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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 |
Top 200 Metal Masterpieces of All Time
RANKING CRITERIA :
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind |
| + 195 more |
Best Of American Power Metal
Just a list of 20 of the best Power Metal albums of the US style, in order of preference. The order and number of albums in the list may change as I find new albums.
| 1. | Crimson Glory - Transcendence |
| 2. | Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider |
| 3. | Jag Panzer - Casting The Stones |
| 4. | Helstar - Nosferatu |
| 5. | Sanctuary - Refuge Denied |
| + 15 more |
All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums
An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
| 1. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| 2. | Opeth - Morningrise |
| 3. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 4. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 5. | Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss |
| + 310 more |
My Favourite Songs With Albatrosses In Them
A comprehensive list. PM me if you know of any more.
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 2. | Clutch - Blast Tyrant |
| 3. | Pink Floyd - Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd |
| 4. | Corrosion Of Conformity - Deliverance |
| 5. | Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian |
| + 2 more |
My Favorite 40 Metal Albums Ever (+5...)
Overhauled as of May 10th, 2012! Top 5 favorite non-metal albums featured at the bottom.
This is a much improved (and more recently accurate) reworking of my previous favorite albums list, with a few…
This is a much improved (and more recently accurate) reworking of my previous favorite albums list, with a few…
| 1. | Crimson Glory - Transcendence |
| 2. | Anubis Gate - The Detached |
| 3. | Artillery - By Inheritance |
| 4. | Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory |
| 5. | Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance |
| + 41 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 |
| + 320 more |
Top 25 Albums Of 1986
Updated 10/23/18
| 1. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 2. | Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? |
| 3. | Flotsam And Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver |
| 4. | Dark Angel - Darkness Descends |
| 5. | Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus |
| + 20 more |
Old-school Metal: The Must-haves
The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 4. | Crimson Glory - Transcendence |
| 5. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
| + 108 more |
The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's
These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
| 1. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
| 2. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell |
| 4. | Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| + 206 more |
A Chronology Of Masterpieces
What seems the most important albums for me in chronological order.
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
| 1. | The Who - Tommy |
| 2. | The Who - Tommy |
| 3. | Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat |
| 4. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 5. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| + 179 more |
All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Songs
| 1. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 2. | Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy |
| 3. | My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans |
| 4. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 5. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| + 317 more |
Empowering Albums For Powerless Losers
This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on…
| 1. | Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth |
| 2. | Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side |
| 3. | Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond |
| 4. | Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne |
| 5. | X Japan - Art Of Life |
| + 666 more |
Metal Songs And Albums That Inspired The Names Of Other Bands
This is an alphabetical list of metal songs and albums that inspired the names of other artists.
While comparable lists often focus on the band name and explain its origin, this list turns the point…
While comparable lists often focus on the band name and explain its origin, this list turns the point…
| 1. | Abruptum - De Profundis Mors Vas Cousumet |
| 2. | Amebix - No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings |
| 3. | Anathema - Alternative 4 |
| 4. | Anathema - Weather Systems |
| 5. | Arch Enemy - Black Earth |
| + 160 more |