*** READ ME *** This list is about the greatest metal albums of all-time, from all sub-genres and all countries. You won't see bands like Deep Purple, Rush, BOC, Zeppelin, etc., nor will you see bands like Tool, Rage ATM, Melvins and Soundgarden. While I love many of those bands, my definition of metal does not include them.

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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***Limit 2 albums per artist***

1.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

2.Burzum - Filosofem

3.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

4.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

5.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark

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My take on the greatest albums ever... (No, early 70s Black Sabbath is NOT metal, and neither is Led Zeppelin.)

1.Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

2.Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty And The Beast

3.King Diamond - Abigail

4.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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1.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

2.Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky

3.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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1.Tool - Lateralus

2.Dream Theater - Awake

3.Queensrÿche - Rage For Order

4.The Tea Party - The Edges Of Twilight

5.Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

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One album per band in random order. Will be continued very soon.

1.Rapture - Futile

2.Barathrum - Eerie

3.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

4.Diaboli - Mesmerized By Darkness

5.Obituary - Cause Of Death

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1.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

2.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

3.Burzum - Filosofem

4.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

5.Anubi - Kai pilnaties akis uþmerks akis

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Bunch of classics this year.

1.Dream Theater - Awake

2.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

3.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

4.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

5.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

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This is in no particular order. I simply felt it was necassary to give praise to some of the best albums within my favourite type of metal, or my favourite type of music for that matter.

1.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

2.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

3.Marduk - Nightwing

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler

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1.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

2.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

3.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Dark Funeral - Diabolis Interium

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The best Norwegian Black Metal albums made by the best Norwegian Black Metal bands.

1.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

2.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

3.Dark Throne - Under A Funeral Moon

4.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

5.Burzum/Burzum /Aske - 1993

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1.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

2.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

3.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

4.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

5.Setherial - Nord

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In no particular order. Will be expanding as I listen to more albums. Only one album per band, be sure to check the rest of the discography by yourself.

1.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

2.System Of A Down - System Of A Down

3.Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler

4.Anacrusis - Manic Impressions

5.Death - Symbolic

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These are my top 25 albums. You probably don't agree with me and you may not of heard of all of these but I do encourage you to check them out!
I had a very hard time ordering these so they are in alphabetical order. That just means you should check them all out!

1.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

2.Austere - To Lay Like Old Ashes

3.Autumns eyes - The Awakening of the Sleeping King

4.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

5.Bethlehem - Sardonischer Untergang Im Zeichen Irreligiöser Darbietung

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1.Rotting Christ - Non Serviam

2.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

3.Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times

4.Burzum - Filosofem

5.Rotting Christ - Khronos

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