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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive, 1991

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

1991 and the early 1990's ware the golden age of old school death metal, where progressive metal stars to kik more gear, the mayhem of the second wave/Norwegian black metal starts, And of course 1991 is the year where Grung killed Glam metal

1.Coroner - Mental Vortex
2.Fates Warning - Parallels
3.Death - Human
4.Bathory - Twilight Of The Gods
5.Armored Saint - Symbol Of Salvation

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Created by Handala on 27.06.2022



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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! \,,/

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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Created by pandrstudios on 31.05.2022



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Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1991

Poser alert! He put “that album” on the list? Gross.

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

Honourable mentions:
Massacre - From Beyond (Death)
Skid Row - Slave To The Grind (Heavy)
Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments (Death/Thrash)
Cannibal Corpse - Butchered At Birth (Death)

1.Sepultura - Arise
2.Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
3.Solitude Aeturnus - Into The Depths Of Sorrow
4.Overkill - Horrorscope
5.Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious

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Created by blackwreath13 on 10.09.2021



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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (S)

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.S.V.E.S.T. - Veritas Diaboli Manet In Aeternum: Le Diable Est Ma Raison
2.Sabachthani - Miserable Endings
3.Sabaoth - Les Illuminations
4.Sabaton - Carolus Rex
5.Sabbat - Dreamweaver

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Created by Uxküll on 17.02.2021



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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically will include albums I've rated 8 & above. Sorted by year since I'll need a Venn diagram to sort by genre (seriously MS please make it happen if possible). Will feature multiple releases per year (obviously) and per band (since if a band is putting out better albums it deserves more recognition). Keeping the metal faith alive from India

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5.Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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pandrstudios Metal History

These are MY Top 250 Albums that are featured on Metal Storm in chronological order to celebrate 50 Years of Metal.

Some bands are featured on this list with more than one album, which means that they are perticulary amazing to me.

I listen to a wide spectrum of metal genres, which is why I tried to keep it diverse and not focus on one genre.

1.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2.Deep Purple - In Rock
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
4.Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards
5.Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies

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Created by pandrstudios on 01.05.2020



DEATHTOBER

"CALENDAR MADE OF METAL"
October = Death Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.

1.Asphyx - Last One On Earth
2.Creeping Death - Wretched Illusions
3.Fetid - Steeping Corporeal Mess
4.Coffin Rot - A Monument To The Dead
5.Obituary - Cause Of Death

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Created by Daddy Pig on 18.10.2019



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Top Favourite Black Metal Albums

1.Burzum - Filosofem
2.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
3.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
4.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
5.Marduk - Rom 5:12

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Created by blackwreath13 on 21.10.2017



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Thrash Effect

Like my other genre-based lists, this exists purely for my own organizational purposes and not to provide a definitive statement about or guidebook to the thrash genre. I've folded some speed metal and other occasional outliers into this list, maybe a few not-so-thrash albums by otherwise-thrash bands, since they're close enough and I wasn't going to make a separate list.

1.Slayer - Reign In Blood
2.Gama Bomb - Citizen Brain
3.Cross Examination - Menace II Sobriety
4.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 16.05.2016



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Death Metal I enjoy the most

Here's a little list displaying my personal favorite death metal albums, based on the same idea as my heavy metal list, thus stressing the raw and the genuine. For me death metal has to be crushing, then coloured with atmosphere. Some of my choices may seem exotic, considering the list overall, but it's what broadens it. Rules : one album per band, the order isn't strict (still bottom albums are weaker than their predecessors). Many good tbdm bands are lacking, mostly because of their unfitting sound. If you think some kick-ass piece are missing, don't hesitate to suggest them. Enjoy.

1.Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious
2.Suffocation - Pierced From Within
3.Cynic - Focus
4.Septicflesh - Εσοπτρον
5.Death - Symbolic

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Created by Ansercanagicus on 25.02.2016



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Top 10 Brasilian Thrash Albums

Top 10 of the most brutal Thrash do Brazil...

1.Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
2.Sarcófago - The Laws Of Scourge
3.Attomica - Disturbing The Noise
4.Korzus - Mass Illusion
5.Sepultura - Arise

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Created by ChapuLviz on 14.01.2012



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The @gents Old School Death Metal / Not So Old School Grindcore List

Bands listed alphabetically, One album per band (With the exception of Carcass and Napalm Death who appear in the Grind and Death Metal sections). Some bands may not be pure old school (Death / Thrash, Doom Death / Death Doom and early Brutal / Technical Death Included) I have also Included some of the more extreme Thrash releases that pre-dated the genre but undoubtedly help pave the way for things to come, I included these as I wish to give a general summary of the way Death Metal began and evolved throughout the 80's and 90's.

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2.Abhorrence - Abhorrence [EP]
3.Acrostichon - Engraved In Black
4.Adramelech - PsychoStasia
5.Afflicted - Prodigal Sun

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Created by @gent_-_orange on 18.09.2011



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My Favorite Black Metal Albums

1.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
2.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
3.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
4.Hades Almighty - The Dawn Of The Dying Sun
5.Gorgoroth - Pentagram

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Created by Hugoj33 on 11.07.2011



AllTar Black Ghotic Metal

My List album 4 Black and ghotic ' fans members

1.Abigor - Verwüstung / Invoke The Dark Age
2.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
3.Anaal Nathrakh - Passion
4.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
5.Belphegor - Goatreich - Fleshcult

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Created by AhayCasandra on 03.06.2011



Children Of Borneo

surgamu adalah surgaku ..nerakamu ya nerakamu sendiri....ihiiihiihiihihhi ////\\\\

1.Abigor - Verwüstung / Invoke The Dark Age
2.Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
3.Belphegor - Goatreich - Fleshcult
4.Darkspace - I
5.Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

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Created by AhayCasandra on 20.05.2011