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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (T)

This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
2.T.R.A.M. - Lingua Franca
3.Taake - ...Doedskvad
4.Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster - Exegesis
5.Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi

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Created by Uxküll on 24.02.2021



God Of Shadow's Top 15 Albums Of 2012

My favourite full-lengths from 2012, with probably a few not existing on here. Maybe doing this too late, but who cares anyway? Spread the metal, spread the love.

1.Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I
2.Thy Art Is Murder - Hate
3.Make Them Suffer - Neverbloom
4.Slice The Cake - The Man With No Face
5.Ravenface - Divided Kingdom

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Created by God of shadows on 17.08.2014



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Top Ten Of 2011

A top ten from another year being added a few years late...

1.MyGrain - MyGrain
2.Obscura - Omnivium
3.Benighted - Asylum Cave
4.Beyond Creation - The Aura
5.Neuraxis - Asylon

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Created by ChristCadaver on 17.02.2014



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A List Of Great One-Man Band Albums

Creating good music might not be an easy task, but most bands in existence consist of multiple members who contribute to the music. One-man bands however are simply musicians who create the music all by themselves, which, in my opinion, is very impressive. Because of the fact that there are quite a few of these talented musicians, I created this list. Of course there are many more one-man band albums than I have listed here and that's why I'm open to suggestions. So be sure to give me recommendations and also let me know if I listed the "wrong" album by a band (in your opinion). Lastly, the list is ranked according to genre and then alphabetically. I only add 1 (full-length) album per band (and only albums that are featured on MS).

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2.Aarni - Bathos
3.Brown Jenkins - Death Obsession
4.Cloak Of Altering - Ancient Paths Through Timeless Voids
5.De Magia Veterum - The Divine Antithesis

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Created by Erik M. on 26.08.2013



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TOP 25 Albums Of 2012

1.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme
2.Borknagar - Urd
3.Katatonia - Dead End Kings
4.In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad
5.The Gathering - Disclosure

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Created by Awesomesaurus on 30.12.2012



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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 are welcome (granted they are featured on MS). All the albums here are ranked according to genre and then alphabetically. If a certain album belongs to the (in your opinion) wrong genre, then definitely let me know.

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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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Created by Erik M. on 30.11.2012



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2012: Favourite To Least (Continued)

Because I reached the word limit on the previous list, and don't want to lose my quite excellent in-depth descriptions. Those without descriptions are from my other list.

1.Sylosis - Monolith
2.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone
3.In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad
4.Abigail Williams - Becoming
5.Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Area 52

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Created by musclassia on 29.10.2012



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The Album I Listened To Thus Far In 2012

Due to the overwhelming "popularity" of my last list, I have decided to do the same thing in 2012

1.Hail Spirit Noir - Pneuma
2.Baroness - Yellow & Green
3.Devin Townsend - Epicloud
4.Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Lost In The New Real
5.Royal Thunder - CVI

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Created by Fade To Black on 18.03.2012



Favorite Albums From 2012

My favorite albums from 2012. Will try to update my list as much as possible.

1.Taranis - Kingdom
2.Sigh - In Somniphobia

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Created by WlLiu003 on 15.03.2012



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Prog from Around the World

In alphabetical order by country.

1.Voyager - I Am The ReVolution
2.Deadsoul Tribe - The January Tree
3.Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech
4.Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River
5.Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous

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Created by Koagulation on 13.03.2012



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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... last year saw maybe forty or so releases I thought of as 7.5+'s, a lot of them rated only at the end of the year, and some not rated at all due to the extensiveness of pre-MSA listening sessions... if you want to stalk my "bad" ratings, they're all in my album votes.

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

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Created by Milena on 24.02.2012



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Vonpire's 2012 Best

1.The Gathering - Disclosure
2.Xandria - Neverworld's End
3.Moonspell - Alpha Noir/Ómega White
4.Epica - Requiem For The Indifferent
5.The Foreshadowing - Second World

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Created by Vonpire on 01.02.2012



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Top Albums Of 2012

1.Wintersun - Time I
2.Sybreed - God Is An Automaton
3.Atoma - Skylight
4.The Omega Experiment - The Omega Experiment
5.Circus Maximus - Nine

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Created by Starchild on 31.01.2012



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2012: An Eclectic Examination of All Things Metal

This is currently undergoing a year end overhaul. All albums added, but not ordered or commented. Expect completion whenever I get round to it!

1.Lamb Of God - Resolution
2.Wilds Forlorn - We, The Damned
3.Dodecahedron - Dodecahedron
4.Monolithe - Interlude Second
5.Liberteer - Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees

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Created by LordFezzington on 28.01.2012



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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 a result will be missing, but major stuff not present is stuff I probably didn't care for. Alrighty then, enough with the "stuff"...

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

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Created by strade on 23.01.2012