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Hail To The King, Baby
There really is nobody else like King Diamond in the metal world, and in my observation there also isn't much of a grey area regarding enjoyment of his work. You either love him or you can't…
| 1. | King Diamond - Abigail |
| 2. | Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath |
| 3. | King Diamond - Conspiracy |
| 4. | Mercyful Fate - Melissa |
| 5. | King Diamond - Them |
| + 16 more |
Top 25 Albums Of 1986
Updated 10/23/18
| 1. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 2. | Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? |
| 3. | Flotsam And Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver |
| 4. | Dark Angel - Darkness Descends |
| 5. | Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus |
| + 20 more |
Old-school Metal: The Must-haves
The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 4. | Crimson Glory - Transcendence |
| 5. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
| + 108 more |
The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's
These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
| 1. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
| 2. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell |
| 4. | Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| + 206 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 |
Top Favourite Heavy Metal Albums
| 1. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith |
| 5. | Motörhead - Inferno |
| + 77 more |
Favorite King Diamond (Solo) Albums
| 1. | King Diamond - Abigail |
| 2. | King Diamond - Conspiracy |
| 3. | King Diamond - "Them" |
| 4. | King Diamond - Fatal Portrait |
| 5. | King Diamond - The Eye |
| + 7 more |
Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time
Note: these are only for the traditional style of metal borne out of the period of late 60s - late 80s. Modern bands are permitted but they need to be playing in that style.
Recommendations are welcome.
Recommendations are welcome.
| 1. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 4. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 5. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III |
| + 51 more |
Mercyful Fate/ King Diamond Albums Ranked
| 1. | Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate |
| 2. | Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath |
| 3. | King Diamond - House Of God |
| 4. | King Diamond - Abigail |
| 5. | King Diamond - The Eye |
| + 17 more |
My Top 100 Albums According To Last.fm
This list is my top 100 played albums ordered by the number of "scrobbles" since 2013 according to last.fm, if you also have a last.fm account, don't hesitate to follow me.
My last.fm user:…
My last.fm user:…
| 1. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 2. | W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. |
| 3. | W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children |
| 4. | Kreator - Enemy Of God |
| 5. | Iced Earth - The Dark Saga |
| + 95 more |
My Top Of 1986
| 1. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time |
| 3. | King Diamond - Fatal Portrait |
| 4. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 5. | Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? |
| + 3 more |
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