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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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3.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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Created by Roman Doez on 13.04.2023



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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.

Please feel free to suggest more examples.



1.Amebix - No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings
2.Anathema - Alternative 4
3.Arch Enemy - Black Earth
4.Architects - Ruin
5.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark

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Created by Plattner on 10.03.2023



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My Must Listen Albums

1.Agalloch - Pale Folklore
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
4.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
5.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

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Created by P3YM4N on 12.12.2022



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Artwork: Doom Metal Albums

This is a list of doom metal albums based on their artwork (in reverse alphabetical order). It includes iconic cover art from classic albums as well as fascinating work from more recent releases.
There is a saying that "you should not judge a book by its cover", which is of course also true in the case of music albums. However, the artwork can complement the production and give a visual introduction to the musical theme and atmosphere. More than for any other kind of music, this may be true for metal.

1.Weeping Silence - Opus IV Oblivion
2.Swallow The Sun - Moonflowers
3.Shadecrown - Solitarian
4.Paradise Lost - The Plague Within
5.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

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Created by Plattner on 22.10.2022



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Top 50 Of 1995-1999

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Sentenced - Amok
3.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
4.Anathema - Alternative 4
5.Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 19.08.2022



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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 1998

A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

1998 was like AMAZING, by far the best year since I started this series, one of the best years in Symphonic and power metal, strong releases in black metal, and one of the most Iconic matel albums of all time.

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
2.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
3.Therion - Vovin
4.Tristania - Widow's Weeds
5.Anathema - Alternative 4

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Created by Handala on 17.08.2022



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Currently Listening... (August 2022 Edition)

These are albums that I'm currently enjoying. They may be classics that I'm revisiting or new gems I've recently discovered. (Ordered alphabetically)

By the way, this image is the view out of my bedroom window

- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery that I find exceptionally special!
- A flame (🔥) denotes an album that I've heard before, enjoyed, and am revisiting this month!

1.Acherontas - Theosis
2.Albino Slug - Albino Slug
3.Anathema - Alternative 4
4.Ashbury - Endless Skies
5.Asphyx - Death... The Brutal Way

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Created by F3ynman2000 on 05.08.2022



Anathema Best To Worst

1.Anathema - Alternative 4
2.Anathema - Judgement
3.Anathema - Eternity
4.Anathema - A Fine Day To Exit
5.Anathema - A Natural Disaster

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 04.03.2022



Top 20 Of 1998

Must Have: The First 14

1.Anathema - Alternative 4
2.Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
3.Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
4.Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle
5.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 19.03.2021



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My Favourites

1.Opeth - Still Life
2.Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
4.In Flames - Whoracle
5.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

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Created by bloodymert on 02.03.2021



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Top 200 Overrated Albums

**Trigger warning**

Albums and EPs rated 8.6+ from 100+ votes which I've given an 8 or lower to.

I've listened to and rated every album on MS that meets this criteria (at time of most recent update) - some of them multiple times - so I feel I can give my honest opinion.

The purpose of this is to list and order the albums that I simply don't "get" and to try re-listening to them in the hope of understanding why they've received so many 9 and 10 votes.

Ordered by my rating then MS rating then number of votes.

Updated: 03-Jan-24

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Anathema - Judgement
2.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
3.Anathema - Alternative 4
4.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
5.Motörhead - Overkill

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Created by nonZero on 19.02.2021



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The Best Metal Albums* From A to # (A)

This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.Aara - En Ergô Einai
2.Aarni - Bathos
3.Aaskereia - Dort, Wo Das Alte Böse Ruht
4.Aastraal - Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulcra regionum, coget omnes ante thronum
5.AATHMA - Avesta

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Created by Uxküll on 06.10.2020



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Top 100 Gothic Metal Records

Yes, I decided to do another gothic metal list because it been rapidly changing since my last two lists. I love revisiting this kind of list because of how different my tastes have changed withing this genre of music I'm passionate about.

1.Anathema - Eternity
2.Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell
3.The Foreshadowing - Days Of Nothing
4.Monumentum - In Absentia Christi
5.Tiamat - Wildhoney

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Created by Gothic Metalhead on 16.05.2020



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Metal Rambo's Absolute Favorite Albums Of All Time

Updated 24.1.2022

My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but they're all great and awesome records no matter what.

Limited to metal and rock albums found on Metal Storm. Most of them (at least 90%) are anyway, so doesn't matter. The absent ones are mostly more pop and synth oriented stuff and some really obscure jazz and fusion albums.

1.Marillion - Marbles
2.Anathema - Weather Systems
3.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
4.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta
5.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

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Created by Metal Rasputin on 15.02.2020



Top 10 Death/Gothic Doom Metal/Atmospheric Rock Albums Of The 90's

1.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
2.My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River
3.Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
4.Anathema - Alternative 4
5.Anathema - Judgement

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 11.12.2019