Top 50
My 50 favorite albums of all time. Whatever inconsistencies exist with my genre lists exist because those were thought up with some thought given to seniority, and I tried my best not to pick albums based on my emotional attachment to them. Here the method was completely the opposite: this list is 100% subjective. Enjoy. |
| 50 |  | Paradise Lost
Lost Paradise |
| 49 |  | Dead Can Dance
The Serpent's Egg
This band is often sold as being better than it is by hessians trying to look open-minded, but they're a still a pretty good listen, particularly this album and their first EP. |
| 48 |  | Runemagick
The Supreme Force of Eternity |
| 47 |  | Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 |
| 46 |  | Amorphis
The Karelian Isthmus |
| 45 |  | Dolorian
Dolorian |
| 44 | | DJ Shadow
Endtroducing... |
| 43 |  | Drudkh
Forgotten Legends |
| 42 |  | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada
I'm not big on post-rock, but this band, Yndi Halda and that one Mono album really are quite something. |
| 41 |  | Mournful Congregation
The Monad of Creation |
| 40 |  | Perotin
Perotin (The Hilliard Ensemble) |
| 39 |  | Tangerine Dream
Ricochet |
| 38 |  | Pink Floyd
Meddle |
| 37 |  | Summoning
Nightshade Forests |
| 36 |  | Thergothon
Fhtagn-nagh Yog-Sothoth
I'm not sure whether Lovecraft would actually dig it, but I do think it captures the spirit of his works masterfully. |
| 35 |  | Vali
Forlatt |
| 34 |  | Isengard
Vandreren
A work that feels almost incomplete at points and is therefore all the more exciting to the imagination. Underrated as fuck. |
| 33 |  | Primordial
To The Nameless Dead |
| 32 |  | Paysage D'Hiver
Paysage D'Hiver |
| 31 |  | Magma
Magma
Unlike the bands who would imitate and follow them, Magma's madness had a point, and once you manage to crack through a few of the layers it reveals a strange beauty. |
| 30 |  | Gregorio Allegri
Miserere; Messe; Motets |
| 29 |  | Franz Liszt
A Faust Symphony |
| 28 |  | Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Especially the Jacqueline DuPre recordings. She makes the piece come alive like no one else. |
| 27 |  | Fanisk
Noontide |
| 26 |  | Disembowelment
Transcendence Into the Peripheral |
| 25 |  | Worship
Last CD Before Doomsday
One of the most harrowing experiences in metal, there are times when I can't really bring myself to listen to it because I know I'll end up in an awful mood. |
| 24 |  | Mayhem
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas |
| 23 |  | Franz Schubert
String Quartet No.14 (Death and the Maiden)
My favorite composer of chamber music, also a master of the symphony and the song. The quintessential romantic hero. |
| 22 |  | Darkthrone
Under A Funeral Moon |
| 21 |  | Demigod
Slumber of Sullen Eyes |
| 20 |  | Septic Flesh
Mystic Places of Dawn |
| 19 |  | Blind Guardian
Somewhere Far Beyond |
| 18 |  | The Bulgarian Voices Angelite
Fly, Fly My Sadness |
| 17 |  | Emperor
In The Nightside Eclipse |
| 16 |  | Fates Warning
The Spectre Within |
| 15 |  | Slayer
Hell Awaits
Reign in Blood is better, of course, but I like this one more. Its more immersive and atmospheric, it feels like there's more to discover. |
| 14 |  | King Crimson
In The Court of the Crimson King
The greatest progressive rock band, with Magma a close second. |
| 13 |  | Funeral
Tragedies |
| 12 |  | Klaus Schulze
X |
| 11 |  | At The Gates
The Red In The Sky Is Ours |
| 10 |  | Enslaved
Hordanes Land |
| 9 |  | Burzum
Hvis Lyset Tar Oss |
| 8 |  | Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 |
| 7 | | Candlemass
Epicus Doomicus Metalicus |
| 6 |  | Metallica
...And Justice for All |
| 5 |  | Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons |
| 4 |  | Bathory
Hammerheart |
| 3 | | Sortilege
Larmes de Héros
The heroic Weltanschauung ideal that permeates all true metal is perfected. |
| 2 | | Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55
Where there not an implicit one album per "band" rule this man would absolutely rule the list. |
| 1 |  | Skepticism
Stormcrowfleet
The soundtrack to all my dreams and visions. |
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