Thread: Your top 25 metal albums of alltime?

Although i had a top 100 at one point my feelings have changed a lot on certain records and ive finally narrowed it down to 25.....for now. lmao

No real particular order here.

1. Summoning- Stronghold
2. Veneficum- Enigma Prognosis
3. Aborted- The Archaic Abattoir
4. Fall of Serafim- Nex Iehovae
5. Devin Townsend- Terria
6. Savatage- Hall of the Mountain King
7. Judas Priest- Painkiller
8. Metallica- Master of Puppets
9. Esqarial- Discoveries
10. Dimmu Borgir- Enthroned, Darkness, Triumphant
11. Mastodon- Blood Mountain
12. Dies Irae- Sculpture of Stone
13. Kataxu- Hunger of Elements
14. Entombed- Left Hand Path
15. Book of Black Earth- The Feast
16. Laaz Rockit- Annihilation Principle
17. Death- Spiritual Healing
18. Type O Negative- October Rust
19. Vader- Litany
20. Testament- The New Order
21. King Diamond- Them
22. Overkill- The Years of Decay
23. Sphere- Damned Souls Rituals
24. Megadeth- Rust in Peace
25. Slayer- Seasons in the Abyss

How can Led Zeppelin not have three of the Top 25? They were the original heavy metal...imho...

Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

How can Led Zeppelin not have three of the Top 25? They were the original heavy metal...imho...

Nah, they are classic rock and thats a whole other discussion.

Originally Posted by Anubis

Nah, they are classic rock and thats a whole other discussion.

Nope...original metal band...

I have to admit, my metal band Top 10 would be kind of shallow (read: mainstream)...not sure I could come up with 25...

20. Testament- The New Order

One of the best concerts I have ever been to. DRI and Testament.

Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

Nope...original metal band...

I have no doubt that they helped influence Heavy Metal but they are a classic rock band. Hard rock at the very most. As for "the" band to start heavy metal it would have been Black Sabbath. But anyway, feel free to post your top 25 even if you feel Zeppelin somehow belongs in the discussion. Im curious as what you would have up there.

You'll probably laugh at my entries, but here goes...

1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2. Metallica - Master of Puppets
3. Metallica - The Black Album
4. Soundgarden - Down on the Upside (Probably not metal in your book, but most of it I thought was pretty heavy)
5. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Oz
6. Judas Priest - British Steel
7. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
8. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
9. Guns and Roses - Appetite for Destruction
10. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

Probably some that many would consider more Hard Rock than Heavy Metal...

Well put together list Anubis.

There are only two bands I can think of I don't see on there, that I would put up there.

Cradle Of Filth - Either "Bitter Suites To Succubi", "Midian", or "Dark Faery Tales in Phallustein"

the other band would be Acid Bath. Either one of their albums, truly genre changing stuff.

Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

You'll probably laugh at my entries, but here goes...

1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2. Metallica - Master of Puppets
3. Metallica - The Black Album
4. Soundgarden - Down on the Upside (Probably not metal in your book, but most of it I thought was pretty heavy)
5. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Oz
6. Judas Priest - British Steel
7. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
8. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
9. Guns and Roses - Appetite for Destruction
10. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

Probably some that many would consider more Hard Rock than Heavy Metal...

Nah, its cool. If i were to do a more rock oriented list there would be a couple from your list that would make mine. I would have to really sit down and figure out which ones would make my top 25 but these are some of my favorites.

Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
Soundgarden- Superunknown
Soundgarden- Badmotorfinger
Pearl Jam- Ten
Beck- Mellow Gold
Rush- Moving Pictures
Van Halen- 1984
Ratt- Out of the Cellar
Def Leppard- Pyromania
Ozzy Osbourne- No Rest for the Wicked (more metal than rock but works well here)
Guns-n-Roses- Appetite for Destruction
Dave Matthew's Band- Crash
Dokken- Tooth and Nail
Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream
Nirvana- Nevermind

Originally Posted by Anubis

Nah, its cool. If i were to do a more rock oriented list there would be a couple from your list that would make mine. I would have to really sit down and figure out which ones would make my top 25 but these are some of my favorites.

Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
Soundgarden- Superunknown
Soundgarden- Badmotorfinger
Pearl Jam- Ten
Beck- Mellow Gold
Rush- Moving Pictures
Van Halen- 1984
Ratt- Out of the Cellar
Def Leppard- Pyromania
Ozzy Osbourne- No Rest for the Wicked (more metal than rock but works well here)
Guns-n-Roses- Appetite for Destruction
Dave Matthew's Band- Crash
Dokken- Tooth and Nail
Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream
Nirvana- Nevermind

Yeah, I could do Top 10 lists all day...I'm a little like Jack Black's character in Hi Fidelity...

Originally Posted by Davii

Well put together list Anubis.

There are only two bands I can think of I don't see on there, that I would put up there.

Cradle Of Filth - Either "Bitter Suites To Succubi", "Midian", or "Dark Faery Tales in Phallustein"

the other band would be Acid Bath. Either one of their albums, truly genre changing stuff.

Yea, honestly ive heard of Acid Bath but never really heard their music. Im assuming their grindcore? Not really my realm if they are. As for COF, if i had to add one of their's to my list it would have been "Cruelty and the Beast" for me. But those are some solid albums you listed.

1. Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
2. Napalm Death - From Enslavement to Obliteration (the Chris Barnes days)
3. Fear Factory - Demanufacture
4. Sepultura - Roots
5. Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium
6. Voivod - Nothingface
7. Megadeth - Peace Sells...
8. Enslaved - Eld
9. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
10. Death - Leprosy
11. Paradise Lost - Gothic
12. Anthrax - Among the Living
13. White Zombie - La Sexorcisto
14. Deicide - Deicide
15. Cro-Mags - Best Wishes
16. Slayer - Reign in Blood
17. Obituary - Slowly We Rot
18. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
19. Satyricon - Nemesis Divina
20. Opeth - Morningrise
21. Entombed - Wolverine Blues
22. Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
23. Slipknot - Slipknot
24. Manowar - Battle Hymns
25. Carcass - Heartwork

other...

Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops
Brujeria - Matando Gueros
Brutal Truth - Need to Control
Venom - Black Metal

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

1. Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
2. Napalm Death - From Enslavement to Obliteration (the Chris Barnes days)
3. Fear Factory - Demanufacture
4. Sepultura - Roots
5. Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium
6. Voivod - Nothingface
7. Megadeth - Peace Sells...
8. Enslaved - Eld
9. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
10. Death - Leprosy
11. Paradise Lost - Gothic
12. Anthrax - Among the Living
13. White Zombie - La Sexorcisto
14. Deicide - Deicide
15. Cro-Mags - Best Wishes
16. Slayer - Reign in Blood
17. Obituary - Slowly We Rot
18. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
19. Satyricon - Nemesis Divina
20. Opeth - Morningrise
21. Entombed - Wolverine Blues
22. Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
23. Slipknot - Slipknot
24. Manowar - Battle Hymns
25. Carcass - Heartwork

other...

Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops
Brujeria - Matando Gueros
Brutal Truth - Need to Control
Venom - Black Metal

Nice list. The ones i highlighted definitely made my top 100.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops

You had at me hello