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Beginner's Guide To Building A Prog Collection (Standards, And A Few Unorthodox Choices)
Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.
[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]
+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]
+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
| 1. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | The Doors - The Doors |
| + 571 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 |
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 |
2012 Musical Perusals
My list of favourites and interests for this year ordered roughly in descending order. My new years resolution is to branch out a bit and listen to new and unfamiliar genres, metal and non-metal.
Edit:…
Edit:…
| 1. | Enslaved - RIITIIR |
| 2. | Pharaoh - Bury The Light |
| 3. | Anglagard - Viljans Öga |
| 4. | Overkill - The Electric Age |
| 5. | The Foreshadowing - Second World |
| + 194 more |
Metal Storm Stats
In this list, I calculate the average rating of the top 20 albums of each year since 1968. If you like stats, this list is for you. Keep in mind that the years before 1980 don’t even have 20 eligible albums…
| 1. | 1960s. Average score: 7.897/10. The 60s did not see the birth of metal, but some releases of the decade did influence and inspire the genre a lot, which I guess is why they do appear on the website. |
| 2. | ----------------------------- |
| 3. | Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple |
| 4. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 5. | ----------------------------- |
| + 72 more |
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 |
| + 95 more |
You Know It's Technically 2011-2020, Right?
To explain the title, there is no year 0, regardless of what Ghost may tell you. Thus, the first decade was years 1-10, instead of 0-9. So then it would be 11-20, and so on. But I know that would imply…
| 1. | Abyssal - Antikatastaseis |
| 2. | Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere |
| 3. | Akhlys - The Dreaming I |
| 4. | Alcest - Écailles De Lune |
| 5. | Altar Of Plagues - Teethed Glory & Injury |
| + 95 more |
Ms Meta(L) List Of The 2010'S - Top 200
Input:
10 years
20 decade lists
749 bands
973 albums
Output:
200 top albums from 2010-2019
FAQ
How are the points calculated?
Simple math.
Ranked top lists:
1st place = 150 pts.
2nd…
10 years
20 decade lists
749 bands
973 albums
Output:
200 top albums from 2010-2019
FAQ
How are the points calculated?
Simple math.
Ranked top lists:
1st place = 150 pts.
2nd…
| 1. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 2. | Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance |
| 3. | Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole |
| 4. | Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence |
| 5. | Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death |
| + 195 more |
Top 73 albums of all time
| 1. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 2. | Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall |
| 3. | Amorphis - Queen Of Time |
| 4. | Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias |
| 5. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
| + 68 more |
This Is Not A 2012 List
Too many 2012 lists around, you complain? You don't have to complain about this, though, it is NOT a 2012 list!
Previously, this list contained long-ass reviews, and distorted orders. But then this…
Previously, this list contained long-ass reviews, and distorted orders. But then this…
| 1. | Rush - Clockwork Angels |
| 2. | Cytotoxin - Radiophobia |
| 3. | Overkill - The Electric Age |
| 4. | Gorod - A Perfect Absolution |
| 5. | Testament - Dark Roots Of Earth |
| + 47 more |
2012 Dreamy Albums Milena Considers A 7.5+ (update 26.12)
Other good lists with some melodic metal in them:
strade's - R'Vannith's - Unhealer's - Lkoturnindrin's
Will only add 7.5+ releases, so this won't be a gargantuan list...
strade's - R'Vannith's - Unhealer's - Lkoturnindrin's
Will only add 7.5+ releases, so this won't be a gargantuan list...
| 1. | Enochian Theory - Life... And All It Entails |
| 2. | Dissona - Dissona |
| 3. | Big Big Train - English Electric 1 |
| 4. | Headspace - I Am Anonymous |
| 5. | Beyond The Bridge - The Old Man And The Spirit |
| + 41 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 |
Most Weepworthy Albums
The saddest albums I've ever heard in alphabetical order.
| 1. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 2. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 3. | Ahab - The Giant |
| 4. | Aoria - The Constant |
| 5. | An Autumn - Everything |
| + 31 more |
Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .
So here we are again . After many years of dedication and love to this music that we call progressive metal, here are some of the best albums that ever existed and made the earth a better place . Give…
| 1. | Dan Swanö - Moontower |
| 2. | Cynic - Traced In Air |
| 3. | Cynic - Focus |
| 4. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 5. | Enslaved - Ruun |
| + 205 more |
Song Titles With The Band`s Name
It is not uncommon that album titles are chosen after the band`s name. However, song titles that include or are identical to the band`s name are relatively seldom found.
This is an alphabetical list…
This is an alphabetical list…
| 1. | (hed) p.e. - Broke |
| 2. | 16 - Drop Out |
| 3. | 71TONMAN - 71TONMAN |
| 4. | 1914 - Viribus Unitis |
| 5. | 1917 - Viribus Unitis |
| + 534 more |