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2017: Yes For Music

The best album covers of 2017:

Bell Witch ‎- Mirror Reaper
~ Mariusz Lewandowski ~

Tchornobog - Tchornobog
~ Adam Burke ~

Amenra - Mass VI
~ Stephan Vanfleteren ~

Blut Aus Nord - Deus Salutis Meæ
~ Anna Levytska ~

Progenie Terrestre Pura - OltreLuna
~ Abalakin ~

1.Tchornobog - Tchornobog
2.Below The Sun - Alien World
3.Emptiness - Not For Music
4.Amenra - Mass VI
5.Process Of Guilt - Black Earth

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Created by Paz on 16.04.2017



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That Cold Black Magic, By Glenn Killer And His Thorchestra

As is the case with my other lists, this is for my own organizational purposes and is designed purely to help me keep track of all the many black metal bands and albums that I enjoy, since I can't keep all of this information in my head. It has no other benefit whatsoever and will likely result in tantrums should anyone else see it. I'm aware that I haven't listened to every black metal album that I should have. I only went down to the 6s on this list, so it's possible that I have listened to your favorite black metal album that you desperately need to suggest and I thought it was terrible. There are a lot of heinously incompetent black metal bands out there.

On the off-chance that you've found this and actually care about what I think (you shouldn't), be advised that my favorites come first. Some are favorites in the general sense; some are favorites within black metal. The first few of those are in some order and not so much after that.

Because this is for my own purposes and not intended to be a definitive list of pure black metal, there are some black metal-adjacent bands, or albums by black metal bands that may not themselves be black metal. That's why you'll find so much Sigh clogging up the top of the list. I prefer to keep whole discographies together on one list. I used to include Primordial, Forefather, and other such bands, but a while back I created a list for folk and I decided that those artists would fit better there.

I update these lists very infrequently. This was last updated December 7, 2022.

1.Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
2.Sigh - Graveward
3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
4.Sigh - Heir To Despair
5.The Meads Of Asphodel - The Murder Of Jesus The Jew

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 31.03.2015



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Best Of 2017

Some list from 2017, 1-13 is in order, rest is just what I have heard and what is good to mention. I don't made this to please MS elitists staffers, spammers, ordinary users, shotbox freaks, media and what so ever. This list is what I think was best from this year and its my own thoughts, I don't care what other things, never have and never will!

1.Iced Earth - Incorruptible
2.Sun Of The Sleepless - To The Elements
3.Evertale - The Great Brotherwar
4.Paradise Lost - Medusa
5.Wolves In The Throne Room - Thrice Woven

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Created by Bad English on 21.12.2017



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2017

Top list time! Here we go!

1.La Torture Des Ténèbres - IV - Memoirs Of A Machine Girl
2.Ragana - You Take Nothing
3.Lingua Ignota - All Bitches Die
4.Turia - Dede Kondre
5.Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Del II

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Created by Draugen on 20.03.2017



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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites

Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways
2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3.Ayreon - 01011001
4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Created by M0rkeleb on 16.10.2015



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My Top 50 Albums Of 2017

1.Pain Of Salvation - In The Passing Light Of Day
2.Enslaved - E
3.Ne Obliviscaris - Urn
4.Kauan - Kaiho
5.Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper

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Created by JHK on 19.02.2022



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2017

1.Converge - The Dusk In Us
2.Sólstafir - Berdreyminn
3.Pharmakon - Contact
4.Oktoplut - Le démon normal
5.Artificial Brain - Infrared Horizon

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Created by Marc-Antoine on 30.12.2018



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Top 20 Albums Of 2017

Tough year. Some amazing stuff but I feel that a couple of previous years have been a lot stronger.

1.Grift - Arvet
2.Major Parkinson - Blackbox
3.Kreator - Gods Of Violence
4.Wintersun - The Forest Seasons
5.Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Del II

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Created by Warman on 18.12.2017



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2017 - That Time Of The Year Again!

1.Ne Obliviscaris - Urn
2.Kreator - Gods Of Violence
3.Voyager - Ghost Mile
4.Kardashev - The Almanac
5.Pain Of Salvation - In The Passing Light Of Day

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Created by Paradoxical on 09.12.2017



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Best Of 2017

1.Warbringer - Woe To The Vanquished
2.The Faceless - In Becoming A Ghost
3.The Black Dahlia Murder - Nightbringers
4.Trivium - The Sin And The Sentence
5.Goatwhore - Vengeful Ascension

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Created by Tony Teh Towel on 27.11.2017



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Top Of 2017

1.Frailty - Ways Of The Dead
2.Anathema - The Optimist
3.Process Of Guilt - Black Earth
4.Sólstafir - Berdreyminn
5.Pallbearer - Heartless

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Created by PēterisP on 06.02.2017



AJ's Ranking Of 2017

My glorious ranking of the year of our Lord 2017

Top 50 rated 8 and above

Album count: 132
Average rating: 7.1


1.Enslaved - E
2.Mors Principium Est - Embers Of A Dying World
3.Pallbearer - Heartless
4.Myrkur - Mareridt
5.Ulver - The Assassination Of Julius Caesar

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Created by AJ The Great on 27.03.2023



M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites - 8s

I feel like my overall favorites list is getting too long. I'm splitting it up by rating.

1.Thy Catafalque - Meta
2.Sepulcros - Vazio
3.Kassad - Faces Turn Away
4.Nibiru - Anamorphosis
5.Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

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Created by M0rkeleb on 04.12.2022



Top 50 Metal Albums Of The 10's

My top 50 Metal Albums Of The 10's

1.Vektor - Terminal Redux
2.Fell Voices - Regnum Saturni
3.Deafheaven - Sunbather
4.Krallice - Years Past Matter
5.Holy Fawn - Death Spells

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Created by PēterisP on 12.01.2021



Top 25 Album Covers

#1 - Eaten Back To Life

1.Mgła - Groza
2.Cannibal Corpse - Eaten Back To Life
3.Cannibal Corpse - The Wretched Spawn
4.Ulcerate - Of Fracture And Failure
5.In Mourning - Monolith

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Created by Fallen22 on 05.02.2020