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BrufordFreak 
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 Topic: Your Top 10 Metal Albums of All-TimePosted: July 14 2023 at 12:34 |
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Ihaven't seen any requests for Top 10s in the metal categories for a long time. Shall we?
For this one I'm seeking your list across any and all metal categories, not just prog--a general, overall list of your all-time favorite metal albums.
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 12:36 |
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Since I am no experienced collector nor expert in any of the metal categories, I'm going to refrain from posting my own list until I've spent some time reviewing my collection--as well as seeing the results of other people's lists as they get posted.
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 12:47 |
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My list is always subject to change, but I guess this is where things stand right now:
1. X Japan - Art of Life 2. Opeth - Still Life 3. Megadeth - Rust in Peace 4. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime 5. Alice in Chains - Dirt 6. Gojira - The Way of All Flesh 7. Between the Buried and Me - Colors 8. Immolation - Close to a World Below 9. Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy 10. Cynic - Traced in Air Honorable mentions: Voivod - Dimension Hatross Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black, This Godless Endeavor Ilenkus - The Crossing Helmet - Strap It On Agalloch - Pale Folklore Gorguts - Obscura Death - Individual Thought Patterns, Symbolic Cynic - Focus Iron Maiden - Powerslave Kamelot - The Black Halo Cradle of Filth - Dusk... and Her Embrace Ulver - Nattens Madrigal Dream Theater - Images and Words, Awake Katatonia - The Fall of Hearts Metallica - Master of Puppets Coroner - No More Color Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 13:33 |
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 13:46 |
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Armageddon - Armageddon (1975) Ayreon - The Human Equation (2004) Black Sabbath - Tyr (1990)Blue Oyster Cult - Imaginos (1989)
Christopher Lee - Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross (2010) Delain - April Rain (2009) Dream Theater - Images and Words (1992) Girlschool - Hit and Run (1981) Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) Leaves' Eyes - Vinland Saga (2005) Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won (2003) Motorhead - Ace of Spades (1980) Nightwish - Oceanborn (1998) Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin (1986) Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Rainbow Rising (1976) Tarja Turunen - My Winter Storm (2007) Within Temptation - The Silent Force (2004) |
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 14:10 |
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I'm not taking early heavy rock or heavy prog bands into consideration. Because although I acknowledge they are an essential part of metal history, I don’t personally think of them as metal as such. Copying myself like 90% from the previous thread in David_D link. I still need 15 albums (20 really): Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986) Slayer - South of Heaven (1988) Аспид [Aspid] - Кровоизлияние (1992) Sadus - Illusions (1988) Death - Leprosy (1988) Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal (2005) Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) Vektor - Black Future (2009) Atvm - Famine, Putrid and f**king Endless (2021) Sepultura - Beneath the Remains (1989) Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath (1984) Demoniac - So it Goes (2020) KVIST - For Kunsten Maa Vi Evig Vike (1996) Morbid Angel - Covenant (1993) Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race (2019) I prefer my metal a little more straightforward, catchy and fun (+ aggressive) with killer riffs than progmetal-enthusiasts seem to.
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 14:13 |
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these are some nice choices
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 14:34 |
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From my current (ever changing) ratings:
1. Fantomas - Fantomas (1998) 2. Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory (1999) 3. Pain of Salvation - Perfect Element Pt. 1 (2000) 4. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986) 5. Devin Townsend - Terria (2001) 6. Faith No More - King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime (1995) 7. Opeth - Blackwater Park (2001) 8. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime (1988) 9. Ayreon - 01011001 (2008) 10. Haken - Virus (2020) (The total list has more than 800 entries)
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 15:57 |
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Well that's tough but here we go. I'm going to do one album per artist, otherwise Boris would have like 4 albums here, and Orphaned Land 2 or 3. I'm unsure if Om counts as metal or not, so I have 11 in case that one isn't "metal enough.": 1.) Through Silver in Blood, Neurosis (1996) [California, USA] 2.) Lysol, Melvins (1992) [Washington state, USA] 3.) Amplifier Worship, Boris (1998) [Japan] 4.) Advaitic Songs, Om (2012) [California, USA] 5.) Transcendence into the Peripheral, disEMBOWELMENT (1993) [Australia] 6.) El Norra Alila, Orphaned Land (1996) [Israel] 7.) The Art of Life, X Japan (1993) [Japan] 8.) Slaves for Life, Amaseffer (2008) [Israel] 9.) In a Flesh Aquarium, Unexpect (2006) [Quebec, Canada] 10.) Hidden History of the Human Race, Blood Incantation (2019) [Colorado, USA] 11.) 殯――死へ耽る想いは戮辱すら喰らい、彼方の生を愛する為に命を讃える――。, Imperial Circus Dead Decadence (2022) [Japan] Honorable mentions: Strangers, Scardust (2020) [Israel] V: The New Mythology Suite, Symphony X (2000) [New Jersey, USA] In Forgotten Sleep, Lör (2017) [Pennsylvania, USA] Feathers and Flesh, Avatar (2016) [Sweden] Mental Funeral, Autopsy (1990) [California, USA] In the Name of Suffering, Eyehategod (1992) [Louisiana, USA] קדיש Kaddish, Salem (1994) [Israel] Magma, Gojira (2016) [France/Pennsylvania, USA] Morningrise, Opeth (1996) [Sweden] Obscura, Gorguts (1998) [Quebec, Canada] The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull, Earth (2008) [Washington state, USA] {if this one counts as "metal enough," otherwise Earth 2 (1992) would be here, instead} Fishing for an Apparition, Iomair (2022) [Ontario, Canada] The Dot Above the Eye, Venus in Fear (2018) [Israel] {this one requires some getting used to, but it's so worth it} Dopesmoker, Sleep (2003) [California, USA] Foreverglade, Worm (2021) [Florida, USA] The Years of Decay, Overkill (1989) [New Jersey, USA] Saint Vitus, Saint Vitus (1984) [California, USA] Bellum I, Aquilus (2021) [Australia]
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 16:04 |
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All right, here're my favourites again and more than 10, as it's too difficult for me too to choose only 10: Black Sabbath (UK) - Master of Reality (1971) (I'm more fond of Paranoid but I see it more as Hard Rock than HM) Judas Priest (UK) - Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976) Diamond Head (UK) - Lightning To The Nations (1980) Mercyful Fate (DK) - Melissa (1983) Black Flag (US) - My War (1983) Iron Maiden (UK) - Powerslave (1984) Fates Warning (US) - The Spectre Within (1985) Metallica (US) - Master Of Puppets (1986) Celtic Frost (CH) - “Into The Pandemonium” (1987) Psychotic Waltz (US) - Into the Everflow (1992) Tool (US) - Undertow (1993) Kyuss (US) - Sky Valley (1994) Taal (F) - Skymind (2002) Indukti (PL) - S.U.S.A.R. (2004) Riverside (PL) - Second Life Syndrome (2005) Isis (US) - In The Absence Of Truth (2006) |
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 16:16 |
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same list from a similar thread
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time Death Angel - Act III King Diamond - Abigail Testament - Practice What You Preach Kreator - Terrible Certainty Warlord - And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun Annihilator - Never Neverland Dio - Last in Line Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny Legend - From The Fjords Lake of Tears - Forever Autumn Helstar - A Distant Thunder Solitude Aeturnus - Into The Depths Of Sorrow Paradise lost - Icon |
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 17:07 |
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Roughly in order from most to least preferred, and with no double artists:
Black Sabbath - Paranoid Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss Metallica - Kill 'Em All Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny Anthrax - Among The Living Overkill - Horrorscope Megadeth - Rust In Peace King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Infest The Rats' Nest Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind Sodom - Agent Orange It does get a little difficult for some albums to classify whether they fall into metal or not. Paranoid is kind of an edge case, and I'm never quite sure if I count Rainbow Rising, thought it wouldn't quite make it in my top 10 anyway. Led Zep and Deep Purple definitely don't count. To me, Sad Wings of Destiny kind of announced the proper arrival of metal, and even then, it took until the 80's for most metal to finally settle on what I'd really call metal.
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 17:10 |
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Lots of great choices there! I love the Vektor and Blood Incantation albums you singled out
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 17:50 |
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Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Rainbow - Rising Deep Purple - Machine Head Alamaailman Vasarat - Huuro Kolkko Behold... The Arctopus - Hapeleptic Overtrove Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious Motorhead - Overkill AC/DC - Powerage Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - July 14 2023 at 17:52 |
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Posted: July 14 2023 at 18:56 |
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Nice lists, Brendan! I even know about 1/3 of those albums (which surprises me very much.) |
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Oops!  Sorry, David! When I did my search through PA's forum history I only used "Top 10" in my search--cuz that's what the category suggests, right? Oh, well. It's been two years since yours. Let's see what/who's new/different! |
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Wow! Lots of bands and albums I've never even heard of! I didn't even know people considered Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Led Zeppelin, Allice in Chains, Taal, and Riverside as metal!
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Posted: July 15 2023 at 05:59 |
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I can tell that I've made some changes to my list, being more clarified about what to consider Metal. |
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Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were known as the unholy trinity of British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal in the seventies, but to me, Black Sabbath are the only bona fide Heavy Metal band of the three, although don't take my word for it because I still believe that Faeries Wear Boots. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 15 2023 at 06:19 |
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Posted: July 15 2023 at 06:25 |
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Has been discussed in other threads as well, but I still think that these days "metal" means something different than the early "heavy metal" bands.
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