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Most Gripping Atmospheres

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
August 13, 2011
Entries
117
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27
Here are the most captivating atmospheres I've ever heard. Including metal and non-metal albums. Grouped according to genre and one album per band.
1. Division By Zero - Independent Harmony
2. Beyond Twilight - The Devil's Hall Of Fame
3. Riverside - Out Of Myself
4. Suspyre - When Time Fades...
5. Redemption - The Fullness Of Time
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My Top 30 Doom Metal Albums

A list by
lord artan
Created
September 18, 2010
Entries
30
Endorsements
27
In this list, many Death Doom have also
1. Empyrium - A Wintersunset...
2. Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields
3. Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
4. Shape Of Despair - Illusion's Play
5. Shape Of Despair - Angels Of Distress
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Who Needs A Throat Anyway.

A list by
Ilham
Created
August 03, 2014
Entries
47
Endorsements
27
All things modern hardcore. There will be no grind or sludgcore in this list in order to avoid duplicates. You will find some grind here and some sludgecore here. If it is classic hardcore punk you seek,…
1. Death Engine - Mud
2. Silent Planet - The Night God Slept
3. Idylls - Prayer For Terrene
4. Plebeian Grandstand - Lowgazers
5. Fjørt - D'accord
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Bemused Dreamscapes And Ponderous Journeys - A List Of Albums For Adventure And Escapism

A list by
V01d
Created
August 15, 2014
Entries
31
Endorsements
26
The following is a list of favorites that will steal your mind from this mortal realm; albums that will take you on an indelible journey.
1. Abyssal - Novit Enim Dominus Qui Sunt Eius
2. Agalloch - The Mantle
3. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
4. Alcest - Écailles De Lune
5. Arkona - Гой, Роде, Гой!
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Just Some Strange Yet Raw Oriented Black Metal Albums

A list by
Karlabos
Created
February 19, 2014
Entries
66
Endorsements
26
This is a list composed by what I think that is raw oriented black metal, but still only albums with a difference are allowed. Basically Atmospheric, Melodic (Not Symphonic), Experimental stuff. I give…
1. Ekpyrosis - Mensch Aus Gold
2. The Meads Of Asphodel - Damascus Steel
3. Tjolgtjar - Under Command Of Tjolgtjar
4. Urfaust - Der Freiwillige Bettler
5. Arizmenda - Stillbirth In The Temple Of Venus
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My Favorite Albums 2025

A list by
Vellichor
Created
December 31, 2024
Entries
380
Endorsements
26
Another year another list! Been really busy and trying to keep current but I’ve fallen a little behind on current releases, so I’m trying to catch up over the last month. EPs and non album releases are…
1. Maruja - Pain to Power
2. Messa - The Spin
3. Grayceon - Then The Darkness
4. Daevar - Sub Rosa
5. Health - Conflict DLC
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2000-2014: A 'Factored' Top 100

A list by
Moose
Created
September 13, 2015
Entries
100
Endorsements
25
Take a look at the Top Album lists of recent years and you'll notice an obvious trend. In 2005 the average rating of the top 25 albums is 8.76. Jump to 2014 and the average among the top 25 has dropped…
1. Agalloch - The Mantle
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI
4. Aquilus - Griseus
5. Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
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2014, Now Featuring A Peanut Butter Burger!

A list by
Diverge
Created
January 19, 2014
Entries
89
Endorsements
25
Thank you all once again for all of the suggestions and recommendations from 2014, and for following this list over the year! I can't promise I'll get to all of the suggestions, nor will I make…
1. Qualeaceans - Capture Of Ziz
2. Amogh Symphony - Vectorscan
3. Schammasch - Contradiction
4. Kayo Dot - Coffins On Io
5. Stoic Dissention - Autochthon
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Albums that changed my life and perspective about music.

A list by
Zuzuz0r
Created
April 11, 2010
Entries
12
Endorsements
25
Since I started to become interested in not only metal, but music in general, there have been many albums that have marked something important in my life, and I know that there will be albums in the near…
1. Opeth - Morningrise
2. Agalloch - The Mantle
3. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
4. Orphaned Land - Mabool
5. Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde
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Circles....

A list by
me<3mertl
Created
April 03, 2015
Entries
100
Endorsements
25
A bunch of albums with a big circle on the cover
1. Karnivool - Sound Awake
2. Skyclad - The Silent Whales Of Lunar Sea
3. Death - Scream Bloody Gore
4. Pentagram - Pentagram
5. Russian Circles - Empros
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My favourite Power Metal Albums

A list by
stormlord77
Created
April 29, 2013
Entries
850
Endorsements
25
Since many of you felt annoyed by my previous list title I changed it and hopefully you will be ok with it.Power up everybody!!!
1. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
2. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
4. Riot - ThunderSteel
5. Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free
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Prog Favourites

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
December 13, 2010
Entries
72
Endorsements
25
A list of my favourite Progressive albums on Metal Storm, ranked roughly in order of preference.
1. Ayreon - The Human Equation
2. Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics
3. Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
4. Porcupine Tree - Signify
5. Opeth - Still Life
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Rod's Favorite Use Of Samples!

A list by
X-Ray Rod
Created
December 22, 2013
Entries
40
Endorsements
25
Sometimes, samples can improve the atmosphere of a song just as much as the instruments (or even more). This is a compilationn of some of my favorite samples in metal. I'm trying to keep it one album…
1. Aborted - Goremageddon: The Saw And The Carnage Done
2. Abruptum - Potestates Apocalypsis
3. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
4. Agalloch - The Mantle
5. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
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Top 200 Overlooked Albums

A list by
nonZero
Created
July 15, 2020
Entries
200
Endorsements
25
This list aims to be the counterpart to the Metal Storm Top 200 Albums (plus a few extras).

If you discover a new band or already like any of the ones here, please give this list a thumbs up and/or…
1. Solipsist - The Human Equation
2. Ayahuasca - Beneath The Mind
3. Cryptomnesia - Primordial Oddity
4. Element (USA) - The Energy
5. Telepathy - 12 Areas
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2026: Jan-Jun

A list by
musclassia
Created
January 05, 2026
Entries
415
Endorsements
24
Likely going to be a slower year than 2025, which was slower than 2024 but still had me checking out over 1000 albums - let's see if I can approach that total again.
1. Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World
2. Miserere Luminis - Sidera
3. A Forest Of Stars - Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface
4. Elder - Through Zero
5. Weedpecker - V
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