1.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

4.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4

5.Black Sabbath - Sabotage

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My top 50 of 2013. Rated 8 and above.

The year we said hello again to Carcass and farewell to Jeff Hanneman

Album count: 150
Average rating: 6.97

1.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

2.Carcass - Surgical Steel

3.Leprous - Coal

4.Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu

5.Arx Atrata - Oblivion

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1.Accept - Blind Rage

2.Wolf - Devil Seed

3.Enforcer - From Beyond

4.Metal Church - XI

5.Rage - The Devil Strikes Again

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Some stories, themes or concepts are presented not just in one single song but are split in separate tracks that (often) share the same title but are distinguished by a number of the corresponding part of the song series.

However, sometimes these parts are not found together on one album, but are included on different releases of the artist.
They can be found on two (or more) conceptually linked albums (where they function as part of an ensemble together with the other songs), or they can be included on independent releases (where only they alone continue their story).

Therefore, the main purpose of this list is to give an overview that enables the reader to find the missing song pieces - or even to inform that these pieces exist at all.

Please feel free to find and suggest more examples of these "song jigsaw puzzles": one song(concept) in separate parts on different albums.

1.After Forever - Prison Of Desire

2.Agathodaimon - Higher Art Of Rebellion

3.Agathodaimon - Phoenix

4.Alestorm - Sunset On The Golden Age

5.Alestorm - Curse Of The Crystal Coconut

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This is the most unquestionably difficult ranking I could undertake. The # of albums I consider borderline flawless from each of these bands is ridiculous. Over a dozen albums from these 3 bands have legitimate arguments to be considered the greatest traditional heavy metal album of all time.

I have a few rankings that are likely hot takes here
** Yes, I like Dance of Death more than most folks. Title track and Paschendale are both top 10 Maiden songs, and Montsegur is only a small step behind that. Those 3 songs are better than anything on Brave New World to me, but the rest of BNW is better and higher quality.
** Yes I kinda like Turbo. It's silly but it's fun and the guitar work and Rob's vocals are absolutely stellar. That kinda sucks about Ram It Down, it's got some of Priests' best lead guitar work and I don't think Rob ever sounded better, but dear lord, some of those songs...
As for the top 6 albums here, honestly put them in whatever order you want. They're that close to me and mood depending it could change

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Black Sabbath - Sabotage

5.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

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A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2013 was one of the best, possibly the best of the decade until now, definitely one of the best for black metal, Experimental, Progressive and Doom metal.

My favorite non metal albums of 2013

1.Stratovarius - Nemesis

2.Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn

3.Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

4.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle

5.Gris - À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...

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1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Black Sabbath - Sabotage

3.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

4.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

5.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Disforia - The Age Of Ether

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

5.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

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1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

3.Black Sabbath - Headless Cross

4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

5.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

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JUST FOR FUN….Bad Records From Great Bands Or Bands You Just Don’t Get Into…This is my personal choice
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1.Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar

2.Limp Bizkit - Significant Other

3.Bruce Dickinson - Skunkworks

4.KISS - Unmasked

5.Manowar - Kings Of Metal MMXIV

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1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

4.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4

5.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

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Last updated on 11 April 2024.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

3.Wintersun - Wintersun

4.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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Black Sabbath albums from best to worst. VERY difficult list to make and I've been changing places on the albums pretty much every time i've opened the list. But this will do for now

1.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol

4.Black Sabbath - Headless Cross

5.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

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1.Ghost - Opus Eponymous

2.Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

3.Judas Priest - Firepower

4.In Solitude - Sister

5.Gojira - Magma

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1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Black Sabbath - Mob Rules

4.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

5.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

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