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The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's
These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
| 1. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
| 2. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell |
| 4. | Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| + 206 more |
Top 25 Power Metal Albums
| 1. | Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II |
| 2. | Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side |
| 3. | Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes |
| 4. | Rhapsody Of Fire - Symphony Of Enchanted Lands |
| 5. | Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free |
| + 20 more |
All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Songs
| 1. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 2. | Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy |
| 3. | My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans |
| 4. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 5. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| + 317 more |
Best of the Best: Power Metal
AWesomest power metal albums I've heard in my life and Enjoy the most (and some which are extreme power which didnt feel right not to put them here..!), probably not ordered in the most right way...!!
| 1. | Kamelot - The Black Halo |
| 2. | Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica |
| 3. | Dark Moor - Autumnal |
| 4. | Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes |
| 5. | Stratovarius - Visions |
| + 45 more |
Empowering Albums For Powerless Losers
This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on…
| 1. | Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth |
| 2. | Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side |
| 3. | Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond |
| 4. | Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne |
| 5. | X Japan - Art Of Life |
| + 671 more |
Favorite Albums
My personal top-list, limited to one album per band. I only add albums that I own physical copies of.
| 1. | Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape |
| 2. | Pan.thy.monium - Khaooos & Kon-Fus-Ion |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| + 45 more |
Making My Way Through The MS Top 200
The Metal Storm top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. Join me as I try to listen to every single album featured on it.
Each album has a symbol telling…
Each album has a symbol telling…
| 1. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| + 195 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 |
1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
WORK IN PROGESS! Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that…
| 1. | High Tide - Sea Shanties |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 4. | Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come |
| 5. | Josefus - Dead Man |
| + 1242 more |
2012 Resolutions: This Year I'll Listen To...
Old and new, classic and obscure, hard rock and extreme, primal and progressive... here are 12 releases (one per month) that I have heard of on MetalStorm and elsewhere that seem to be really really good…
| 1. | Wormphlegm - In An Excruciating Way Infested With Vermin And Violated By Executioners Who Practise Incendiarism And Desanctifying The Pious |
| 2. | Angizia - Das Schachbrett Des Trommelbuben Zacharias |
| 3. | Summoning - Stronghold |
| 4. | Marillion - Misplaced Childhood |
| 5. | Disembowelment - Transcendence Into The Peripheral |
| + 7 more |
Mountain King's Evaluation Of Helloween Albums [Greatest To Average]
I listed them according to performance, lyrics, date of release and recording quality...
| 1. | Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II |
| 2. | Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I |
| 3. | Helloween - The Time Of The Oath |
| 4. | Helloween - The Dark Ride |
| 5. | Helloween - Rabbit Don't Come Easy |
| + 10 more |
My Power Metal Collection
This is my list of favorite power metal that I've been listening for years . Including all types of power metal, from extreme like Chidren of Bodom, to Symphonic like Nightwish, Progressive as well…
| 1. | Kamelot - Epica |
| 2. | Kamelot - The Black Halo |
| 3. | Kamelot - Karma |
| 4. | Helloween - 7 Sinners |
| 5. | Angra - Temple Of Shadows |
| + 45 more |
Sibling Albums
So like albums that have a clear tie between them, were recorded around about the same time and were clearly intended together, as opposed to a sequel coming years after. Some of these have actually been…
| 1. | Opeth - Deliverance |
| 2. | Opeth - Damnation |
| 3. | Metallica - Load |
| 4. | Metallica - Re-Load |
| 5. | Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I |
| + 80 more |
The Top Albums Of Ch'ti
This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then.
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
| 1. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| 4. | Sepultura - Beneath The Remains |
| 5. | Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal |
| + 371 more |
Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Of The 80's
The best decade in history of heavy metal.
| 1. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time |
| 3. | Accept - Breaker |
| 4. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 5. | Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I |
| + 95 more |