AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2004 This is only out of the bands I listen too, and I didn't include live albums or compilations. 1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 2. Metallica - Master of Puppets 3. Slayer - Reign in Blood 4. Metallica - Kill 'Em All 5. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 6. Sepultura - Chaos A.D. 7. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast 8. Metallica - Ride the Lightning 9. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz 10. Motörhead - Ace of Spades 11. Megadeth - Rust in Peace 12. Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell 13. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind 14. Dio - Holy Diver 15. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 16. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman 17. Metallica - ...And Justice for All 18. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power 19. Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? 20. Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss 21. Judas Priest - British Steel 22. Pantera - Cowboys from Hell 23. Black Sabbath - Sabotage 24. Metallica - Metallica 25. Judas Priest - Stained Class 26. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 27. Anthrax - Among the Living 28. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath 29. Scorpions - Blackout 30. Sepultura - Arise 31. Scorpions - Love at First Sting 32. Sepultura - Roots 33. Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather 34. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 35. Motörhead - Overkill 36. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 37. Sepultura - Beneath the Remains 38. Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance 39. Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny 40. Iron Maiden - Powerslave 41. Judas Priest - Painkiller 42. Iron Maiden - Killers 43. Rainbow - Rainbow Rising 44. Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 45. Slayer - South of Heaven 46. UFO - Lights Out 47. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden 48. Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules 49. Mercyful Fate - Melissa 50. Judas Priest - Sin After Sin Thanks for reading! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2004 You must work for Rolling Stone. I'm not gonna dick around with your list because like 40 out of that list I've never heard before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Blas Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Any list that says "Top 50 Heavy Metal Albums" should not have anything by Panterrible in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Except that they were metal and carried mainstream metal on their backs throughout a good portion of the nineties. Regardless of what you think of them as musicians, they deserve respect for what they did for metal. If it's strictly an opinion thing then of course they can be excluded if you don't enjoy them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I'm a Pantera apologist, but only for Vulgar Display of Power and their live shows. Down's first album kills anything else Phil Anselmo's ever been involved with. The rest of that list, I'll just say I disagree. My top five would probably read, in no particular order: Acid Bath-When The Kite String Pops Cryptopsy-Whisper Supremacy Slayer-Reign in Blood Down-Nola and...Nile-In Their Darkened Shrines Double dosage of Swamp and Death, with Slayer represented. Works for me. The first Sabbath album isn't there because I consider it more than just a heavy metal album. Those five represent the genre better than anything else I can think of at the moment, though I'm sure I'm going to have some Maiden, Mayhem, and Metallica flung in my general direction as a result of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Well, I can't say anything about your top five because I don't listen to anything you had but Slayer. Hey, "Reign in Blood" was in my top 5, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted April 12, 2004 That Acid Bath album is one of the few cds where, if anyone even slightly interested in metal heard the whole thing, they would grow to love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Where's the Strapping Young Lad? City should be in ANY metal fan's top 50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 A personal top 5 Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk An album that reinvented an entire genre of music while at the same time it serves as the high water example of the style it came from. A storm cloud of massive emotional awareness that seems to drag you into a cyclone of sound that DEMANDS that you give it you undivided attention, lest you miss one of the many buried aspects that adds to the whole. It's 6 years later and I still can find things that I've never heard before on this album. Highly technical performances all around with a drum performance that rivals any brutal death fly swatters in intensity and speed matched with guitar shredding that can only be described as haunting and inspired. I begins with one of the most blowyourdoorsoffthefuckinghinges songs/warning that I may ever hear "Ye Entranceemperirum" and ends with the most honest and aware song I have ever heard "With Strength I Burn". Only 2 albums I would even consider giving a perfect rating to, this is one of them. Number 1 heavy metal album of all time as indicated by a lazy ass review. 2. Anathema - Judgement. Angelslayer will give me shit for calling this metal, but I've decided I don't give a damn. This is metal. It's also an album of the highest calibre. This number 2 rating really means it's tied for number 1, but only because of the impact it's had on my life. The only other "perfect" album 3. Down - NOLA. I love Pantera to death and always will, regardless of the...lesser nature of their final few years' work. I love Down even more. NOLA is everything that is just fucking right about Heavy Metal music 4. Slayer - Reign In Blood. My first exposure to Slayer was this album, and I'm glad it was. I probably wouldn't enjoy/respect the band as much as I do if it had been another album I heard first. 5. Suffocation - Pierced From Within. Another "first" as far as genre exposure goes. I can't seem to pinpoint the reason but this album always seems to stay a step ahead of any other death machine I've ever heard. And a lot of albums from other genres aswell for that matter. Yup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I think in terms of "mainstream" metal, that's an excellent list. See, those are the bands I like listening to, too. But it's hard to group in other lesser known bands too. It's like "Iron Maiden and Metallica are 2 of the best metal bands ever" "Are you kidding me? Have you ever heard Algebraic Equation? or Jaws of Pain? Those bands could kick their ass!" So, anyway I like your list. Anything with tons of Tallics, Sabbath, Maiden, Sabbath, Anthrax and Megadeth on it is fine with me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted April 12, 2004 You forgot Necrobucket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I think in terms of "mainstream" metal, that's an excellent list. See, those are the bands I like listening to, too. But it's hard to group in other lesser known bands too. It's like "Iron Maiden and Metallica are 2 of the best metal bands ever" "Are you kidding me? Have you ever heard Algebraic Equation? or Jaws of Pain? Those bands could kick their ass!" So, anyway I like your list. Anything with tons of Tallics, Sabbath, Maiden, Sabbath, Anthrax and Megadeth on it is fine with me! Yeah, mainstream metal is what I'm all about. Sepultura, Slayer, and Pantera is about as heavy as I'll get, as I've never been a fan of death/black metal. I'm kind of regretting not having anything by Accept on there, because I love "Fast as a Shark." Oh, yeah, you had Sabbath listed twice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Acid Bath isn't a myriad sub-genre metal band. Everyone can listen to Acid Bath. Listen to Acid Bath. They're Your favorite band. Acid Bath. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swan 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Hmmm, No Morbid Angel? Or Venom? Or Celtic Frost? Or Corrosion of Conformity? Or Death Angel (Act III, absolute masterpiece) Though you did remember Fate. And I raise an eyebrow to the album that signified the beginning of the end, the Metallicia Black album. I had never been so disappointed with an album in my life. I even pre-ordered the damn thing so that i's be gaurenteed a copy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I read this about Acid Bath on allmusic.com today: "When the Kite String Pops" "Acid Bath's debut is a malicious and sometimes downright disturbing album that defies easy categorization. They stitch together elements of death metal, '70s hard rock, thrashing hardcore punk and Black Sabbath-esque sludge into multi-sectioned songs that are both intricate and often surprisingly melodic. The production, especially the compressed drums and often-processed vocals, adds an industrial feel that increases the album's menacing vibe. "The Blue" kicks things off with a bluesy swamp metal riff before smoothly winding its way through a maze of tempo and riff change-ups, while the closer, "Cassie Eats Cockroaches," weaves spoken word samples and screaming vocals in and out of complex, Southern-flavored death metal riffing and precision double-bass drumming. Elsewhere, the songs range from full-on assaults ("Cheap Vodka" and "Toubabo Koomi") to creepy ballads, namely the goth-tinged "Scream of the Butterfly" and the largely acoustic "The Bones of Baby Dolls." Vocalist Dax Riggs handles this diverse material well, switching between distorted screams and a melodic croon reminiscent of Jim Morrison or Glen Danzig. His not-for-the-squeamish lyrics address such topics as drug abuse, rape, abortion, death, and self-loathing, but for the most part do so in an artful, vividly poetic manner. While it would have been stronger if a few of the weaker songs had been left off, When the Kite String Pops is still an excellent, diverse metal album that remains unlike much else, even years after it release." And AoO, did you get your screen name from the new band that one of their ex-members formed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Blas Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Except that they were metal and carried mainstream metal on their backs throughout a good portion of the nineties. Regardless of what you think of them as musicians, they deserve respect for what they did for metal. If it's strictly an opinion thing then of course they can be excluded if you don't enjoy them. They did nothing respectable. They would've still been a glam band if it wasn't for Exhorder. My Top Five.. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath One of the albums that got the metal ball rollin' Possessed - Seven Churches Helped create the Death Metal scene in the 80s. One of the very first DM albums, and they're not even from Florida or Sweden! Exodus - Bonded By Blood The best thrash album to come out the Bay Area, or really any area. Metallica's early sound on Kill 'Em All really owes a lot to Exodus. Bathory - Bathory The album that created Black Metal. Venom - Black Metal gave it a name, but Bathory gave it a fucken sound. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden NWOBHM and Power Metal influencer. No need to explain Maiden. Honorable mentions: Seance - Fornever Laid To Rest Sodom - Obsessed By Cruelty Tankard - Zombie Attack Kreator - Endless Pain Grave - Into The Grave Dismember - Like An Everflowing Stream Entombed - Left Hand Path Bathory - Blood Fire Death Venom - Black Metal Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Exhorder - Slaughter In The Vatican Mayhem - Live in Leipzig Metallica - Kill 'Em All Deicide - Legion Vader - De Profundis Motörhead - Overkill Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales Coroner - Death Cult EP Burzum - Burzum Immortal - Pure Holocaust Bolt Thrower - In Battle There Is No Law Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 And I raise an eyebrow that signified the beginning of the end, the Metallicia Black album. I had never been so disappointed with an album in my life. I even pre-ordered the damn thing so that i's be gaurenteed a copy. Yeah, I like the Black album okay, but I think it led to the some of the garbage we hear on the radio today, "mainstream" mainstream metal (catch my drift?) Radio accessible garbage like Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, some of Korn's stuff, Godsmac, etc. But then again, I have "Love at First Sting" on my list, but hey, I like "Rock You Like a Hurricane", it's a good "dumb" metal song. As for Venom, Celtic Frost, etc., most assuredly they would be on a top 100 list, but I haven't really listened to anything by either of those bands lately anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I was pretty damn sure Possessed was from Florida. *edited* Waitaminute, they're from San Fran, who the hell am I thinking of then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Blas Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I was pretty damn sure Possessed was from Florida. Nope, San Francisco. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Blas brings the old school. That's a good list if you're ignoring everything after 1990. That's a pretty good summary of Acid Bath, although I don't buy this whole "weak track" business. That's more like their follow up. And yes, I got my screen name from Dax Riggs' now defunct after-project. He's had another one since then called Deadboy and the Elephant Men, also, though your mileage may vary on those two bands. I really like Agents, and am largely unfamiliar with Deadboy, but the post Acid Bath splinter band is Goatwhore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swan 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 The real Pantera: http://www.metal-sludge.com/ExposedPantera.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 AoO, what I really want to know is based on the list above, would I be wasting my money by purchasing this disc, again basing this on the bands I have listed above? Also, what's your opinion on Down II? I had heard NOLA kicks ass from numerous people, but that Down II sucks the meat missile. Is this entirely true? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 They did nothing respectable First metal band to debut at number 1. I'd say that helps the hell out of the scene and is pretty respectable Vocalist Dax Riggs handles this diverse material well, switching between distorted screams and a melodic croon reminiscent of Jim Morrison or Glen Danzig. That's a pretty lazy comparison. Immortal - Pure Holocaust I don't think I'll ever understand how people can pick pre "Heart Of Winter" Immortal as being superior to post. While somewhat diverse, those early albums were so paint by numbers a lot of times. While "At The Heart Of Winter" helped to redefine the genre and take it to a place of insane headbangability. ACID BATH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 The real Pantera: http://www.metal-sludge.com/ExposedPantera.htm Well, Slayer used to cover Def Leppard so this sin is forgivable as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I really like Agents, and am largely unfamiliar with Deadboy, I actually picked up a Deadboy album. To my ears it's like a slighty more stoned(but with a lighter buzz) and way more depressed Agents. Kinda bluesy and filled with lovely little piano sprinkles and shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Blas Report post Posted April 12, 2004 First metal band to debut at number 1. I'd say that helps the hell out of the scene and is pretty respectable Debuting at number 1 doesn't mean jackshit in metal, really. I guess I'm just super biased, they've always been Exhorder-Lite to me. I don't think I'll ever understand how people can pick pre "Heart Of Winter" Immortal as being superior to post. While somewhat diverse, those early albums were so paint by numbers a lot of times. While "At The Heart Of Winter" helped to redefine the genre and take it to a place of insane headbangability. In my list I was goin' towards older albums, and for a "true" black metal album, "Pure Holocaust" is a good choice. That's not saying "At The Heart Of Winter", "Damned in Black", and "Sons of Northern Darkness" aren't good albums, I enjoy the fuck out of those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I understand, but don't necessarily agree with, the pantera bias, but debuting at number one for what really was an intense metal album is nothing to scoff at(in north america anyway). After Metallica went hard rock, Pantera carried metal on its shoulders as far as commercial exposure goes for most of the 90's. Nowadays debuting number 1 for a metal band isn't a big thing. But then you get into the whole Metal Vs Nu arguement anyway which clouds the achievement. And now that I understand that you were going for retro picks, I will not go against your Immortal pick. I will question your Mayhem pick of Live in Liepzig though since it is all mayhem radio for me today going from De Mysteriis up to Chimera...I just can't really see a live album outweighing the studio efforts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Blas Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I will question your Mayhem pick of Live in Liepzig though since it is all mayhem radio for me today going from De Mysteriis up to Chimera...I just can't really see a live album outweighing the studio efforts. Their first two full length releases were live albums, and they were great. De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, I really hated that album. Their demos, and their two live albums completely destroy Mysteriis. I haven't liked anything Mayhem has done since that album, except Chimera. Chimera rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 For me I can't mention Chimera withouth bringing up Wolf's Lair Abyss since Chimera pretty much follows that mold. At this point I still like Wolf's...better. As far as De Mysteriis goes, it's a love hate album because everything that is done is taken to such an extreme. I happen to really enjoy the torture of monks vocals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 2. Anathema - Judgement. Angelslayer will give me shit for calling this metal, but I've decided I don't give a damn. This is metal. Is not My top 10 is hard to say... what was my top 5 five years ago is not the same as 3 years ago is not the same as even a year ago... so I rifled through my CD collection, thinking about what CDs I've always come back to time and time again, no matter what the genre, or what mood I may be in... For lack of any ability to put them in preferential order, I've put them in alphabetical order Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder Death - Symbolic Fates Warning - Parallels Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans Nevermore - Nevermore Paradise Lost - Draconian Times Savatage - Streets Virgin Steele - Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
