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Greatest Metal Drumming Plus's The Most Influential

My Favorites songs on drums…
A tribute to those great drummers…A Huge investigation about the name of those drummers and their best moments and songs

1.Rush - 2112
2.Van Halen - 1984
3.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
5.Dio - The Last In Line

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Created by Blackcrowe on 02.12.2023



Want To Listen

1.Devil Doll - The Girl Who Was... Death
2.Afflicted - Prodigal Sun
3.Atheist - Piece Of Time
4.At The Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours
5.Atrocity - Todessehnsucht

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Created by suryanshkalia on 08.06.2023



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Great Album Covers 👍👍👍

A list of my favorite album covers

1.Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
2.Mercyful Fate - Melissa
3.Slayer - Reign In Blood
4.Motörhead - Motörhead
5.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

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Created by Blackcrowe on 31.03.2023



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A journey through the limits of Metal music into Amazing Records🔥

When Metal Fusion with Avant-garde, Psychedelic , Prog, Pop, Jazz. Bands outside of regular metal rules. Bands that make something new and different.
An exploration of the metal limits🔥

1.Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly
2.Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle
3.Tool - Lateralus
4.Death - Symbolic
5.Dream Theater - Awake

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Created by Blackcrowe on 14.10.2021



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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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All-Time Personal Favorites

Since I discovered MS, I got introduced to a lot of great albums/EPs that hadn't been mentioned from other sources, and I'm really thankful for all the discoveries from all kinds of people in this site. So I decided to make a personal all-time best MS albums list myself! Enjoy~~

(bands are in alphabetical order)

1.Agalloch - The Mantle
2.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
3.Agents Of Oblivion - Agents Of Oblivion
4.Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde
5.Alcest - Kodama

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Created by SS on 20.10.2020



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

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.Ba'al - Ellipsism
2.Back To R'lyeh - The Awakening / Last Fight Of The Primordial
3.Bad Salad - Uncivilized
4.Bakos Attila - Aranyhajnal
5.Balance Of Power - Book Of Secrets

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Created by Uxküll on 13.10.2020



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Top 200 Overlooked Albums

This list aims to be the counterpart to the Metal Storm Top 200 Albums (plus a few extras).

If you discover a new band or already like any of the ones here, please give this list a thumbs up and/or leave a comment so we can get these overlooked gems in front of more people.

Criteria:
• High-quality musicianship (9-10/10 IMO)
• 1 album per band

Ordered by number of votes then MS rating.

As these are albums with a low number of votes, the rating is likely to change frequently. I will update this list as often as I can.

Updated: 29-Jan-24

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Solipsist - The Human Equation
2.Ayahuasca - Beneath The Mind
3.Cryptomnesia - Primordial Oddity
4.Element (USA) - The Energy
5.Telepathy - 12 Areas

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Created by nonZero on 15.07.2020



Top Albums 2007

Well, here I put my personal top with which to me have been the best albums of 2007. They are not all they are, but if they all are.

1.The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal
2.Machine Head - The Blackening
3.Between The Buried And Me - Colors
4.The Sorrow - Blessings From A Blackened Sky
5.Darkest Hour - Deliver Us

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Created by kam1kaze on 17.08.2015



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Progressive Spiritual Euphoria / Best prog Albums Ever .

So here we are again . After many years of dedication and love to this music that we call progressive metal, here are some of the best albums that ever existed and made the earth a better place . Give to these albums the attention and the respect they deserve and you will be fully awarded. I think i will try and limit this list to 3 cd's maximum per band to make this thing more challenging .

1.Dan Swanö - Moontower
2.Cynic - Traced In Air
3.Cynic - Focus
4.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
5.Enslaved - Ruun

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Created by Hazelnut Nero on 20.09.2014



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A Progressive Journey: My Selections / Favourites

Progressive rock / metal - what I love the most in my collection. Would love suggestions to add to it.

1.Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders
2.Animals As Leaders - The Joy Of Motion
3.Ayreon - The Human Equation
4.Between The Buried And Me - Colors
5.Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence

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Created by Progfiggit on 22.02.2014



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Evolution: Sailing The Seas Of Prog

Recently, instead of scouring too much the albums of the year I'm in, I decided to take a deeper journey and appreciate progressive music (prog metal/rock). While I'm still in the early beginnings of my journey, I decided to make a list to the albums I fully listen to so that I can keep charting my voyage in these vast seas. Some albums are not yet added because I need to listen them well and grab my favorites out, and some bands are on queue. I'm also eager to hear some recommendations, so thanks in advance for them!

1.Ayreon - The Human Equation
2.Barren Earth - The Devil's Resolve
3.Blotted Science - The Machinations Of Dementia
4.Control Denied - The Fragile Art Of Existence
5.Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons [EP]

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Created by Iron Nostarion on 22.09.2013



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Toge's Favourite Metal Albums Top 50

Only Awesome Albums (OAA)

1.Metallica - ...And Justice For All
2.Machine Head - The Blackening
3.Omnium Gatherum - The Redshift
4.Viikate - Marraskuun Lauluja I
5.Viikate - Marraskuun Lauluja II

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Created by ToukoViinikainen on 14.09.2013



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The Best 30 Songs To Play On The Drums!

Hello this is my list of the best and most fun songs to play on the drums for me. The only rule I tried to keep it to two songs per band and has to be metal (or very close to it). Enjoy
Also the songs I didn't add, but are very fun are Liquid Tension Experiment: Paradigm Shift, Another Dimension, Blotted Science: Oscillation Cycles, and Rush: Spirit of the Radio.

1.Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons
2.Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
3.Dream Theater - Awake
4.Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders
5.Blotted Science - The Machinations Of Dementia

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Created by Oracles on 07.08.2013



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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.

1.
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