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Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicBlack Sabbath Master Of RealityBlack Sabbath Black SabbathThe album that truly started it all. Tony Iommi lost a few fingertips, and he invented metal on this album by creating a new, deep, and dark sound that had never been heard before. Their first album is one of my favorite albums of all time. Very dark, and you can actually feel the heaviness when you listen to this. Anyone who likes metal must like it. Unless of course, your opinion differs.Iron Maiden PowerslaveFew artists make a great album and continue to make great albums afterwards. Maiden are an exception. Their first album was a great album, as well as the second. And third. And fourth. Their fifth album is without a shadow of a doubt the band's magnum opus. It is truly a masterpiece. Aces High, Two Minutes To Midnight, Powerslave, and Rime Of The Ancient Mariner are all on this CD. What more could one ask for? Every Maiden album released in the 80's has a classic on it. Number Of The Beast has 3 classics, Piece Of Mind has 3, but Powerslave has 4. And that doesn't mean that the other songs aren't great either. It's just that the 4 I mentioned are considered by all Maiden fans as Maiden classics. Flash of the Blade, Back In The Village, every song is excellent. I give this a 5/5. What did you think I would give it?Judas Priest PainkillerLed Zeppelin Physical GraffitiA big, fat, heavy hard rocker. That's what this is. 15 songs and 80 minutes of some of the best Led Zeppelin has to offer. Kashmir, The Rover, Custard Pie, you name it. Every song is great. In my opinion, this is the greatest Zep release. It's certainly the heaviest. Megadeth Rust In PeaceThe Beatles have Revolver. Metallica has Master of Puppets. Slayer has Reign In Blood. Judas Priest has Painkiller. Led Zeppelin has Physical Grafitti. Guess what Megadeth has? Their 1990 release Rust In Peace. 1990 was a pretty good year from metal anyways. Seasons In The Abyss and Painkiller were released that same year. But Rust In Peace is better than both of those. Rust In Peace is an essential metal album. Please, do Dave Mustaine a favor and buy the album. Don't download it off of Limewire or some crap like that. Buy it. Or borrow it from a friend and then buy it. I don't care. But you gotta hear this.Metallica Master Of PuppetsGod liked Metallica. He thought they were a good band. So what did the almighty-one do? He gave the four men in the band the power to make one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all-time. God enhanced James Hetfield's vocals, making them better than the vocals on Kill 'Em All and Ride The Lightning. The Big G gave Lars the power to be a better drummer, and he also gave Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammet powers that enhanced their bass skills and guitar skills. He gave Metallica the power to make an album that even critics would enjoy after about five years of the album sitting on the shelves of the record store. It's a shame that the band's self-titled 1991 album had to be released just for Master Of Puppets, an album that some sort of supernatural being or diety had so much to do with, to be noticed. Oh well. It was a waste of time writing this sound-off, but still. Metallica Ride The LightningOpeth Still LifeOpeth Blackwater ParkThe Beatles RevolverNot much to say about this that hasn't already been said. This is such a lovable album. As big of a metal-head as I am, I still have time for bands like The Beatles. I mean, everyone likes at least one of their albums. 5/54.5 superbAt the Gates Slaughter of the SoulBlack Sabbath ParanoidBlack Sabbath SabotageBlind Guardian Nightfall In Middle-EarthBlind Guardian Imaginations From The Other SideChildren of Bodom HatebreederConverge Jane DoeI did not at all expect to like Jane Doe, but to be truthful, this kicks BUTT. That's right, BUTT. Screaming vocals, fast and powerful drumming, crazy guitar, and everything of that sort. A lot of bands have this formula and screw it up, but Converge does it VERY RIGHT. So right that it KICKS BUTT. Helloween Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part IIced Earth Burnt OfferingsPower metal doesn't get the respect it deserves. It's great when it's actually done right. Iced Earth does power metal the right way. They're not just some cheesy gimmick that will fade out of style in a about a year like some bands*cough*Dragonforce*cough*. Iced Earth is a great band, and this is their magnum opus. One of the finest power metal albums to buy.Iron Maiden Somewhere In TimeIron Maiden The Number Of The BeastConsistency can ruin a lot of things that would otherwise be awesome. So of course it's a good thing that most of Iron Maiden's albums are very consistent, with hardly any dull moments. This is the album that launched the golden years for Maiden, and it's also the album that put the band on top of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. So yes, please buy it.Iron Maiden Piece Of MindThe Number Of The Beast must have been hard to top, and Iron Maiden did not top it with Piece Of Mind, but they got pretty gosh-darn close to it. How can you not enjoy Piece Of Mind? It's got the epic To Tame A Land, and it's got The Trooper. Plus, it's got Sun And Steel, one of my guilty pleasures. Gotta love it.Iron Maiden Live After DeathJudas Priest Defenders Of The FaithMegadeth Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?Motorhead InfernoOpeth DamnationI've always liked experimentation. And I've always liked 1970's progressive rock. Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson and the like. So when one of my favorite metal bands like Opeth decides to do some experimentation with 1970's progressive rock, I jump with joy. Damnation is a magical album, and while it used to be my 3.5/5 least favorite Opeth album, it has quickly risen above many other ones. It's quite beautiful actually. There are no growling vocals at all, and this is no problem. I could go on and on about this spectacular album, but I choose not to.Opeth My Arms, Your HearseSlayer Reign In BloodHail Slayer! So what if it's 10 gazillion beats per minute? So what if it's only a half-hour long? It's Slayer dude, and it's a classic album. Only Slayer could create a 29 minute album that has pretty much no diversity whatsoever and it be this wonderful. For their next few albums, Slayer was still on top. Hail Slayer!Sonata Arctica EclipticaSonata Arctica SilenceSuicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies4.0 excellentAC/DC Highway To HellAnthrax Among The LivingAt the Gates Terminal Spirit DiseaseBathory Blood Fire DeathBlack Label Society 1919 EternalBlack Sabbath Vol. 4Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody SabbathBlack Sabbath Heaven And HellBlind Guardian Somewhere Far BeyondBlind Guardian A Night At The OperaBlind Guardian A Twist In The MythCeltic Frost Morbid TalesConverge Petitioning The Empty SkyConverge When Forever Comes CrashingConverge No HeroesCream Disraeli GearsCream Wheels Of FireDeath SymbolicDemons and Wizards Demons & WizardsDemons And Wizards? Sounds like a cheesy generic power metal band with cool album covers and stupid lyrics combined with poor musicianship played by guys who try to play faster than Eddie Van Halen high on speed. Actually, they're a pretty good band. The songs are catchy and all-in-all this is a good listen. I suggest picking it up. It's not Children Of Bodom or Iced Earth tough.DragonForce Valley Of The DamnedDragonForce Sonic FirestormGuns N' Roses Appetite for DestructionHelloween Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part IIIced Earth Night Of The StormriderIced Earth Alive In AthensIron Maiden Dance Of DeathIron Maiden Seventh Son Of A Seventh SonIron Maiden Best Of The BeastISIS In the Absence of TruthJane's Addiction Nothing's ShockingJudas Priest Stained ClassJudas Priest Screaming For VengeanceJudas Priest Sad Wings Of DestinyL7 Bricks Are HeavyLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IILed Zeppelin Houses Of The HolyMastodon Blood MountainMastodon have done it again. Blood Mountain is an epic metal journey that flows all together, with superb songwriting and stellar musicianship. The guitars are innovative and complex, as well as the drumming courtesy of Brann Dailor. Did I mention they come from Atlanta Georgia? Georgia's my state, so rock on Mastodon! Is this is a classic of metal? Yes, of modern American metal, it is one of the finest albums out there. But of metal in general, it is no classic, but it is still wonderful.Megadeth Countdown To ExtinctionMegadeth YouthanasiaMetallica Kill 'Em AllMotorhead Ace Of SpadesMotorhead BastardsMotorhead Iron FistMotorhead Rock 'N' RollMotorhead Kiss Of DeathNeurosis Through Silver In BloodNeurosis A Sun That Never SetsNirvana In UteroNirvana MTV Unplugged in New YorkOpeth OrchidOpeth MorningriseOpeth DeliveranceOpeth Ghost ReveriesOzzy Osbourne Blizzard Of OzzOzzy Osbourne Diary Of A MadmanOzzy Osbourne Bark At The MoonPantera Cowboys from HellPantera Vulgar Display of PowerPearl Jam TenRadiohead The BendsRunic Liar FlagsSlayer Seasons In The AbyssSlayer South Of HeavenSonata Arctica Reckoning NightSonata Arctica For The Sake Of RevengeSoundgarden BadmotorfingerTool LateralusTool ÆnimaVenom Black MetalVenom Welcome to HellWeezer Weezer3.5 greatAC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapAC/DC Back In BlackAC/DC Let There Be RockAC/DC High VoltageAC/DC If You Want Blood You've Got ItAlice in Chains DirtAvenged Sevenfold Waking The FallenBlack Label Society The Blessed HellrideBlack Label Society MafiaBlack Label Society Stronger Than DeathBlack Label Society Sonic BrewBlack Sabbath Greatest Hits 1970–1978Blind Guardian Tales From The Twilight WorldBlind Guardian Follow The BlindBlind Guardian Battalions Of FearBurzum FilosofemCellador Enter DeceptionCeltic Frost To Mega TherionConverge You Fail MeDarkthrone Transilvanian HungerDemons and Wizards Touched by the Crimson KingDimmu Borgir Enthrone Darkness TriumphantDio Holy DiverFugazi 13 SongsIced Earth Horror ShowIced Earth Days Of PurgatoryIron Maiden Iron MaidenIron Maiden KillersIron Maiden Brave New WorldIron Maiden A Matter Of Life And DeathKISS Alive IIL7 Hungry for StinkLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IIILed Zeppelin Led ZeppelinMastodon LeviathanRoar. Mastodon are an excellent band. They can write songs too. This is a concept album about Moby Dick. Megadeth So Far, So Good... So What!Metallica ...And Justice For AllLong songs played fast. That's basically all this album is. It's truly overrated. The songs are so fast and the guitar is good, but they don't keep you in for a long time. Most songs are 5-10 minutes, and around the sixth or seventh minute you just want to turn off the tape. It's an ok album, but compared to Master Of Puppets, Ride The Lightning, OR Kill 'Em All, it's actually pretty weak.Motorhead 1916Motorhead OverkillMotorhead OrgasmatronMotorhead HammeredNirvana BleachNirvana From the Muddy Banks of the WishkahOzzy Osbourne The Ultimate SinOzzy Osbourne TributePantera Reinventing Hell: The Best of PanteraSlayer Hell AwaitsSlayer Haunting The ChapelSlayer Decade of AggressionSlayer Christ IllusionSonata Arctica Winterheart's GuildTool UndertowTool 10,000 DaysVenom At War with SatanZakk Wylde Book of Shadows3.0 goodAC/DC The Razors EdgeAC/DC Stiff Upper LipAC/DC PowerageAC/DC For Those About To Rock We Salute YouAvenged Sevenfold City Of EvilBlack Label Society Hangover Music Vol.6Converge Unloved and Weeded OutDamageplan New Found PowerDef Leppard Yeah!Dio Lock Up The WolvesDio The Last In LineDio's second album is a solid record, but it's not nearly as good as their previous effort before this, Holy Diver. I mean, it's got some pretty cool songs, but overall, it's not too great. Some songs are great, but others are sort of boring. I suggest getting his first album if you want to get some good Dio. Or you could look into his first album with Black Sabbath, Heaven And Hell. Or some Rainbow.DragonForce Inhuman RampageGuns N' Roses Use Your Illusion IIced Earth Iced EarthKISS DestroyerKorn KornKorn Greatest Hits Vol. 1Led Zeppelin Best Of, Vol. 1: Early DaysLed Zeppelin PresenceLed Zeppelin In Through The Out DoorWhy do people hate this album? It good. I like it. Fool In The Rain and All My Love are great songs, as well as Carouselambra, the 10 minute epic, which is one of the band's longest songs. Sure, it's not Houses Of The Holy or Physical Grafitti. It's In Through The Out Door, and I wouldn't want it any other way. JPJ basically made this album on his own, and I respect that. But one song that lacks is the annoying Hot Dog, quite possibly Zeppelin's worst song ever. I sat through it a few times, but I never liked it. And the album doesn't have enough songs. 43 minutes and 7 songs? That's like a Rush album. And Zeppelin ain't Rush.Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Love Their CountryMegadeth Cryptic WritingsMegadeth Hidden TreasuresMetallica LoadOzzy Osbourne Speak Of The DevilOzzy Osbourne The Essential Ozzy OsbournePapa Roach InfestSatyricon Now, DiabolicalSlayer Live UndeadSoundgarden Superunknown2.5 averageAC/DC BallbreakerAC/DC Flick Of The SwitchAC/DC Fly On The WallAC/DC Who Made WhoAvenged Sevenfold Sounding The Seventh TrumpetBlack Label Society Shot to HellBlind Guardian Tokyo TalesGuns N' Roses Use Your Illusion IIIron Maiden Fear Of The DarkIron Maiden No Prayer For The DyingThe 80's were a bad decade for AC/DC. Sure, they had Back In Black, but other than that, most of it was very average, if not worse. The 80's, however, were the best years for Maiden. Now, the 90's were a decent time for AC/DC. Thunderstruck was the best album they had put out in years, and they also released a pretty good live album. The 90's were horrible for Maiden. The departure of guitarist Adrian Smith was one reason this album suffered. It's got a few good tracks, but it's nothing special at all.Iron Maiden Virtual XIJudas Priest British SteelJudas Priest Angel Of RetributionJudas Priest Killing MachineJudas Priest Ram It DownKorn IssuesKorn Follow the LeaderLed Zeppelin CodaLimp Bizkit The Unquestionable Truth - Part ILimp Bizkit Significant OtherLimp Bizkit Three Dollar Bill Y'allOzzy Osbourne No More TearsPapa Roach lovehatetragedyPapa Roach The Paramour SessionsSlayer God Hates Us AllSlayer Divine InterventionSuicidal Tendencies Suicidal for LifeVan Halen Van HalenI see this a lot on "Best Metal Albums" lists, and first of all, this ain't metal. It's called hard rock. Second of all, it's not a classic album at all. David Lee Roth can't sing very well at all, but he does have a few shining moments. The lyrics are stupid most of time too. Yeah yeah yeah. Eddie Van Halen just happend to be an amazing guitar-player, but great solos and riffs and such does not make a classic album. 2.0 poorBurzum Daudi BaldrsIron Maiden The X FactorJudas Priest JugulatorJudas Priest TurboJudas Priest Point of EntryKISS Alive IIIKorn Life Is PeachyLinkin Park Hybrid TheoryMetallica Some Kind Of MonsterMetallica MetallicaAfter releasing three greats and one good album, this just seems weak. If this had been their first album, I may not have noticed the suckiness of this. Best song? Enter Sandman. Worst song? Nothing Else Matters. Favorite part in The Unforgiven? Any part besides the chorus. Papa Roach Getting Away With MurderStatic-X MachineTrivium Ember to InfernoTrivium's best album gets a 2/5. Honestly, when I first listened to it, I would have given it at least a 3. But after about 12 listens, it got boring. Very boring. Not as bad as their remake of Master Of Puppets, entitled "The Crusade".1.5 very poorAC/DC Blow Up Your VideoBlack Sabbath TyrBon Jovi Slippery When WetWhile this may not be the most overrated album in history, it still manages to be respected by fans of the 80's. People who make the lists on VH1 listen to this music. The musicianship is decent at best, with Richie Sambora putting out a few decent riffs in a song. The bass isn't audible, so there's no point in talking about it. Jon Bon Jovi can sing, but his cowboy-ish lyrics are attempts at being "living-on-the-edge-cool", but to tell you the truth, they just flat-out fail. The drumming is, well, who cares? It's Bon Jovi. The lyrics in these songs are terribly written, and the songs just sound like they wanted this to be the Michael Jackson's Thriller of hair rock. So overall, this is garbage.Limp Bizkit Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored WaterLimp Bizkit Results May VaryLimp Bizkit Greatest HitzLinkin Park ReanimationReanimation? WTF? It's Hybrid Theory but it's worse! It's got more songs on it too! It's, like, totally lame and stuff. So don't waste your money on it. Metallica ReloadOzzy Osbourne OzzmosisTrivium AscendancyTrivium sucks. The Crusade is their best album, but it rips off Metallica and even Iron Maiden at some parts. Ember to Inferno is terrible as well. Ascendancy is painful to listen to though. RAWR RAHRAHRAH for 60 minutes. The songwriting is just typical metalcore garbage. The vocals are typical metalcore garbage. The musicianship? Sometimes it is typical American metalcore garbage. However, sometimes the musicianship is quite good. The drumming on Ascendancy is well-done, and even sounds pretty cool on some of the songs. And sometimes a track will have a half decent guitar solo, but the bass can barely be heard. Seriously. While sometimes the musicianship is sort-of well-done, sometimes it's just the band playing their instruments at the same time, doing random solos while the drummer is banging his drum-kit while the bass player is just playing a simple bass-sound. And sometimes the guitar just goes crazy and has this "WAHWAH-WADDIWADDI-WAHWAHWAH" sound that gives it a depressing Helloween sound. So overall, this a load of rat droppings. Ascendancy is one of the worst albums of all-time, and the only reason it's getting the rating it gets is because the musicianship is good every once in a while. While listening to any of Trivium's albums, you can figure out that these guys could be great. They could be Mastodon. They could be any of the other great metal bands out there. The thing is though, that they are not. They aren't Mastodon. So yeah, this sucks. 1.5/5.1.0 awfulHawthorne Heights The Silence in Black and WhiteHawthorne Heights If Only You Were LonelyThank God I didn't shuffle out money to buy this stuff. I downloaded it. It, like their previous effort, is a terrible album. Hawthorne Heights is a band that obviously has no power to progress. Iron Maiden progressed from Powerslave to Somewhere In Time. Metallica progressed from Kill 'Em All to Ride The Lightning. Have the Heights progressed? Not a single bit. You can tell this album's terrible just from the song titles. Where can I stab myself in the ears? Seriously. Judas Priest DemolitionKevin Federline Playing with FireLimp Bizkit New Old SongsLinkin Park MeteoraIf there's an album that I don't like, it's Meteora. Hybrid Theory at least had a few good moments, but this is just the lowest of the low right here. This is a sophomore slump if there ever was one. I think Altmer describes it best. Hybrid Theory Part II. Sounds pretty much exactly the same, except it's a lot worse.Metallica St. AngerOzzy Osbourne Black RainTrivium The CrusadeIt's fun to hate this band. You know it is. C'mon, admit it. You know you love hating Trivium. It's cool. It's "in". I'm not hating this album to be cool and hip though. This album really does suck. Yes, it sucks. Giving this a 5 is like giving a Bon Jovi album a 1.5. Oh wait, I was the one who gave Slippery When Wet a 1.5. Oh well, that album is horrible as well. I'm serious.
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