Top Ten Classic Swedish Metal Albums

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Here is the list...

1. ORCHID by Opeth

2. BLOOD FIRE DEATH by Bathory

3. THE JESTER RACE by In Flames

4. SKYDANCER by Dark Tranquillity

5. WAGES OF SIN by Arch Enemy

6. DANCE OF DECEMBER SOULS by Katatonia

7. THE RED IN THE SKY IS OURS by At The Gates

8. MORNINGRISE by Opeth

9. VERSUS THE WORLD by Amon Amarth

10. CROWNED IN TERROR by The Crown


Those are my pics...for now...

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

all i know is that the first Crimson by edge of sanity is in the top 5

 

[estimate]

Crimson rocks. Where's Abba? They're metal!

 

[yourdeadgroom]

There is no way Wages Of Sin should be on there- Black Earth maybe, WOS no. And that list lacks any Edge Of Sanity and/or Panthymonium
Oh, and while I'm at it, replace Dance Of December Souls with Brave Murder Day

 

[Dem0n0fTheFall4]

There is no way Wages Of Sin should be on there- Black Earth maybe, WOS no. And that list lacks any Edge Of Sanity and/or Panthymonium
Oh, and while I'm at it, replace Dance Of December Souls with Brave Murder Day

Why does everyone talk shot on WOS, it's a fucking great album with amazing songs, all of these too 'tr00' arch enemy fans need to get over angela

 

[yourdeadgroom]

Why does everyone talk shot on WOS, it's a fucking great album with amazing songs, all of these too 'tr00' arch enemy fans need to get over angela

Angela has nothing to do with it. I can't stand Johan's vocals, IMO he ruined their first 3 albums. I like Angela's vocals very much. The problem is, WOS has too many run-of-the-mill songs (and yes, it does have about 4 top notch songs), the album as a whole loses momentum half way through, and IMHO the Amott brothers appear to have stopped trying when it comes to soloing, they now just rely on generic leads rather than doing anything interesting. Black Earth atleast has some fire to it.

 

[Land Of Grey And Pink]

1. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
2. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
3. Entombed - Left Hand Path
4. Dismember - Death Metal
5. Opeth - Orchid
6. At The Gates - Slaughter of the soul
7. In flames - Lunar Strain
8. Dark Tranquility - Skydancer
9. Katatonia - Dance Of December Souls
10. Dissection - Storm of the lights bane

 

[Dreadful]

Dissection - Storm of the light's bane
Bathory - Hammerheart
Opeth - Orchid
Katatonia - For Funerals to Come
Dismember - Like an ever flowing stream
Candlemass - Nightfall
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
In Flames - The Jester Race
At the gates - red in the sky is ours
Edge of Sanity - Purgatory Afterglow

 

[Caelum Adustum]

Carcass - Heartwork

Carcass is from England.

 

[Dreadful]

I was thinking that...bill steer, jeff walker etc. michael amott isn't anymore swedish than he is english. I guess it's because heartwork sounds so swedish.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

In no particular order

1. At the Gates-With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness (anyone who says Slaughter of the Soul is a jackass).
2. Candlemass-Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
3. Dismember-Like An Everflowing Stream
4. Dissection-Storm of the Lights Bane
5. Bathory-Blood Fire Death
6. Entombed-Left Hand Path
7. In Flames-The Jester Race
8. Edge of Sanity-Crimson
9. Katatonia-Brave Murder Day
10. Opeth-My Arms Your Hearse

 

[Dreadful]

i changed my list, for i didn't catch the "classic" part of this thread

 

[Land Of Grey And Pink]

In no particular order

1. At the Gates-With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness (anyone who says Slaughter of the Soul is a jackass).
2. Candlemass-Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
3. Dismember-Like An Everflowing Stream
4. Dissection-Storm of the Lights Bane
5. Bathory-Blood Fire Death
6. Entombed-Left Hand Path
7. In Flames-The Jester Race
8. Edge of Sanity-Crimson
9. Katatonia-Brave Murder Day
10. Opeth-My Arms Your Hearse

im a jackass for picking slaughter of the soul? Slaughter of the soul is arguably the pinnacle album for modern swedish metal as most know it...as good as with fear i kiss the burning darkness is...to say that is their classic album over slaughter is just neglecting the statistics. id pick gardens of grief over burning darkness if we were just going for older album validity.

 

[Detric]

In no particular order

1. Entombed - Morningstar
2. Bloodbath - Resurrection Trough Carnage
3. Hypocrisy - 10 Years Of Chaos And Confusion
4. Dark Tranquillity - Haven
5. Opeth - Still Life
6. In Flames - Colony
7. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
8. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
9. Soilwork - A Predators Portrait
10. Opeth - Blackwater Park

 

[Land Of Grey And Pink]

In no particular order

1. Entombed - Morningstar
2. Bloodbath - Resurrection Trough Carnage
3. Hypocrisy - 10 Years Of Chaos And Confusion
4. Dark Tranquillity - Haven
5. Opeth - Still Life
6. In Flames - Colony
7. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
8. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
9. Soilwork - A Predators Portrait
10. Opeth - Blackwater Park

the keyword here is "CLASSIC"!!

 

[Detric]

Well...I think they are classic!

 

[Dreadful]

I don't see how any newer katatonia, or katatonia past for funerals to come is better than old.

 

[overkiller]

dissection- storm of the light's bane, the somberlain
bathory- blood fire death
at the gates- terminal spirit disease
opeth- orchid, still life
dark tranquillity- the gallery, skydancer
amon amarth- the avenger
in flames- colony

 

[Kung Keno]

opeth - still life
meshuggah - destroy erase improve / none
katatonia - brave murder day
edge of sanity - crimson
at the gates - slaughter of the soul
nasum - helvete
cult of luna - the beyond
the haunted - ..made me do it


I´m surprised noone elese has mentioned Meshuggah. But then again they do not seem very popular around Opeth fans. At least i love ém, and i sure am a Opeth fan.

 

[REXHAVX]

no emperor?