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Top 50 Albums Of All Time

"If I were to die tomorrow, which 50 albums should I take with me?"

Through the endless ocean of music we always seem to find the albums which differ themselves more than others. These are the albums that are timeless to me, and have remained as a musical stain in my life over the years.

The list isn't 100% correct when it comes to the order of the albums, but these are the albums I know I will be happy with - if I only could bring 50 albums to heaven/hell.

1.Kamelot - The Black Halo
2.Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - A Virgin And A Whore
3.Evergrey - The Inner Circle
4.Dream Theater - Images And Words
5.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

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Created by Itoc on 20.05.2010



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Song Puzzles: One Song In Several Parts On Different Albums

Some stories, themes or concepts are presented not just in one single song but are split in separate tracks that (often) share the same title but are distinguished by a number of the corresponding part of the song series.

However, sometimes these parts are not found together on one album, but are included on different releases of the artist.
They can be found on two (or more) conceptually linked albums (where they function as part of an ensemble together with the other songs), or they can be included on independent releases (where only they alone continue their story).

Therefore, the main purpose of this list is to give an overview that enables the reader to find the missing song pieces - or even to inform that these pieces exist at all.

Please feel free to find and suggest more examples of these "song jigsaw puzzles": one song(concept) in separate parts on different albums.



1.After Forever - Prison Of Desire
2.Agathodaimon - Higher Art Of Rebellion
3.Agathodaimon - Phoenix
4.Alestorm - Sunset On The Golden Age
5.Alestorm - Curse Of The Crystal Coconut

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Created by Plattner on 28.05.2023



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Ivan's Top 10 Of 2009

In no particular order.

1.Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
2.Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs
3.Delain - April Rain
4.Epica - Design Your Universe
5.Sonata Arctica - The Days Of Grays

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Created by Ivan on 28.02.2010



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Favorite Albums By My Favorite Bands

I picked one album by each of my favorite bands for this list. Keep in mind that after the first few albums I put on the list, it became increasingly difficult to figure out where to place artists in my list. Also, this is kind of how my favorite bands lie now, as far as how often I listen to them - whereas some of these bands used to be much more frequently played, years ago. But this is, more or less, a list of my favorite albums by my favorite bands.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
3.Symphony X - The Odyssey
4.Circus Maximus - Nine
5.Haken - Visions

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Created by Psychogenocide on 24.09.2012



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My Metal Evolution In 50 albums

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
2.Metallica - Metallica
3.HammerFall - Legacy Of Kings
4.HammerFall - Crimson Thunder
5.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

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Created by Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk on 11.06.2010



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A List Of "Why The Hell Do You Like That" Albums That I Like

Basically, this is a list of those albums which are dear to me, but are often considered as (one of) the weakest releases of a certain band (Ensiferum, Helloween, Therion etc.) or in the Allen/Lande case, of certain musicians.

1.Allen/Lande - The Battle
2.Elvenking - Two Tragedy Poets (...And A Caravan Of Weird Figures)
3.Ensiferum - Victory Songs
4.Helloween - Rabbit Don't Come Easy
5.Hollenthon - Opus Magnum

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Created by Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk on 30.07.2010



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The Best Of Power Metal (In My Book)

1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
2.Masterplan - Masterplan
3.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
4.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
5.Helloween - Rabbit Don't Come Easy

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Created by Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk on 26.01.2011



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Top 10 Most Underrated Albums

Ever loved an album which everybody seems to hate? Ever discovered that sometimes the overall score isn't what it "should've been"? This is a typical occurrence in general every metal bands. A good band will always eventually end in the "lesser corner" where we constantly compare to the "better corner". These are the most underrated "shit" ever in my opinion. In no particular order.

1.Evergrey - Monday Morning Apocalypse
2.In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose
3.Sonata Arctica - The Days Of Grays
4.Metallica - Load
5.Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned

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Created by Itoc on 10.10.2010



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My Top 20 Albums Of 2009

1.Insomnium - Across The Dark
2.The 11th Hour - Burden Of Grief
3.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
4.Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
5.The Moon And The Nightspirit - Ősforrás

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Created by *!* on 16.03.2010



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Top 20 Albums Of 2009

1.Katatonia - Night Is The New Day
2.Chimp Spanner - At The Dream's Edge
3.OSI - Blood
4.Porcupine Tree - The Incident
5.Devin Townsend - Addicted

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Created by andreosokin on 01.04.2010



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Zmaj's 2009 Top 15 Picks

1.Sonata Arctica - The Days Of Grays
2.Delain - April Rain
3.Ensiferum - From Afar
4.Crimfall - As The Path Unfolds...
5.Sirenia - The 13th Floor

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Created by Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk on 05.03.2010



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My Symphonic/Atmospheric Metal Albums List

Here's my list of symphonic metal albums from the bands that I know of, this list is defined by the terms of "atmospheric/bombastic sounding". This is my first time of making list on this site, so some of this might not make any sense as I'm still a bit confused myself as well, and I don't really prefer to see these in particular orders.

1.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
2.Within Temptation - The Silent Force
3.Epica - The Divine Conspiracy
4.Xandria - Neverworld's End
5.Nightwish - Once

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Created by InfinityZ780 on 03.07.2022



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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites

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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Created by M0rkeleb on 16.10.2015



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My Top 50 Power Metal Albums 2009

1.Cain's Offering - Gather The Faithful
2.Skywings - The Advent Melody
3.Heavenly - Carpe Diem
4.Fairyland - Score To A New Beginning
5.Axxis - Utopia

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Created by feather_light on 19.04.2013



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My Top Albums Of 2009

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways
2.Epica - Design Your Universe
3.Katatonia - Night Is The New Day
4.Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
5.Hearse - Single Ticket To Paradise

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Created by Chaosweaver on 19.02.2013