RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]

Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess)…

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

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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

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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…

1.Marillion - Marbles

2.Anathema - Weather Systems

3.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

4.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

5.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

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The choice of albums was made according to aesthetic criteria, taking into account only musical merits of the recordings.
Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess) of the albums…

1.Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

4.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

5.Death - Symbolic

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From my generation (well, sorta). In order of preference but subject to change.
Please excuse Concrete Blonde and King's X; neither is really metal, but I love them both!…

1.Artillery - By Inheritance

2.Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance

3.Running Wild - Black Hand Inn

4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

5.Control Denied - The Fragile Art Of Existence

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1.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

2.Psychotic Waltz - Bleeding

3.Dream Theater - Awake

4.Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

5.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

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1.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

4.Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying

5.Queensrÿche - Empire

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A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

1990 is the year where my all time favorite metal album came out, I had to make some…

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Bathory - Hammerheart

3.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4.Obituary - Cause Of Death

5.Queensrÿche - Empire

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Year with the best heavy metal album ever.

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Blind Guardian - Tales From The Twilight World

3.Vicious Rumors - Vicious Rumors

4.Annihilator - Never, Neverland

5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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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

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2.Mercyful Fate - Melissa

3.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease

4.Joe Satriani - Flying In A Blue Dream

5.King Diamond - The Eye

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1.Ossian - A Rock Katonái

2.Pokolgép - Koncertlemez

3.Sanctuary - Into The Mirror Black

4.Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying

5.Judas Priest - Painkiller

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.King Diamond - The Eye

4.Death - Spiritual Healing

5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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1.King Diamond - Abigail

2.King Diamond - Conspiracy

3.King Diamond - "Them"

4.King Diamond - Fatal Portrait

5.King Diamond - The Eye

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My own top 230 essential metal albums sorted in alphabetical order by band name.

1.1349 - Beyond The Apocalypse

2.1349 - The Infernal Pathway

3.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations

4.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

5.Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall

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