Women in metal. There's just not enough of them, Wish there were more. At the current rate, a 50/50 ratio is millennia away. Rather than complain I decided to celebrate 10 important influential figures…

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5.Doro - Warlock

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Comebacks are greeted with excitement and trepidation. Albums released after a band break-up can either send bands into the heavenly stratosphere or the basements of hell. I'm compiling the former.

1.Faith No More - Sol Invictus

2.Septicflesh - Communion

3.Celtic Frost - Monotheist

4.Heaven And Hell - The Devil You Know

5.At The Gates - At War With Reality

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Every band with longevity has its career peaks and troughs. Some pull through relatively unscathed and some disappear like vapour. In this list, in no order, I define bands who have managed to release…

1.Opeth - Sweden. Do I really need to explain why they made this list?

2.Led Zeppelin - England. Many folk will say anything after "Physical Graffiti" is crap but is it? No. Problem was Zep set the standard so damn high it would have been impossible to replicate or top it. John Bonham's increased alcohol abuse and Jimmy Page's heroin habit didn't help either.

3.Emperor - Norway. This band released such consistent music they decided to disband to finish on a high. Little man typing this believes it was still too soon.

4.Aria - Russia. The Soviets' Iron Maiden, who unlike their counterparts managed to release albums in the 90's that didn't get critically beaten to a pulp.

5.Moonsorrow - Finland. Very dense music with 15 - 30 minute song lengths. A recipe for failure. But not for Moonsorrow. Incredible for a band who started releasing their 'heathen metal' music in their late teens.

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In my previous list I was critical of MS being flooded with negative comments. Now I've decided to vent about albums that I don't quite enjoy. Ah, the hypocrisy! But this one has a slight twist.

1.Korn - The Path Of Totality

2.Limp Bizkit - Results May Vary

3.Slayer - Undisputed Attitude

4.Discharge - Grave New World

5.Destruction - The Least Successful Human Cannonball

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Reading through the comments section throughout these pages you would be mistaken if you thought it was an anti-metal site given the huge amount of negativity. "Oh I'm a fan of this band, really,…

1.Metallica - Re-Load

2.Megadeth - Risk

3.KISS - Creatures Of The Night

4.Metallica - Load

5.Korn - Issues

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