1001 Metal Albums you should hear before you die

mythsofmetal · 01-25-2015, 06:12 PM

^ not to be nit-picky, but Imaginary Sonicscape was released in 2001, not 2003.

43. Sigh - Hail Horror Hail - (1997)

This to me was Sigh's first 100% masterpiece. Infidel Art may have been quite experimental, but if you don't count the EP entitled Ghastly Funeral Theatre released months before Hail Horror Hail, then Hail Horror Hail would clearly be Sigh's real Avant-garde breakthrough. This album is excellent from start to finish, and maintains a great atmosphere while showcasing a lot of variety. You have more rocking songs like the title track, also, scary, intense, atmospheric songs like 12 Souls, experimental songs with strong/prevalent outer-genre influence like Invitation to Die, crazy fast, brutal rockers like Curse of Izanagi, and epic, doomy, amazingness like Seed of Eternity. This album is a must for any really big fan of Sigh, along with pretty much every other album of theirs, but most fundamentally Imaginary Sonicscape, and In Somniphobia. This album really is like "a horror movie without the pictures" in the best possibly imaginable way.

The Batlord · 01-26-2015, 06:42 PM

44. Obituary - Cause of Death - (1990)

Rather than speeding up like their Florida contemporaries, on their second album Obituary indulged their love of Celtic Frost and slowed down. Equal parts death metal and doom, with a filthy wall of distortion hanging over it all like the miasma of the grave, this is an primitive, atmospheric album of pure evil. And John Tardy's vocals? A retch of monstrous hate like none other. This is one classic that still stands up today.

Spoiler for Let the blood spill from your mouth!:

The Batlord · 01-26-2015, 07:08 PM

45. Cannibal Corpse - Vile - (1996)

Seen as a novelty act by many death metal fans, Cannibal Corpse don't really get much respect. But on this album, new vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher's none-more-guttural voice allows the band to up their game to previously unattainable levels of raw, intense brutality. Even brutal death metal bands such as Suffocation struggle to kick in skulls quite as mercilessly as CC do on this album. Combined with their knack for catchy songs, and OTT gore lyrics, this is a blast of death metal blasting not to be ignored or underestimated.

Spoiler for Bloodthirsty and rabid.:

Mondo Bungle · 01-26-2015, 08:49 PM

46. Young and in the Way - When Life Comes to Death (2014)

This album does one of the best jobs I've ever heard of blurring the line between punk and metal. This is definitely at it's core a highly energetic black metal album, inspired by crust/hardcore and sludge metal, with noticeable influences from bands like Marduk, Crowbar, and household crust names like Doom. You can even hear them get their groove on on this album. Heavy and crushing and all the while put together with a youthful energy.

The Batlord · 01-27-2015, 01:08 AM

47. Bathory - Bathory - (1984)

This album is a pure, lo-fi blitzkrieg of hardcore punk fury and metal riffs. Nothing complex going on here, just primitive speed/thrash/black metal with riffs so catchy they could be in pop songs in some twisted, alternate universe. For my money, this is also the first true extreme metal album ever recorded. The aggression and abrasiveness are just a step above Hellhammer and Venom, and those vocals are just too necro to be anything but extreme metal vocals. Even Slayer weren't quite as ****ed up as this by this point in their career. Simply one of the best metal albums ever recorded.

Spoiler for Descend from blackened skies, on soundless, magic wings, to spread the word of Satan!:

The Batlord · 01-27-2015, 01:55 AM

48. Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction - (1984)

Probably the meanest power metal album of the eighties---opener "Licensed to Kill" is thrashier than many San Francisco bands I could name. Somewhere between Kill 'Em All and Number of the Beast, this album might sound a bit dated by today's standards, but if you're into early eighties metal then... well you've already heard this. Cause it's just the ****. Also a bit dated sounding perhaps, but Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin is a monster of a singer.

Spoiler for Gonna kill!:

The Batlord · 01-27-2015, 02:30 AM

49. Judas Priest - British Steel - (1980)

I've heard it said that the more important the individual, the shorter the introduction. I mean, when someone presents Barrack Obama, all that is required is, "Ladies and gentlemen... the President of the United States." So the only thing that really needs to be said about one of the biggest and most influential albums of all time is that when it was released, nobody had ever succeeded half so well at combining straight up metal with pop sensibilities. "Breaking the Law", "Metal Gods", "Living After Midnight"... do I really need to go on?

Spoiler for **** yeah!:

Trollheart · 01-27-2015, 05:12 AM

50. Iron Maiden --- The number of the Beast --- (1982)

As we reach the halfway point in our first 100 albums, it seems appropriate to mention the powerhouse album that took Maiden from NWOBHM top act to worldwide superstar status and true metal gods. With the addition of Bruce Dickinson on vocals, much of the punkish (shut up Batty) elements of the previous two albums were gone and in their place stylish, crisp and clean songs that still rocked like ****, such as "Run to the hills", "22 Acacia Avenue", the immense title track and of course the to-be-classic "Hallowed be thy name".

If an album was to redefine what traditional metal was all about and make it suddenly accessible outside the genre, Iron Maiden kicked down those walls with this, their third and most commercially successful album.

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EPOCH6 · 01-27-2015, 09:44 AM

51. Artillery - By Inheritance [1990]

A legendary Godhead of the technical thrash world, By Inheritance is a demonstration of precision, speed, immense talent, and masterful songwriting. Each member of Artillery is excellent at what they do and By Inheritance is the best example of them at the peak of their craft, a well calculated balance of speed, dexterity, aggression, and infectious harmony. Artillery bring forward a distinctly European style, especially with their leads and vocal melodies, and it's a fantastic breath of fresh air when you're feeling swamped in visceral American Bay Area pit anthems. Everyone is on point, the production is tight and clear, and every track is memorable. This album has stayed with me for many years now and has aged so well, one of my all time favorites, and absolutely essential listening for any fans of thrash.

Unknown Soldier · 01-27-2015, 11:03 AM

52. Dismember Like an Ever Flowing Stream 1991

One of the definitive albums of the Swedish death metal scene. The album is a brutal exercise in how to massacre the opposition thanks to the vocals of Matti Karki, along with the backbone provided by the rest of the band. Most death metal bands take the same approach but few get as good as Dismember were right here, their death metal is a pure sonic assault on the senses.

01-27-2015, 05:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	*50. Iron Maiden --- The number of the Beast* --- (1982) As we reach the halfway point in our first 100 albums, it seems appropriate to mention the powerhouse album that took Maiden from NWOBHM top act to worldwide superstar status and true metal gods. With the addition of Bruce Dickinson on vocals, much of the punkish (shut up Batty) elements of the previous two albums were gone and in their place stylish, crisp and clean songs that still rocked like *, such as "Run to the hills", "22 Acacia Avenue", the immense title track and of course the to-be-classic "Hallowed be thy name". If an album was to redefine what traditional metal was all about and make it suddenly accessible outside the genre, Iron Maiden kicked down those walls with this, their third and most commercially successful album. Read more: http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ml#post1199777 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

01-25-2015, 06:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
mythsofmetal Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 207	^ not to be nit-picky, but Imaginary Sonicscape was released in 2001, not 2003. 43. Sigh - Hail Horror Hail - (1997) This to me was Sigh's first 100% masterpiece. Infidel Art may have been quite experimental, but if you don't count the EP entitled Ghastly Funeral Theatre released months before Hail Horror Hail, then Hail Horror Hail would clearly be Sigh's real Avant-garde breakthrough. This album is excellent from start to finish, and maintains a great atmosphere while showcasing a lot of variety. You have more rocking songs like the title track, also, scary, intense, atmospheric songs like 12 Souls, experimental songs with strong/prevalent outer-genre influence like Invitation to Die, crazy fast, brutal rockers like Curse of Izanagi, and epic, doomy, amazingness like Seed of Eternity. This album is a must for any really big fan of Sigh, along with pretty much every other album of theirs, but most fundamentally Imaginary Sonicscape, and In Somniphobia. This album really is like "a horror movie without the pictures" in the best possibly imaginable way.