Due to new developments and time constraints, I have streamlined this back into one list. I have taken off anything that I did not care for, so just consider it a list of recommended listens. You can find…

1.Between The Buried And Me - Coma Ecliptic

2.Abyssal - Antikatastaseis

3.Death Karma - The History Of Death & Burial Rituals Part I

4.A Forest Of Stars - Beware The Sword You Cannot See

5.Leviathan - Scar Sighted

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There are a lot of great albums out there, but that doesn't mean A) your wallet has to suffer or B) you need to resort to stealing. This list is here to both provide you with some excellent music…

1.Torrential Downpour - Truth Knowledge Vision

2.The Sixth Of November - Ashes

3.Corpse Light - Without Form

4.Ketha - #!%16.7

5.Tyrant Of Death - Ascendancy

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My intention in creating this list was to draw clicks from mainstream acts to provide a gateway to lesser-known alternatives from a similar sound. Some of these will be no-brainers to those who already…

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As if my street-cred wasn't in the depths already, I submit to you the albums I undoubtedly get the most shit for listening to. There are a few on here that won't leave me beaten in a back alley,…

1.Deftones - White Pony

2.Deftones - Around The Fur

3.Korn - Issues

4.Korn - Korn

5.System Of A Down - System Of A Down

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Continuing my quest to get metal-heads interested in other genres, I present to you my favorite rap and hip hop albums you should hear before you die. They are only somewhat in order of preference.

1.Aesop Rock - Labor Days

2.A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

3.Nas - Illmatic

4.Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

5.Mobb Deep - The Infamous

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Okay, so it's not "dead" per say. But much like many genres of metal, it'll never be the same. My point is, this list will not feature Blink 182. I am by no means an expert in the genre,…

1.Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

2.Bad Religion - Against the Grain

3.Bad Religion - No Control

4.Ramones - Ramones

5.Bad Religion - The Process of Belief

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The man, the legend, the god.

1.Faith No More - The Real Thing

2.Tomahawk - Tomahawk

3.Faith No More - Angel Dust

4.The Dillinger Escape Plan - Irony Is A Dead Scene

5.Faith No More - Angel Dust

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After 10+ years of listening to these guys, I felt it was time for a tribute to an excellent discography, and one of the earliest to adorn my shelf in full.

1.Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park

2.Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI

3.Skinny Puppy - Rabies

4.Skinny Puppy - The Process

5.Skinny Puppy - Cleanse Fold And Manipulate

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The following is a list of hip hop albums I feel give me the vibe closest to metal albums I listen to. Sometimes it's in the delivery, a particularly ominous beat, or the harshly violent lyrics. I…

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More like Best to less-best and one dud. My full reviews of each album are available under my same name at metal archives. Feel free to message me with what you think. My full reviews below:
Mardraum
Blodhemn
Isa
Frost
RUUN
Axioma
VV
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1.Enslaved - Mardraum - Beyond The Within

2.Enslaved - Blodhemn

3.Enslaved - Isa

4.Enslaved - Frost

5.Enslaved - Ruun

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So this is another one of those times where we kind of stretch what a genre tag really means, but as always the purpose is mainly to recommend some solid listens to you all. These are some of the "indie…

1.Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica

2.Say Anything - ?Is a Real Boy

3.Death Cab for Cutie - Translanticism

4.Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me

5.Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

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Just like any other genre, post hardcore comes in a lot of different flavors. You've got the 80's and 90's forerunners who were more influenced by punk music and groove, your pop-tinged…

1.Quicksand - Slip

2.Helmet - Betty

3.Fugazi - In On The Kill Taker

4.Rollins Band - Weight

5.Poison The Well - You Come Before You

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For many, some of the more extreme types of metal can be challenging to penetrate. I'll admit that my first time listening to Burzum was nearly the equivalent of listening to a buzz-saw. But over…

1.Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon

2.Melechesh - Enki

3.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

4.Immortal - All Shall Fall

5.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

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I tried to steer clear of pretty much anything that uses distortion, and really rock in general. For instance, Zombie by the The Cranberries is pretty metal in its own way, but not pop enough for this…

1.Dave Matthews Band - Halloween/The Stone/Last Stop

2.Mumford & Sons - Broken Crown

3.Fiona Apple - On the Bound

4.The Cure - Pornography

5.Jewel - Daddy/Pieces of You

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I feel these are the top ten albums that you must listen to if you consider yourself a fan of the genre. This list could have been dominated by Amon Amarth and Enslaved in particular if I hadn't made…

1.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

2.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

3.Borknagar - The Olden Domain

4.Enslaved - Blodhemn

5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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