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All Time Favourite Albums

List of my favourite, 10/10 rated albums. One album per band.

Will be updated.

1.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3.Judas Priest - Painkiller
4.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
5.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

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Created by lemme on 30.03.2016



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100 Greatest Metal Bands

Pretty self-explanatory, with a couple caveats: first, this is mostly just a list of my favorite metal bands in approximate order (after the top 10 or so the order matters far less), with extra weight given to influence and timelessness of sound; and second, the albums selected are not necessarily the band's "best" album, or even my personal favorite -- they are the albums that I feel best represent the band's classic sound and/or well-represent the span of their career. List includes all sub-genres of metal and some post-metal metal. Feel free to spew your hatred below. \m/ (xx) \m/

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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Created by saw_you_drown on 03.06.2015



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A Brief History Of Taste

My musical journey seems to be radically different to most that I've seen, so here are some defining albums (one per band) for my taste in list form. There are, of course, quite a few here that I don't listen to anymore.

Generally chronological.

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3.Muse - Absolution
4.Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')
5.Maxïmo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures

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Created by Wukk on 24.11.2014



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The 10 Albums That Got Me Into Different Metal Styles

The albums that got me into metal in chronological order (in which i first listened to them). These are the first album(s) of different styles that i listened to and made me like those styles. Not my first 10 albums...

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller
2.Helloween - Treasure Chest
3.Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death
4.Metallica - Kill 'Em All
5.Paradise Lost - Icon

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Created by Deadmeat on 18.08.2010



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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 2002

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

2002 was a really strong year especially for progressive metal, black metal came back rowing and power metal going through its golden age.

My favorite non metal albums of 2002

1. In absentia

1.Agalloch - The Mantle
2.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
3.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
4.Taake - ...Bjoergvin...
5.Symphony X - The Odyssey

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Created by Handala on 15.09.2022



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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

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 I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. This may be a very overwhelming list but I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/

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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Created by pandrstudios on 31.05.2022



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Albums Of My Life

No particular order

1.Graveworm - As The Angels Reach The Beauty
2.Graveworm - Scourge Of Malice
3.Dimmu Borgir - For All Tid
4.Dimmu Borgir - Stormblåst
5.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

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Created by bundasmanu on 05.08.2019



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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites

Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways
2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3.Ayreon - 01011001
4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Created by M0rkeleb on 16.10.2015



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25 Best 2002

1.Susperia - Vindication
2.Nightwish - Century Child
3.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera
4.Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
5.Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus - Here And Beyond

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Created by enumaelis on 13.02.2012



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Top 20 albums of 2002

A good year, no more, no less. Although the top 10 is pretty awesome and Norther's debut album will always be a favourite of mine.

1.Norther - Dreams Of Endless War
2.Nightwish - Century Child
3.Power Quest - Wings Of Forever
4.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
5.Shining - III - Angst, Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie

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Created by Warman on 11.05.2010



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My Essential 250 Metal Albums

My favorite metal albums sorted alphabetically by band name and chronological by release date.

1.Æther Realm - Tarot
2.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations
3.Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience
4.Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall
5.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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Created by Ryanm123 on 23.12.2023



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My All Time Top 26 Metal Albums

My favorite 26 albums in metal

1.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I
2.In Mourning - Shrouded Divine
3.Agalloch - Pale Folklore
4.Opeth - Blackwater Park
5.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

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Created by ScarFury on 04.08.2023



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Top 70 Songs Of 2001-2003

1.Sentenced - Aika Multaa Muistot (Everything Is Nothing)
2.Pain Of Salvation - Rope Ends
3.Manowar - Warriors Of The World United
4.Ark - Just A Little
5.System Of A Down - Chop Suey

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 09.10.2022



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Top 50 Of 2000-2004

1.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
2.Evergrey - The Inner Circle
3.Dark Tranquillity - Haven
4.Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I
5.Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 12.08.2022



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

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.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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Created by Uxküll on 28.10.2020