Your Top 20 Rock/Metal Albums

Nephilim Wolf

I'm just curious as to what your top 20 rock and metal albums would be. Here is mine:

1. Fields of The Nephilim - The Nephilim
2. Thin Lizzy - Black Rose
3. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
4. The Cure - Distintegration
5. In The Woods - Omnio
6. Nosferatu - Rise
7. Rush - Exit...Stage Left
8. Amorphis - Silent Waters
9. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
10. Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
11. U2 - War
12. Cradle of Filth - Dusk And Her Embrace
13. Tiamat - Wildhoney
14. The Mission UK - Children
15. Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
16. Fields of The Nephilim - Elizium
17. Bryan Adams - Reckless
18. Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
19. The Cult - Love
20. Anathema - Eternity

Thats my list, it may be unusual, but I thats what I love.

Doctor J

In no particular order...

Boston - Boston
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Cynic - Focus
Voivod - Nothingface
Overkill - The Years Of Decay
Death - Human
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Sleep - Jerusalem
Sepultura - Dante XXI
AC/DC - Powerage
Mindfunk - Dropped
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Ohm - Live on KPFK
ZZ Top - Rhythmeen
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
Badlands - Voodoo Highway
Trouble - Trouble
Masters Of Reality - The Blue Garden
David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire

That'll do for now

Karl Hungus

I couldn't, and wouldn't rank any favourites tbh. Is Blackwater Park higher up on the rank than Indivual Thought Patterns, or lower? Where does In the Court of the Crimson King fit in, and is The Fragile going to make it? Is Herzeleid better or worse than Surfing With the Alien, or just different? So many choices, so little point. there's just too much great music out there to ever think of ranking and rating it.

Doctor J

I don't think he's looking for a philosophical debate on the merits or flaws of one particular piece of art against another, just 20 albums you enjoy a lot :rolleyes:

Karl Hungus

Nephilim Wolf

Doctor J wrote: »

I don't think he's looking for a philosophical debate on the merits or flaws of one particular piece of art against another, just 20 albums you enjoy a lot :rolleyes:

Very true indeed.

Hellrazer

In no particular order and I cant say theyre my top 20 favourite albums--based on whats on my ipod at the minute.

Sepultura--Beneath the Remains.
Iron Maiden--Number of the Beast
GnR--Appetite for destruction.
Slayer--Reign in Blood
Slayer-Seasons In the Abyss
Motley Crue---Dr Feelgood.
Green Day--American Idiot
Black Sabbath--Heaven and Hell
Dio--Holy Diver
Dio--Last in Line.
D.R.I--Thrash Zone
Anthrax--Among the living.
Green Day---Dookie
Linkin Park---Minutes to Midnight
Smashing Pumpkins---Mellon Collie
System of a Down--Hypnotise
System of a Down---Mezmerise
Vio-Lence--Eternal Nightmare
Faith No more---Real Thing
Suicidal Tendencies---Controlled by Hatred.

Loads more I could add there but thats my top 20 listened to at the moment

Ask me tomorrow and it could be a totally different list--Going through a late 80s / early 90s phase at the minute :D

mike65

Impossible to list in any order.

Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Deep Purple - In Rock
Led Zep 1
Rush - Power Windows
Rush - Exit Stage Left
UFO - Strangers in the Night
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
The Who - Who's Next
Jeff Beck - Guitar Shop
Steely Dan - Aja
Donald Fagan - Nightfly
Stranglers - All Live all of the Night
Pete Townshend - Empty Glass
Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening
Blue Oyster Cult - Imaginos
Love - Forever Changes
Spirit - 12 Dream of Dr Sardonicus
Ian Gillan - What I did on my vacation (okay its a collection!)
Burning Tree - Burning Tree

This is in no respect a comprehensive Top 20 ie I could take out 10 albums and replace them.

Nephilim Wolf

I love a lot those albums myself.

damonjewel

Slow day in work today so gave this a good bit of consideration, and saying that I'm not sure if they are my top twenty. What I do know that all these albums listed are ones that I have listened to again and again and never really got tired of them

Television - Marquee Moon
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma (Live album)
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Amon Duul II - Yeti
David Bowie - The man who sold the world
Agitation free - 2nd
Rush - Farewell to kings
Sex Pistols - never mind the bollocks
Roxy Music - Roxy Music
Ian Dury - New Boots and panties
Genesis - Nursery Cryme
Ac/Dc - Powerage
Neu! - Neu!
Gryphon - Red Queen to Gryphon 3
Nektar - Journey to the centre of the eye
Frank Zappa - Overnite Sensation
Black Sabbath - Volume 4
Velvet Underground - Loaded
The Who - Live at Leeds
Gong - Angels Egg

mike65

I left electronic, jazz etc out.

damonjewel

well I've just realised that there is tons of stuff I have left out, the Smiths, Stone roses, Beatles, Can, Rolling Stones, The Band, King Crimson, Deep Purple, Zep, Rory, Jimi,

My God, what have I done!

Sephiroth_dude

Slayer-reign in blood
metallica-and justic for all
nirvana-in utero
deftones-around the fur
alice in chains-facelift
sound garden-super unknown
earth crisis-breed the killers
pearl jam-ten
system of down-toxcity
hatebreed-Perseverance
Cryptopsy-Ungentle Exhumation
sick of it all-scratch the surface
smashing pumpkins-gish
korn-korn
acidtone-acidtone
rage against the machine-rage against the machine
machine head-burn my eyes
america head charge-the war of art
foo fighter-the colour and the shape
gojira-from sirius to mars

rgt320q

Some all time classics, some I'm just digging at the moment. Also, some of these bands I could list the entire discographies of but I'll leave it at one per band.

Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Autopsy - Severed Survival
Behemoth - Thelema.6
Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness
Children of Bodom - Tokyo Warhearts
Cynic - Focus
Death - Human
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Equilibrium - Turis Fratyr
Hypocrisy - Abducted
In Flames - The Jester Race
Kroda - Cry to Me, River...
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Primordial - To the Nameless Dead
Solitude Aeturnus - Through the Darkened Hour
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
Tartaros - The Red Jewel
Wintersun - s/t

There's my metal list, next week: rock

rainbow kirby

I don't really have a set top 20... but I'll try! This list is subject to change at any time, depending on what I'm in the mood for.

Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night
Blind Guardian - Follow The Blind
Apocalyptica - Worlds Collide
Nightwish - Century Child
Within Temptation - Mother Earth
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
Down - NOLA
Leaves' Eyes - Vinland Saga
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
Ensiferum - Victory Songs
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Stam1na - Uudet Kymmenen Kaskya
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Sabaton - The Art Of War
Iced Earth - The Dark Saga
Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
Epica - The Phantom Agony
Apocalyptica - Apocalyptica
Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

Doctor J

rainbow kirby wrote: »

This list is subject to change at any time, depending on what I'm in the mood for.

That applies for everyone, it's just a list for ****s and giggles, not a binding contract

pir

In no particular order...

Isis - Celestial
Neurosis - times of grace
Converge - Jane Doe
Black Sabbath - s/t
Cursed - II
Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium
Botch - We are the romans
Fugazi - end hits
Breach - Kollapse
Playing Enemy - cesarean
Clutch - s/t
The international noise conspiracy - new morning, changing weather
Don Caballero - World class listening problem
Today is the day - willpower
Breather Resist - charmer
Electric Wizard - we live
melvins - bullhead
refused - the shape of punk to come
cave in - until your heart stops
kyuss - welcome to sky valley

Nea

At the mo....
Alice Cooper-Love It To Death
Opeth- My Arms Your Hearse
Janes Addiction- Ritual De La Habitual
Soundgarden- Superunknown
Rammstein - Mutter
Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
Megadeth -Rust In Peace
Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning
Paradise Lost -Icon
L7- Hungry For Stink
ween - Choclate and Cheese
Motley Crue- Dr Feelgood
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Primordial- To The Nameless Dead
Mr Bungle-California
Sigh-Gallows Gallery
Pantera -Vulgar Display of Power
Placebo-Without You I'm Nothing
Type O Negative - October Rust
Alice In Chains - Dirt

Treebeard

Okay..

Pink Floyd - Animals
The Doors - LA Woman
Led Zeppelin - II
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Ohm - Ohm
Steve Vai - Passion & Warefare
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger
Immortal - Battles in the North
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Rush - Farewell to Kings
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Jimi Hendrix - Axis Bold as Love
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Dream Theater - Awake
King Crimson - Red
The Beatles - Revolver

As you can see I'm pretty ignorant of the punk, industrial and stoner side of things. Also with bands like GNR, Opeth and Emperor I don't have one album that sticks out as being better than the rest as they all have a couple of albums that are equally great, hence they're not on the list.

GhostInTheRuins

Definitely not favourite albums but just some I've been listening to quite a bit recently (Non rock/metal excluded obviously)

Cruachan - Pagan
Virgin Steel - House of Atreus Act II
Phil Lynott - the Phil Lynott album
Fates Warning - Parallels
Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Grey
Primordial - Spirit The Earth Aflame
Primordial - Storm Before Calm
Grand Magus - Iron Will
Sepultura - Schizophrenia
Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox
Horslips - The Táin
Bolt Thrower - War Master
Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal
Bathory - Blood fire death
Anthrax - Best of (Yes, I know, a best of album :P)
Gary Moore - After The war
Nevermore - Enemies Of Reality
Eternity X - The Edge
Black Sabbath - Dehumaniser
Riot - Thundersteel

Just recycling old stuff really, that Virgin Steel cd is the only album I've bought in a month or two.

djScarey

Black Sabbath Volume 4
Rammstein- Live aus Berlin
Rotting Christ-Khronos
Kerbdog
Metallica-the Black album
Gojira-From Mars to Sirius
Nokturnal Mortum-Goat Horns
Michael Schenker Group-One Night at Budokan
Kraaftwerk- Autobahn
Thin Lizzy-Live and Dangerous
Prodigy-Fat of the Land
Im auftrag des Herrn…Die Toten Hosen Live
Led Zeppelin 2
Ensiferum-Iron
UK Subs-Crash Course
Queensryche- Operation: Mindcrime
Slayer-Reign in Blood
Crass-Feeding of the 5000
Judas Priest-British Steel
Motorhead-Bomber

Nephilim Wolf

A lot of really great lists so far.

anti-venom

1 Sex Pistols.....Never Mind the Bollocks
2 Amon Duul.....Phallus Dei
3 Agitation Free.....Malesch
4 Embryo....Steig Aus
5 Conflict....The Ungovernable Force
6 The Jam....In The City
7 Can.....Tago Mago
8 Dead Kennedys.......Plastic Surgery Disasters
9 Anti heros....American Pie
10 The 4 skins....The Good The bad & the 4 Skins

cedomination

• Amon Amarth - Fate of the Norns
• GWAR - War Party
• Napalm Death - Scum
• Slayer - God hates us all
• Slayer - Reign in blood
• All That Remains - The Fall of ideals
• Slipknot - Subliminal Verses Vol.3
• Metallica - And justice for all
• The Mad Capsule Markets - OSC-DIS
• The Mad Capsule Markets - 010
• The Mad Capsule Markets - Cistm Konfliqt
• Rush - 2112
• Zebrahead - Broadcast to the world
• New found glory - Sticks and stones

Jako8

I dont have a Top 20 so I'll just write 20 albums I like
In no particular order:

1)SOAD - Mezmerize
2)SOAD - Hypnotize
3)SOAD - Toxicity
4)SOAD - Steal this Album
5)SOAD - SOAD
6)Metallica - Master of Puppets
7)Metallica - ...and justice for all
8)Metallica - Ride the Lightening
9)Metallica - Metallica (Black album)
10)Metallica - S&M
11)Rammstein - Sehnsucht
12)Rammstein - Mutter
13)Rammstein - Reise, Reise
14)Rammstein - Rosenrot
15)Slipknot - Subliminal Verses
16)Disturbed - Indestructible
17)Disturbed - The sickness
18)Disturbed - Ten thousand Fists
19)Slayer - Reign In Blood
20)Serj Tankian - Elect the Dead


Firstly I know its all the same bands because god knows I need to branch out a little more. So any recommendations are welcome.

And I could go on for ages but with just 20 I posted what I am enjoying atm it always changes so I might post another list in 2 weeks and it could be all Iron Maiden. Yeah, I'm cool like that :cool:

Acacia

These are just my favorite albums, I'm pretty sure many people would disagree with me, but fcuk it, I love 'em! They're kind of in order here-

1. Pantera- Vulgar Display of Power

2. KoRn- KoRn

3. Smashing Pumpkins- Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

4. Finch- What It Is To Burn

5. System of a Down- Toxicity

6. Nevermore- Dreaming Neon Black

7.Foo Fighters- There Is Nothing Left to Lose

8. AFI- Sing the Sorrow

9. Deftones- White Pony

10. Blink 182- Take Off Your Pants and Jacket

11. My Chemical Romance- Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (yeah, I'll get crucified for that one! :P)

12. The Distillers- Coral Fang

13. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bo11ocks

14. Blink 182- Enema of the State

15. Slipknot- Slipknot

16. Slipknot- Iowa

17. System of a Down- System of a Down

18. Metallica- Black Album

19. Nirvana- Nevermind

20. Lost Prophets- Start Something

Jako8

Acacia wrote: »

These are just my favorite albums, I'm pretty sure many people would disagree with me, but fcuk it, I love 'em! They're kind of in order here-

1. Pantera- Vulgar Display of Power

2. KoRn- KoRn

3. Smashing Pumpkins- Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

4. Finch- What It Is To Burn

5. System of a Down- Toxicity

6. Nevermore- Dreaming Neon Black

7.Foo Fighters- There Is Nothing Left to Lose

8. AFI- Sing the Sorrow

9. Deftones- White Pony

10. Blink 182- Take Off Your Pants and Jacket

11. My Chemical Romance- Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (yeah, I'll get crucified for that one! :P)

12. The Distillers- Coral Fang

13. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bo11ocks

14. Blink 182- Enema of the State

15. Slipknot- Slipknot

16. Slipknot- Iowa

17. System of a Down- System of a Down

18. Metallica- Black Album

19. Nirvana- Nevermind

20. Lost Prophets- Start Something

I like..with the exception of MCR

Acacia

Jako8 wrote: »

I like..with the exception of MCR

Hehe, yeah, I thought there would be a few reactions like that!:p It could be worse, I could have included Fall Out Boy * shivers*

Mr. CooL ICE

In no particular order

Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
Blue Oyster Cult - Fire Of Unknown origin
Morbid Angel - Domination
Rush - Moving Pictures
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Anthrax - Among The Living
Iron Maiden - Killers
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Tool - Lateralus
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
Death - Symbolic
Enslaved - Below The Lights
Kiss - Destroyer
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Led Zeppelin - IV
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Slayer - Raining Blood
Testament - Practise What You Preach

rainbow kirby

Acacia wrote: »

It could be worse, I could have included Fall Out Boy * shivers*

That should probably be a bannable offence :pac:

buck65

In no particular order -top 20 at the mo'

1 Colleen - Everyone alive wants answers
2 Frances White - Centre Bridge
3 Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient works 2
4 Nile - Ithyphallic
5 Buck 65 - Secret house against the world
6 Carcass - Descanting the .... etc
7 Soil and Pimp Sessions - Pimpoint
8 John Coltrane- A love Supreme
9 Tool - Lateralus`
10 Pelican - Australasia
11 Isis - Oceanic
12 John Zorn - The Gift
13 Pestilence - Mind reflections
14 Myles Davis - Bitches Brew
15 Death - Sound of Perseverance
16 Evan Parker - Electroacoustic orcherstra
17 Smashing Pumpkins - Machina
18 Sisters of Mercy - Floodland
19 Fantomas - Delirium Cordial
20 Sigur Ros ()