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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
WORK IN PROGESS! Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that…
| 1. | High Tide - Sea Shanties |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 4. | Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come |
| 5. | Josefus - Dead Man |
| + 1242 more |
111 Albums Must Have
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 2. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 3. | Summoning - Minas Morgul |
| 4. | Windir - 1184 |
| 5. | Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta |
| + 106 more |
Prog Amazing Favourites
Without following any specific order. Some albums are more power/symphonic/thrash than prog but for some reasons i thought they deserved a place in this list.
| 1. | Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane |
| 2. | Guilt Machine - On This Perfect Day |
| 3. | Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter |
| 4. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 5. | Sun Caged - The Lotus Effect |
| + 69 more |
The Top Albums Of Ch'ti
This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then.
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
| 1. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| 4. | Sepultura - Beneath The Remains |
| 5. | Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal |
| + 371 more |
50 Best Of The 00's.....for Me Anyway!
I think the title is self explanitory. Not in order of preference as it would change daily and I can't be arsed changing it around all the time!:) it's a bit of a mixture of all the stuff I like…
| 1. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 2. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| 3. | Arsis - A Celebration Of Guilt |
| 4. | Be'lakor - Stone's Reach |
| 5. | Between The Buried And Me - Colors |
| + 46 more |
My Favorite Album Of Every Year
Limited to bands and albums available on Metal Storm.
The years will expand as I listen to more albums. (The earliest year currently available is 1967.)
Of course, favorite albums may change from year…
The years will expand as I listen to more albums. (The earliest year currently available is 1967.)
Of course, favorite albums may change from year…
| 1. | Hellripper - Coronach |
| 2. | Blackbraid - Blackbraid III |
| 3. | Wintersun - Time II |
| 4. | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation |
| 5. | Sigh - Shiki |
| + 55 more |
My Favorite Instrumental Metal Songs
I love instrumentals (songs without vocals)!
One doesn't need words to convey a message and evoke emotions. Instrumentals also show how metal is very closely related to classical music!
These are…
One doesn't need words to convey a message and evoke emotions. Instrumentals also show how metal is very closely related to classical music!
These are…
| 1. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 2. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 3. | Summoning - Minas Morgul |
| 4. | Metallica - ...And Justice For All |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance |
| + 67 more |
The Best Prog Out There
My absolute favorite prog rock/metal albums. None of these are less than a 9/10 to my ears. No particular order.
| 1. | Spock's Beard - Snow |
| 2. | Devin Townsend Project - Terria |
| 3. | IQ - Dark Matter |
| 4. | Dream Theater - Awake |
| 5. | Marillion - Clutching At Straws |
| + 15 more |
Thrash Effect
Like my other genre-based lists, this exists purely for my own organizational purposes and not to provide a definitive statement about or guidebook to the thrash genre. I've folded some speed metal…
| 1. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 2. | Gama Bomb - Citizen Brain |
| 3. | Cross Examination - Menace II Sobriety |
| 4. | Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
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200+ Favorite Albums
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.
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 |
| + 266 more |
A Progressive Journey: My Selections / Favourites
Progressive rock / metal - what I love the most in my collection. Would love suggestions to add to it.
| 1. | Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders |
| 2. | Animals As Leaders - The Joy Of Motion |
| 3. | Ayreon - The Human Equation |
| 4. | Between The Buried And Me - Colors |
| 5. | Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence |
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Albums That Will Go With Me To My Grave.
| 1. | Pantera - Far Beyond Driven |
| 2. | Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet |
| 3. | SikTh - Death Of A Dead Day |
| 4. | Textures - Drawing Circles |
| 5. | Strapping Young Lad - The New Black |
| + 10 more |
Most Interesting Interludes/Intros/Outros
(This list is a work in progress)
In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the…
In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
| 3. | Melechesh - Emissaries |
| 4. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 5. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| + 105 more |
My Album Of The Year, 1970-present
Here's my AotY for each year from 1970, with a runner up (or two) following.
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards |
| + 114 more |