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Top 18 Progressive Rock Albums

I remember first listening to Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' back in 2007/08 time and was blown away by the journey the album took me on. Since then, I've been discovering…

1.Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
2.Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
3.Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4.Rush - Moving Pictures
5.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

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Created by nonZero on 17.10.2024



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IQ Albums Ranked

1.IQ - Ever
2.IQ - The Seventh House
3.IQ - Subterranea
4.IQ - Dark Matter
5.IQ - Nomzamo

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Created by majormalfunction on 07.12.2023



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IQ Albums Ranked ( Not An IQ Test )

The Mighty Neo Progressive Gods…

1.IQ - Subterranea
2.IQ - The Road Of Bones
3.IQ - Ever
4.IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic
5.IQ - The Wake

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Created by Blackcrowe on 09.01.2023



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Is There Something [Invisible] We Don't Know?

Here it is, the third list of albums that could be a hidden gem. You can check the first list and the second.
This third list will have albums of invisible bands with 15 to 35 votes and with a green rating…

1.Bad Company - Bad Company
2.Tony MacAlpine - Edge Of Insanity
3.Tony MacAlpine - Maximum Security
4.D-A-D - No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims
5.Skinny Puppy - Rabies

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Created by ChapuLviz on 30.01.2022



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

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…

1.I - Between Two Worlds
2.I Built The Sky - The Sky Is Not The Limit
3.I Shalt Become - Poison
4.Iapetus - The Body Cosmic
5.IATT - Nomenclature

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Created by Uxküll on 06.12.2020



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Top 200 Overlooked Albums

This list aims to be the counterpart to the Metal Storm Top 200 Albums (plus a few extras).

If you discover a new band or already like any of the ones here, please give this list a thumbs up and/or…

1.Solipsist - The Human Equation
2.Ayahuasca - Beneath The Mind
3.Cryptomnesia - Primordial Oddity
4.Element (USA) - The Energy
5.Telepathy - 12 Areas

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Created by nonZero on 15.07.2020



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Metal Rasputin's Absolute Favorite Albums Of All Time

Updated 14.4.2024

My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but…

1.Marillion - Marbles
2.Anathema - Weather Systems
3.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
4.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta
5.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

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Created by Metal Diogenes on 15.02.2020



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Top 500 Albums of All Time

I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life. Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens…

1.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2.Opeth - Blackwater Park
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5.Opeth - Still Life

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Created by nonZero on 06.10.2018



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The Best Prog Out There

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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Created by Metren on 06.03.2018



Top 20 Progressive Metal/Rock Albums Ever (Bands On Metal Storm only)

1.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
2.Jethro Tull - Aqualung
3.Arena - Immortal?
4.Faith No More - Angel Dust
5.King Crimson - Red

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Created by prog61 on 29.09.2015



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Epic Album Closers

Some albums are really good. Many of these are good all the way around. And, in many cases, there is a single song that stands out, sometimes it's the last song on the album. This is a list of those…

1.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
2.Abigail Williams - Becoming
3.Agalloch - The Mantle
4.Amon Amarth - Versus The World
5.Anekdoten - Vemod

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Created by BigNaughtyV on 02.07.2013



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Prog Favourites

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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Created by R'Vannith on 13.12.2010



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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]…

1.Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
2.Rush - Moving Pictures
3.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
4.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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Created by Introspekrieg on 03.03.2010