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The Best Shit On MS
My top 100 metal albums of all time (featured on MS).
- one album per band.
- in alphabetical order.
- one album per band.
- in alphabetical order.
| 1. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| 2. | Ævangelist - De Masticatione Mortuorum In Tumulis |
| 3. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 4. | Agruss - Morok |
| 5. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
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Most Talented Vocalists In Metal
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Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
So I Heard You Like Opeth...
A concise list of my metalhead man-crushes (now featuring ladies.)
While there is little introduction required for…
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
So I Heard You Like Opeth...
A concise list of my metalhead man-crushes (now featuring ladies.)
While there is little introduction required for…
| 1. | Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra |
| 2. | Adagio - Underworld |
| 3. | Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone |
| 4. | Amorphis - Silent Waters |
| 5. | Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas |
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Choice Albums Of Atmospheric Metal
My choices of albums with strong forms of atmospheric sound in metal. Recommendations are welcome, though I won't add all as this will be towards personal taste.
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 4. | Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane |
| 5. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
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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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Crushing (Not For The Faint Of Heart)
A little list of albums that have been kicking my ass as of late. Some albums on this list may appear to be "odd" choices, but "crushing" in this context does not necessarily mean heavy.
| 1. | Esoteric - The Pernicious Enigma |
| 2. | Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans |
| 3. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 4. | Warning - Watching From A Distance |
| 5. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
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The @gents Old School Death Metal / Not So Old School Grindcore List
Bands listed alphabetically, One album per band (With the exception of Carcass and Napalm Death who appear in the Grind and Death Metal sections). Some bands may not be pure old school (Death / Thrash,…
| 1. | Abhorrence |
| 2. | Acrostichon - Engraved In Black |
| 3. | Adramelech - PsychoStasia |
| 4. | Afflicted - Prodigal Sun |
| 5. | Afflicted - Prodigal Sun |
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A Quick Guide For Thrash Metal, Sex, And Tacos!
Thrash Metal is, and will always be my favorite type of music. No matter how many sub-genres or idiotic names some bands give to their music style, they'll never reach the complex "simplicity"…
| 1. | Venom - Welcome To Hell |
| 2. | Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing |
| 3. | Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies |
| 4. | Metal Church - Metal Church |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
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My Favourite Progressive Metal/rock Albums Of The Decade
This is the list of my favourite progressive metal/rock albums of the decade. I decided to do this list because a new decade is starting, so it's a good time to look back. Beware, this is not a "best…
| 1. | Riverside - Out Of Myself |
| 2. | Porcupine Tree - In Absentia |
| 3. | Riverside - Second Life Syndrome |
| 4. | Porcupine Tree - Deadwing |
| 5. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
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The Best "(Gothic) Beauty And The Beast" Albums
Here's a list of mostly Gothic Metal albums, exclusively of the "Beauty and the Beast" type (which refers to clean "angelic" female vocals contrasted with male growls/screams).
| 1. | Tristania - Widow's Weeds |
| 2. | The Sins Of Thy Beloved - Lake Of Sorrow |
| 3. | Draconian - Where Lovers Mourn |
| 4. | Epica - The Phantom Agony |
| 5. | Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear |
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BurbotsRevenge's Top 50 Death Metal Albums
A list of my favourite death metal albums of all time, one listing per band, hopefully you may discover some new bands/albums from this list. They're not in any exact order but my real favourites…
| 1. | Cryptopsy - None So Vile |
| 2. | Decapitated - Winds Of Creation |
| 3. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| 4. | Death - Spiritual Healing |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
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My Favorite Atmospheric Black Metal Albums (WIP)
This is a favorites list, not a guide or anything of that sort. It just highlights the albums that I've enjoyed listening to and spinned extensively since last November (When I got into this monolithic…
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring |
| 2. | Addaura - Burning For The Ancient |
| 3. | Agalloch - Pale Folklore |
| 4. | Alcest - Écailles De Lune |
| 5. | Alda - : Tahoma : |
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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 |
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A Brutal Poem Of Technicalities (Ordered By Years)
So here are some Brutal, Technical, Progressive and sometimes Atmospheric death metal works I enjoy or that I believe should be given a try because they're unique and interesting, almost an essentials…
| 1. | Atheist - Piece Of Time |
| 2. | Nocturnus - The Key |
| 3. | Atrocity - Hallucinations |
| 4. | Death - Human |
| 5. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
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BitterCOld's Top 50 Of The Zeroes
The "better half" of my top 100 of the Zeroes. In list format, now with album covers!
| 1. | Warning - Watching From A Distance |
| 2. | Negură Bunget - OM |
| 3. | Primordial - To The Nameless Dead |
| 4. | Neurosis - Given To The Rising |
| 5. | Mastodon - Crack The Skye |
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*The Epics (Best Songs Over 10 Minutes)*
This is a list of the top songs over 10 minutes long in my humble opinion. I had to resist the urge not to put every single Symphony X, Opeth and Agalloch song over 10 minutes long on the list so some…
| 1. | Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness |
| 2. | Gorod - Transcendence |
| 3. | Symphony X - The Odyssey |
| 4. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| 5. | Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite |
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