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Top 20 Of 2013

Must Listen: The First 4

1.Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
2.Civil War - The Killer Angels
3.Trivium - Vengeance Falls
4.James LaBrie - Impermanent Resonance
5.Pretty Maids - Motherland

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 12.07.2021



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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (U-V)

This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.Uada - Djinn
2.Uaral - Sounds Of Pain
3.Ufomammut - Eve
4.Úir - Óenach Tailten
5.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

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Created by Uxküll on 04.03.2021



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

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 that Paranoid is a 60s album, which we cannot have.

So now that all the cool kids are doing it, here is my top 100 albums of the "decade", most of it might be a bit too mainsteam, most of it you'll find on others' lists, and so on. Restricted to one album per artist/band (including collabs), ordered alphabetically.

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

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Created by RaduP on 31.12.2019



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Magical Albums

Good musical pieces are those that initiate an emotional reaction or a subconscious shift of your subjective perception. The best music are those that elicit the most positive or dramatic of changes to our psyches. This is a list that I return to occasionally for these effects.

It is subjective of course.

1.Agalloch - The Mantle
2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
3.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
4.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
5.Atoma - Skylight

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Created by Oriax on 08.06.2016



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Top 30 Favorite Albums Of My Entire Life

not in the most favorite or alphabetic Sort
Just there
few of the best things i did hear in my entire life include the sound of nature

1.Saturnus - Saturn In Ascension
2.Leprous - The Congregation
3.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun
4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
5.Mastodon - Crack The Skye

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Created by B.Wood on 13.09.2015



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2010-2014: Top 100 Albums (WIP)

2008 might've been my first proper taste of metal, with the acquisition of albums from the likes of Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath and that most grandiose of gateway bands, DragonForce. 2009 might've seen me expanding my palette, with Iron Maiden, Alice In Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, and more entering my world, and Guns N' Roses triumphantly re-entering it. But 2010 was when I delved into more 'intense' stuff with Machine Head, In Flames, and most notably of all, Sylosis, and saw my relationship with metal shift from ever-increasing interest into full-blown love affair. To commemorate this 5-year anniversary, and because I love making lists, I decided to do a retrospective of the best albums and songs that have been released during this time period, and give brief tributes to them. Yay music!

1.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
2.Sylosis - Monolith
3.Protest The Hero - Volition
4.Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR
5.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone

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Created by musclassia on 08.01.2015



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Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .

So here we are again . After many years of dedication and love to this music that we call progressive metal, here are some of the best albums that ever existed and made the earth a better place . Give to these albums the attention and the respect they deserve and you will be fully awarded. I think i will try and limit this list to 3 cd's maximum per band to make this thing more challenging .

1.Dan Swanö - Moontower
2.Cynic - Traced In Air
3.Cynic - Focus
4.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
5.Enslaved - Ruun

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Created by Hazelnut Nero on 20.09.2014



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2013 --/-/-/-- Architects Of The Modern Age .

1.Persefone - Spiritual Migration
2.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
3.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle
4.Leprous - Coal
5.The Ocean - Pelagial

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Created by Hazelnut Nero on 29.06.2014



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Top 100 Albums (No Repeating Bands)

I do my best to feel confident about my top 10, After that 11-100 are just alphabetical.

1.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything
2.Iron Maiden - Brave New World
3.Evergrey - The Inner Circle
4.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother
5.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

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Created by LascaillesShroud on 23.04.2014



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Best Of 2013 XIII (An Enigmatic Journey)

Hello and welcome to my first ever top albums list. While I've been listening to metal for over 15 years I've never compiled an actual year end list. The reason for this is because I feel my current favorites to be ever changing dependent on mood, season and situational. But the reason I feel it's necessary is because I want to spread the joy of music. I see many people jaded on music, well if this list is any indication music is alive and doing some amazing things. I've encountered so many lists this year and honestly can't say there's anything close to my list. Whole brilliant albums left off of list after list, but it is all opinion. Other albums held up in high regard that just made me shake my head or perplex me. Even reading many lists gets annoying do to slideshows or advertisement overload or no explanations, I've made this as easy to browse as I could. This is a celebration of the music of 2013. Doing this list was fun yet stressful for me. To me a list isn't a versus or better than. It's just a personal list, still I want to make the numbers carry weight and importance.
Enjoy, comment below and spread the word

1.In Vain - Ænigma
2.Soilwork - The Living Infinite
3.Amorphis - Circle
4.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother
5.Haken - The Mountain

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Created by EnigmaLake on 06.03.2014



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Top Albums 2013 By Neiluria

1.Haken - The Mountain
2.The Ocean - Pelagial
3.New Keepers Of The Water Towers - The Cosmic Child
4.Persefone - Spiritual Migration
5.Leprous - Coal

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Created by neiluria on 29.01.2014



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Best Of 2013

1.Ihsahn - Das Seelenbrechen
2.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
3.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything
4.Leprous - Coal
5.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

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Created by SSM on 12.01.2014



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My Personal TOP2013

1.The Ocean - Pelagial
2.Deafheaven - Sunbather
3.Kvelertak - Meir
4.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother
5.Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

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Created by boo-boo on 06.01.2014



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This Prog Fan's Top 35 Albums Of 2013 (All Genres)

This is pretty much a carbon copy of a list I posted on deviantART. If you want to see me go into a little more detail on why I picked these albums (I find it hard to do that with MetalStorm's listing system) then check out the original list here: http://shuriken95.deviantart.com/journal/Top-35-Albums-of-2013-35-21-423820869

1.Leprous - Coal
2.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything
3.Future Of The Left - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident
4.Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
5.Haken - The Mountain

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Created by Lethrokai on 03.01.2014



My Top 20 Albums Of 2013

My favorite albums of 2013. They are listed in a random order.

1.Kvelertak - Meir
2.Shade Empire - Omega Arcane
3.Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods
4.Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle
5.Wolfheart - Winterborn

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Created by BloodJuNkie on 03.12.2013