1001 Metal Albums you should hear before you die

The Batlord · 08-05-2015, 10:02 PM

102. Converge - Jane Doe (2001)

More metalcore is needed.

Considered by many to be the pinnacle of metalcore, this is a cohesive, mad man's breakfast of mathcore, death metal, grindcore, thrash, sludge, and god knows what else. Simply calling this metalcore is a disservice due to it's diversity. Brutal and savage songs - that put most extreme metal to shame to be honest - sit next to oddball, experimental songs such as "Hell to Pay" and the title track, and dear god does it work.

While abrasive, extreme, and often dissonant, this album still manages to (occasionally) fit in catchy melodies which many of their contemporaries would be hard-pressed, or just unwilling, to include in their unlistenable sound. Converge are simply a brilliant, highly innovative metal/hardcore band who strain at the confines of their genre, both defining and ignoring it as suits their whims. I certainly can't fault many in the metal community for considering this the best metalcore album of all time.

Trollheart · 08-07-2015, 06:37 AM

103. Drudkh - Борозна обірвалася or A Furrow Cut Short - (2015)

Okay, I'm no fan of Black Metal but I'm listening to this for Metal Month III and it's, um, ****ing awesome. Lyrics are in Ukranian of course but it's BM so who can make them out anyway? Very melodic for the genre and really worth a listen. Only released a few months ago but you can get it on Google Play Music, which is where I'm listening to it at the moment.

I listened to their album Blood In Our Wells originally in 2013 for the first Metal Month and I remember being highly impressed. This album continues that, almost surprising to me, sense of being really just blown away. A Black Metal bands with three keyboard players? You better believe it, son!

Ninetales · 08-07-2015, 09:02 AM

^ try Autumn Aurora. it's easily their best and one of the best black metal albums of all times.

Trollheart · 08-07-2015, 12:18 PM

104. Dio - The Last In Line - (1984)

Come at me, but I say one of the only two almost perfect Dio albums ever released. Ronnie peaked too soon and the departure of Vivian Campbell after Sacred Heart took an awful lot of the energy and enthusiasm of the band with it, and Dream evil was just a mess. After that, with a few notable exceptions, it all went downhill rather rapidly. Still, as Neil Young once opined, it's better to burn out than fade away, and Dio certainly burned brightly for about two-and-a-half albums. Essential listening for any metalhead.

Trollheart · 08-07-2015, 01:25 PM

105. Motorhead - No Sleep 'till Hammersmith - (1981)

If you want to hear what a real metal live album sounds like, stuff this in your ears. Possibly one of the greatest Motorhead albums ever. Ev-er. What more need I say? It's Motorhead. It's live. Experience it.

No Sleep 'till Hammersmith review

**Frownland** · 08-07-2015, 01:31 PM

I thought you despised live albums?

Trollheart · 08-07-2015, 01:32 PM

106. Orphaned Land - All is One - (2013)

Excellent progressive metal band from Israel who use ethnic instruments in their music to give it that extra touch of class. Also working to bring about a solution to the Israeli/Palestinian question, in their own way. See here for further http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ml#post1372652

Trollheart · 08-07-2015, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

I thought you despised live albums?

Never said that. Actually I like live albums. What I said was I do not like reviewing live albums. This was an exception, as it was the very first Motorhead record I owned.

Trollheart · 08-07-2015, 02:37 PM

107. Trust - Repression - (1980)

I haven't heard much French metal but I love this album. One of only a few put out by Trust in English as well as French versions, it just rocks from start to finish. Even the doom-tinged "Paris is still burning" sends shivers down my spine.

Read more here Repression review

**Frownland** · 08-07-2015, 02:42 PM

107. Indian - From All Purity (2014)

This is some great modern doom, specializing in drones and feedback riddled riffs. The vocalist would steal the show with his somewhat unique style of screaming, but the band is so tight that they all keep themselves in the spotlight. Metal is dead you say? You're not looking hard enough, or possibly at all. Listen to this ****.

08-07-2015, 06:37 AM	#182 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	103. Drudkh - Борозна обірвалася or A Furrow Cut Short - (2015) Okay, I'm no fan of Black Metal but I'm listening to this for Metal Month III and it's, um, ***ing awesome. Lyrics are in Ukranian of course but it's BM so who can make them out anyway? Very melodic for the genre and really worth a listen. Only released a few months ago but you can get it on Google Play Music, which is where I'm listening to it at the moment. I listened to their album Blood In Our Wells* originally in 2013 for the first Metal Month and I remember being highly impressed. This album continues that, almost surprising to me, sense of being really just blown away. A Black Metal bands with three keyboard players? You better believe it, son! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-07-2015, 12:18 PM	#184 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	104. Dio - The Last In Line - (1984) Come at me, but I say one of the only two almost perfect Dio albums ever released. Ronnie peaked too soon and the departure of Vivian Campbell after Sacred Heart took an awful lot of the energy and enthusiasm of the band with it, and Dream evil was just a mess. After that, with a few notable exceptions, it all went downhill rather rapidly. Still, as Neil Young once opined, it's better to burn out than fade away, and Dio certainly burned brightly for about two-and-a-half albums. Essential listening for any metalhead. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-07-2015, 01:25 PM	#185 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	105. Motorhead - No Sleep 'till Hammersmith - (1981) If you want to hear what a real metal live album sounds like, stuff this in your ears. Possibly one of the greatest Motorhead albums ever. Ev-er. What more need I say? It's Motorhead. It's live. Experience it. No Sleep 'till Hammersmith review __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 08-07-2015 at 01:42 PM.

08-07-2015, 01:31 PM	#186 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I thought you despised live albums? __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-07-2015, 01:32 PM	#187 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	106. Orphaned Land - All is One - (2013) Excellent progressive metal band from Israel who use ethnic instruments in their music to give it that extra touch of class. Also working to bring about a solution to the Israeli/Palestinian question, in their own way. See here for further http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ml#post1372652 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-07-2015, 09:02 AM	#183 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	^ try Autumn Aurora. it's easily their best and one of the best black metal albums of all times.

08-07-2015, 02:37 PM	#189 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	107. Trust - Repression - (1980) I haven't heard much French metal but I love this album. One of only a few put out by Trust in English as well as French versions, it just rocks from start to finish. Even the doom-tinged "Paris is still burning" sends shivers down my spine. Read more here Repression review __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-07-2015, 02:42 PM	#190 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	107. Indian - From All Purity (2014) This is some great modern doom, specializing in drones and feedback riddled riffs. The vocalist would steal the show with his somewhat unique style of screaming, but the band is so tight that they all keep themselves in the spotlight. Metal is dead you say? You're not looking hard enough, or possibly at all. Listen to this ***. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x