1.Saxon - Carpe Diem

2.Saxon - Lionheart

3.Saxon - The Inner Sanctum

4.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

5.Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law

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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! \,,/

1.High Tide - Sea Shanties

2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

4.Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come

5.Josefus - Dead Man

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1.Powerwolf - Bible Of The Beast

2.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

3.HammerFall - Renegade

4.HammerFall - Crimson Thunder

5.HammerFall - Threshold

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Should the number one album even qualify? I don’t know, it’s my list I can bend the rules when I want!

Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
Rammstein - Reise, Reise (Industrial)
Megadeth - The System Has Failed (Thrash/Heavy)
Cannibal Corpse - The Wretched Spawn (Death)

1.Anthrax - The Greater Of Two Evils

2.Motörhead - Inferno

3.Saxon - Lionheart

4.Exodus - Tempo Of The Damned

5.Behemoth - Demigod

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One of the greatest band of the NWOBHM… Rock N Roll,Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Power Metal… Saxon Rocki’n since the end of the 70’s until now more power and heavy than ever

1.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

2.Saxon - Power And The Glory

3.Saxon - Lionheart

4.Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law

5.Saxon - Denim And Leather

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1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

5.Motörhead - Inferno

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One of the real classic heavy metal bands, that has stood strong in 40 years. Their discography is a bit uneven at times but most of the stuff is solid and worth listening to. Real fun project to listen to them all, perfect soundtrack when you are pumping iron.

Take it easy take it slow, don't go fast don't let go
The eagle has landed

1.Saxon - Lionheart

2.Saxon - Killing Ground

3.Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law

4.Saxon - Solid Ball Of Rock

5.Saxon - The Inner Sanctum

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Updated 14.4.2024

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. If there are some great records missing, that doesn't necessarily mean I consider them bad, maybe I just forgot about them or just haven't listened to them enough to consider them personal favourites.

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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1.Primal Fear - Black Sun

2.Grave Digger - Rheingold

3.Wolf - Ravenous

4.Paragon - The Dark Legacy

5.Sentenced - The Funeral Album

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1.Nightwish - Once

2.InnerWish - Silent Faces

3.Dream Evil - The Book Of Heavy Metal

4.Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night

5.Olympos Mons - Conquistador

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1.Saxon - Lionheart

2.Saxon - The Inner Sanctum

3.Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law

4.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

5.Saxon - Denim And Leather

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