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Booooobs

Just Boobies!

1.Abaddon Incarnate - The Last Supper
2.Abrasive - Awakening Of Lust
3.Abrasive - The Birth... Born In Sodom
4.Abrasive - Book Of Sin
5.Abysmal Gates - Divine Deception

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Created by Elektro-Hexer on 26.07.2010



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The Best Of Unorthodox Black Metal

Within the past decade, black metal has seen bands from all over the world incorporating new sounds to the genre and changing its delivery like never before. As great as the classic bands are, BM bands today seem to be branching out in every possible direction. From the beautiful chaos of the French bands, to the developing psychedelic black metal style, and even the Avantgarde craziness of the Meads or work from Mories... all the experimentation is helping to create a bold new identity for the genre's sound. Black metal today could very well be the one area of metal where we see the most experimentation taking place, and I hope the albums in this list will illustrate this growing trend.

1.Necromantia - Crossing The Fiery Path
2.Ved Buens Ende - Written In Waters
3.Woods Of Belial - Deimos XIII
4.Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum
5.Blut Aus Nord - MoRT

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Created by Auntie Sahar on 05.06.2012



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A PBR 12 Pack Of Popular Hipster Black Metal.

Orthodoxy is for morons who cannot compose or create themselves and need to copy the blueprint of someone else. Daring to be different might make your music stand apart. Daring to be different and standing apart might draw more people to your music. Daring to be different might make you more popular - and thus more hipster. So grow some facial hair, put on an ironic shirt, grab a PBR, and listen up.

1.Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit
2.Alcest - Écailles De Lune
3.Blut Aus Nord - 777 - Sect(s)
4.Darkspace - III
5.Darkthrone - Circle The Wagons

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Created by BitterCOld on 21.02.2012



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2011 Suggestions For The Eclectic Metalhead

If you're like me and can't sit still with just one or two genres, perhaps you'll find some ideas in this list. I kept the variety with genres, but also by including all worthy bands from unknown newcomers all the way up to big names. Basically, everything I liked this year.

Since there are so many genres here, don't get too worked up about specific rating and placement. They're generally in order, but more importantly they're all amazing.

1.Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy - Návaz
2.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors
3.Autumn - Cold Comfort
4.Shadowside - Inner Monster Out
5.40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

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Created by Susan on 06.01.2012



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BitterGOld - The Top 25 Of 2011

blah blah blah just another list words words words explaining my superior tastes and begging for validation by the pressing of the +1 button yada yada yada fuck it, afk getting beer.

1.40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room
2.Ulver - Wars Of The Roses
3.Oranssi Pazuzu - Kosmonument
4.Sleestak - The Fall Of Altrusia
5.Enslaved - The Sleeping Gods

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Created by BitterCOld on 14.01.2012



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My Staff Picks

weeeee. all my past staff picks now compiled into one swell list.

1.High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine
2.Krallice - Dimensional Bleedthrough
3.Greymachine - Disconnected
4.Kylesa - Static Tensions
5.Profetus - Coronation Of The Black Sun

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Created by BitterCOld on 22.09.2011



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2011 Favorite So Far...

My top 2011 list per November

1.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
2.Mitochondrion - Parasignosis
3.Ana Kefr - Burial Tree (II)
4.Atlas Moth - An Ache For The Distance
5.SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty One

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Created by Frank Sinistra on 14.07.2011



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My 2011 Likes

Well it seems to be the popular thing to do (creating a 2011 faves list) so why shouldn't I jump on the bandwagon too...

Alphabetically of course...although if I was going to put one at the top it would be Archspire (it's unfortunate I haven't seen it on many lists)...

1.Abysmal Dawn - Leveling The Plane Of Existence
2.After Oblivion - Vultures
3.Archspire - All Shall Align
4.Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising
5.Beyond Creation - The Aura

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Created by psykometal on 09.12.2011



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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites

Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways
2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3.Ayreon - 01011001
4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Created by M0rkeleb on 16.10.2015



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WWS' Top 25 Of 2011

Top 10 albums are listed in order. Rest of the list in no particular order.

1.Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance
2.Benighted - Asylum Cave
3.Glorior Belli - The Great Southern Darkness
4.40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room
5.Isole - Born From Shadows

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Created by White Winter Sun on 10.01.2012



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BTDS's Album Roundup Of 2011 (annotated)

Welcome, no matter if you're a long-term MS member or an Avenged Sevenfold listener. Don't know what to vote for? Here's ANOTHER yearly best-of list for you to go through, or, more likely, for the usual tl;dr. But, wait - what makes this one different: 1) unqualified and totally subjective two-line reviews, 2) conscious restriction to the litte-more-than-20 most impressive albums, 3) an aversion against the much too generic thrash & power metal genres and anything without recall value.

1.Amaranthe - Amaranthe
2.Alestorm - Back Through Time
3.Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg
4.Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors
5.The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre

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Created by beyondtehdarksun on 15.06.2011



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A Completely Incorrect Ranking of 2011 Albums

Ordered best to worst. This is entirely my opinion.

1.Insomnium - One For Sorrow
2.Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
3.Havok - Time Is Up
4.Toxic Holocaust - Conjure And Command
5.Deafheaven - Roads To Judah

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Created by Fade To Black on 24.10.2011



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2011 Albums That Made Me Full Of Love + UPCOMING

2011 albums that made me happy.
future albums..

1.Demonical - Death Infernal
2.Woods Of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason
3.Clair Cassis - Luxury Absolete [EP]
4.Kypck - Ниже
5.Blut Aus Nord - 777 - Sect(s)

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Created by Duobkasys on 07.08.2011



M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites - 7s

I feel like my overall favorites list is getting too long. I'm splitting it up by rating.

1.Amon Amarth - Jomsviking
2.Qrixkuor - Poison Palinopsia
3.Skepticism - Ordeal
4.Funeral Mist - Devilry
5.Zeal & Ardor - Zeal And Ardor

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Created by M0rkeleb on 31.12.2023