Must have metal albums for your collection

[Chris]

So I was exploring the furthest reaches of the inter-web, and stumbled upon a review of " the red album" by Baroness, It said nothing but good things so I ordered it, and very quickly fell in love with it. I got to thinking If I could only have 5 albums/bands to listen to forever, or must have albums what would they be.

in no particular order

1) Agalloch (the mantle)
2) Baroness (the red album)
3) Old In Flames ( although "a sense of purpose" is great)
4) Machinehead ( The Blackening) ( I know, I know)
5) Devin Townsend ( Metal genius, and canadian to boot)

This is a great way to discover new bands and share the belief in metal

[Cannibal]

Merciless - The Awakening (Just out of curiosity... How many people out there know about this record?)

[Jose Roman]

My top 5 all time favorites, in no particular order:
1. SLAYER, Reign in Blood
2. BEHEMOTH, Demigod
3. DIMMU BORGIR, Death Cult Armageddon
4. LOCK UP, Pleasure Pave Sewers
5. ASESINO, Cristo Satanico

[Cannibal]

Great picks on 1, 2, and 3... Outstanding albums.

[The Bill Humphrey]

Skid Row "Slave To The Grind"
Life Of Agony "River Runs Red"
Bloodjinn "Leave This World Breathing"
Testament "The Gathering"
Green Carnation "Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness"

[Cannibal]

I love that Life of Agony record... Great choice!

[Philip Stephen Whitehouse]

Holy shit, I freakin' love "LIght Of Day, Day Of Darkness". Breathtakingly good album.

[Biffle]

If I had to pick one I would pick Iced Earth "Alive In Athens" and if live albums dont count then "The Dark Saga". Others:

Helloween - "Keepers of the Seven Keys Part 1, 2, and 3"
Pantera - "Great Southern Trendkill"
Black Sabbath - "Heaven and Hell"
Life of Agony - "River Runs Red"
Evergrey - "Inner Circle"
Children of Bodom - "Follow The Reaper"
Symphony X - "Paradise Lost"
Borknagar - "Epic"
Dimmu Borgir - "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant"
Nightwish - "Once"
Blind Guardian -"Nightfall in Middle Earth" and "Imaginations From The Otherside"

[Cannibal]

I own, and love EVERY one of those records! Really surprised by the amount of love that Life of agony is getting...

[Biffle]

LOA is the shit. I didnt see them til their reunion tour, but their owned my ass in Lincoln, Neb. I got to smoke with Keith and Sal afterwards and they were too funny.

[Duck Bills]

Always a good thinker of a question.

"Obscura" by Gorguts, my favorite album of all time forever, would be my first selection. The other four are not listed in any special sequence, but they all share the common trait of being awesome from start to finish:

"Written in Waters" by Ved Buens Ende,
"Bergtatt" by Ulver,
"Apollo Ends" by Sculptured,
"Synergy" by Extol.

[Jackson Hart]

1. HORSE the Band- R. Borlax
2. Dog Fashion Disco- Committed To A Bright Future
3. Dead To Fall- Villany and Virtue
4. Municipal Waste- The Art Of Partying
5. Yakuza- Samsara

[Chris the Mad Scientist @ WSOU]

5 albums that are obvious choices:

1. Metallica - "Master of Puppets"
2. Iron Maiden - "The Number of the Beast"
3. Napalm Death - "Scum"
4. Megadeth - "Rust in Peace"
5. Anthrax - "Spreading the Disease"

My 5 top choices

1. Unearth - "The Oncoming Storm"
2. Disarmonia Mundi - "Mind Tricks"
3. All That Remains - "The Fall of Ideals"
4. In Flames - "Clayman"
5. Lamb of God - "Ashes of the Wake"