Top 5 Metal albums of all time

[Alongside Death]

Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence
Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten
Death - Human
Dimmu Borgir - Spiritual Black Dimensions

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

these are just what I like where I don't care what anyone else thinks:


Labyrinth - Return to Heaven Denied
maudlin of the Well - Leaving Your Body Map
Queensrÿche - pick any one of the first 3 LPs (the EP is not an LP)
Running Wild - Death or Glory
WatchTower - Control and Resistance

others I would like to put there because 10 would be better: Darkseed - Diving into Darkness, The Chasm - Deathcult For Eternity: The Triumph, Keldian - Journey of Souls, Rage - Black in Mind, Lengsel - Solace.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Coroner - Grin
Slayer - South of Heaven
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve

 

[The Ozzman]

Naming my alltime 5 favorites is too difficult for me. I'll just list the 5 albums that have gotten the most playtime this year

Su Ta Gar - Jaiotze Basatia
Magnus - I Was Watching My Death
Savage Grace - Master Of Disguise
God Macabre - The Winterlong
Adx - Execution

Welcome back, motherfucker.

 

[Base Delta Zero]

I've got all my favorite albums in my sig.

5 that are missing:
Stormcrow/Sanctum split
Hellbastard - Ripper Crust
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
Converge - umm, any of them
Burzum - Burzum - Aske (ok 6)

 

[King Richard]

Eh, why not. Mine is going to be longer than 5, because 5 is a horrible number.

no order...
Opeth - Still Life
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Death - Individual Thought Patterns

Pretty typical list.

 

[Dak]

This is ridiculously hard but anyway:

Death - Symbolic
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Dismember - LAEFS
Evergrey - Recreation Day
Soilwork - Steelbath Suicide

Subjective list, not objective. Except for Symbolic and LAEFS.

 

[The Ozzman]

A top 15 is better for this than a top 5

 

[King Richard]

No shit Mr. Obvious.

 

[The Ozzman]

No shit Mr. Obvious.

Why don't you go back to not posting about metal?

 

[autumnsoul]

Blind Guardian-Imaginations from the other side
Opeth-Morningrise
Fates warning-Awaken the guardian
Riot-Thundersteel
In flames-Clayman

 

[The Ozzman]

Thundersteel is a good choice. I've been putting off purchasing that album for a while now

 

[King Richard]

Why don't you go back to not posting about metal?

I wish you would make up your fucking mind woman.

 

[Caecius]

No order

Metal Church - Metal Church
Sabbat(UK) - Dreamweaver
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman

 

[waif]

huh...

Dark Tranquility - The Gallery
Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall
Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King

Only...these aren't the five I listen to the most necessarily, nor would they necessarily be my top 5 tomorrow...
But The Gallery and Once Sent are definitely my top 1 and 2.

 

[AchrisK]

This is tough. I had 5, but then I saw Caecius' list and remembered two more totally essential metal albums (obviously the two we have in common). So this list purposefully excludes Black Sabbath, for some indefensible reason that really boils down to me wanting to include other things.

Iron Maiden - Killers
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Destruction - Infernal Overkill
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Metal Church - Metal Church
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman

 

[IntoPhagist]

Metallica - Master of Puppets
Death - The Sound of Perseverance
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
In Flames - The Jester Race
Dream Theater - Images and Words

And I have to Mention

Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Opeth - Morningrise
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth
Cynic - Focus
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Cradle of Filth - Midian
Immortal - At the Heart of Winter
Slayer - Show no Mercy
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Symphony X - The Odyssey
Testament - The New Order
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Anthrax - Among the Living
Morbid Angel - Domination
Helloween - Keeper of the 7 Keys Pt 1
Dark Tranquillity - Haven
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black


And I'm a big fan of all these bands not just the individual albums..But those would be my top picks from each

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Devin Townsend - Terria
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Dream Theater - Images & Words
Voivod - Dimension Hatröss
Lykathea Aflame - Elevenefris

Honourable mentions: All metal albums not mentioned from this list.

 

[Caecius]

Iron Maiden - Killers
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Destruction - Infernal Overkill
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Metal Church - Metal Church
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman

Nice to see you select "Peace Sells" over "Rust In Peace".

 

[AchrisK]

Nice to see you select "Peace Sells" over "Rust In Peace".

I cannot fathom why most people pick Rust over Peace. Maybe I just really prefer Chris Poland's playing over Marty Friedman. Regardless, I just think the songs on Peace Sells are amazing!