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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 |
Epic Album Closers
Some albums are really good. Many of these are good all the way around. And, in many cases, there is a single song that stands out, sometimes it's the last song on the album. This is a list of those…
| 1. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| 2. | Abigail Williams - Becoming |
| 3. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 4. | Amon Amarth - Versus The World |
| 5. | Anekdoten - Vemod |
| + 117 more |
Metal Rasputin's Absolute Favorite Albums Of All Time
Updated 14.4.2024
My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but…
My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but…
| 1. | Marillion - Marbles |
| 2. | Anathema - Weather Systems |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time |
| 4. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
| 5. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| + 320 more |
The Deadliest Of Harmonies (A Journey Into Melodic Death Metal)
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:…
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 |
KB's Favorite Albums Of All Time (Only Metal)
Here is my provisional favorite-metal-albums-of-all-time-list! Enjoy!
The first 10 albums are in pretty accurate order. However, after that, it becomes harder and harder to separate the albums clearly.
The first 10 albums are in pretty accurate order. However, after that, it becomes harder and harder to separate the albums clearly.
| 1. | Cult Of Luna - Somewhere Along The Highway |
| 2. | Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor |
| 3. | Grand Alchemist - Intervening Coma-Celebration |
| 4. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 5. | Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory |
| + 72 more |
Some Essential Melodic Death Albums
These are 36 of the my favorite Melodeath albums in no particular order. This will hopefully serve as a starting point for someone new to the style. If one of your favorites isn't on here, it's…
| 1. | Dark Tranquillity - Fiction |
| 2. | The Absence - Riders Of The Plague |
| 3. | Darkane - Expanding Senses |
| 4. | Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down |
| 5. | Luna Mortis - The Absence |
| + 32 more |
My Top 100 Albums
My top 100 Albums, sorted in descending order of favorites. Pretty rough list, I may update if I become un-lazy sometime. One album per band only. Some explanation and description provided for those who…
| 1. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor |
| 4. | Opeth - Still Life |
| 5. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| + 95 more |
Derwood's 10 Favourite Metal Albums Ever...(for Now)
We all have those albums we cherish, whether they had a unique impact on our tastes, were the soundtrack for that one amazing summer we'll never forget, or just plain blew us away the first time we…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 4. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 5. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| + 5 more |
Essential Melodic Death Metal Albums
Sequnces are not important this albums are essential for this genre
| 1. | At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul |
| 2. | In Flames - The Jester Race |
| 3. | Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery |
| 4. | Amon Amarth - Versus The World |
| 5. | Carcass - Heartwork |
| + 12 more |
I Like Big Hits And I Can Not Lie (Part II: 21st Century)
Stuff that got me hooked in the course of the years, from my very first blurred memories as a toddler to the present day.
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact…
Lots of catchy tunes, some cheese, very few flowers.
Songs that had a big impact…
| 1. | Agathodaimon - Chapter III |
| 2. | Alastis - Unity |
| 3. | Antimatter - Saviour |
| 4. | Diablerie - Seraphyde |
| 5. | Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia |
| + 279 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 |
Chobo's Choices For Top 25 Favourite Albums
Here is a list of my favourite albums of all time (that are on Metalstorm). I have limited it to one album per band. The albums are ordered in alphabetical order. The list is subject to change over time,…
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans |
| 3. | Amon Amarth - Versus The World |
| 4. | Cult Of Luna - Somewhere Along The Highway |
| 5. | Death - Symbolic |
| + 20 more |