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You Wouldn't Know What Good Art Is If It Hit You In The Face

A list by
Spirit Molecule
Created
August 25, 2012
Entries
56
Endorsements
17
Since we had the whole MS album art awards, I figured I would try and list out my favourites.
This is not in any order and has no relation to the music, there are bands in here that I don't like,…
1. Baroness - Red Album
2. Baroness - Blue Record
3. Mastodon - Leviathan
4. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse
5. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
+ 51 more

Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .

A list by
Hazelnut Nero
Created
September 20, 2014
Entries
210
Endorsements
15
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…
1. Dan Swanö - Moontower
2. Cynic - Traced In Air
3. Cynic - Focus
4. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
5. Enslaved - Ruun
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Best Metal Albums of Decade 90s

A list by
Vasil de Shumen
Created
February 03, 2012
Entries
262
Endorsements
9
1. Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers
2. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3. Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
4. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
5. Death - Symbolic
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Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)

A list by
gckator
Created
July 12, 2025
Entries
400
Endorsements
9
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…
1. Death - Symbolic
2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
4. Judas Priest - Painkiller
5. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

A list by
metalriff
Created
February 05, 2021
Entries
355
Endorsements
8
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

Grey, Rainy Day Play List

A list by
Carrion Misery
Created
September 08, 2011
Entries
31
Endorsements
8
This is a playlist I've been building for years. It includes songs best for sleep and grey days.
1. My Dying Bride - The Cry Of Mankind
2. Novembers Doom - Dreams To Follow
3. Novembers Doom - Dark Fields For Brilliance
4. Akercocke - Epode
5. Opeth - Silhouette
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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

A list by
pandrstudios
Created
May 31, 2022
Entries
1247
Endorsements
7
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
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"The Greatest Vocalists In Rock & Metal Music"

A list by
Tzo
Created
June 07, 2013
Entries
158
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5
This is a guide list to some of the greatest voices in the history of rock & metal music, ranked in alphabetical order, by singer's name. I know that there are many more great singers/vocalists…
1. My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
2. Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
3. Watchtower - Control And Resistance
4. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
5. Evanescence - Fallen
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Top 10 Favorite Albums

A list by
robsta
Created
October 22, 2010
Entries
11
Endorsements
4
1. Dream Theater - Images And Words
2. Cynic - Traced In Air
3. Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
4. Opeth - Damnation
5. Ayreon - The Human Equation
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100 Greatest Metal Bands

A list by
saw_you_drown
Created
June 03, 2015
Entries
100
Endorsements
3
Pretty self-explanatory, with a couple caveats: first, this is mostly just a list of my favorite metal bands in approximate order (after the top 10 or so the order matters far less), with extra weight…
1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4. Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
5. Slayer - Reign In Blood
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My TOP 100 Metal Albums - At 2011 May

A list by
Thrasher Hungary
Created
June 01, 2011
Entries
101
Endorsements
3
1. Novembre - Wish I Could Dream It Again
2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3. Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
4. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
5. Autumnal - Grey Universe
+ 96 more

A Progressive Metal Journey

A list by
Floflo79
Created
June 04, 2015
Entries
97
Endorsements
2
1. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
2. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
3. Slauter Xstoyes - Winter Kill
4. Trilogy - Energetic Disassembly
5. Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
+ 92 more

Best Metal Albums Ever (IMO)

A list by
matthewdurham
Created
May 09, 2017
Entries
141
Endorsements
2
Metal albums that blow me away every time I hear them. Loosely ordered... list gets less organized as it goes on. My favorite song from each album is included.
1. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2. Faith No More - Angel Dust
3. Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
4. Tool - Ænima
5. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
+ 136 more

My Top Albums Of The Decade: 1990's (On Going)

A list by
Red_Travis
Created
February 11, 2012
Entries
144
Endorsements
2
1. Death - Human
2. Opeth - Still Life
3. At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
4. Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream
5. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
+ 139 more

Top 50 Of 1995-1999

A list by
Alex Avagianos
Created
August 19, 2022
Entries
50
Endorsements
2
1. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2. Sentenced - Amok
3. Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
4. Anathema - Alternative 4
5. Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
+ 45 more