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Top 200 Metal Masterpieces Of All Time
RANKING CRITERIA :
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind |
| + 195 more |
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 |
Hidden Title Tracks – Album Titles That Come From A Song`s Lyrics
Almost all album titles fall in one of two categories: The album shares the title with one of its songs (the title track) or, alternatively, the album title is independent from the songs (no title track).
However,…
However,…
| 1. | 40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky |
| 2. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 3. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| + 225 more |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Bands I'm Grateful To Have Seen Live (in rough chronological order)
I consider myself very lucky to have grown up, not just on the West Coast of the United States, but right in the heart of one of history's great metal scenes--the San Francisco Bay Area. So many awesome…
| 1. | Anthrax - State Of Euphoria |
| 2. | Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II |
| 3. | Exodus - Fabulous Disaster |
| 4. | Testament - The New Order |
| 5. | Voivod - Nothingface |
| + 23 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 25 Albums Of 1989
Updated 11/14/18
| 1. | Helstar - Nosferatu |
| 2. | Sepultura - Beneath The Remains |
| 3. | Obituary - Slowly We Rot |
| 4. | Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness |
| 5. | Pestilence - Consuming Impulse |
| + 20 more |
Top 34 Heavy Metal Albums
Heavy Metal (like most people I imagine) was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. My friend introduced me to Iron Maiden and from there I was hooked! He would recommend me which of their…
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| 2. | Metallica - Metallica |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Deep Purple - Machine Head |
| + 29 more |
Top 20 Heavy Metal Albums Of 1989
| 1. | Aria - Игра С Огнём |
| 2. | Loudness - Soldier Of Fortune |
| 3. | Scanner - Terminal Earth |
| 4. | Pokolgép - Éjszakai Bevetés |
| 5. | Leatherwolf - Street Ready |
| + 15 more |
Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive, 1989
A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.
1989 was another great year for metal, I tried to add more obscure and overlooked albums…
1989 was another great year for metal, I tried to add more obscure and overlooked albums…
| 1. | Running Wild - Death Or Glory |
| 2. | Coroner - No More Color |
| 3. | Faith No More - The Real Thing |
| 4. | Alice Cooper - Trash |
| 5. | Titan Force - Titan Force |
| + 15 more |
Metal At The End Of The 80’s 88-89
The eighties was the most productive decade in metal history, the biggest bands born during this decade Iron Maiden, Dio, Slayer, Death, Metallica… for named a few.
The eighties starts with the NWOBHM…
The eighties starts with the NWOBHM…
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| 2. | Testament - Practice What You Preach |
| 3. | King Diamond - Conspiracy |
| 4. | Death - Leprosy |
| 5. | Voivod - Nothingface |
| + 50 more |
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