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My Top 75 Albums Of All Time
My top 75 favourite albums of all time (initially it was a top 20 list, and after that top 50). Only 1 album per band. The list is in alphabetical order, so it doesn't represent explicitly which album…
| 1. | After Forever - Decipher |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| 4. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| 5. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| + 70 more |
A List Of Great Debut Albums
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 |
Choice Albums Of Atmospheric Metal
My choices of albums with strong forms of atmospheric sound in metal. Recommendations are welcome, though I won't add all as this will be towards personal taste.
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 4. | Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane |
| 5. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| + 65 more |
My Favourite Black Metal Albums
- 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.
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- 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 |
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 |
Metal Storm Stats
In this list, I calculate the average rating of the top 20 albums of each year since 1968. If you like stats, this list is for you. Keep in mind that the years before 1980 don’t even have 20 eligible albums…
| 1. | 1960s. Average score: 7.897/10. The 60s did not see the birth of metal, but some releases of the decade did influence and inspire the genre a lot, which I guess is why they do appear on the website. |
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| 3. | Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple |
| 4. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 5. | ----------------------------- |
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2000-2014: A 'Factored' Top 100
Take a look at the Top Album lists of recent years and you'll notice an obvious trend. In 2005 the average rating of the top 25 albums is 8.76. Jump to 2014 and the average among the top 25 has dropped…
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI |
| 4. | Aquilus - Griseus |
| 5. | Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World |
| + 95 more |
Metal Band Names Inspired By Books
This alphabetical list presents bands that took the inspiration for their name from literature (novels, poems, plays, comics). The list shows the debut album cover along with the information of the corresponding…
| 1. | A Dream Of Poe - The Mirror Of Deliverance |
| 2. | Abhoth - Abhoth |
| 3. | Abigail Williams - In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns |
| 4. | Abramelin - Abramelin |
| 5. | Acrostichon - Engraved In Black |
| + 289 more |
Ms Meta(L) List Of The 2010'S - Top 200
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…
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 |
Albums of interest: 2013
These are the albums I've enjoyed so far this year to which I've given an approximate rating and organised in a rough order of preference. As the year progresses I'll add some descriptions…
| 1. | Vulture Industries - The Tower |
| 2. | The Moth Gatherer - A Bright Celestial Light |
| 3. | Walrus - Walrus |
| 4. | Clutch - Earth Rocker |
| 5. | Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu |
| + 165 more |
२०१३ - Ex Mea Sententia
All Studio releases including Full lengths, EPs, Collaborations and Splits.
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TOP ALBUM ARTWORKS OF 2013
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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 |
My Favorite Caladan Brood Albums
Am I doing this right?
| 1. | Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle |
Ranking the One-Album Wonders in Metal
Some of the best metal albums ever released have been by bands that only had one full length release.
List is (and probably always will be) a constant work-in-progress.
If you know of a "one-and-done"…
List is (and probably always will be) a constant work-in-progress.
If you know of a "one-and-done"…
| 1. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| 2. | Weakling - Dead As Dreams |
| 3. | Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle |
| 4. | Timeghoul - 1992-1994 Discography |
| 5. | Thorns - Thorns |
| + 170 more |