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Best Metal Albums Around!
These Are Albums that give metal a good name, and create metalheads who live for little else. Originality, Raw talent, Brilliant atmosphere, Brutality with a great technical aspect, and just plain ass…
| 1. | Lux Occulta - The Mother And The Enemy |
| 2. | Borknagar - The Archaic Course |
| 3. | Ancient - Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends |
| 4. | Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale |
| 5. | Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage |
| + 60 more |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| + 395 more |
Favorite Albums of 2002
Loose order. Not complete
"Extreme" metal albums only
Updated 10/1/22
"Extreme" metal albums only
Updated 10/1/22
| 1. | Disgorge - Consume The Forsaken |
| 2. | Origin - Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas |
| 3. | Immolation - Unholy Cult |
| 4. | Severe Torture - Misanthropic Carnage |
| 5. | Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines |
| + 78 more |
The Most Essential Albums Of My Life (one Per Band, Alphabetical)
Inspired by lists of my BFF AnthropOcean (https://metalstorm.net/users/lists.php?user_id=341301) I deciced to create a list of the most important and influential records/bands here as well. These are either…
| 1. | A.I.(d) - Schematic Emergency |
| 2. | A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step |
| 3. | A Storm Of Light - Forgive Us Our Trespasses |
| 4. | Aara - Triade III: Nyx |
| 5. | After The Burial - Rareform |
| + 213 more |
Top Favourite Death Metal Albums
| 1. | Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked |
| 2. | Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness |
| 3. | Behemoth - The Satanist |
| 4. | Obituary - Cause Of Death |
| 5. | Death - Leprosy |
| + 62 more |
Best Releases Of 2001-2010
As we go into 2011, I decided to look back on the last decade, and try and put together a list of what I believe are the highest quality, and favorite releases of the previous decade.
I believe "best"…
I believe "best"…
| 1. | Deströyer 666 - Cold Steel... For An Iron Age |
| 2. | Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum |
| 3. | Celtic Frost - Monotheist |
| 4. | Cobalt - Gin |
| 5. | Behemoth - Demigod |
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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 2002
A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.
2002 was a really strong year especially for progressive metal, black metal came back…
2002 was a really strong year especially for progressive metal, black metal came back…
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done |
| 3. | Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors |
| 4. | Taake - ...Bjoergvin... |
| 5. | Symphony X - The Odyssey |
| + 15 more |
Immolation Album Rankings
Immolation is my favorite death metal band by a pretty comfortable margin, so I figured I'd throw my rankings out here.
Note - there are a few album placements here that are NOTABLY different from…
Note - there are a few album placements here that are NOTABLY different from…
| 1. | Immolation - Close To A World Below |
| 2. | Immolation - Unholy Cult |
| 3. | Immolation - Acts Of God |
| 4. | Immolation - Atonement |
| 5. | Immolation - Majesty And Decay |
| + 11 more |
Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 2002
Crimson Thunder is a sentimental favourite for me if you thought it was weird it was so high. 
Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/
Honourable mentions:
Immortal - Sons Of Northern…
Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/
Honourable mentions:
Immortal - Sons Of Northern…
| 1. | Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines |
| 2. | HammerFall - Crimson Thunder |
| 3. | Necrophobic - Bloodhymns |
| 4. | Lacuna Coil - Comalies |
| 5. | Deströyer 666 - Cold Steel... For An Iron Age |
| + 6 more |