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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]
+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
[In suggested order of immersion and exposure]
+Prog Related; No musical genre exists in a vacuum.
| 1. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | The Doors - The Doors |
| + 571 more |
So I Heard You Like Opeth...
My other lists:
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
Most Talented Vocalists In Metal
"Which bands sound like Opeth?" It seems that perennial question has plagued fans and non-fans of…
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
Most Talented Vocalists In Metal
"Which bands sound like Opeth?" It seems that perennial question has plagued fans and non-fans of…
| 1. | Adeia - Serenity |
| 2. | Alley - Amphibious |
| 3. | Altesia - Paragon Circus |
| 4. | Anciients - Voice Of The Void |
| 5. | Aquilus - Griseus |
| + 45 more |
2012 Musical Perusals
My list of favourites and interests for this year ordered roughly in descending order. My new years resolution is to branch out a bit and listen to new and unfamiliar genres, metal and non-metal.
Edit:…
Edit:…
| 1. | Enslaved - RIITIIR |
| 2. | Pharaoh - Bury The Light |
| 3. | Anglagard - Viljans Öga |
| 4. | Overkill - The Electric Age |
| 5. | The Foreshadowing - Second World |
| + 194 more |
My share of experime(n)tal music and other innovative stuff
I wanted to create my personal Top List for a long time and to be honest, I always considered it as some kind of cool Prog Metal, Avantgarde Metal mix. As you can see, it has become a bit more complicated.
| 1. | Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I |
| 2. | Kalisia - Cybion |
| 3. | Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera |
| 4. | Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery |
| 5. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
| + 98 more |
Diverge's Alternative/Prog/Jazz/Avant-Garde Favs
LATEST EDIT: December 12/2016- Added a whole bunch of progressive rock albums; processing earlier suggestions on the list.
Assembled below are some choice selections in alternative metal, prog rock, prog…
Assembled below are some choice selections in alternative metal, prog rock, prog…
| 1. | Soundgarden - Down On The Upside |
| 2. | Rishloo - Living As Ghosts With Buildings As Teeth |
| 3. | Karnivool - Asymmetry |
| 4. | Blindead - Absence |
| 5. | Blindead - Absence |
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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...
strade's - R'Vannith's - Unhealer's - Lkoturnindrin's
Will only add 7.5+ releases, so this won't be a gargantuan list...
| 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 |
| + 41 more |
My Top Albums Of 2012
| 1. | Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! |
| 2. | Amiensus - Restoration |
| 3. | Mors Principium Est - ...And Death Said Live |
| 4. | Deftones - Koi No Yokan |
| 5. | Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind |
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The Exploration In The Metal World
There are the albums that have impressed me. Alphabetical orders. Hope you enjoy this list.
| 1. | Across Tundras - Dark Songs Of The Prairie |
| 2. | Across Tundras - Dark Songs of the Prairie |
| 3. | A Forest Of Stars - The Corpse Of Rebirth |
| 4. | Ain Sof Aur - Atra Serpens |
| 5. | Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone |
| + 93 more |
2012
My tastes seem to have changed quite a bit since I originally made this list. I have since updated it to better reflect my opinions of 2012 in retrospect. A well rounded and impressive year for metal.
| 1. | Indesinence - Vessels Of Light And Decay |
| 2. | Faal - The Clouds Are Burning |
| 3. | Agruss - Morok |
| 4. | Lord Mantis - Pervertor |
| 5. | Elysian Blaze - Blood Geometry |
| + 45 more |
2012 - Best To Worst
This is my order of preference of the 2012's albums I've listened for now. Feel free to make recommendations or ask anything.
| 1. | Devin Townsend - Epicloud |
| 2. | Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Omega White |
| 3. | Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind |
| 4. | Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol |
| 5. | Kreator - Phantom Antichrist |
| + 53 more |
A Nefarious List Of 2012's Best Albums
2012 has been such a great year for metal releases. So in honor of that, here is my personal favourite Albums of 2012.
| 1. | Indesinence - Vessels Of Light And Decay |
| 2. | Faal - The Clouds Are Burning |
| 3. | In The Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad |
| 4. | Enochian Theory - Life... And All It Entails |
| 5. | Eternal Deformity - The Beauty Of Chaos |
| + 61 more |
My Musical Journey Through 2012
I will be logging here everything I check out and at least slightly enjoy on 2012, so I don't miss anything by the end of the year. Scores are subject to change.
| 1. | Ihsahn - Eremita |
| 2. | Hypno5e - Acid Mist Tomorrow |
| 3. | Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata |
| 4. | Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence |
| 5. | Hail Spirit Noir - Pneuma |
| + 56 more |
PROG(PEART)UARY
"CALENDAR MADE OF METAL"
January = Progressive Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.
January = Progressive Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.
| 1. | Rush - Caress Of Steel |
| 2. | Threshold - Wounded Land |
| 3. | Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone |
| 4. | Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair |
| 5. | Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways |
| + 57 more |
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 |
| + 63 more |
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