only studio albums, sorted by year of release, list under construction, includes also some hard rock / AOR

1. Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

2. Rainbow - Rising

3. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

4. Journey - Escape

5. Journey - Frontiers

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My first list! Woo. \o/

All this is going to be is a list of all my favourite albums. Probably of all time, but I dunno. It's going to be a mixture of metal and non-metal albums. Enjoy. I will try to avoid some of the big guns, but I may slip one or two in. This will probably just end up being a list of stuff I really just kind of like.

1. Crippled Black Phoenix - I, Vigilante

2. Aquilus - Griseus

3. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

4. Major Parkinson - Twilight Cinema

5. Muse - Origin of Symmetry

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Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Septicflesh and their respective clones are not welcome here. The title is a bit misleading since none of these albums are 'symphonic metal' per se, but they're metal with symphonic/orchestra elements added in a way that's unconventional, or at least as far as I know. Suggestions welcome.

1. Apocalyptica - Plays Metallica By Four Cellos

2. Aquilus - Griseus

3. Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time

4. Blood Thirsty - Sanguine River Absolution

5. Igorrr - Hallelujah

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My top 50 albums/EPs of all time in alphabetical order. This list will change over time and if you have any suggestions on bands I might like based on the info provided below, feel free to mention it. Albums with a ❤ have received a 10 from me. Comment/critique/complain away.

1. !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest)

2. Ævangelist - De Masticatione Mortuorum In Tumulis

3. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

4. Agalloch - The Mantle

5. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

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I list the black metal artworks which are the most different and appealing, at least for my eyes, and give a brief excuse for a somewhat explanation of why I think it.
Edit: As suggested, I gave a link to the inages of the albums not feat. here non MS. For all the other ones... Well, one can always click on the album name.

1. A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays

2. A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring

3. Abigail Williams - Becoming

4. Ad Hominem - Dictator

5. Alcest - Le Secret

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Albums that I have been listening to the most the past 3 months.
Mixed genre's and years, there's no pattern to the madness

1. Alcest - Écailles de lune

2. Anathema - Alternative 4

3. Aquilus - Griseus

4. Behemoth - Evangelion

5. Blut Aus Nord - 777 - Cosmosophy

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Creating good music might not be an easy task, but most bands in existence consist of multiple members who contribute to the music. One-man bands however are simply musicians who create the music all by themselves, which, in my opinion, is very impressive. Because of the fact that there are quite a few of these talented musicians, I created this list. Of course there are many more one-man band albums than I have listed here and that's why I'm open to suggestions. So be sure to give me recommendations and also let me know if I listed the "wrong" album by a band (in your opinion). Lastly, the list is ranked according to genre and then alphabetically. I only add 1 (full-length) album per band (and only albums that are featured on MS).

1. [Avantgarde]

2. Aarni - Bathos

3. Brown Jenkins - Death Obsession

4. Cloak Of Altering - Ancient Paths Through Timeless Voids

5. De Magia Veterum - The Divine Antithesis

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1. Warning - Watching From A Distance

2. Aquilus - Griseus

3. King Diamond - Abigail

4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5. Candlemass - Nightfall

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My choices of albums with strong forms of atmospheric sound in metal. Recommendations are welcome, though I won't add all as this will be towards personal taste.

1. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

3. Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane

4. Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde

5. Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

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Yeah... a very conventional idea for a list, but i couldn't resist in the end finally making this one.
A list of my personal favorites from the blackest metal of them all.
Ordered by personal preferences and updated periodically with only one album/ep/demo per band.
Please enjoy, you might also find some of your likings in here. ^^
...and if not, it can't be helped.

1. Summoning - Stronghold

2. Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness

3. Midnight Odyssey - Firmament

4. Eismalsott - Best Before: Spring

5. Dornenreich - Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen

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1. Cathedral - Anniversary

2. Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

3. Peter Murphy - Ninth

4. Opeth - Heritage

5. Nightwish - Imaginaerum

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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 (granted they are featured on MS). All the albums here are ranked according to genre and then alphabetically. If a certain album belongs to the (in your opinion) wrong genre, then definitely let me know.

1. [Avantgarde]

2. Aarni - Bathos

3. Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia

4. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom

5. Sadness - Ames De Marbre

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My top 75 favourite albums of all time (initially it was a top 20 list, and after that top 50). 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. Albums with a star (★) have received a 10/10 rating from me. I've added genres and my favourite songs.

1. After Forever - Decipher

2. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

3. Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde

4. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

5. Anathema - The Silent Enigma

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My favorite albums. Includes EPs. Anything ouside the top 20 or so could be up or down several places. Constantly subject to change.

1. Ayreon - The Human Equation

2. Stolen Babies - There Be Squabbles Ahead

3. Opeth - Still Life

4. Sinergy - To Hell And Back

5. Within Temptation - Mother Earth

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Looking at this list I realise that 2011 was a better metal year than I remembered it to be. Interesting year with a lot of surprises. The Shining album is in my opinion awesome, one of their best. Power Quest released their best album since "Wings of Forever". Amon Amarth keep on surprising me with solid releases (and I thought I was over them years ago). Opeth's "Heritage" was way better than my expectations. Amebix gave me some of the best tracks of '11. Overall, a really good year.

1. Shining - VII - Född Förlorare

2. Lifelover - Sjukdom

3. Aquilus - Griseus

4. An Autumn For Crippled Children - Everything

5. Power Quest - Blood Alliance

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