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

[Chris the Mad Scientist @ WSOU]

I got into Aletheian through Apolutrosis, and I got into BTA from a friend who hosts a Christian rock and metal show on WSOU on Wednesday nights with me. BTA is definitely one of the best Christian death metal bands out there. I love them.

I don't know Alex, but I would love to meet him. Let's hope BTA/Aletheian tours near NYC or Jersey soon....

[Candace Shelton]

1. Sycronomica- "Gate"
2. Dimmu Borgir- "Stormblast"
3. Carcass- "Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious"
4. Equilibrium- "Turis Fratyr"
5. Symphony X- "The Divine Wings of Tragedy" & "Paradise Lost"
6. Wintersun


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[Brian McGlade]

What's Sycronomica like? I love all of those other albums so if they're familiar to any of those bands, I wouldn't mind hearing them.

[Sara Roth]

Agalloch-The Mantle, Vehemence-God Was Created, Arsis-A Celebration of Guilt, Death-Sound of Perseverance, Necrophagist-Epitaph

[Metal Drummer Dave]

the most influential albums on the early part of my life in date order (when I discovered them) so for me they are must have albums

1) Black Sabbath - Paranoid/Sabotage - from my Dads record collection (mid to late 80's)
2)Slayer - Reign in blood and Megadeth - Rust in Piece (christmas 90 and how things changed !!)
3) Death - Leprosy, Human and Symbolic (tape copies from high school friend)
4)Pantera - Vulgar display of power (early 90's copy off Army bud)
5)Metallica - Ride the lightning (better than master of puppets IMHO)


More recent additions and IMHO must haves
Hate Eternal - King of Kings
Nile - Black seeds of vengeance
Cannibal Corpse - Live Cannibalism (the DVD is awesome as well)
Man Must Die - The human conditon (prob less well know on here my highly recommended band to check out if you havent already - I'm off to see them in Sheffield with Hate Eternal in June)

[Benjamin]

Carcass- Heartwork
Dream Theater- All but Systematic Chaos, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't their best
Iron Maiden- All of the ones Bruce Dickinson sang on
Megadeth- The World Needs A Hero, Youthanasia, Rust In Peace, Peace Sells... But Who's Buyin', Killings My Business... And Business Is Good
Gojira- From Mars To Sirius, The Link
Immortal- my personal favorite is Battles In The North
Mayhem- Deathcrush and De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas other than that everything else sucks
Soilent Green- Sewn Mouth Secrets
Cannibal Corpse- Butchered At Birth, The Bleeding
Judas Priest- British Steel, Painkiller
Arch Enemy, All of them except Anthems of Rebellion, it just wasn't that good
Melechesh- Emissaries
High On Fire- Blessed Black Wings, Death Is This Communion
Motorhead- Every thing is gold
There are so many more but I have taken enough room.

[Jackson Hart]

Soilent Green- Sewn Mouth Secrets, is an amazing cd by far they're best

[Cory]

dude one of the best albums ever made is Retribution by Malevolent Creation, also Nile's Annihilation Of The Wicked makes me gasm

[Symphonic Metal Apocalypse]

my top 5, which I will almost certainly change my mind about in the next five minutes:

1. Dark Moor - Dark Moor
2. Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands
3. Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy
4. Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II
5. Battlelore - Where The Shadows Fall

[Brad Charnetski]

Devin Townsend - "Ocean Machine - Biomech", my favorite, but everything he does is amazing
Dio - "Holy Diver" ... its Dio
Judas Priest - "Sad Wings of Destiny" that album never gets old for me
Arsis - "A Celebration of Guilt"
Dream Theater - "Scenes from a Memory" really got me into Dream Theater and most prog at that

[Shreddy Krueger]

My top 5 "Cant Live Withouts" are

1. Queensryche "OPERATION: MINDCRIME'
2. Death "SOUNDS OF PERSEVERENCE"
3. Testament "THE LEGACY"
4. Iron Maiden "PIECE OF MIND"
5. Iced Earth "ALIVE IN ATHENS"

[Zacharis]

Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Strapping Young Lad - Alien
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
Death - Symbolic