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Top 500 Albums of All Time

A list by
nonZero
Created
October 06, 2018
Entries
500
Endorsements
34
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

The Deadliest Of Harmonies (A Journey Into Melodic Death Metal)

A list by
Guib
Created
April 08, 2024
Entries
208
Endorsements
12
Hey Folks! It’s me… Again!

I’m coming back once more to explore the depths of a genre that arguably did not begin where you all thought it did! Yeah yeah… Alright, maybe Left Hand Path, Necroticism:…
1. Entombed - Left Hand Path
2. Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious
3. Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream
4. At The Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours
5. Carcass - Heartwork
+ 203 more

Empowering Albums For Powerless Losers

A list by
ScreamingSteelUS
Created
September 19, 2019
Entries
674
Endorsements
9
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
+ 669 more

My Top 50 Albums

A list by
MetalAce
Created
December 09, 2013
Entries
50
Endorsements
9
My top list by far......
last update : 23/01/2019
1. Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone
2. Gojira - From Mars To Sirius
3. Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
4. Amorphis - Silent Waters
5. Death - Symbolic
+ 45 more

BEYOND THE DARK SUN - Melodeath For The Win!

A list by
beyondtehdarksun
Created
April 28, 2010
Entries
34
Endorsements
7
A beginner's guide to genuine blasting. Call it Gothenburg, call it extreme power - whatever, it's always enjoyable.

Now ranked for even more win.
1. Wintersun - Wintersun
2. Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
3. Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony
4. Kalmah - 12 Gauge
5. Blood Stain Child - Idolator
+ 29 more

So I Heard You Like Wintersun...

A list by
nonZero
Created
July 16, 2021
Entries
33
Endorsements
7
This list aims to be the Wintersun equivalent of LeKiwi's fantastic So I Heard You Like Opeth... list (go and check that one out if you're a fan).

A lot of us around these parts are/were big…
1. Æther Realm - Tarot
2. Aephanemer - Prokopton
3. Atavistia - One Within The Sun
4. Blind Stare - Symphony Of Delusions
5. Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder
+ 28 more

200+ Favorite Albums

A list by
Qualeen
Created
September 30, 2021
Entries
283
Endorsements
6
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.
1. Dream Theater - Images And Words
2. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3. Wintersun - Wintersun
4. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5. Vital Remains - Dechristianize
+ 278 more

Park Metal

A list by
Qualeen
Created
July 04, 2022
Entries
53
Endorsements
6
Music I listen to in an English-styled park in Warsaw, where nature grew in such a way that a controlled wilderness was achieved. Some songs match certain seasons better than others! This music goes well…
1. Agalloch - The Mantle
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
4. Wintersun - Wintersun
5. Summoning - Stronghold
+ 48 more

Top 100 (+5) Of 2000-2004

A list by
Crys1s
Created
September 26, 2019
Entries
105
Endorsements
6
2005-2009 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5838
2010-2014 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=5828
2015-2019 list: http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6722

I…
1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Agalloch - The Mantle
3. Tool - Lateralus
4. Wintersun - Wintersun
5. Ensiferum - Ensiferum
+ 100 more

400+ Favorite Songs

A list by
Qualeen
Created
October 10, 2021
Entries
470
Endorsements
5
Last updated on 1 July 2026.
1. Dream Theater - Images And Words
2. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
3. Wintersun - Wintersun
4. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
5. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
+ 465 more

Top 46 Death/Melodeath Albums

A list by
truenoacero
Created
September 18, 2011
Entries
46
Endorsements
5
1. Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
2. Death - Scream Bloody Gore
3. Obituary - Slowly We Rot
4. Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten
5. Deicide - Legion
+ 41 more

Top 51 Melodic Death Metal Albums

A list by
nonZero
Created
February 26, 2024
Entries
51
Endorsements
5
I've always been a fan of melodic death metal, having listened to bands such as In Flames, Dark Tranquillity and At The Gates in my first few years of getting into metal around 2005-2008. Now, thanks…
1. Wintersun - Wintersun
2. Wintersun - Time I
3. Insomnium - Winter's Gate
4. At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
5. The Haunted - The Haunted Made Me Do It
+ 46 more

Magical Albums

A list by
Oriax
Created
June 08, 2016
Entries
50
Endorsements
4
Good musical pieces are those that initiate an emotional reaction or a subconscious shift of your subjective perception. The best music are those that elicit the most positive or dramatic of changes to…
1. Agalloch - The Mantle
2. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
3. Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
4. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
5. Atoma - Skylight
+ 45 more

50 Favorite Bands

A list by
Qualeen
Created
January 31, 2022
Entries
50
Endorsements
3
The bands are in that order on purpose, from most to least favorite, but favorite nonetheless. The format is:

band | favourite album by the band | favorite song (or 2) by the band

Last updated on 4 November…
1. Meshuggah - Nothing
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Immolation - Close To A World Below
4. Death - Symbolic
5. Agalloch - The Mantle
+ 45 more

The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (J-K)

A list by
Uxküll
Created
December 14, 2020
Entries
138
Endorsements
3
This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…
1. Jacobs Dream - Jacobs Dream
2. Jambinai - Onda
3. James LaBrie - Static Impulse
4. Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
5. Jassa - Lights in the Howling Wilderness
+ 133 more