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My Favourite Black Metal Albums
- My TOP 75 from 90s (and 80s), 00s and 10s.
- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
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- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
…
| 1. | Windir - Arntor |
| 2. | Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage D'Hiver |
| 3. | Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter |
| + 223 more |
Top [Insert Round Number Here] Second Wave Black Metal Albums
***Limit 2 albums per artist***
| 1. | Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger |
| 2. | Burzum - Filosofem |
| 3. | Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas |
| 4. | Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse |
| 5. | Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark |
| + 59 more |
Favorite Black Metal Albums
| 1. | Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas |
| 2. | Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger |
| 3. | Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark |
| 4. | Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse |
| 5. | Satyricon - Nemesis Divina |
| + 95 more |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
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…
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 |
| + 395 more |
Albums By Vocal Groups Where The Title Track Is An Instrumental
Instrumental tracks on albums of vocal groups are often seen as filler material or as a possibility to show musical skills.
In contrast, the title track is often considered to be the central and defining…
In contrast, the title track is often considered to be the central and defining…
| 1. | Absu - Tara |
| 2. | Afflicted - Prodigal Sun |
| 3. | Afterbirth - Four Dimensional Flesh |
| 4. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| 5. | Analepsy - Quiescence |
| + 103 more |
Most Interesting Interludes/Intros/Outros
(This list is a work in progress)
In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the…
In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
| 3. | Melechesh - Emissaries |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| + 105 more |
Evrope Ov Ólde
These songs make me think of times so old that none of us were there to experience them. The criteria for the inclusion of a song are so personal here that there's a high chance you think something…
| 1. | Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi |
| 2. | Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss |
| 3. | Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times |
| 4. | Windir - Arntor |
| 5. | Bathory - Hammerheart |
| + 57 more |
Best Albums To Fall Asleep To
SPOILER ALERT: This is mostly just black metal.
****Alphabetical Order
****Alphabetical Order
| 1. | Abigor - Nachthymnen (From The Twilight Kingdom) |
| 2. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 3. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 4. | Arckanum - Fran Marder |
| 5. | Arckanum - Antikosmos |
| + 50 more |
My Favorite Album Covers
Mind map:
Blue = win
Undead = win
Hell = win
Blue = win
Nature ft. Water = win
Color eyegasm = win
Grim reaper = win
Boys being boys = win
Badly done CGI = win
Blue = win
Blue = win
Orthodox…
Blue = win
Undead = win
Hell = win
Blue = win
Nature ft. Water = win
Color eyegasm = win
Grim reaper = win
Boys being boys = win
Badly done CGI = win
Blue = win
Blue = win
Orthodox…
| 1. | Emperor - Reverence |
| 2. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 3. | The Ruins Of Beverast - Rain Upon The Impure |
| 4. | Dissection - Live Legacy |
| 5. | Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman |
| + 122 more |
Enslaved: Another Opinion-Heavy Best To Worst
More like Best to less-best and one dud. My full reviews of each album are available under my same name at metal archives. Feel free to message me with what you think. My full reviews below:
Mardraum
Blodhemn
Isa
Frost
RUUN
Axioma
VV
In…
Mardraum
Blodhemn
Isa
Frost
RUUN
Axioma
VV
In…
| 1. | Enslaved - Mardraum - Beyond The Within |
| 2. | Enslaved - Blodhemn |
| 3. | Enslaved - Isa |
| 4. | Enslaved - Frost |
| 5. | Enslaved - Ruun |
| + 8 more |
Currently Listening... (April 2023 Edition)
These are albums that I'm currently enjoying. They may be classics that I'm revisiting or new gems I've recently discovered. (Ordered alphabetically)
- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery…
- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery…
| 1. | Allfather - A Violent Truth |
| 2. | Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud |
| 3. | Anvil - Metal On Metal |
| 4. | Artrosis - Hidden Dimension |
| 5. | Azaghal - Immortalized In Luciferian Blood |
| + 43 more |
My Collection 💿
Albums I have started collecting as of 2025
Newest albums first
Newest albums first
| 1. | Yes - Close To The Edge |
| 2. | The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream |
| 3. | Testament - Para Bellum |
| 4. | Katatonia - Sky Void Of Stars |
| 5. | Soundgarden - Superunknown |
| + 44 more |
Systematic Desensitization: Black Metal Edition
For many, some of the more extreme types of metal can be challenging to penetrate. I'll admit that my first time listening to Burzum was nearly the equivalent of listening to a buzz-saw. But over…
| 1. | Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon |
| 2. | Melechesh - Enki |
| 3. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 4. | Immortal - All Shall Fall |
| 5. | Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant |
| + 41 more |
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