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Top 30 Heavy Metal Albums Heavy Metal (like most people I imagine) was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. My friend introduced me to Iron Maiden and from there I was hooked! He would recommend me which of their albums to buy each month from HMV with my saved up pocket money (one of the highlights of the month). Thanks to MS, I've now discovered many more incredible heavy metal bands such as Judas Priest, Deep Purple and King Diamond.
So here are my favourites of the genre with my rating, its sub-genre and release year: (Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here) If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of heavy 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 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 25 EPs (also 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)
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Created by nonZero
on 11.03.2024
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Top 200 Metal Releases Of All Time I have finally caved in and made a top 200 list. The main focus here is metal, so no Rush, no King Crimson, Deep Purple, or GY!BE are in the list, but I do still love those bands and others that could have qualified.
The list mostly contains albums, but some EPs, demos, splits, and compilations are also featured every now and then. I also tried to avoid including demos or EPs that were too short but there’s still a few of them. Enjoy!
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Created by Roman Doez
on 21.02.2024
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The Top Albums Of Ch'ti This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then
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Created by Ch'ti
on 06.02.2024
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THE METAL BIBLE Part II: The 80s Welcome to what I consider the "1980s Metal Bible" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. In this second part we conquer the mighty decade that many deem as the classic decade of Metal. This and the other parts of this journey through the decades may be a very overwhelming list. I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/
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Created by pandrstudios
on 02.06.2023
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Making My Way Through The MS Top 200 The MS top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. I have been listening to metal for about 6 years now and would consider myself fairly knowledgeable about the genre. Yet, I have barely heard half of what the top 200 has to offer. I am now on a quest to listen to it all and give an honest opinion on what I thought of it.
This list will show every album of the top 200 and if I've listened to it whether it's an all-time favourite of mine (+++), I really like it (++), I like it (+), it’s good (*), it’s not great (-), I really dislike it (--) or I hate it from the bottom of my heart (---). The same symbols will be used to characterize what I think my opinion of the albums I haven't heard yet will be, based on my knowledge of the bands and of the genre they play. (?) signifies that I have no idea of whether I'll enjoy it or not and (/) means that my opinion of the album is probably obsolete, and I need to listen to it again. A ★ means the album is in my own top 200. Edit: The bottom of the top 200 has been changing a lot, with some stuff formerly in the list now closer to 240th, so this is now a top 250. I’m not sure I want to expand the list further down, but I’ll see whenever it’s completed if I feel like going for a top 300 or something like that. Best discoveries so far: Wildhoney, Nightfall, Out Of Myself, Portal Of I, Autumn Aurora, Nemesis Divina, Abigail, V: Hävitetty, Sounds Of Pain.
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Created by Roman Doez
on 13.04.2023
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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 arguments to be considered the greatest traditional heavy metal album of all time.
I have a few rankings that are likely hot takes here ** Yes, I like Dance of Death more than most folks. Title track and Paschendale are both top 10 Maiden songs, and Montsegur is only a small step behind that. Those 3 songs are better than anything on Brave New World to me, but the rest of BNW is better and higher quality. ** Yes I kinda like Turbo. It's silly but it's fun and the guitar work and Rob's vocals are absolutely stellar. That kinda sucks about Ram It Down, it's got some of Priests' best lead guitar work and I don't think Rob ever sounded better, but dear lord, some of those songs... As for the top 6 albums here, honestly put them in whatever order you want. They're that close to me and mood depending it could change
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Created by sgtrobo
on 09.04.2023
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Great Album Covers 👍👍👍 A list of my favorite album covers
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Created by Blackcrowe
on 31.03.2023
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Metal Songs And Albums That Inspired The Names Of Other Bands This is an alphabetical list of metal songs and albums that inspired the names of other artists.
While comparable lists often focus on the band name and explain its origin, this list turns the point of view and presents the influential albums and songs that were the basis for the inspiration of other artists and therefore highlights their general impact. Please feel free to suggest more (MS listed) metal/hard rock examples. SUMMARY BANDS THAT INFLUENCED SEVERAL OTHER ARTIST NAMES WITH THEIR WORK 1st Place (14): Black Sabbath 2nd Place (7): Judas Priest 3rd Place (4): Morbid Angel, Venom 4th Place (3): Celtic Frost, Iron Maiden, Metallica 5th Place (2): Cynic, Darkthrone, Deftones, Dio, Kreator, Motörhead, Rush, Slayer SUMMARY ALBUMS THAT INFLUENCED THE NAMES OF SEVERAL OTHER ARTISTS 1st Place (3): Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath), Ride The Lightning (Metallica), Altars Of Madness (Morbid Angel), Welcome To Hell (Venom) 2nd Place (2): Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Master Of Reality (Black Sabbath), Mob Rules (Black Sabbath), To Mega Therion (Celtic Frost), Focus (Cynic), Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden), Sin After Sin (Judas Priest), Stained Class (Judas Priest), Pleasure To Kill (Kreator)
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Created by Plattner
on 10.03.2023
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My Must Listen Albums
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Created by P3YM4N
on 12.12.2022
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Black Sabbath Album Rankings
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Created by sgtrobo
on 18.11.2022
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Starting On Metal? A Beginner’s List So … you want a start listen Metal and you don’t know how to start? Then this list is for you.
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Created by Blackcrowe
on 14.09.2022
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TheJahrhead's Totally Biased Personal Favorites
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Created by TheJahrhead
on 03.09.2022
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Black Sabbath Ranked
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Created by ScreamingSteelUS
on 05.08.2022
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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. This may be a very overwhelming list but I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/
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Created by pandrstudios
on 31.05.2022
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Top 10 Of 1980
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Created by Alex Avagianos
on 25.05.2022
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