Lists by sgtrobo
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Ranking the One-Album Wonders in Metal
Some of the best metal albums ever released have been by bands that only had one full length release.
List is (and probably always will be) a constant work-in-progress.
If you know of a "one-and-done"…
List is (and probably always will be) a constant work-in-progress.
If you know of a "one-and-done"…
| 1. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| 2. | Weakling - Dead As Dreams |
| 3. | Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle |
| 4. | Timeghoul - 1992-1994 Discography |
| 5. | Thorns - Thorns |
| + 170 more |
My Album Of The Year, 1970-present
Here's my AotY for each year from 1970, with a runner up (or two) following.
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't on Metal Storm, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson, but Pink Floyd would've…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards |
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Ranking The Big 4 Discographies
my ranking of the Big 4s Full-Length albums
Near the bottom , the rankings get a bit more 'interchangeable' because I can't be bothered to specifically discern the difference between turd…
Near the bottom , the rankings get a bit more 'interchangeable' because I can't be bothered to specifically discern the difference between turd…
| 1. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? |
| 4. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 5. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
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Top 25 Classic Death Metal Debuts
3 caveats
1. Death metal album (not just debut from band that became death metal, like Carcass)
2. Released calendar year 1999 or earlier
3. By a band with more than 1 album (1-album wonder list is…
1. Death metal album (not just debut from band that became death metal, like Carcass)
2. Released calendar year 1999 or earlier
3. By a band with more than 1 album (1-album wonder list is…
| 1. | Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness |
| 2. | Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence |
| 3. | Sinister - Cross The Styx |
| 4. | Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes |
| 5. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| + 32 more |
2020 Album of the Year
It's closing in on the end of 2021, so revisiting the year of the lockdown
| 1. | Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi |
| 2. | Akhlys - Melinoë |
| 3. | Black Curse - Endless Wound |
| 4. | Cryptic Shift - Visitations From Enceladus |
| 5. | Draconian - Under A Godless Veil |
| + 54 more |
DM Album rankings
jesus this is out of date, gotta take some time and update this....
| 1. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| 2. | Immolation - Close To A World Below |
| 3. | Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness |
| 4. | Cryptopsy - None So Vile |
| 5. | Suffocation - Pierced From Within |
| + 55 more |
Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time
1 album per band per subgenre
work in progress, updating as I go through the song-by-song ratings on RateYourMusic.com
I will typically update my black metal faves - https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6924
and…
work in progress, updating as I go through the song-by-song ratings on RateYourMusic.com
I will typically update my black metal faves - https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6924
and…
| 1. | Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime |
| 2. | King Diamond - Abigail |
| 3. | Voivod - Dimension Hatröss |
| 4. | Mastodon - Crack The Skye |
| 5. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| + 115 more |
2022 AotY Tracker
almost done, about 10-15 more bands still to listen to
| 1. | Immolation - Acts Of God |
| 2. | Heaving Earth - Darkness Of God |
| 3. | Artificial Brain - Artificial Brain |
| 4. | Esoctrilihum - Consecration Of The Spiritüs Flesh |
| 5. | Blind Guardian - The God Machine |
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Fave BM (and BM-adjacent) Albums
* Updating this as I get around to doing song-by-song on RYM.
* 1 album per band
* limiting this to actual black metal releases, as opposed to releases by bands that were, at one time, black metal.
>>…
* 1 album per band
* limiting this to actual black metal releases, as opposed to releases by bands that were, at one time, black metal.
>>…
| 1. | Weakling - Dead As Dreams |
| 2. | Deathspell Omega - Paracletus |
| 3. | Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Altar Of Plagues - Teethed Glory & Injury |
| + 40 more |
Immortal Album Rankings
Just did a month-long binge and song-by-song rating on Immortal's discography. Remarkably consistent band, great workout music. Even their 'weak' albums are good.
| 1. | Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter |
| 2. | Immortal - Pure Holocaust |
| 3. | Immortal - Northern Chaos Gods |
| 4. | Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness |
| 5. | Immortal - Damned In Black |
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Mixed Discography Ranking - Maiden, Priest, And Sabbath
This is the most unquestionably difficult ranking I could undertake. The # of albums I consider borderline flawless from each of these bands is ridiculous. Over a dozen albums from these 3 bands have legitimate…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Sabotage |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance |
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