1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5.Judas Priest - Painkiller

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These are probably my favorite cds. Although there are many many others I think this list defines my musical tastes pretty much.

1.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

2.Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian

3.King Diamond - Abigail

4.Rush - 2112

5.Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone

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Heavy Metal (like most people I imagine) was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. My friend introduced me to Iron Maiden and from there I was hooked! He would recommend me which of their…

1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

2.Metallica - Metallica

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Judas Priest - Painkiller

5.Deep Purple - Machine Head

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Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.

Last updated: 27 March 2024.

1.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

2.Agalloch - The Mantle

3.Opeth - Blackwater Park

4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

5.Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath

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This is a guide list to some of the greatest voices in the history of rock & metal music, ranked in alphabetical order, by singer's name. I know that there are many more great singers/vocalists…

1.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans

2.Primordial - To The Nameless Dead

3.Watchtower - Control And Resistance

4.Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies

5.Evanescence - Fallen

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

Honourable mentions:
Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies (Punk/Thrash)

Non-Metal mentions:
The Exploited - Let's Start A War...Said…

1.Dio - Holy Diver

2.Accept - Balls To The Wall

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

5.Slayer - Show No Mercy

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1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

5.Motörhead - Inferno

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1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

4.Accept - Balls To The Wall

5.Mercyful Fate - Melissa

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1.Dio - Holy Diver

2.Accept - Balls To The Wall

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Loudness - The Law Of Devil's Land

5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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1.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

4.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

5.Accept - Restless And Wild

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My favorite songs. All ridiculously good (I think)
Limited to one per band.
Ordered as best as one can do with so many great songs.
There's probably a few I missed, but that's life.

Updated…

1.Metallica - The Call of Ktulu

2.Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name

3.While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose/ Epilogue

4.Warning - Footprints

5.Primordial - Empire Falls

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This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then…

1.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Opeth - Ghost Reveries

4.Opeth - Blackwater Park

5.Slipknot - Iowa

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1.Metal Church - Metal Church

2.Crimson Glory - Transcendence

3.Slayer - Show No Mercy

4.Viva - What The Hell Is Going On

5.Satan - Court In The Act

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1.Accept - Balls To The Wall

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

4.Journey - Frontiers

5.Manowar - Into Glory Ride

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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

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