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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



Top Rated Abums From A To Я

These are the albums with the highest possible rates in my personal list. Sometimes it was an emotional decision made after one single spin, but mostly these actually are my favorite albums. Also, I was wondering what genre would be most represented.

PS. The image was selected intentionally to piss you off. Still, I do consider Diabolus In Musica to be an almost perfect album

1.1833 AD - My Dark Symphony
2.1914 - The Blind Leading The Blind
3.Akhlys - Melinoë
4.Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
5.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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Created by Shmelevod on 15.03.2023



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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive 1999

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

1999 was surprisingly a really solid year for metal at least outside the mainstream, this year saw the release of the album that made me fell in love with progressive metal, the release of more classic black metal albums, more great Gothic and Symphonic albums and even some fun death and Trash metal. In my opinion if you actually look outside the mainstream of the time, the 1990's were a pretty great decade for metal all things considered.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance
3.Opeth - Still Life
4.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
5.Agalloch - Pale Folklore

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Created by Handala on 24.08.2022



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My Symphonic/Atmospheric Metal Albums List

Here's my list of symphonic metal albums from the bands that I know of, this list is defined by the terms of "atmospheric/bombastic sounding". This is my first time of making list on this site, so some of this might not make any sense as I'm still a bit confused myself as well, and I don't really prefer to see these in particular orders.

1.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
2.Within Temptation - The Silent Force
3.Epica - The Divine Conspiracy
4.Xandria - Neverworld's End
5.Nightwish - Once

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Created by InfinityZ780 on 03.07.2022



Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1999

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

Honourable mentions:
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (Industrial)
Kamelot - The Fourth Legacy (Power/Symphonic)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (Alternative)
Cannibal Corpse - Bloodthirst (Death)
Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip (Industrial/Nu)

1.Emperor - IX Equilibrium
2.Tristania - Beyond The Veil
3.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
4.Behemoth - Satanica
5.Slipknot - Slipknot

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Created by blackwreath13 on 21.11.2021



Ultimate Collection Of Metal

The albums below is my definition of extreme metal music, regardless of their genre. Entire list is based only on my personal preferences in metal.
Rules:
1. One album per band
2. 305 groups/305 albums

1.In Flames - Clayman
2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All
3.Chimaira - Chimaira
4.Death - Symbolic
5.Testament - The New Order

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Created by nikita_ducati on 18.10.2021



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Top Favourite Gothic Metal Albums

Plus whatever Goth Rock I have that was available...

1.Fields Of The Nephilim - Mourning Sun
2.Moonspell - Night Eternal
3.Paradise Lost - Obsidian
4.Moonspell - Wolfheart
5.Tristania - Beyond The Veil

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Created by blackwreath13 on 11.04.2021



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Gothic/doom Of The 90s With Female Vocals

Here are my favorite gothic and doom albums from 1990 to 2000 which includes female vocalists or female vocals. By release year, my fav album per artist.

1.The 3rd And The Mortal - Tears Laid In Earth
2.Elbereth - ... And Other Reasons
3.The Gathering - Mandylion
4.Left Hand Solution - Fevered
5.Theatre Of Tragedy - Aégis

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Created by ColdRail on 02.04.2021



Top 25 Albums Of The 90's

1.Therion - Vovin
2.Nightwish - Oceanborn
3.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear
4.Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy
5.Paradise Lost - Icon

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Created by FELIX42 on 17.03.2021



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

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.!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)
2.T.R.A.M. - Lingua Franca
3.Taake - ...Doedskvad
4.Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster - Exegesis
5.Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi

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Created by Uxküll on 24.02.2021



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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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Top 10 Gothic Metal Albums Of The 90's

1.Moonspell - Irreligious
2.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear
3.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
4.Rotting Christ - A Dead Poem
5.Tristania - Beyond The Veil

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 20.01.2020



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The most influential albums in my life

This list will be constantly updated for I'm always discovering good things that can easily be the soundtrack of my life for many years

1.Epica - The Phantom Agony
2.Epica - The Quantum Enigma
3.Tristania - Widow's Weeds
4.Tristania - Beyond The Veil
5.Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion

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Created by mynameisnando on 20.07.2019



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Top 500 Albums of All Time

I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life.

Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens inspired me to pick up the guitar (and later drums) and start making music of my own.

So here are the albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the album give it an advantage over others.

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here. There are a ton of albums that I've rated 9/10 in the 'TBR' tab that may never make it to this list, be sure to check those out.)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

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

Genre-Specific:
Top 50 Black Metal Albums
Top 50 Melodic Death Metal Albums
Top 45 Thrash Metal Albums
Top 40 Power Metal Albums
Top 30 Doom Metal Albums
Top 30 Heavy Metal Albums

1.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2.Opeth - Blackwater Park
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5.Opeth - Still Life

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Created by nonZero on 06.10.2018



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MY FAVORITE ALBUMS

All my favorite albums (rated 9 or 10), in cronological order.

1.Iotunn - Access All Worlds
2.Soen - Imperial
3.Draconian - Under A Godless Veil
4.Soen - Lotus
5.Chapel Of Disease - ...And As We Have Seen The Storm, We Have Embraced The Eye

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Created by Dark Horizons on 26.05.2018