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Top 200 Metal Masterpieces of All Time

RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality
- Songwriting
- Performance

Neither the popularity among the fans nor the commercial success (or unsuccess) of the albums were taken into account in the selection.

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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Created by Vasil de Shumen on 10.03.2012



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The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's

These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).

The albums followed by a star are the "must have", whereas the rest albums are the "could have".

1.Angel Witch - Angel Witch
2.AC/DC - Back In Black
3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
4.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
5.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

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Created by Tzo87 on 25.08.2013



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That Cold Black Magic, By Glenn Killer And His Thorchestra

As is the case with my other lists, this is for my own organizational purposes and is designed purely to help me keep track of all the many black metal bands and albums that I enjoy, since I can't keep all of this information in my head. It has no other benefit whatsoever and will likely result in tantrums should anyone else see it. I'm aware that I haven't listened to every black metal album that I should have. I only went down to the 6s on this list, so it's possible that I have listened to your favorite black metal album that you desperately need to suggest and I thought it was terrible. There are a lot of heinously incompetent black metal bands out there.

On the off-chance that you've found this and actually care about what I think (you shouldn't), be advised that my favorites come first. Some are favorites in the general sense; some are favorites within black metal. The first few of those are in some order and not so much after that.

Because this is for my own purposes and not intended to be a definitive list of pure black metal, there are some black metal-adjacent bands, or albums by black metal bands that may not themselves be black metal. That's why you'll find so much Sigh clogging up the top of the list. I prefer to keep whole discographies together on one list. I used to include Primordial, Forefather, and other such bands, but a while back I created a list for folk and I decided that those artists would fit better there.

I update these lists very infrequently. This was last updated December 7, 2022.

1.Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
2.Sigh - Graveward
3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
4.Sigh - Heir To Despair
5.The Meads Of Asphodel - The Murder Of Jesus The Jew

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 31.03.2015



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Top 20 Albums Of 1983

Metal Albums from 1983

1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All
2.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
3.Dio - Holy Diver
4.Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
5.Slayer - Show No Mercy

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Created by JCJen7 on 24.10.2011



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Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Of The 80's

The best decade in history of heavy metal.

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller
2.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
3.Accept - Breaker
4.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
5.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 19.02.2014



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Misplaced Hidden Title Tracks: Titles That Relate To Lyrics Of A Song From Another Album

The albums in this alphabetical list do not have a regular title track. Instead, their corresponding title can be found in the lyrics of a song from another album of the band. Therefore, they qualify as both “Misplaced Title Track” (title relates to a song found on another album) as well as “Hidden Title Track” (album title is not based on a song title but only on the lyrics of a song).

Please feel free to suggest more metal/hard rock examples of these “misplaced and hidden title tracks”.



1.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease
2.Ayreon - The Human Equation
3.David Lee Roth - Crazy From The Heat
4.Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
5.Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I

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Created by Plattner on 03.04.2024



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Empowering Albums For Powerless Losers

This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on what power metal is or is not. The list exists purely for my own organizational purposes and may contain bands or albums that are not strictly True Knights of the Eternal Thundersword.

The first cluster includes my favorite albums in the genre (and a significant number of my all-time favorites); beyond that, they are listed by rating from 9/10 down to 6/10 and alphabetically within each bracket.

Last updated November 27, 2021.

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
4.Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne
5.X Japan - Art Of Life

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 19.09.2019



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Worst Albums Covers …

Maybe there is a million of records with ugly covers outside, but this is my choice
Great records bad covers and bad records bad covers, the art work it’s sometimes subjective…
Never judge a book by its cover

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1.Metallica - 72 Seasons
2.Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
3.Riot - Narita
4.Cyclone Temple - My Friend Lonely
5.Exodus - Force Of Habit

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Created by Blackcrowe on 23.03.2023



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"The Greatest Vocalists In Rock & Metal Music"

This is a guide list to some of the greatest voices in the history of rock & metal music, ranked in alphabetical order, by singer's name. I know that there are many more great singers/vocalists out there and that some really good singers were left out of this list.

The criteria by which the following singers were selected are:
1. Anything regarding the voice and the vocal performance (voice quality, technique, range, originality, creativity, etc.)
2. Influence - effect (if a singer has been an influence on other singers or a musical genre)
3. My personal taste

The form of the list is "Band - Trademark Album For The Singer"
"Name of the singer" (Bands he/she has joined)

1.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
2.Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
3.Watchtower - Control And Resistance
4.Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
5.Evanescence - Fallen

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Created by Tzo87 on 07.06.2013



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Top 20 Heavy Metal Albums Of 1983

1.Dio - Holy Diver
2.Accept - Balls To The Wall
3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All
4.Loudness - The Law Of Devil's Land
5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 03.12.2013



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Manowar Albums - Best To Worst

1.Manowar - Battle Hymns
2.Manowar - Into Glory Ride
3.Manowar - Hail To England
4.Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer
5.Manowar - Fighting The World

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 12.08.2022



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Top 15 Of 1983

1.Accept - Balls To The Wall
2.Dio - Holy Diver
3.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
4.Journey - Frontiers
5.Manowar - Into Glory Ride

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 04.05.2022



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Manowar Best To Worst

1.Manowar - Kings Of Metal
2.Manowar - Hail To England
3.Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer
4.Manowar - Into Glory Ride
5.Manowar - The Triumph Of Steel

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 12.10.2021



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Favorite Manowar Albums

1.Manowar - Kings Of Metal
2.Manowar - Into Glory Ride
3.Manowar - Fighting The World
4.Manowar - Hail To England
5.Manowar - Battle Hymns

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Created by vermin scourge on 19.06.2019



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Power Metal: 40 under~rated, obscure, overlooked or ones you may have missed

1.Human Fortress - Defenders Of The Crown
2.Scanner - Hypertrace
3.Manowar - Into Glory Ride
4.Ancient Bards - The Alliance Of The Kings - The Black Crystal Sword Saga Part 1
5.Rage - Perfect Man

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Created by billy4metal on 02.01.2022