Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Ayreon - 01011001

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Opinions are like assholes and here's a some shit to spew. Better lube up. As much as I love heavy, I'm a sucker for good songs and genre doesn't mean shit to me.

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

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3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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5.Metallica - Metallica

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image = placeholder for when the Austrian act is added in, from band Suggestions

also fitting here - for now - 2013 contenders for "greatness" Obliteration (NorwDM):
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/obliteration-black-death-horizon-and-experience-true-death
and Tribulation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkBWriJweR8 (no, that's their '09)

1.Blind Faith - Blind Faith

2.ZZ Top - Greatest Hits

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III

4.Metallica - St. Anger

5.Anathema - A Fine Day To Exit

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----Currently Updating--- Just what I know from 2003, or atleast the albums I know front to back. Not as much metal from this year.(Ordered from Best to Worst)

1.Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll

2.SikTh - The Trees Are Dead And Dried Out, Wait For Something Wild

3.Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion

4.Alien Ant Farm - Truant

5.Billy Talent - Billy Talent

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1.Katatonia - Viva Emptiness

2.The Haunted - One Kill Wonder

3.Epica - The Phantom Agony

4.Soilwork - Figure Number Five

5.Moonspell - The Antidote

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Bullshit! In my collection i have some albums of the bands i like that are total crap and i still keep them even now without the will to listen to them or to trow them away.The following list shows you those albums!
*Hamster is psychological state where you keep everything you came in posses whereas it has value or not ,is needed to you or even is useful.

1.Burzum - Umskiptar

2.Bathory - Octagon

3.Bathory - Requiem

4.Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao

5.Celtic Frost - Monotheist

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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

5.Metallica - Metallica

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This is a list of the WORST albums that I could think of at the top of my head. This will
be added to as time goes on and I think of more!
These are in NO particular order of shit - they are all equally shit and embarrassments to metal.

1.Metallica - Lulu

2.Korn - The Path Of Totality

3.Metallica - St. Anger

4.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

5.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony

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List of Metallica's "best to worst" releases in past 30 years on stage.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Metallica - Metallica

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

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I know this list has been done to death everywhere, but I might as well throw my own thoughts out on this as well. I'll provide my reasons for my opinion as well, as some of the positions may be controversial.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

5.Metallica - Metallica

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Everybody on the internet has an opinion of Metallica. Here's mine.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Metallica - Death Magnetic

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Metallica - Metallica

5.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

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Some of these albums are known just when you see their album cover. They are usually iconic albums (whether positively or negatively) and one can easily identify them even if they were zoomed out tons in any place.

Please contribute to this list by suggesting albums you think have iconic covers. Comments are appreciated.

1.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

2.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

3.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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1.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Metallica - Metallica

5.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

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in my opinion!

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

5.Metallica - Death Magnetic

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These are albums that paved the path that led me into the world of metal music which I proudly support and listen to for 8 years now.

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

2.Metallica - St. Anger

3.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

4.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

5.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

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