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Top 200 Metal Releases Of All Time

I have finally caved in and made a top 200 list. The main focus here is metal, so no Rush, no King Crimson, Deep Purple, or GY!BE are in the list, but I do still love those bands and others that could have qualified.
The list mostly contains albums, but some EPs, demos, splits, and compilations are also featured every now and then. I also tried to avoid including demos or EPs that were too short but there’s still a few of them.
Enjoy!

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Windir - Arntor
3.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
4.Sigh - Hangman's Hymn: Musikalische Exequien
5.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

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Created by Roman Doez on 21.02.2024



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Evrope Ov Ólde

These songs make me think of times so old that none of us were there to experience them. The criteria for the inclusion of a song are so personal here that there's a high chance you think something should be on here and I might love the same song you're thinking of but I would still not put it on here.

I don't like Varg btw

1.Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
2.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
3.Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times
4.Windir - Arntor
5.Bathory - Hammerheart

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Created by Qualeen on 20.10.2023



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Darkthrone Albums Ranked

1.Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
2.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
3.Darkthrone - Old Star
4.Darkthrone - Ravishing Grimness
5.Darkthrone - Panzerfaust

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Created by Oldy86 on 06.07.2023



My Top 150 Albums Of All Time

This list shows only my preferences in metal. These albums are not necessarily the best of the bands written by, but I return to them again and again. In my opinion, all this masterpieces confirm the variety and greatness of metal music.
Rules:
1. One album per band.
2. Ordered from highest position (top) to lowest (bottom).
3. No heavy, power, doom, gothic, sludge/stoner albums.

1.Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper
2.Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
3.In Flames - Clayman
4.Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
5.Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

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Created by nikita_ducati on 16.10.2022



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THE METAL BIBLE

Welcome to what I consider the "Metal Bible" 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



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 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1994

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

Honourable mentions:
Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding (Death)
Satyricon - The Shadowthrone (Black)
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes (Groove)
Melvins - Stoner Witch (Alternative/Doom)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (Alternative)
Megadeth - Youthanasia (Heavy)

1.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
2.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
3.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
5.Korn - Korn

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Created by blackwreath13 on 11.10.2021



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300+ Greatest Metal Songs (max. 2 songs per album)

These are (in my opinion) the best metal songs of all time. I've limited myself to choosing a maximum of TWO SONGS PER ALBUM so that there can be some diversity in the bands that appear.
The genres are mainly heavy, thrash, and death metal - with some black and power metal too.
Format: Band - Album - SONG

1.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3.Judas Priest - Painkiller
4.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
5.Dio - Holy Diver

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Created by F3ynman2000 on 24.06.2021



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Andy top black metal albums

My favourite black metal albums listed and ranked, all varieties within the black metal genre.

1.Summoning - Oath Bound
2.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
3.Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
5.Mgła - Exercises In Futility

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Created by AndyMetalFreak on 26.04.2021



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

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.D.C. Cooper - D.C. Cooper
2.Dali's Dilemma - Manifesto For Futurism
3.Damim - The Difference Engine
4.Dämmerfarben - Im Abendrot
5.Damned Spirits' Dance - Weird Constellations

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Created by Uxküll on 28.10.2020



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Now That's What I Call Range: Highest Highs And Lowest Lows

A list of bands ordered by the biggest difference between their highest rated album on MS and their lowest rated album on MS. Finally my Excel skills paid off. Some ratings may be a bit outdated. Open to suggestions because I barely scratched the surface.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2.Metallica - Lulu [Collaboration]
3.Celtic Frost - Monotheist
4.Celtic Frost - Cold Lake
5.Machine Head - The Blackening

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Created by RaduP on 14.11.2019



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Top 30 Black Metal Albums Of The 90's

1.Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
2.Satyricon - Nemesis Divina
3.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
4.Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler
5.Dissection - The Somberlain

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Created by Mrtvozornik on 02.11.2019



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Black Like My Coffee

Here is a list of MY favorite black(ish) metal albums (sometimes I like a little creamer...but no sugar). And yes I am aware that bands like Kreator and Amebix and not "Technically" black metal, but I don't care because they had a huge influence and their sound is very "blackened" on certain albums.

1.Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
3.Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler
4.Burzum - Filosofem
5.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme

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Created by ThenLividity96 on 09.03.2019



Metal Albums I Dig

I think this will be a collection of albums I dig. They're in no particular order either

1.Dark Fortress - Ylem
2.Dominia - Judgement Of Tormented Souls
3.Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone
4.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
5.Darkthrone - Panzerfaust

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Created by Apollyon156 on 10.06.2018



My Top Black as Satans ass!

Because you were inspired by the devil?

yes

that's it
i was
inspired
by the devil

i am
inspired
by the deeevil

So here we have a list of my favourite black/ish metal bands + their best album \m/
(Alphabetical order)

1.1349 - Massive Cauldron Of Chaos
2.Absu - Absu
3.Aenaon - Extance
4.Anaal Nathrakh - Eschaton
5.Behemoth - Grom

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Created by Hellcult on 15.04.2018