
WORK IN PROGESS! Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that…
1. High Tide - Sea Shanties
2. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
4. Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
5. Josefus - Dead Man
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Urs' Top 10 Of 2006

A list by
Urs Blank
Created
March 05, 2010
Entries
10
Endorsements
5
Overall year rating:
5/5
1. Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
2. Dolorian - Voidwards
3. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
4. Process Of Guilt - Renounce
5. Sahg - I
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My Favourite Albums Of 2000s

A list by
In Bone Factory
Created
September 01, 2018
Entries
214
Endorsements
1
1. Afgrund - Vid Helvetets Grindar
2. After Forever - After Forever
3. Agalloch - The Mantle
4. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
5. Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde
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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (D)

A list by
Uxküll
Created
October 28, 2020
Entries
258
Endorsements
1
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. D.C. Cooper - D.C. Cooper
2. Dali's Dilemma - Manifesto For Futurism
3. Damim - The Difference Engine
4. Dämmerfarben - Im Abendrot
5. Damned Spirits' Dance - Weird Constellations
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