The Extreme Music Forum's Top Recommended Albums Lists

[HamburgerBoy]

The Cube was really interesting the first time (maybe even the second time) I listened to it, but then I realized that it's basically melodramatic goth-y metal with monotone death growls and the Maiden-riffs at their worst. It comes together in a way that's easily recognizable as their own sound, but from what I've heard they're still doing the exact same thing today.

 

[Lateralus14]

Timeghoul's Complete Discography actually made it to #30, surprisingly. Supuration wasn't mentoined though.

 

[Avigrus]

Supuration and Timeghoul both rock!

 

[CF87]

Asphyx -the rack is classic and would make my top 5 Death Metal albums or favorite album in metal in general. It's a lot better than Nespithe and majority of Death Metal albums. Demilich is not essential to me.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

I would be the douche to vote Manilla Road's Spiral Castle over Crystal Logic.... Spiral Castle is just a perfect fucking album.

 

[Avigrus]

Asphyx -the rack is classic and would make my top 5 Death Metal albums or favorite album in metal in general. It's a lot better than Nespithe and majority of Death Metal albums. Demilich is not essential to me.

I agree with this.

For Heavy Metal, i would vote;

Pagan Altar - Mythical & Magical
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Angel Dust - Border of Reality
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings

Some power metal but meh.

 

[Lateralus14]

Submissions: 203 releases

ExMF Top 25 Recommended Heavy Metal Albums:

1. Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
2. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
3. Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
4. Cirith Ungol - King Of The Dead
5. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
6. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
7. Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
8. Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
9. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
10. Riot - Thundersteel
11. Judas Priest - Stained Class
12. Satan - Court In The Act
13. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
14. Angel Witch - Angel Witch
15. Omen - Battle Cry
16. Helstar - Nosferatu
17. Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
18. Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate
19. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
20. King Diamond - Abigail
21. Cloven Hoof - Sultan's Ransom
22. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
23. Pagan Altar - Mythical & Magical
24. Brocas Helm - Black Death
25. Adramelch - Irae Melanox

 

[Master_Yoda77]

So, is this list including traditional doom metal? It's kind of unfair to have Black Sabbath on any list, as their first 5 albums are virtually untouchable. But big LOL to Master of Reality, Vol. 4, and Paranoid higher than the Self-Titled.

 

[Krow]

I actually am perfectly fine with this list, minus that retardedly high cirith until album.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

No.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

No Maiden?

Ample Destruction at #1?

Paranoid should not only be higher than the other Sabbath albums, it should be at the top of this list imo.

Sabbaths first six all top the #1-5 albums on this list. Manilla Road and Cirith Ungol above any of those albums is just...

 

[The Ozzman]

Cirith Ungol is overrated as fuck

 

[crimsonfloyd]

So, is this list including traditional doom metal? It's kind of unfair to have Black Sabbath on any list, as their first 5 albums are virtually untouchable. But big LOL to Master of Reality, Vol. 4, and Paranoid higher than the Self-Titled.

Uhh, MoR and Paranoid are way better than the s/t, as are numerous other Sabbath albums. And honestly I find much of Vol. 4 to be dull. One of those albums where I can't even remmeber what most of the songs sound like if I'm not listening to it.

 

[Lateralus14]

If any one of you would like to pick a different group of people to poll in hopes of a better master list, I would be happy to help

 

[Bitencourt29]

That's a fucked up list. To say the least.

 

[Lateralus14]

So, is this list including traditional doom metal? It's kind of unfair to have Black Sabbath on any list, as their first 5 albums are virtually untouchable. But big LOL to Master of Reality, Vol. 4, and Paranoid higher than the Self-Titled.

What should have been clarified and stressed is that people can and should vote for more than one album per band. I find it hard to believe that the voters seriously ranked Sabbath albums #1 and then ignored the rest without playing a big game of look-how-many-bands-i-like. I think that might've been unavoidable though. I personally voted for like, 7 Sabbath records in my top 30.

 

[Avigrus]

No Iron Maiden is not good. Steve Harris would not approve.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Submissions: 203 releases

ExMF Top 25 Recommended Heavy Metal Albums:

1. Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
2. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
3. Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
4. Cirith Ungol - King Of The Dead
5. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
6. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
7. Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
8. Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
9. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
10. Riot - Thundersteel
11. Judas Priest - Stained Class
12. Satan - Court In The Act
13. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
14. Angel Witch - Angel Witch
15. Omen - Battle Cry
16. Helstar - Nosferatu
17. Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
18. Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate
19. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
20. King Diamond - Abigail
21. Cloven Hoof - Sultan's Ransom
22. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
23. Pagan Altar - Mythical & Magical
24. Brocas Helm - Black Death
25. Adramelch - Irae Melanox

Not that most of the albums there aren't great, but lol.

EDIT: Get them to do thrash next. I want to see Holy Terror ranked over Metallica.

 

[Lateralus14]

I thought you would've approved since Adramelch made the cut.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

It was nice to see it there, but no Maiden = no dice. Admittedly the overwhelming majority are really strong albums, but it's still kind of ridiculous. And as much as I like Ample Destruction, I don't understand where its reputation as an absolute power metal-pioneering masterpiece comes from. Great album, but it's not nearly best-trad-metal-evar material.