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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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Classic Metal Albums Of Forever

*** 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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Created by saw_you_drown on 18.05.2011



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Metal Storm Stats

I'm bored very easily, and that's why I decided to do some stats about metal storm's top 20 of each year and the top 200. I don't know why I did that, but if you love stats like I do it might interest you. All of the data I collected is from November the 7th 2020.
Updated on August the 3rd 2023

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5.Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn

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Created by Roman Doez on 08.11.2020



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Top 500 Albums of All Time

I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life.

Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens inspired me to pick up the guitar (and later drums) and start making music of my own.

So here are the albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the album give it an advantage over others.

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here. There are a ton of albums that I've rated 9/10 in the 'TBR' tab that may never make it to this list, be sure to check those out.)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 25 EPs (ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

Genre-Specific:
Top 50 Black Metal Albums
Top 50 Melodic Death Metal Albums
Top 45 Thrash Metal Albums
Top 40 Power Metal Albums
Top 30 Doom Metal Albums
Top 30 Heavy Metal Albums

1.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2.Opeth - Blackwater Park
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5.Opeth - Still Life

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Created by nonZero on 06.10.2018



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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums

An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just how much I like the album. Ordered by preference, top down.

1.Anathema - The Silent Enigma
2.Opeth - Morningrise
3.Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
4.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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Created by Redel on 01.03.2014



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The Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time

In my opinion, these albums are the best in heavy metal history and that includes best riffs, amazing solos and especially very unique vocals.

1.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
2.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
3.Def Leppard - Pyromania
4.Savatage - Gutter Ballet
5.Skid Row - Slave To The Grind

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Created by Mountain King on 19.04.2010



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Andy's top ranked all time favorite songs

All my favourite songs ranked in order best down.

1.Rush - 2112
2.Deep Purple - In Rock
3.Jethro Tull - Aqualung
4.Rainbow - Rising
5.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

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Created by AndyMetalFreak on 23.08.2021



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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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Iron Maiden : Best To Worst

1.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
2.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
3.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
4.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
5.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

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Created by ?apleee on 19.02.2012



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The 20 Best Album Conclusions

Ordered. One album per band. Assessed by quality of the track itself, impact as a conclusion and relevance to the rest of the album.

1.Deep Purple - Deep Purple
2.Windir - 1184
3.Slayer - Reign In Blood
4.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
5.Helloween - Walls Of Jericho

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Created by Cryzpin on 16.08.2011



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Super Original List Of Iron Maiden Albums In Ranking Order!

Welp, seems everyone else has done this, so I will too. Although, mine... is better than yours. Best fucking remember that, asshole. D:<

1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
2.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4.Iron Maiden - Brave New World
5.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

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Created by Fat & Sassy! on 06.09.2010



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My Top 10 Metal Albums

Something like this...

1.Paradise Lost - Shades Of God
2.Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
3.Bal-Sagoth - Battle Magic
4.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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Created by Richard on 05.03.2010



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109 All-Time Favorite Songs

My Favorite Metal Songs. I tried to limit myself to one song per album, so this list also doubles as my favorite song off of each of these albums also. Probably stop the list at 666 if I ever get there.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2.Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio
3.Testament - The Legacy
4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood
5.Wolf (UK) - Edge Of The World

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Created by Death To Posers on 10.01.2011



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Now That's What I Call Range: Highest Highs And Lowest Lows

A list of bands ordered by the biggest difference between their highest rated album on MS and their lowest rated album on MS. Finally my Excel skills paid off. Some ratings may be a bit outdated. Open to suggestions because I barely scratched the surface.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2.Metallica - Lulu [Collaboration]
3.Celtic Frost - Monotheist
4.Celtic Frost - Cold Lake
5.Machine Head - The Blackening

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Created by RaduP on 14.11.2019



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Top 20 Albums Of 1982

Metal Albums from 1982

1.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
3.Venom - Black Metal
4.Accept - Restless And Wild
5.Scorpions - Blackout

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Created by JCJen7 on 24.08.2011