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The Encyclopaedia of Beautiful Metal Ballads

If you know other wonderful songs which are missing in this list, feel free to suggest them to me

1.Adagio - Underworld
2.Aerosmith - Aerosmith
3.After Forever - Prison Of Desire
4.After Forever - Decipher
5.After Forever - After Forever

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Created by ~Starchild~ on 28.12.2010



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A List Of Great Debut Albums

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.

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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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Created by Erik M. on 30.11.2012



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The Ultimate Gothic Metal Albums

A list of the ultimate releases in gothic metal. Suggestions are welcome.

1.After Forever - Prison Of Desire
2.Artrosis - Ukryty Wymiar
3.Ava Inferi - Onyx
4.Avrigus - The Secret Kingdom
5.Before The Dawn - Deadlight

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Created by CyberSymphony on 06.03.2010



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The Best Gothic Metal Albums

Note 1: This list will take time before it gets a definitive form (or it might take forever if good gothic metal albums will be released in the future).

Note 2: Another important feature is that this list will not take into consideration the Metalstorm way of labeling what is gothic metal and what isn't. Some albums have gothic metal elements yet they are not categorized as gothic metal. No hard feelings. I am also accepting suggestions as I might slip a couple of albums in the process.

1.Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance
2.Tiamat - Wildhoney
3.The Sins Of Thy Beloved - Lake Of Sorrow
4.Tristania - Widow's Weeds
5.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear

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Created by ManiacBlasphemer on 25.04.2014



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Hidden Title Tracks – Album Titles That Come From A Song`s Lyrics

Almost all album titles fall in one of two categories: The album shares the title with one of its songs (the title track) or, alternatively, the album title is independent from the songs (no title track).

However, there are examples of songs that have a central link to the album title without sharing the same name. In these cases, certain lyrics from the song were chosen as the album title.

This (alphabetical) list shows the names of these “hidden title tracks” and the central lyrics that gave the name to the corresponding album.

Please feel free to suggest more of your favorite metal/hard rock examples of these “hidden title tracks”.



1.40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky
2.A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays
3.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
4.Agalloch - The Mantle
5.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

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Created by Plattner on 06.07.2023



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My Favorite Metal Songs

Here is a revamped list of my favorite metal songs!
It was hard to limit it to 50 albums, and even harder to rank them, but I believe it’s a good insight into my current taste in metal!

The old version of my “300+ Greatest Metal Songs of All Time” is archived and can be found through this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a8UTyLlQ5ReSjfJM1ww70oCVHuvtZq_-rcVtIylP9sk/edit?usp=sharing

1.Kypck - Черно
2.Vektor - Terminal Redux
3.Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
4.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
5.Electric Wizard - Dopethrone

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Created by F3ynman2000 on 24.06.2021



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Brimbly-Brambly Bucka-Bucka Woozle-Wuzzle It's A Doom List.

This is a list of the doom albums I have listened to.

The list starts with a handful of what I'd call my favorite doom albums. The first few of those count among my favorite of all time, with Paranoid, Watching From A Distance, and Черно at present holding a perfect 10. This list does have a cutoff point, stretching from those 10s through some high 9s and all the way down to middling 6s. If I rated it below a 6, it does not appear on this list, and that's because I disliked the album.

Given how much music I listen to and how many lists I have going concurrently, I don't update this as I go; I let albums accumulate for a while and then do periodic overhauls, so the list won't change for months at a time.

Last updated October 17, 2021.

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Warning - Watching From A Distance
3.Kypck - Черно
4.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light
5.Heaven And Hell - The Devil You Know

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 24.01.2015



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Not In The Top 200? ...

Some are no brainer top albums, some are personal favorites.

1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All
2.Metal Church - Metal Church
3.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
4.Iron Maiden - Killers
5.Witchery - Restless & Dead

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Created by ZeroTheHero on 29.01.2012



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My Top 20 Doom Metal Albums

1.Saturnus - Paradise Belongs To You
2.Katatonia - Dance Of December Souls
3.Virgin Black - Elegant...And Dying
4.My Dying Bride - The Angel And The Dark River
5.Empyrium - A Wintersunset...

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Created by lup0demacch1a on 17.04.2010



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Fragile Dreams

Best 20 albums of 00's without great Rock albums of this gods:
Camel , R.E.M , The Cure , Radiohead , Archive , Muse and ...

1.Anathema - A Natural Disaster
2.Antimatter - Lights Out
3.Evergrey - The Inner Circle
4.Empyrium - Weiland
5.Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance

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Created by Pimeässä on 13.06.2010



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F3ynman's Top 50 Most Frequently Listened-to Albums Of 2023

Merry Christmas, my fellow metalheads!

I present to you my top 50 most frequently listened-to albums of the year 2023, ordered by number of full listens.

In other words, here are the albums that I've been most obsessively addicted to over the past year!

Frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!

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Last year's edition: F3ynman's Top 50 Most Frequently Listened-to Albums Of 2022


1.Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
2.Japanische Kampfhörspiele - Welt Ohne Werbung
3.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
4.Necrovation - Storm The Void / Starving Grave
5.Vitriolic Sage - 梦路

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Created by F3ynman2000 on 24.12.2023



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Favoritest Favorites - My Top 100 Albums

My favorite albums. Includes EPs and 1 compilation. Anything ouside the top 20 or so could be up or down several places. Constantly subject to change.

1.Saviour Machine - Saviour Machine II
2.Ayreon - The Human Equation
3.Stolen Babies - There Be Squabbles Ahead
4.Billy Idol - Cyberpunk
5.Within Temptation - The Unforgiving

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Created by M C Vice on 06.10.2012



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Top (70) ish - All Time

No Real Order, just Great Albums!

1.Dio - Holy Diver
2.Metallica - Kill 'Em All
3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
5.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

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Created by ZeroTheHero on 12.03.2010



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F3ynman's Top 50 Most Frequently Listened-to Albums Of 2022

Merry Christmas, my fellow metalheads!

Inspired by Qualeen's list, I meticulously kept track of how often I listened to every album this year. I present to you my top 50 most frequently listened-to albums of the year 2022, ordered by number of full listens.

In other words, here are the albums that I've been most obsessively addicted to over the past year!

1.Slayer - Show No Mercy
2.Mercyful Fate - Melissa
3.Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
4.Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
5.Autopsy - Severed Survival

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Created by F3ynman2000 on 24.12.2022



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Currently Listening... (August 2022 Edition)

These are albums that I'm currently enjoying. They may be classics that I'm revisiting or new gems I've recently discovered. (Ordered alphabetically)

By the way, this image is the view out of my bedroom window

- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery that I find exceptionally special!
- A flame (🔥) denotes an album that I've heard before, enjoyed, and am revisiting this month!

1.Acherontas - Theosis
2.Albino Slug - Albino Slug
3.Anathema - Alternative 4
4.Ashbury - Endless Skies
5.Asphyx - Death... The Brutal Way

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Created by F3ynman2000 on 05.08.2022