A collection of all of my personal favorite black, black/thrash, black/death and black/doom metal in roughly descending order of greatness.

Note: Monarque's Ad Nausem is linking to the demo, I actually mean it to link to the LP with the exact same name.

Update 18.6.13: Added Pest - The Crowning Horror.

1. Samael - Passage

2. Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky

3. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

4. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

5. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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Essential 10. In alphabetic order.

1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

2. Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta I - Fathers Of The Icy Age

3. Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

4. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

5. Isis - Panopticon

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25 best black metal albums to listen during the Winter season. In alphabetic order.

1. Abigail Williams - Becoming

2. Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia

3. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

4. Battle Dagorath - Ancient Wraith

5. Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée

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A lot of bands have great debut albums. Obviously this list is just a fraction of all the great debut albums out there, but it's a start. I'll keep expanding this list continuously, so all suggestions are welcome. My favourite genres are Doom, Black and Gothic Metal, but I also like Progressive, Thrash and Death Metal. I also included genres of each album.

1. 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

2. Abigor - Verwüstung / Invoke The Dark Age

3. Ablaze In Hatred - Deceptive Awareness

4. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

5. A Forest Of Stars - The Corpse Of Rebirth

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The following CDs are the as the title states, "The Rarest CDs In Jiri's Kollection". However, there are two LP sets, so the title is ultimately lying. Anyway, these CDs have ineffable sentimental and "pride for owning them" value, as well as monetary value. I have listed them in order of "pride" importance; meaning the first is the most adored by Jiri and the last is least adored by Jiri, but still a rare artifact. That said, anything ultra rare in Jiri's kollection was examined and placed into the list below. Enjoy.

1. Root - Kärgeräs

2. Chthonic - Where The Ancestors' Souls Gathered

3. Ulver - The Trilogie - Three Journeyes through the Norwegian Netherworlde

4. Sigh - Infidel Art

5. Sigh - Ghastly Funeral Theatre

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My top 50 favourite albums of all time (initially it was a top 20 list). Only 1 album per band. The list is in alphabetical order, so it doesn't represent explicitly which album is my absolute favourite (I don't have one). All albums on this list have earned at least a 9/10 rating. I've added genres and my favourite songs.

1. After Forever - Decipher

2. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

3. Anathema - The Silent Enigma

4. Aquilus - Griseus

5. Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia

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Around 30 albums that are my favorites. This list may irritate some people so don't be hating because I don't have a Slayer album there. This list consists mostly of Doom/Goth atmospheric albums.

1. Tiamat - Wildhoney

2. Opeth - Blackwater Park

3. Anathema - Eternity

4. Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

5. My Dying Bride - The Light At The End Of The World

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Yep, one of those lists. Everyone has one, so I thought I'd make a list of metal albums I really recommend.

This is not an absolute "best-of" list, for a few reasons:
1) I stick to one album per band, unless there's been a drastic style shift (like Katatonia's).
2) I try to cover all major subgenres fairly, so I have something for everyone. It counterbalances the tendency to list all the cool bands in a style I'm into right now (like drone or epic doom).

1. Warning - Watching From a Distance

2. Candlemass - Nightfall

3. Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend

4. Pagan Altar - The Lords Of Hypocrisy

5. Katatonia - Dance of December Souls

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In descending order from best to weakest. Subject to change.
*Did some rearranging.

1. Sigh - Scenes From Hell

2. Cryptopsy - None So Vile

3. Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse

4. Sigh - In Somniphobia

5. Behemoth - Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic)

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This is a favorites list, not a guide or anything of that sort. It just highlights the albums that I've enjoyed listening to and spinned extensively since last November (When I got into this monolithic genre.) One entry for each band. The descriptions aren't necessarily descriptions of the music. I just wrote what came to my mind. I will update with new albums frequently.
EDIT: Got to 50 entries, so I guess I'll stop for now. I want more time to revisit these 50, get into the other albums of the bands listed below and delve into other genres of metal. I guess that taking a break from black metal (at least new stuff) will ensure that I won't get bored of it. It is likely that I'll continue this list by the half of July.

1. A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring

2. Addaura - Burning For The Ancient

3. Agalloch - Pale Folklore

4. Alcest - Écailles De Lune

5. Alda - : Tahoma :

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This one may please people more. I will ride the black metal band wagon through the mid nineties which is considered normal. I really liked the BM movement. But there will be more surprises here and there

1. Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler

2. Satyricon - The Shadowthrone

3. Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

4. Kyuss - Kyuss

5. Abigor - Verwüstung / Invoke The Dark Age

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It's nearly been a year since I've started listening to metal. I've listened to many albums since then, but it took me some time to get used to some genres, band ideologies and listening to full albums. This is a list of albums that had a big impact on the way I perceive metal. It is NOT a favorite album list as I don't still frequently listen to some of the listed albums anymore. Ordered by impact level.

1. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2. Suffocation - Pierced From Within

3. Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter

4. Agalloch - The Mantle

5. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

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1. Death - Human

2. Opeth - Still Life

3. At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

4. Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream

5. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

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This list is half-assed. So half-assed that I do not care to update it.

1. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

3. Alchemist - Spiritech

4. Alcest - Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde

5. Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight

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My personal top 50 list.
(In no particular order)

1. Decrepit Birth - Polarity

2. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse

3. Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult

4. Joe Satriani - Time Machine

5. Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull

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