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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 |
All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums
An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
| 1. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| 2. | Opeth - Morningrise |
| 3. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 4. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 5. | Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss |
| + 310 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 |
Best Of 2015
My top albums from 2015, in list are those I have heard more then 3 times.
First 3 are in order, 4-11 also in some order as I like. rest no, just add them , because those what I have played and remember…
First 3 are in order, 4-11 also in some order as I like. rest no, just add them , because those what I have played and remember…
| 1. | Draconian - Sovran |
| 2. | Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful |
| 3. | Moonspell - Extinct |
| 4. | My Dying Bride - Feel The Misery |
| 5. | Ereb Altor - Nattramn |
| + 40 more |
2015 So Far...
All the albums I've listened to in 2015, from favorite to least favorite, and a small summary.
| 1. | Shape Of Despair - Monotony Fields |
| 2. | Swallow The Sun - Songs From The North I, II & III |
| 3. | Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase. |
| 4. | Leviathan - Scar Sighted |
| 5. | Ahab - The Boats Of The Glen Carrig |
| + 104 more |
2015 Back to the Front with Tauros and Korah
----Updated every weeks----
I'm looking for all genres without exceptions, with currently little preferencies for Progressive, Death and Black metal! Listenning to every albums 2 or 3 times at…
I'm looking for all genres without exceptions, with currently little preferencies for Progressive, Death and Black metal! Listenning to every albums 2 or 3 times at…
| 1. | Intronaut - The Direction Of Last Things |
| 2. | Between The Buried And Me - Coma Ecliptic |
| 3. | Periphery - Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega |
| 4. | Thy Catafalque - Sgùrr |
| 5. | Deafheaven - New Bermuda |
| + 74 more |
150 Albums To Become An Adult To: 2010-2019
I began this decade in my final year of high school, in the early phases of my metal journey (Mastodon, Machine Head, Dream Theater, Pantera and Avenged Sevenfold were still recent discoveries). One Masters…
| 1. | Sylosis - Monolith |
| 2. | Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth |
| 3. | Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud |
| 4. | Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone |
| 5. | Cult Of Luna - Vertikal |
| + 145 more |
Current Top 100, 5 Years On
Back when I joined the site in 2011, I did a customary top 100 album list. Every year since then, when I've looked back at it it's become increasingly unrecognisable from my own tastes. Seeing…
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Sylosis - Monolith |
| 3. | Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Protest The Hero - Kezia |
| + 126 more |
2015 - My Best To Worst
Here's another list based on the albums i've enjoyed listening to most in 2015. Consider it a best to worst based on all the albums i've checked out. This list does not reflect the views…
| 1. | Galneryus - Under The Force Of Courage |
| 2. | Wilderun - Sleep At The Edge Of The Earth |
| 3. | Orden Ogan - Ravenhead |
| 4. | Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud |
| 5. | Sunless Rise - Unrevealed |
| + 96 more |
2015 : An Official Guide To Honesty And Beyond.
| 1. | Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase. |
| 2. | Arcturus - Arcturian |
| 3. | Symphony X - Underworld |
| 4. | Leprous - The Congregation |
| 5. | Soilwork - The Ride Majestic |
| + 52 more |
Kai's Most Anticipated Releases Of 2015
Self-explainatory list.
Used mostly for personal reminders of releases I should check.
Your recommandations & suggestions are welcome! :-)
Favorite 2015 album: "Leprous - The Congregation"
Used mostly for personal reminders of releases I should check.
Your recommandations & suggestions are welcome! :-)
Favorite 2015 album: "Leprous - The Congregation"
| 1. | Riverside - Love, Fear And The Time Machine |
| 2. | Kamelot - Haven |
| 3. | Cain's Offering - Stormcrow |
| 4. | Xandria - Fire & Ashes |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls |
| + 98 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 to Hear Before You Die
An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically…
| 1. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 2. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself |
| + 350 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 |