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 will…

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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Favorite releases from 1988…

1.Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare

2.Morbid Saint - Spectrum Of Death

3.Coroner - Punishment For Decadence

4.Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What?

5.Wargasm - Why Play Around

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A (most probably incomplete) list of albums on which I really enjoy only a single song (in alphabetical order, excluding one-track albums).
They turn out to be albums that I rate a 6 or 7 overall -- with…

1.Agalloch - Pale Folklore

2.Amorphis - Far From The Sun

3.Annihilator - Set The World On Fire

4.Asphyx - The Rack

5.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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My favorite old school death metal bands highlighted with my favorite album. All classic lineup with few exceptions of newer bands.

1.Autopsy - Mental Funeral

2.Impetigo - Horror Of The Zombies

3.Death - Leprosy

4.Obituary - Cause Of Death

5.Possessed - Seven Churches

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1.Death - Symbolic

2.Death - Human

3.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

4.Death - Leprosy

5.Death - Individual Thought Patterns

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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

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I realize the importance of these albums to the genres, and the influence they have had. however I do not find these albums really that great and pleasurable due to the competition and elimination through…

1.Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

4.Accept - Restless And Wild

5.Accept - Balls To The Wall

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1.Obituary - Cause Of Death

2.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

3.Entombed - Left Hand Path

4.Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption

5.Death - Leprosy

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The gaps between all the albums are minimal…

1.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

2.Death - Symbolic

3.Death - Individual Thought Patterns

4.Death - Human

5.Death - Leprosy

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1.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

2.Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

3.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

4.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

5.Slayer - Show No Mercy

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Inspired by Jiri's list of greatest track numbers, I decided to make a tracklist of my own!

I chose 1 song as the best 1st track of any album, 1 song as the best 2nd track of any album, etc. The list…

1.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

2.Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

3.Slayer - Show No Mercy

4.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

5.Death - Leprosy

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1.Asphyx - Last One On Earth

2.Benediction - Transcend The Rubicon

3.Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory

4.Carcass - Heartwork

5.Death - Leprosy

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Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
Crimson Glory - Transcendence (Power/Prog)
Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What? (Thrash)
Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum…

1.Death - Leprosy

2.Slayer - South Of Heaven

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

5.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

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There are various types of album closers: those that combine everything from the beginning of the album (Recharging the Void), the last punch in the face (Dyers Eve), the standout best song of the album…

1.Vektor - Terminal Redux

2.Death - Symbolic

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

2.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

3.King Diamond - Them

4.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

5.Anthrax - State Of Euphoria

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