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Hall Of Fame: Top 80 Of All Time
- only studio albums
- only albums featured on MS
- only albums featured on MS
| 1. | After Forever - Decipher |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 4. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side |
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Jay's Top Metal Albums...no Particular Order 2.0
I havnt been into metal all that long...so this is a good chuck of the metal albums i own...though ive heard many, many more....these are all albums ive spent a lot of time with (or soon will). I tried…
| 1. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| 2. | 3 Inches Of Blood - Here Waits Thy Doom |
| 3. | Absu - Tara |
| 4. | ADX - Division Blindée |
| 5. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| + 123 more |
All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums
An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…
| 1. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| 2. | Opeth - Morningrise |
| 3. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 4. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 5. | Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss |
| + 310 more |
Thrash Metal Old School Top 50
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| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 3. | Sodom - Agent Orange |
| 4. | Exodus - Bonded By Blood |
| 5. | Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal |
| + 45 more |
Top 25 Albums Of All Time
My Top 25 albums of all time!
This list could change a bit as I keep on listening to new music, but at least the first 10-15 albums will probably be on the list.
This list could change a bit as I keep on listening to new music, but at least the first 10-15 albums will probably be on the list.
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Morbid Angel - Covenant |
| 3. | Deicide - The Stench Of Redemption |
| 4. | Death - Individual Thought Patterns |
| 5. | Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage |
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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 |
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A Thrash List But Not Exactly From A Thrasher
Thrash may not be my favorite metal subgenre but it's one of them. There have always been thrash albums I always get back to with great pleasure and I am usually happy when thrash veterans get back…
| 1. | Kreator - Terrible Certainty |
| 2. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 3. | Slayer - South Of Heaven |
| 4. | Annihilator - Never, Neverland |
| 5. | Death Angel - Act III |
| + 99 more |
All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Songs
| 1. | Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum |
| 2. | Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy |
| 3. | My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans |
| 4. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 5. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| + 317 more |
My Top 30 Favorite Albums Ever!
This is a top 30 of my favorite albums of all time. You'll probably notice that I'm quite a big fan of thrash metal, as it's pretty dominated by that genre. A lot of the albums though, are…
| 1. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 2. | Artillery - By Inheritance |
| 3. | Michael Jackson - Bad |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Metallica - Kill 'Em All |
| + 25 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 |
1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die
An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically…
| 1. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 2. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself |
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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: 17 July 2026.
Last updated: 17 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 |
| + 258 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 |
400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 7 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 468 more |