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Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
So I Heard You Like Opeth...
A concise list of my metalhead man-crushes (now featuring ladies.)
While there is little introduction required for…
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
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 |
| + 130 more |
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 |
| + 495 more |
Guib's Essentials (Alphabetical Order)
Wanna know what I headbang to on the regular? The releases that have seen countless re-spins... Well, this is a very simple list and something you've probably seen a lot of other MS users do in the…
| 1. | Absu - The Third Storm Of Cythrául |
| 2. | AC/DC - High Voltage |
| 3. | Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight |
| 4. | Alien Weaponry - Tū |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns |
| + 152 more |
My Favorite Albums: 2000s
I updated the list, so there are now 100 entries, and I consider 100 to be to little. These are albums I listen to regularly, and some I listened to frantically for a while.
| 1. | Rapture - Songs For The Withering |
| 2. | System Of A Down - Toxicity |
| 3. | Warning - Watching From A Distance |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II |
| 5. | Converge - Jane Doe |
| + 97 more |
Playing Outside Of The Box! (An Alternative Metal Guide & Journey)
Right... Let's get this out of the way from the get-go. Alternative metal is hard to define. I guess that comes from it always wanting to experiment, explore and fuse heavy metal with non-metal music…
| 1. | Living Colour - Vivid |
| 2. | Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking |
| 3. | Faith No More - The Real Thing |
| 4. | Godflesh - Streetcleaner |
| 5. | L7 - Smell The Magic |
| + 143 more |
The 20 Best Album Conclusions
Ordered. One album per band. Assessed by quality of the track itself, impact as a conclusion and relevance to the rest of the album.
| 1. | Deep Purple - Deep Purple |
| 2. | Windir - 1184 |
| 3. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 4. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| 5. | Helloween - Walls Of Jericho |
| + 15 more |
The Timeless
1.All time & genre (including Non-Metal on MS)
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk |
| 3. | Krallice - Diotima |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Deathspell Omega - Kénôse |
| + 166 more |
I Like Big Hits And I Can Not Lie (Part II: 21st Century)
Stuff that got me hooked in the course of the years, from my very first blurred memories as a toddler to the present day.
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact…
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact…
| 1. | Agathodaimon - Chapter III |
| 2. | Alastis - Unity |
| 3. | Antimatter - Saviour |
| 4. | Diablerie - Seraphyde |
| 5. | Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia |
| + 279 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 |
1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die
An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically…
| 1. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 2. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself |
| + 350 more |
Flight's Nü-Metal Albums That Don't Suck
As if my street-cred wasn't in the depths already, I submit to you the albums I undoubtedly get the most shit for listening to. There are a few on here that won't leave me beaten in a back alley,…
| 1. | Deftones - White Pony |
| 2. | Deftones - Around The Fur |
| 3. | Korn - Issues |
| 4. | Korn - Korn |
| 5. | System Of A Down - System Of A Down |
| + 13 more |
The Top Albums Of Ch'ti
This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then.
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
| 1. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| 4. | Sepultura - Beneath The Remains |
| 5. | Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal |
| + 360 more |
Secret Tracks: Songs And Audio Pieces That Were Left Off The Track List
Secret tracks, sometimes also called ghost tracks, unlisted tracks or hidden tracks, are songs or audio pieces that were left off the track list of an album.
The easiest way to hide a secret track is…
The easiest way to hide a secret track is…
| 1. | Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorism Tactics |
| 2. | Anathema - Pentecost III |
| 3. | Anathema - Pentecost III + The Crestfallen EP |
| 4. | Anthrax - Volume 8: The Threat Is Real |
| 5. | Anthrax - We've Come For You All |
| + 95 more |
My Album Of The Year, 1970-present
Here's my AotY for each year from 1970, with a runner up (or two) following.
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards |
| + 114 more |
My Top Albums Of The Decade: 2000's (On Going)
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness |
| 4. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 5. | Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet |
| + 121 more |