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Beginner's Guide To Building A Prog Collection (Standards, And A Few Unorthodox Choices)

Limited to only those albums featured on Metal Storm.


1.Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
2.Rush - Moving Pictures
3.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
4.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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Created by Introspekrieg on 03.03.2010



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Andy's top ranked all time favorite songs

All my favourite songs ranked in order best down.

1.Rush - 2112
2.Deep Purple - In Rock
3.Jethro Tull - Aqualung
4.Rainbow - Rising
5.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

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Created by AndyMetalFreak on 23.08.2021



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2016 Perpetual New Seeds for Korah

----Updated every weeks----

I'm looking for all genres without exceptions, with currently little preferencies for Progressive, Death and Black metal! Listenning to every albums 2 or 3 times at less before including it in my list.
I specify my favourite songs in order of preferency

❤ = Amazing song!

1.Vektor - Terminal Redux
2.Be'lakor - Vessels
3.Thank You Scientist - Stranger Heads Prevail
4.Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep Of Reason
5.Hypno5e - Shores Of The Abstract Line

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Created by Korah on 13.01.2016



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2016

My favorites of the year as they come. No order.

1.Krallice - Hyperion
2.The Black Queen - Fever Daydream
3.Deströyer 666 - Wildfire
4.After The Burial - Dig Deep
5.Abbath - Abbath

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Created by Joe Zombie on 01.01.2016



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2016

1.Ulcerate - Shrines Of Paralysis
2.The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
3.Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
4.Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts
5.Vektor - Terminal Redux

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Created by The Philosopher on 23.04.2016



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Expanded MS 2016 Top 20

One of source of entertainment in the couple of months since I've joined MS has been watching albums careen up and down the 2015 top 20. I thought it might be interesting to compile a list of every album that shows up on the 2016 top 20 list at any point during the year (modulo how often I'm actually able to observe the list) along with some statistics. Ranking on this list is ordered by peak rank, then last date at that rank, then end of year rank.

1.Insomnium - Winter's Gate
2.Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale
3.Aenaon - Hypnosophy
4.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma
5.Anaal Nathrakh - The Whole Of The Law

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Created by M0rkeleb on 03.01.2016



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2016 Anticipated Records

★★★★★ - Masterpiece!
★★★★½ - Excellent!
★★★★☆ - Great!
★★★½☆ - Very Good!
★★★☆☆ - Enjoyable!
★★½☆☆ - OK, Nothing Special...
★★☆☆☆ - Mediocre/Poor
★½☆☆☆ - Don't Touch
★☆☆☆☆ - I Want My Money Back

1.Cloudscape - Voice Of Reason
2.Adam Wakeman & Damian Wilson - Weir Keeper's Tale
3.Fifth To Infinity - Omnipotent Transdimensional Soulfire
4.Dissona - Paleopneumatic
5.Bloodiest - Bloodiest

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Created by robpal on 03.08.2015



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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically will include albums I've rated 8 & above. Sorted by year since I'll need a Venn diagram to sort by genre (seriously MS please make it happen if possible). Will feature multiple releases per year (obviously) and per band (since if a band is putting out better albums it deserves more recognition). Keeping the metal faith alive from India

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5.Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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

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.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
2.Wachenfeldt - The Interpreter
3.Wake - Devouring Ruin
4.Waldgeflüster - Femundsmarka - Eine Reise In Drei Kapiteln
5.Walknut - Graveforests And Their Shadows

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Created by Uxküll on 14.03.2021



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Kai's Most Anticipated Releases Of 2016

**DISCLAIMER: This list is based on my own opinion and musical taste, and should not be taken otherwise.
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In compliance to 2015's list, I've decided to orginize this year's list a bit differantly, as well as taking off 2016 releases from 2015's list.

Self-explainatory list that's used mostly for personal reminders of upcoming releases.

1.Neal Morse - The Similitude Of A Dream
2.Oddland - Origin
3.Iamthemorning - Lighthouse
4.Riverside - Eye Of The Soundscape
5.Ihsahn - Arktis.

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Created by Kais on 30.11.2015



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My Favorite Progressive Metal Albums

My favorite progressive metal albums (derived/mixed genres included). Lot of stuff still missing here since I have a terrible memory I think everything here is at least 8,5/10.

Please, feel free to drop suggestions. I'd love to make it more or less complete one day.

I will eventually rate these albums too...

1.Dream Theater - Awake
2.Dream Theater - Images And Words
3.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
5.Redemption - Snowfall On Judgment Day

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Created by robpal on 23.03.2014



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The Top Albums Of Ch'ti

This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then

1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace
2.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
3.Slipknot - Iowa
4.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
5.Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper

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Created by Ch'ti on 06.02.2024



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Essential Metal/ Hard Rock Albums

It's possible that you've glossed over some of these because they're too "popular".
Maybe you've never heard of a few.
Regardless, these are albums that I think everyone should hear at least once if you're a novice metal fan or have been head banging for years.

1.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
2.Summoning - Stronghold
3.Death - Human
4.Rush - A Farewell To Kings
5.The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand

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Created by Ryanm123 on 05.11.2020



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Top 100 Albums Of All Time

Current Top 100 as of September 2019. Having listened to metal for 45 years or so - here are my favourites (favourite track). One album limit per band. Enjoy!

1.Absu - Absu
2.AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It
3.Agalloch - The Mantle
4.Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
5.Alcest - Écailles De Lune

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Created by dp2412@aol.com on 12.09.2019



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My 2016 Listening List

My favorite to least favorite from 2016. I will be adding and moving albums as the year goes on.

1.Epica - The Holographic Principle
2.Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake
3.Avantasia - Ghostlights
4.Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience
5.Brymir - Slayer Of Gods

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Created by TheJahrhead on 05.03.2016