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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 |
| + 495 more |
The Best Pagan/Folk Metal Albums
Only 1 album per band;
Rating:
1.-8.: 10
9.-32.: 9
33.-50.: 8
Rating:
1.-8.: 10
9.-32.: 9
33.-50.: 8
| 1. | Subway To Sally - Herzblut |
| 2. | Skyclad - The Silent Whales Of Lunar Sea |
| 3. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 4. | Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields |
| 5. | Vicious Crusade - Forbidden Tunes |
| + 45 more |
50 Albums Of Pure Eargasm For The Ages
This is buy or die stuff (in no particular order), the epitome of pure awesomeness!
| 1. | Windir - Arntor |
| 2. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| 3. | Cor Scorpii - Monument |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Summoning - Dol Guldur |
| + 45 more |
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…
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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111 Albums Must Have
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 2. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 3. | Summoning - Minas Morgul |
| 4. | Windir - 1184 |
| 5. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
| + 106 more |
Top 10 Metal Albums
My most beloved albums
| 1. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 2. | Ensiferum - Ensiferum |
| 3. | Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God |
| 4. | At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul |
| 5. | Equilibrium - Sagas |
| + 5 more |
200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 279 more |
Melodic Escapism
My personal picks for albums that makes my mind wander. Also a good list for anyone getting into metal.
| 1. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| 2. | Be'lakor - Stone's Reach |
| 3. | Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend |
| 4. | Children Of Bodom - Something Wild |
| 5. | Dark Tranquillity - Character |
| + 21 more |
Top 30 Albums Of 2001
In my oppinion these are the best of 2001, and one important fact is that many great bands made their debut in this year (Ensiferum, Moonsorrow, Arthemesia, Falconer, Saurom Lamderth, Pagan Reign, Runic...)
| 1. | Ensiferum - Ensiferum |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
| 3. | Moonsorrow - Suden Uni |
| 4. | Saurom Lamderth - El Guardian de las Melodias Perdidas |
| 5. | Agalloch - Of Stone, Wind And Pillor |
| + 25 more |
A List Of My Favorite Albums, In Any Genre
Favorite means Favorite! 
| 1. | Wintersun - Time I |
| 2. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 3. | Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God |
| 4. | Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light |
| 5. | Týr - The Lay Of Thrym |
| + 62 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 |
My Top 20 Favorite Albuns
Top metal albuns based on the influence they have in my personality and by the way they changed some ideas and theories I had.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory |
| 2. | Symphony X - The Odyssey |
| 3. | Therion - Secret Of The Runes |
| 4. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 5. | Primordial - Spirit The Earth Aflame |
| + 15 more |
Folkothèque
| 1. | Ensiferum - Iron |
| 2. | Ensiferum - Ensiferum |
| 3. | Turisas - The Varangian Way |
| 4. | Eluveitie - Slania |
| 5. | Equilibrium - Sagas |
| + 16 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 |
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My Favorite Folk Metal Albums
Just a list containing some of my favorite folk metal albums of all time. Note: this list is unordered.
| 1. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 2. | Equilibrium - Sagas |
| 3. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 4. | Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty |
| 5. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| + 16 more |