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Wanna know what I headbang to on the regular? The releases that have seen countless re-spins... Well, this is a very simple list and something you've probably seen a lot of other MS users do in the past. Basically, I'm just going to list what are essential metal albums for me, my all time gems & masterpieces (very subjective and some are also in there due to nostalgia and sentimental value).

There's no particular ''Genre'' that I'll be covering and I will also try to limit myself to two albums per band and a few of my favorite tracks or highlights per album. Of course everything in this list is just my opinion, meaning that I'm not saying these albums are all masterpieces or whatnot, it's just my personal favorites. I hope most of you will agree with me and those few who don't, well... it's okay to be wrong, the next step is acceptance

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1.Absu - The Third Storm Of Cythrául

2.AC/DC - High Voltage

3.Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight

4.Alien Weaponry - Tū

5.Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns

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1.Vallenfyre - The Last Of Our Kind

2.Deadworld - Deadworld

3.Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

4.The Gentle Storm - The Diary

5.Napalm Death - Apex Predator - Easy Meat

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1.Enslaved - In Times

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3.Frantic Amber - Burning Insight

4.The Gentle Storm - The Diary

5.Moonspell - Extinct

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1.Cryptopsy - None So Vile

2.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II

3.Deicide - Deicide

4.Bolt Thrower - Realm Of Chaos

5.Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding

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Another year long journey into the world of Metal! The Earth's most interesting music. My tastes are pretty diverse. I enjoy that music that hits the nerve closest to the soul , and also that nasty sound that makes you want to break stuff! BTW that pic is not of me I'm far uglier!

1.High On Fire - Luminiferous

2.Intronaut - The Direction Of Last Things

3.Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction

4.Minsk - The Crash & The Draw

5.Between The Buried And Me - Coma Ecliptic

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After 10+ years of listening to these guys, I felt it was time for a tribute to an excellent discography, and one of the earliest to adorn my shelf in full.

1.Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park

2.Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI

3.Skinny Puppy - Rabies

4.Skinny Puppy - The Process

5.Skinny Puppy - Cleanse Fold And Manipulate

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1.Darkspace - Dark Space III I

2.Equilibrium - Erdentempel

3.Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere

4.Panopticon - Roads To The North

5.Triptykon - Melana Chasmata

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*** /\ UNDER CONSTRUCTION /\ *** READ ME *** List of the best metal vocalists across all subgenres. The album that best exhibits their vocals will represent them -- not necessarily the best album they appear on. I will limit myself to the very top of each sungenre (i.e. death, black, doom, etc.) for variety's sake. Also -- AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT -- I consider several criteria, not just raw talent. Some of the criteria are vocal range, versatility, command of voice, fit/compatibility with band, feeling/emotion/energy and originality. Feel free to bitch and moan below. \m/

1.King Diamond - Abigail

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Savatage - Gutter Ballet

4.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

5.Queensrÿche - Empire

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1.Enslaved - In Times

2.The Gentle Storm - The Diary

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4.Barren Earth - On Lonely Towers

5.Armageddon - Captivity & Devourment

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Continuing my quest to get metal-heads interested in other genres, I present to you my favorite rap and hip hop albums you should hear before you die. They are only somewhat in order of preference.

1.Aesop Rock - Labor Days

2.A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

3.Nas - Illmatic

4.Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

5.Mobb Deep - The Infamous

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1.3 Inches Of Blood - Fire Up The Blades

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1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

3.Evile - Enter The Grave

4.Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns

5.Suffocation - Pinnacle Of Bedlam

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*** MAX 3 ALBUMS PER ARTIST!!! (Except Death) Also... While extra weight will be given to classic death metal albums, this list will also include exceptional examples of melodic death, death-grind, technical/progressive death, death-thrash, and blackened death. LPs ONLY. *** /\ UNDER CONSTRUCTION /\

1.Cryptopsy - None So Vile

2.Death - Symbolic

3.Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten

4.Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious

5.Death - Human

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