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Ranking Of The Beast
Creating an Iron Maiden list in 2019 is rather redundant, since it's already been done to death here. But having seen a lot of lists (none of them I agree with) and having listened to some Iron Maiden…
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| 4. | Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| + 12 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 |
111 Albums Must Have
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 2. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 3. | Summoning - Minas Morgul |
| 4. | Windir - 1184 |
| 5. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
| + 106 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 |
| + 369 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 |
Best to Worst Metal Albums of 1984
Why 1984? Because that's the year I was born. I'm not saying that my birthyear makes anything else significant, but I figured I would take an interest in every album that's as old as I am.
| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Autograph - Sign In Please |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 4. | Metal Church - Metal Church |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith |
| + 39 more |
Favorite Album Art, 1969-1999
Had to break up "Favorite Album Art" into two (edit: now four!) because it couldn't handle so many words and I was losing entries at the bottom.
| 1. | Korn - Issues |
| 2. | Manes - Under Ein Blodraud Maane |
| 3. | Maudlin Of The Well - My Fruit Psychobells... A Seed Combustible |
| 4. | Neurosis - Times Of Grace |
| 5. | Virgin Steele - The House Of Atreus Act I |
| + 112 more |
My Favorite Albums
These are the ones I can always listen to, no specific order, just as I remembered the albums.
| 1. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Killing Machine [Hell Bent For Leather] |
| + 45 more |
My Favorite Instrumental Metal Songs
I love instrumentals (songs without vocals)!
One doesn't need words to convey a message and evoke emotions. Instrumentals also show how metal is very closely related to classical music!
These are…
One doesn't need words to convey a message and evoke emotions. Instrumentals also show how metal is very closely related to classical music!
These are…
| 1. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 2. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 3. | Summoning - Minas Morgul |
| 4. | Metallica - ...And Justice For All |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance |
| + 67 more |
My Top 50 Of All Time
This is the list for my favorite albums. It will with no doubt change from time to time and some may disappear or move from a spot to another.
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell |
| 4. | For My Pain - Fallen |
| 5. | Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit |
| + 45 more |
The Albums That Made Me Who I Am Today - Part 1: The Early Years
OK, let's get this straight right now: THIS IS NOT A LIST OF MY FAVOURITE ALBUMS. Neither is it a 'Best Of' list in any shape, manner or form. And it is also not a list of albums I consider…
| 1. | Anathema - Judgement |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Cradle Of Filth - Midian |
| 4. | Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger |
| 5. | Def Leppard - Hysteria |
| + 21 more |
200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 266 more |