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Choice Albums Of Atmospheric Metal

A list by
CyberSymphony
Created
July 15, 2013
Entries
70
Endorsements
55
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
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My Favourite Albums Of All Time

A list by
Starchild
Created
August 25, 2010
Entries
67
Endorsements
31
1. Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech
2. Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath
3. Wintersun - Wintersun
4. Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields
5. Mors Principium Est - The Unborn
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Most Gripping Atmospheres

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
August 13, 2011
Entries
117
Endorsements
27
Here are the most captivating atmospheres I've ever heard. Including metal and non-metal albums. Grouped according to genre and one album per band.
1. Division By Zero - Independent Harmony
2. Beyond Twilight - The Devil's Hall Of Fame
3. Riverside - Out Of Myself
4. Suspyre - When Time Fades...
5. Redemption - The Fullness Of Time
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Prog Favourites

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
December 13, 2010
Entries
72
Endorsements
25
A list of my favourite Progressive albums on Metal Storm, ranked roughly in order of preference.
1. Ayreon - The Human Equation
2. Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics
3. Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
4. Porcupine Tree - Signify
5. Opeth - Still Life
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My share of experime(n)tal music and other innovative stuff

A list by
In5anity
Created
August 13, 2011
Entries
103
Endorsements
24
I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated.
1. Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I
2. Kalisia - Cybion
3. Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera
4. Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery
5. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
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Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .

A list by
Hazelnut Nero
Created
September 20, 2014
Entries
210
Endorsements
15
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
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DIAMOND ALBUMS - Top 50: The Best Of Progressive Rock/Metal

A list by
Hex_Omega
Created
August 15, 2013
Entries
50
Endorsements
11
My favourite prog rock/metal albums. In no order.
1. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
2. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
3. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
4. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
5. Yes - Close To The Edge
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Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)

A list by
gckator
Created
July 12, 2025
Entries
400
Endorsements
9
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…
1. Death - Symbolic
2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
4. Judas Priest - Painkiller
5. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
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The Best Prog Out There

A list by
Metren
Created
March 06, 2018
Entries
20
Endorsements
7
My absolute favorite prog rock/metal albums. None of these are less than a 9/10 to my ears. No particular order.
1. Spock's Beard - Snow
2. Devin Townsend Project - Terria
3. IQ - Dark Matter
4. Dream Theater - Awake
5. Marillion - Clutching At Straws
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Personal Favorite Albums

A list by
Serpentica
Created
June 18, 2012
Entries
25
Endorsements
5
1. Tool - Lateralus
2. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
3. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4. Devin Townsend - Ziltoid The Omniscient
5. Agalloch - The Mantle
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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 2001

A list by
Handala
Created
September 08, 2022
Entries
20
Endorsements
4
A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2001 was pretty great year... for metal that is, one of the best in my opinion, this…
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. System Of A Down - Toxicity
3. Rammstein - Mutter
4. Ensiferum - Ensiferum
5. Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta
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Canadian Metal

A list by
bloody-sabbath
Created
November 14, 2012
Entries
27
Endorsements
3
Releases from Canadian bands that I really like. Ordered alphabetically by artists because I'm OCD like like. Will possibly re-order list by favorite album. Limited to one release per band, only full…
1. 3 Inches Of Blood - Advance And Vanquish
2. Annihilator - Never, Neverland
3. Anvil - Forged In Fire
4. Bison B.C. - Dark Ages
5. Cryptopsy - None So Vile
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My Favourite Albums

A list by
24emd
Created
June 30, 2022
Entries
86
Endorsements
3
The goats. The near perfect albums that never get old. Some are full of catchy bangers I'm always humming, and some are so full to the brim of details that I still haven't even uncovered them…
1. Devin Townsend - Empath
2. Memories Of Old - The Zeramin Game
3. Wintersun - Time I
4. An Abstract Illusion - Woe
5. Aquilus - Bellum I
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A Progressive Metal Journey

A list by
Floflo79
Created
June 04, 2015
Entries
97
Endorsements
2
1. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
2. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
3. Slauter Xstoyes - Winter Kill
4. Trilogy - Energetic Disassembly
5. Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
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My Top Metal 2000-2009

A list by
Amo del Merol
Created
March 29, 2024
Entries
40
Endorsements
2
My top metal album's from 2000-2009
1. Agalloch - The Mantle
2. Shining - V - Halmstad
3. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
4. Corrupted - El Mundo Frio
5. Rotting Christ - Theogonia
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