A list for us bookworms, nerds, geeks, etc. Books are brutal and totally fucking metal.
This list lists books, poems, comic books, non-fiction and even movie adaptions of said books in some cases referenced to in albums (whether by concept, individual song or title).
This list is old. I started this way before The Epics, but never finished it. It's obviously not finished, so feel free to request. Initially, I was decided whether I should include songs based on stories from the Bible, but I'm leaning towards it. So expect that in a bit.

1. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

2. Anthrax - Among The Living

3. Anthrax - State Of Euphoria

4. Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil

5. Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

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1. Slayer - Reign In Blood

2. Exodus - Bonded By Blood

3. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

5. Kreator - Pleasure To Kill

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A list of quality sophomore releases.

1. Agalloch - The Mantle

2. Alice In Chains - Dirt

3. Anthrax - Spreading the Disease

4. Asphyx - Last One On Earth

5. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

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If I could only listen to ten albums for the rest of my life, I would choose these ten.

1. Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

2. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

3. Death - Spiritual Healing

4. Opeth - Blackwater Park

5. The Faceless - Autotheism

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These albums are currently on my iPod. This is also my first list on MS. Last couple of albums aren't metal, but worth a mention. What do you think?

1. Ne Obliviscaris - Portal of I

2. Metallica - Master of Puppets

3. Metallica - ...And Justice for All

4. Megadeth - Rust in Peace

5. Opeth - Blackwater Park

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This list of the best thrash albums of all time, plain and simple, no hipster crap.

1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2. Artillery - By Inheritance

3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4. Slayer - Reign In Blood

5. Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers

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1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

2. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3. Judas Priest - Stained Class

4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid

5. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

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One album per band.

1. Slayer - Reign In Blood

2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4. Overkill - Horrorscope

5. Testament - The New Order

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Since I did a list of albums from every year since I was born, here is my list of albums of my faves before the year of my birth, and will go back to 1969 at the very earliest. Some of the early ones won't be on Metal Storm, since much of the 70s albums are Prog.

1. King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King

2. Genesis - Trespass

3. Genesis - Nursery Cryme

4. Genesis - Foxtrot

5. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon

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I will try to be as subjective as I can and it won't include only my favorite genres as I will try to include albums from all Metal sub-genres because I think it's important to get exposed to all kinds of metal so that a person may create a good taste in Metal music. (Might include more than 1 album per band).

1. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

3. Deep Purple - Machine Head

4. Judas Priest - Stained Class

5. Scorpions - Taken By Force

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1. Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3. Metallica - Metallica

4. Metallica - ...And Justice For All

5. Paradise Lost - Draconian Times

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1. Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil

2. Devildriver - The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand

3. Five Finger Death Punch - War Is The Answer

4. Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes

5. Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache

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Long hair, tight jeans, tons of chicks. Thrash metal at it's finest.

1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3. Slayer - Reign In Blood

4. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

5. Artillery - By Inheritance

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Just for my favorite
2012.11.25 update

1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2. Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3. Testament - The Legacy

4. Anthrax - Among The Living

5. Sacred Reich - The American Way

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It's the baddest, the most agressive and the most pure Heavy Metal subgenre... Thrash Metal!

1. Slayer - Reign in Blood

2. Metallica - Ride the Lightning

3. Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4. Death - Leprosy

5. Anthrax - Among the Living

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