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The Best "(Melodic) Death Doom" Albums
Here's a list that contains only Death Doom and Melodic Death Doom Metal albums, so Gothic (check out my other list for that), Funeral or Sludge Doom etc. are NOT included here (but elements from…
| 1. | Katatonia - Brave Murder Day |
| 2. | My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans |
| 3. | Saturnus - Paradise Belongs To You |
| 4. | Desire - Locus Horrendus - The Night Cries Of A Sullen Soul... |
| 5. | Disembowelment - Transcendence Into The Peripheral |
| + 54 more |
My Top 75 Albums Of All Time
My top 75 favourite albums of all time (initially it was a top 20 list, and after that top 50). Only 1 album per band. The list is in alphabetical order, so it doesn't represent explicitly which album…
| 1. | After Forever - Decipher |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| 4. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| 5. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| + 70 more |
A List Of Great Debut Albums
A lot of bands have great debut albums. Obviously this list is just a fraction of all the great debut albums out there, but it's a start. I'll keep expanding this list continuously, so all suggestions…
| 1. | Aarni - Bathos |
| 2. | Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia |
| 3. | Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom |
| 4. | Sadness - Ames De Marbre |
| 5. | Solefald - The Linear Scaffold |
| + 360 more |
Choice Albums Of Atmospheric Metal
My choices of albums with strong forms of atmospheric sound in metal. Recommendations are welcome, though I won't add all as this will be towards personal taste.
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 4. | Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane |
| 5. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| + 65 more |
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 |
| + 495 more |
One-album Metal Wonders
A list of bands who have released just one album. Feel free to recommend!
Edit: If the band released their debut album between 2014-present and they haven't split, they are not viable.
Edit: If the band released their debut album between 2014-present and they haven't split, they are not viable.
| 1. | ABACABB - Survivalist |
| 2. | Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra |
| 3. | Abydos - The Little Boy's Heavy Mental Shadow Opera About The Inhabitants Of His Diary |
| 4. | Abyssmal Sorrow - Lament |
| 5. | Age Of Silence - Acceleration |
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Best Of Doom Metal
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 |
| + 31 more |
Pain, Grief & Sorrow: Highlights of Doom Metal
| 1. | 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room |
| 2. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 3. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath |
| 5. | Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus |
| + 42 more |
*The Best Albums Under 150 Votes*
This is a list of my favorite albums with less than 150 votes. The ordering is done by approximate preference. Bands may only have one entry on the list and no entries will come from the current calendar…
| 1. | Ghost Brigade - Guided By Fire |
| 2. | Slumber - Fallout |
| 3. | Leprous - Tall Poppy Syndrome |
| 4. | Persefone - Core |
| 5. | Into Eternity - Buried In Oblivion |
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Bemused Dreamscapes And Ponderous Journeys - A List Of Albums For Adventure And Escapism
The following is a list of favorites that will steal your mind from this mortal realm; albums that will take you on an indelible journey.
| 1. | Abyssal - Novit Enim Dominus Qui Sunt Eius |
| 2. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 3. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 4. | Alcest - Écailles De Lune |
| 5. | Arkona - Гой, Роде, Гой! |
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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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My Favorite Albums: 2000s
I updated the list, so there are now 100 entries, and I consider 100 to be to little. These are albums I listen to regularly, and some I listened to frantically for a while.
| 1. | Rapture - Songs For The Withering |
| 2. | System Of A Down - Toxicity |
| 3. | Warning - Watching From A Distance |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II |
| 5. | Converge - Jane Doe |
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*Album Of The Year (For Every Year In My Collection)*
This list is the best album of every year that is represented in my current collection. Some years were really hard to choose as there were many deserving albums, others I had one or very few to choose…
| 1. | Septicflesh - The Great Mass |
| 2. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 3. | Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs |
| 4. | Septicflesh - Communion |
| 5. | Symphony X - Paradise Lost |
| + 27 more |
I'm So Good, I Can Relate To That Album!
I'll be introducing some albums people can possibly relate to, either because of the music, or the lyrics that people find more personal than others. Also included are my personal favorites.
| 1. | 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room |
| 2. | Abandon - The Dead End |
| 3. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 4. | Antimatter - Fear Of A Unique Identity |
| 5. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| + 37 more |