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2012: Towards The Megalist
I'm (sorta) back. *The Finishing Touches* OKAY, so obviously not as much stuff from the last half of the year as the first. Sorry guys, but that first six months nearly killed me. 
Some stuff as…
Some stuff as… | 1. | Bound By Entrails - The Stars Bode You Farewell |
| 2. | Royal Thunder - CVI |
| 3. | Akphaezya - Anthology IV: The Tragedy Of Nerak |
| 4. | Dissona - Dissona |
| 5. | Anhedonist - Netherwards |
| + 201 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 |
Hidden Title Tracks – Album Titles That Come From A Song`s Lyrics
Almost all album titles fall in one of two categories: The album shares the title with one of its songs (the title track) or, alternatively, the album title is independent from the songs (no title track).
However,…
However,…
| 1. | 40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky |
| 2. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 3. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| + 225 more |
My Top Albums Of 2012
| 1. | Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! |
| 2. | Amiensus - Restoration |
| 3. | Mors Principium Est - ...And Death Said Live |
| 4. | Deftones - Koi No Yokan |
| 5. | Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind |
| + 177 more |
Top 250 Metal Releases Of All Time
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,…
Enjoy!
Bands that appear the most in the list:
9 times: Sigh
5 times: Dream Theater,…
| 1. | Sigh - In Somniphobia |
| 2. | Windir - Arntor |
| 3. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 4. | Vektor - Terminal Redux |
| 5. | Dolorian - When All The Laughter Has Gone |
| + 245 more |
Best Album Of Every Year Since 1970
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…
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 - |
| + 219 more |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| + 395 more |
A Nefarious List Of 2012's Best Albums
2012 has been such a great year for metal releases. So in honor of that, here is my personal favourite Albums of 2012.
| 1. | Indesinence - Vessels Of Light And Decay |
| 2. | Faal - The Clouds Are Burning |
| 3. | In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad |
| 4. | Enochian Theory - Life... And All It Entails |
| 5. | Eternal Deformity - The Beauty Of Chaos |
| + 61 more |
My 2012 Likes
Troy had the right idea doing this at the start instead of waiting so here we go...
However my list is in alphabetic order...
However my list is in alphabetic order...
| 1. | Abnormality - Contaminating The Hive Mind |
| 2. | Abominable Putridity - The Anomalies Of Artificial Origin |
| 3. | Aborted - Global Flatline |
| 4. | Aeon - Aeons Black |
| 5. | After Oblivion - Stamina |
| + 33 more |
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: 17 July 2026.
Last updated: 17 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 258 more |
Most Interesting Interludes/Intros/Outros
(This list is a work in progress)
In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the…
In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
| 3. | Melechesh - Emissaries |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| + 105 more |
400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 7 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 468 more |
Death Is Only The Beginning (Of This List)
This is a list of all the death metal albums I have listened to that I thought were at all worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is just a record of my own listening experience that I use…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | At The Gates - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness |
| 4. | At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side |
| + 575 more |
Rank Has Nothing To Do With Luck 2012
Welcome to Lkoturnindrin's obligatory rating system of 2012. There will be only one voice of reason, mine. And since I have loads of albums to review, that will be all.
Re-edits in process
Re-edits in process
| 1. | Christian Mistress - Possession |
| 2. | Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata |
| 3. | High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis |
| 4. | Pharaoh - Bury The Light |
| 5. | Ram-Zet - Freaks In Wonderland |
| + 108 more |