Bands with consecutive & consistently strong milestone releases

[J.]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this guy:

 

[NAD]

That rules.

All of mine are personal milestones, but a handful of those transcend my own tastes.

 

[JayKeeley]

Ha! Is there anyone in the metal world who is made fun of more than Varg I wonder?

 

[J.]

The Immortal guys catch a lot of flack, especially Horgh.

 

[R.I.P.2]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115357

 

[jimbobhickville]

Maybe not milestones, per se, but Nevermore Politics of Ecstasy, Dreaming Neon Black, and Dead Heart, in a Dead World is a nice run of quality releases.

Forbidden has a similar stretch with Forbidden Evil, Twisted Into Form, and Distortion.

Anekdoten's entire catalog is top notch, so that's 4 consecutive excellent releases, but maybe not groundbreaking.

Ok, here's a nice run:
Rush - 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures

Nobody's touching that, and you could arguably extend it a couple albums in each direction.

Oh, and Thought Industry, all 5 of them are extremely unique and excellent.

 

[NAD]

Thought Industry has intrigued me for years, but still havne't heard them.

 

[Erik]

Why hasn't anyone said At the Gates?

 

[R.I.P.2]

Because their second album is inconsistent.

 

[Erik]

Maybe... But not very. "Through the Red" ain't the best, and some of the other songs have weaker and stronger parts but generally I enjoy it pretty thoroughly.

 

[Russell]

Indeed, in my opinion TRITSIO was their masterpiece, and I'm not particulally attatched to any of their others...

 

[Erik]

I'm pretty attached to all of them (and TRITSIO, which is in my top 3 of all time, I want to make babies with in the gay way) but am fairly tired of SoTS. Still, it's perfect for what it is.

 

[R.I.P.2]

Maybe... But not very. "Through the Red" ain't the best, and some of the other songs have weaker and stronger parts but generally I enjoy it pretty thoroughly.

I tend to lose interest after track 5, with the exceptions of the title track and Ever-opening Flower. That's not to say the rest is bad, just that they don't really compare with the excellent standard of tracks 2-5.

 

[R.I.P.2]

I'm pretty attached to all of them (and TRITSIO, which is in my top 3 of all time, I want to make babies with in the gay way) but am fairly tired of SoTS. Still, it's perfect for what it is.

SotS is good, but their worst. Even though I prefer their old style, Terminal Spirit Disease was great.

 

[Erik]

Solution: the "random" button on your CD player

Hm, I kind of see your point but I tend to think "Stardrowned", "The Architects" and the two songs you named are among the best on the album, so I can't really agree.

 

[HarmonyDies....]

Blood of the Sunsets is one of my favourite. I think each track taken individually off that album is fucking excellent.