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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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Albums For Metal Virgins

These albums are fantastic musically but with minimal to no extreme harsh vocals. Perfect for someone who wants to start their metal journey.

1.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
2.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4.Dream Theater - Images And Words
5.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

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Created by Ryanm123 on 28.12.2020



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Top 100 (+2) Of 2010-2014

2000-2004 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5844
2005-2009 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5838
2015-2019 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6722

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1.Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon
2.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
3.Aquilus - Griseus
4.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I
5.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

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Created by Crys1s on 11.09.2019



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Best Album From Different Genres

My favorite albums from various genres…

1.Slipknot - Iowa
2.Nirvana - Nevermind
3.Summoning - Stronghold
4.Septicflesh - Communion
5.Anathema - Judgement

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Created by Anghellic67 on 02.02.2018



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2011 : BEST OF THE YEAR

This list contains my 16 favourite albums of the year 🤘

FUN FACT:
This was the year I started exploring Japanese metal, Onmyo-Za and X Japan I knew before but I started listening to bands like Dir…

1.Onmyo-Za - 鬼子母神
2.Dragonland - Under The Grey Banner
3.Symphony X - Iconoclast
4.Nightwish - Imaginaerum
5.Iced Earth - Dystopia

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Created by Vorreide on 16.10.2016



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2000-2014: A 'Factored' Top 100

Take a look at the Top Album lists of recent years and you'll notice an obvious trend. In 2005 the average rating of the top 25 albums is 8.76. Jump to 2014 and the average among the top 25 has dropped…

1.Agalloch - The Mantle
2.Opeth - Blackwater Park
3.Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI
4.Aquilus - Griseus
5.Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World

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Created by Moose on 13.09.2015



Top 20 Metal Albums Of 2011

1.Black Cobra - Invernal
2.Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats - Blood Lust
3.In Solitude - The World. The Flesh. The Devil
4.SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty Ones
5.The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre

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Created by Dmoskos23 on 06.12.2012



Daggon's Top Top Top Of 2011

At last but not least, my list of my favorite albums of 2011, a year on which I've been quite far from music because of my medical duties, but after some months listening to all the things I've…

1.Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
2.40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room
3.Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance
4.Loss (USA) - Despond
5.Maligno - The Funeral Domine

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Created by Daggon on 16.10.2012



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2011

Here it is! Yet another unimaginative list of albums released in 2011!…

1.MurkRat - Drudging The Mire
2.Woods Of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason
3.Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage
4.Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance
5.SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty Ones

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Created by Draugen on 27.02.2012



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2011 Stuff I Spun A Lot (last update: February 2012)

In order roughly, by the number of spins. A lot = A LOT. So when I give ten more spins to the rest of the albums I've listened to, and forgot to rate most probably, this will grow larger. Or not.

1.Subsignal - Touchstones
2.Symphony X - Iconoclast
3.Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times
4.Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two
5.Iced Earth - Dystopia

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Created by Milena on 16.01.2012



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Konrad's Definitive Favorite Albums Of 2011

This year was quite interesting as far as releases go. All-in-all, it was a GREAT year for good albums, but not a GOOD year for great albums. Usually, there are about 40 albums fighting vigorously for…

1.Blut Aus Nord - 777 - The Desanctification
2.40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room
3.Sorgeldom - ...From Outer Intelligences
4.Lifelover - Sjukdom
5.Mournful Congregation - The Book Of Kings

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Created by Konrad on 01.12.2011



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Anno Domini 2011 (updated 20.01.13)

Even in 2012 (update: 2013), 2011 still isn't too hot a year for me. Still, new stuff keeps on coming, and 2012 itself is looking pretty good, so I'll forgive it. New in the new year is the lack…

1.Hell - Human Remains
2.SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty Ones
3.Anubis Gate - Anubis Gate
4.Hammers Of Misfortune - 17th Street
5.Mastodon - The Hunter

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Created by eponymous on 25.10.2011



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A Completely Incorrect Ranking of 2011 Albums

Ordered best to worst. This is entirely my opinion.

1.Insomnium - One For Sorrow
2.Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
3.Havok - Time Is Up
4.Toxic Holocaust - Conjure And Command
5.Deafheaven - Roads To Judah

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Created by Fade To Black on 24.10.2011



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Good 2011 Shit

A list I created during 2011. No longer being edited. Just a nice snapshot in time of what albums really grabbed me in 2011.

1.Trap Them - Darker Handcraft
2.The Fallen Divine - The Binding Cycle
3.Skeletonwitch - Forever Abomination
4.Toxic Holocaust - Conjure And Command
5.Smohalla - Resilience

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Created by Doc G. on 20.10.2011



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2011's Albums Of Which I Did Not Find Unsatisfactory.

These are the albums I have enjoyed the most with a vague ordering. There are of course a few albums left to be heard. As for the albums I did not enjoy, they will not be making an appearance on this list.

1.Mastodon - The Hunter
2.Opeth - Heritage
3.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony
4.Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
5.Hate Eternal - Phoenix Amongst The Ashes

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Created by ScanDoppelganger on 28.09.2011