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A List Of Great Debut Albums

A list by
Erik M.
Created
November 30, 2012
Entries
365
Endorsements
70
A lot of bands have great debut albums. Obviously this list is just a fraction of all the great debut albums out there, but it's a start. I'll keep expanding this list continuously, so all suggestions…
1. Aarni - Bathos
2. Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia
3. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom
4. Sadness - Ames De Marbre
5. Solefald - The Linear Scaffold
+ 360 more

The Best Of Unorthodox Black Metal

A list by
Auntie Sahar
Created
June 05, 2012
Entries
52
Endorsements
67
Within the past decade, black metal has seen bands from all over the world incorporating new sounds to the genre and changing its delivery like never before. As great as the classic bands are, BM bands…
1. Necromantia - Crossing The Fiery Path
2. Ved Buens Ende - Written In Waters
3. Woods Of Belial - Deimos XIII
4. Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum
5. Blut Aus Nord - MoRT
+ 47 more

The Best Shit On MS

A list by
Paz
Created
December 21, 2011
Entries
100
Endorsements
66
My top 100 metal albums of all time (featured on MS).

- one album per band.
- in alphabetical order.
1. !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
2. Ævangelist - De Masticatione Mortuorum In Tumulis
3. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
4. Agruss - Morok
5. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
+ 95 more

My Favourite Black Metal Albums

A list by
Alien1988
Created
May 14, 2014
Entries
228
Endorsements
38
- My TOP 75 from 90s (and 80s), 00s and 10s.
- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
1. Windir - Arntor
2. Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage D'Hiver
3. Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée
4. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
5. Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
+ 223 more

Neachy's Select: Black Metal

A list by
Neachy
Created
June 03, 2014
Entries
150
Endorsements
37
1. Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
2. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
3. Master's Hammer - Ritual
4. Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
5. Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism
+ 145 more

A List Of Great One-Man Band Albums

A list by
Erik M.
Created
August 26, 2013
Entries
85
Endorsements
28
Creating good music might not be an easy task, but most bands in existence consist of multiple members who contribute to the music. One-man bands however are simply musicians who create the music all by…
1. Aarni - Bathos
2. Brown Jenkins - Death Obsession
3. Cloak Of Altering - Ancient Paths Through Timeless Voids
4. De Magia Veterum - The Divine Antithesis
5. Gnaw Their Tongues - L'Arrivée De La Terne Mort Triomphante
+ 80 more

2013

A list by
Neachy
Created
February 22, 2013
Entries
50
Endorsements
27
My top 50 from 2013. Definitely a triumphant year for death metal. Enjoy, my heathens.
1. Grave Miasma - Odori Sepulcrorum
2. Wormlust - The Feral Wisdom
3. Station Dysthymia - Overhead, Without Any Fuss, The Stars Were Going Out
4. Gorguts - Colored Sands
5. Altar Of Plagues - Teethed Glory & Injury
+ 45 more

Apothecary's Awesome Album Art Anthology

A list by
Auntie Sahar
Created
November 06, 2013
Entries
31
Endorsements
22
I know I probably speak for a lot of people when I say that, very often, the artwork that a band chooses for a particular album can be the icing on the cake, essential to giving a visual depiction that…
1. Aarni - Bathos
2. Absu - The Sun Of Tiphareth
3. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
4. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
5. Blue Öyster Cult - Fire Of Unknown Origin
+ 26 more

You Know It's Technically 2011-2020, Right?

A list by
RaduP
Created
December 31, 2019
Entries
100
Endorsements
22
To explain the title, there is no year 0, regardless of what Ghost may tell you. Thus, the first decade was years 1-10, instead of 0-9. So then it would be 11-20, and so on. But I know that would imply…
1. Abyssal - Antikatastaseis
2. Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere
3. Akhlys - The Dreaming I
4. Alcest - Écailles De Lune
5. Altar Of Plagues - Teethed Glory & Injury
+ 95 more

Ms Meta(L) List Of The 2010'S - Top 200

A list by
Starvynth
Created
May 24, 2020
Entries
200
Endorsements
21
Input:
10 years
20 decade lists
749 bands
973 albums

Output:
200 top albums from 2010-2019


FAQ

How are the points calculated?
Simple math.

Ranked top lists:
1st place = 150 pts.
2nd…
1. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
2. Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance
3. Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole
4. Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence
5. Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death
+ 195 more

Neachy's Select: Top 100 Albums Of The 10s

A list by
Neachy
Created
December 29, 2019
Entries
110
Endorsements
19
100 full length albums that I favor in approximate order of preference plus 10 non-LP releases at the end. Limited to metal albums and albums featured on the site.
1. Indesinence - Vessels Of Light And Decay
2. Mitochondrion - Parasignosis
3. Murmuüre - Murmuüre
4. Deathspell Omega - Paracletus
5. Ustalost - The Spoor Of Vipers
+ 105 more

Mind Manifesting: Apothecary's Guide To Psychedelic Soundscapes

A list by
Auntie Sahar
Created
September 19, 2014
Entries
40
Endorsements
18
I've always been a huge fan for psychedelic music of any and all kinds. The enveloping atmosphere, the ability of minimalist solos to create a grand sense of harmony, and all those deliciously trippy…
1. Aarni - Bathos
2. Æthenor - En Form For Blå
3. Angst Skvadron - Sweet Poison
4. Atomikylä - Erkale
5. Bong - Stoner Rock
+ 35 more

२०१३ - Ex Mea Sententia

A list by
3rdWorld
Created
September 08, 2013
Entries
532
Endorsements
18
All Studio releases including Full lengths, EPs, Collaborations and Splits.

Support the artist.

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TOP ALBUM ARTWORKS OF 2013
1. Intronaut - Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones)
2. Gris - À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...
3. Shade Empire - Omega Arcane
4. Obliteration - Black Death Horizon
5. Dream Death - Somnium Excessum
+ 527 more

Gems From 2013, Now with Pad Thai!

A list by
Diverge
Created
March 29, 2013
Entries
94
Endorsements
16
Track of the year: Prayer for Ascetic Misery- Ævangelist
Runners-up: Dyodyo Asema- Gnaw Their Tongues & Alkerdeel / Hereditaria- Lords of Bukkake /In Silence - The Prophecy/ Overcome- Hacride/ Atlas…
1. Ævangelist - Omen Ex Simulacra
2. Cult Of Occult - Hic Est Domus Diaboli
3. Lords of Bukkake - Desagravio
4. Eloa Vadaath - Dead End Proclama
5. Haken - The Mountain
+ 89 more

Low Tones In Kvlt: The Best Of Bass Black Metal

A list by
Auntie Sahar
Created
July 13, 2019
Entries
30
Endorsements
16
Bassy black metal. Easy enough to understand: black metal with a distinctly pronounced role for the bass and in which the bass is noticeably audible.

Alphabetical order by band, one album per band.
1. Abigor - Time Is The Sulphur In The Veins Of The Saint: An Excursion On Satan's Fragmenting Principle
2. Aeon Patronist - Mortal Prosternation
3. Aluk Todolo - Voix
4. Angst Skvadron - Sweet Poison
5. Annthennath - States Of Liberating Departure
+ 25 more