TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS

[Three amigos]

sorry, i must change my top10 list. It was not correct, but now it is.

1.Edge of Sanity - Crimson
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
4.Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
5.Edenshade - Ceramic Placebo For A Faint Heart
6.Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
7.Golden Dawn - The Art of Dreaming
8.Tristania - Beyond the Veil
9.Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
10.Dan Swanö - Moontower

 

[Ruun]

1. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
2. Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse
3. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II
4. Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
5. Metallica - Master of Puppets
6. Tool - Lateralus
7. Machine Head - Through the Ashes of Empires
8. Dream Theater - Octavarium
9. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
10. The Black Dahlia Murder - Unhallowed

 

[Naglfar]

Oof. This one if tough. Let's try to keep it at 10.

1. Iron Maiden - the Number of the Beast (imo the best rock album of all time)
2. Edge of Sanity - Purgatory Afterglow
3. Metallica - Master of Puppets
4. Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
5. Dan Swano - Moontower
6. At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
7. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
8. Mercyful Fate - Don't break the oath
9. Amorphis - Elegy
10. Dark Tranquility - The Gallery

If I had to keep going, both Crimsons would probably follow, along with some smattering of Danzig, Death, and Therion. =)

 

[Naglfar]

This is mine top10 list
5.Paradise lost - Dragonian times

One of the most underrated metal albums EVER. Great fucking album. Total masterpiece. That and Icon.

 

[~nightfall~]

Ok, so Im a bit drun k since my soccer team won the game tonight, but who gives a fuck, Im gonna give tou he top10 list which nonne gonne compete whit;

1. Metallica - And justice for all......................
2- Moonspell - Irreligius
3. Faith No More - Kin g for a day.....
4.Annihilator - Set the world on fire
5- Dream, Tehatre - Images & Words
6. Helloween - Keeper part I & II
7. Ozzy - Blizzard of OZ
8. Ayreon - Electri cCastle
9. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son pof a senvnt son
10. Dimmu Borgir - Entjhrone darkness Triumåhant

And above this, everything Dan has ever been involved in, especially Nightingale

 

[Naglfar]

2- Moonspell - Irreligius

Another fucking amazing album... was gonna put this #9 or #10 but wanted to put in the the Gallery...

 

[chrisdoig24k]

I can NEVER put these in order. But it would probably look something like this.

1. Ikuinen Kaamos - The Forlorn
2. Edge of Sanity - Crimson
3. Opeth - Morningrise
4. Ne Obliviscaris - The Aurora Veil (demo)
5. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
6. Moonsorrow - Verisakeet
7. Dawn - Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy)
8. Opeth - Blackwater Park
9. Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall
10. Abyssic Hate - Suicidal Emotions

Now I'm sure I'll come back to this thread and post about five or ten more albums that I left out!

 

[Mendicunt]

difficult choices here:

1. Autopsy: Mental Funeral
2. Slayer: Reign In Blood
3. Disembowelment: Transcendence Into The Peripheral
4. Alchemist: Lunasphere
5. Morbid Angel: Altars Of Madness
6. Pan-Thy-Monium: Khaooohs
7. Celtic Frost: Emperor's Return/Morbid Tales
8. Katatonia: Brave Murder Day
9. Cock And Ball Torture: Sadochismo
10. Arcturus: La Masquerade Infernale

 

[Uninvited Guest]

There are so many amazing metal albums I can't possible narrow it down to a top 10. Crimson is my favorite album ever though.

 

[chrisdoig24k]

I can NEVER put these in order. But it would probably look something like this.

1. Ikuinen Kaamos - The Forlorn
2. Edge of Sanity - Crimson
3. Opeth - Morningrise
4. Ne Obliviscaris - The Aurora Veil (demo)
5. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
6. Moonsorrow - Verisakeet
7. Dawn - Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy)
8. Opeth - Blackwater Park
9. Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall
10. Abyssic Hate - Suicidal Emotions

Now I'm sure I'll come back to this thread and post about five or ten more albums that I left out!

Gah, Ulver's 'Bergtatt' would come in there somewhere...

 

[foodforthegods]

my list

In Flames - Colony
Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
Sepultura - Arise
Strapping Young Lad - Alien
Opeth - Still Life
In Flames - Whoracle
Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

 

[Amonra]

Top ten!

1.Edge of sanity - Crimson
2.Entombed - Wolverine blues
3.Amorphis - Tales from the thousand lakes
4.Vintersorg - Cosmic genesis
5.Golden dawn - The art of dreaming
6.Pestilence - Testimony of the ancients
7.Carcass - Heartwork
8.Paradise lost - Icon
9.Agalloch - The mantle
10.Megadeth - Countdown to extinction

 

[Strife]

1. Cynic - Focus
2. Dan Swano - Moontower
3. Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper
4. Gordian Knot - S/T
5. In Flames - Whoracle
6. Metallica - ...And Justice for All
7. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
8. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
9. Athiest - Piece of Time
10. Cryptopsy - None So Vile

 

[Kenneth R.]

1. Moonsorrow - Hävitetty
2. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
3. Dark Tranquillity - Character
4. Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress
5. Eluveitie - Slania
6. Turisas - The Varangian Way
7. Zero Hour - Towers Of Avarice
8. Solefald - Red For Fire
9. Threshold - Subsurface
10. Virgin Black - Sombre Romantic

 

[the_fiend]

There are so many amazing metal albums I can't possible narrow it down to a top 10.

ditto

 

[Katatonic89]

1. Opeth - Watershed (probably because it's new).
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Opeth - Still Life
4. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
5. Agalloch - The Mantle
6. Edge of Sanity - Crimson
7. In Flames - Whoracle
8. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
9. Ulver - Bergtatt
10. My Arms, Your Hearse

Opeth dominated \m/

 

[chrisdoig24k]

Holy SHIT WHY did I not put any Agalloch or Virgin Black in there? Fuck, these top tens are torture for me...

 

[Blekota]

In Flames - The Jester Race (best metal album ever)
Death - Symbolic
Metallica - Black Album
Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
Type O Negative - October Rust
Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
Carcass - Swansong
Infestdead - Hellfuck
Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe

 

[AnTz0r]

mine would probably be:

Dan Swano - Moontower
Cynic - Focus
Opeth - Still Life
Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Death - Human
Winds - Prominence and Demise
Ulver - Bergtatt
Novembers Doom - To Welcome The Fade
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Novembre - Novembrine Waltz

Honorable mentions go out to Arcturus (La Masquerade Infernale), Unexpect (In A Flesh Aquarium), Atheist (Elements), Orphaned Land (El Norra Alila), and Age of Silence (Acceleration).

 

[TheWickerMan]

Without any particular order:

Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Death - Human
Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
Enslaved - Isa
Opeth - Still Life
Pestilence - Spheres
Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor
King Diamond - Conspiracy
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Heathen - Breaking The Silence (for me the best album of thrash metal ever...)

The list varies a lot but King Diamond, Iron Maiden and Death albums are always listed.