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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So I Heard You Like Opeth...

A concise list of my metalhead man-crushes (now featuring ladies.)

While there is little introduction required for…

1.Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra

2.Adagio - Underworld

3.Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone

4.Amorphis - Silent Waters

5.Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas

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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…

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2.Aarni - Bathos

3.Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia

4.Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom

5.Sadness - Ames De Marbre

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I excluded some of my favourite albums that I don't accept as metal. While top 10 represents albums I listened to over the years, the rest of the list better represent where I stand today.

1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

4.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

5.In Flames - Clayman

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Kinda saw another relative lists on here that state this, one bad and one inspirational, so thought I might do my own.

Alphabetic order. And don't ask why a lot of Testament stuff is there, if their…

1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.Accept - Stalingrad

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Amon Amarth - Versus The World

5.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease

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Just a list of debut albums. From Heavy Metal to Black Metal.

1.HammerFall - Glory To The Brave

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Angra - Angels Cry

4.Slayer - Show No Mercy

5.Galneryus - The Flag Of Punishment

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RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]

Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess)…

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Summoning - Minas Morgul

4.Windir - 1184

5.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

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They were the best of times, they were the worst of times. Then thrash kicked glam out of the way, and once again, it was the best of times. Haha. Def Leppard's debut came close. Box of Frogs may…

1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

3.Jeff Beck - There and Back

4.Iron Maiden - Killers

5.Neil Young - Trans

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Random great albums of the decade listed yearly.

1.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

3.Rainbow - Difficult To Cure

4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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This is basically my list of favorite songs by artists I own albums for. I decided to restrict myself to songs on albums I own (hence no "Balls To The Wall") and only artists which are on Metal…

1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.Accept - Blood Of The Nations

3.Aerosmith - Aerosmith's Greatest Hits

4.Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare

5.Anthrax - Worship Music

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1.Dio - The Last In Line

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Dio - Sacred Heart

4.Dio - Lock Up The Wolves

5.Dio - Dream Evil

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1983, the year I was born, was also the year some great Metalalbums were released. Here are my 10 favorites...

1.Slayer - Show No Mercy

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Accept - Balls To The Wall

5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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Metal Albums from 1983…

1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

2.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

3.Dio - Holy Diver

4.Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies

5.Slayer - Show No Mercy

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Amazing albums, highly recommended (strictly my opinion, changes can be made)…

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

5.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

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