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Cirith Ungol Ranked One of the most influential cult bands in the heavy metal scene, established in 1971 their first record was from 1980 and their last from 2023 the band just published 6 albums.
Doom - Epic - Dark and Power Metal style. The vocals of Tim Baker unique style gave to Cirith Ungol a special flavor.
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Created by Blackcrowe
on 01.11.2023
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Metal Band Names Inspired By Books This alphabetical list presents bands that took the inspiration for their name from literature (novels, poems, plays, comics). The list shows the debut album cover along with the information of the corresponding source of inspiration.
Please feel free to suggest more examples of metal/hard rock band names that are inspired by literature. AUTHORS 1st Place (54 bands): J.R.R.Tolkien 2nd Place (21 bands): H.P.Lovecraft 3rd Place (10 bands): W.Shakespeare 4th Place (7 bands): E.A.Poe 5th Place (3 bands): F.Herbert, R.E.Howard, C.A.Smith 6th Place (2 bands): A.Huxley, J.W.v.Goethe, J.&W.Grimm, B.Kane, S.King, C.S.Lewis, H.Melville, K.Miura, M.Moorcock, J.K.Rowling, H.Van Alkmer, O.Wilde 7th Place (1 band): R.Adams, J.P.Ahonen, D.Alighieri, L.F.Baum, E.C.Bertin, R.Bloch, E.Bronte, T.Brooks, L.Carroll, L.Carter, L.Chase, C.Dickens, A.Diggle, M.Ende, S.Erikson, W.Faulkner, V.v.Heidenstam, G.Heym, Homer, A.Jodorowsky, Kakifly, U.KLeGuin, H.W.Longfellow, G.R.R.Martin, A.Miller, P.Mills, J.Milton, Molière, D.Quinn, S.Rohmer, P.Rothfuss, Y.Sadamato, M.Sandemo, W.Scott, H.Sienkiewicz, D.Simmons, W.Smith, J.Steinbeck, B.Stoker, Suetonius, L.Uris, P.Verlaine, L.Weisberger, H.G.Wells, Q.Yuan CATEGORY 1.) Novels (96 bands) 2.) Short Stories/Novellas (36 bands) 3.) Drama (12 bands), Poems (12 bands), 4.) Comics/Mangas (11 bands) 5.) Religious Texts (5 bands), 6.) Author Names (4 bands) 7.) Magazines (2 bands) 8.) Biographies (1 band), Essays (1 band), Reports (1 band),
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Created by Plattner
on 28.10.2023
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Metal Mascots Mascots are an established and popular part of metal fan culture. In contrast to sports team mascots, they are no cute talismans, but are regarded as personification of the band and its music (or even as some kind of evil band member) that adds enormously to the identification of the fans with the band.
This alphabetical list presents well known examples by showing the album cover where the corresponding mascot first appeared, along with one or two sentences as general information. Please feel free to suggest more examples of metal mascots or share relevant information on the presented mascots.
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Created by Plattner
on 28.09.2023
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Great Album Covers 👍👍👍 A list of my favorite album covers
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Created by Blackcrowe
on 31.03.2023
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Metal Songs And Albums That Inspired The Names Of Other Bands This is an alphabetical list of metal songs and albums that inspired the names of other artists.
While comparable lists often focus on the band name and explain its origin, this list turns the point of view and presents the influential albums and songs that were the basis for the inspiration of other artists and therefore highlights their general impact. Please feel free to suggest more (MS listed) metal/hard rock examples. SUMMARY BANDS THAT INFLUENCED SEVERAL OTHER ARTIST NAMES WITH THEIR WORK 1st Place (14): Black Sabbath 2nd Place (7): Judas Priest 3rd Place (4): Morbid Angel, Venom 4th Place (3): Celtic Frost, Metallica 5th Place (2): Cynic, Darkthrone, Deftones, Dio, Iron Maiden, Kreator, Motörhead SUMMARY ALBUMS THAT INFLUENCED THE NAMES OF SEVERAL OTHER ARTISTS 1st Place (3): Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath), Ride The Lightning (Metallica), Altars Of Madness (Morbid Angel), Welcome To Hell (Venom) 2nd Place (2): Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Master Of Reality (Black Sabbath), Mob Rules (Black Sabbath), To Mega Therion (Celtic Frost), Focus (Cynic), Sin After Sin (Judas Priest), Stained Class (Judas Priest), Pleasure To Kill (Kreator)
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Created by Plattner
on 10.03.2023
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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. This may be a very overwhelming list but I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/
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Created by pandrstudios
on 31.05.2022
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A Chronology Of Masterpieces What seems the most important albums for me in chronological order.
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings. I can help but notice that old albums immediately strike me, while in recent times most albums are good but nothing is groundbreaking. We have a tide of releases in the last decades, and standing above the other requires an impossible lot of talent. Or is it my listen habbits that changed ? I felts I listened to the old albums albums for a lifetime while I'm only surface checking the new ones. Too little time, too little time to truly live... Also the mixing technology, the sound is too flat nowadays and lack impact and personnality
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Created by Ansercanagicus
on 16.02.2022
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USPower Metal 👑 Bands almost unknown for the most, Cds or Vinyls out of print or never print, Sometimes record production sucks, thats why I love US power metal. An original style Classic and Epic Heavy Metal Mixed With Thrash, Speed and High Doses of Virtuosity, different than Europe PM with more testosterone and heaviness
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Created by Blackcrowe
on 22.10.2021
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HEAVYCEMBER "CALENDAR MADE OF METAL"
December = Heavy Metal Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.
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Created by Daddy Pig
on 01.12.2019
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Mighty Heavy Metal Albums Some time ago I made a list for heavy metal albums I enjoyed the most. I got it cleaned up after ripening my tastes.I also tried to organize the list a bit, in subcategories. There is one album per band (choices were hard sometimes), with no strict order, but my favorite albums are usualy on top.
2020 EDIT: I like heavy metal with atmoshpere, with melody, and ideally it should be some kind of gate to a fantastic universe. I don't care about modern HM with a shiny production and simplistic riffs. I don't care obscure occult band with horrendous prod and no musical ideas. Here's the list of what I consider classics of the genre, pinnacle of dreamy, groovy, beautiful and well composed oldschool heavy metal
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Created by Ansercanagicus
on 15.11.2017
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Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time Note: these are only for the traditional style of metal borne out of the period of late 60s - late 80s. Modern bands are permitted but they need to be playing in that style.
Recommendations are welcome. I'll listen and if I like it, I'll add it.
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Created by Zombie94
on 09.11.2017
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Old-school Metal: The Must-haves The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.
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Created by Jagermeister
on 07.03.2015
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TOP ALBUMS OF 1980
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Created by achil
on 20.03.2014
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Top 15 Heavy Metal Albums Of 1980
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Created by Mrtvozornik
on 09.10.2013
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The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).
The albums followed by a star are the "must have", whereas the rest albums are the "could have".
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Created by Tzo87
on 25.08.2013
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