Discussion on The Boards.ie Top 100 Must Have Metal Albums

Malice

Now that we have 100 albums listed, let's discuss them.

(1) Slayer - Reign In Blood
(2) Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
(3) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
(4) Between The Buried and Me - Colors
(5) Queensryche : Operation Mindcrime
(6) Napalm Death - Scum
(7) Metallica - Master Of Puppets
(8) Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
(9) Death - Human
(10) System of a Down - Toxicity
(11) Opeth - Blackwater Park
(12) Megadeth - Peace Sells
(13) Tool - Aenima
(14) Anthrax - Sound Of White Noise
(15) Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
(16) Mastodon - Blood Mountain
(17) Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
(18) Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
(19) Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
(20) Metallica - Ride the Lightning
(21) Fear Factory - Demanufacture
(22) Probot - Probot
(23) Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
(24) Death - Scream bloody Gore
(25) Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity
(26) Ministry - Psalms
(27) Guns n Roses - Appetite For Destruction
(28) Dying Fetus - Stop At Nothing
(29) Thin Lizzy - Thunder And Lightning
(30) Deicide - Legion
(31) Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
(32) Meshuggah - Chaosphere
(33) Morbid Angel - Covenant
(34) Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses
(35) Rush - 2112
(36) Metallica - St. Anger
(37) Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From A Memory
(38) Megadeth - Rust in Peace
(39) Mercyful Fate - Melissa
(40) Cannibal Corpse - Butchered at Birth
(41) Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle
(42) Amon Amarth - With Oden on our Side
(43) Kreator - Coma of Souls
(44) Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
(45) Motorhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith
(46) Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
(47) Danzig - Danzig
(48) Faith No More - The Real Thing
(49) Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
(50) Thrice - Artist in the Ambulance
(51) Metallica - ...And Justice For All
(52) Deftones - White Pony
(53) Carcass - Heartwork
(54) W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
(55) Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
(56) Dream Theater - Images and Words
(57) Iron Maiden - Killers
(58) Mastodon - Crack The Skye
(59) Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
(60) Ayreon - The Human Equation
(61) Decapitated - Winds of Creation
(62) Cynic - Focus
(63) Black Label Society - Mafia
(64) Dethklok - The Dethalbum
(65) Machine Head - The Blackening
(66) Opeth - Still Life
(67) Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse
(68) Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
(69) Lamb Of God - Ashes of the Wake
(70) Entombed - Left Hand Path
(71) Def Leppard - Pyromania
(72) Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
(73) Judas Priest - Painkiller
(74) Pro-Pain - The Truth Hurts
(75) Amorphis - Silent Waters
(76) Dream Theatre - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
(77) Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
(78) Iron Maiden - Powerslave
(79) Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow
(80) Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
(81) Judas Priest - British Steel
(82) Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
(83) Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
(84) Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
(85) Nirvana - Nevermind
(86) AC/DC - Back In Black
(87) Slayer - Hell Awaits
(88) Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
(89) Rainbow - Rising
(90) Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
(91) Pearl Jam - Ten
(92) Obituary - Cause of Death
(93) Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
(94) Alice in Chains - Dirt
(95) Kalisia - Cybion
(96) Tool - Lateralus
(97) Faith No More - Angel Dust
(98) Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider
(99) Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
(100) Insect Warfare - World Extermination

First off I can't believe Reign in Blood was number one. I mean seriously wtf? :P

Okay, now that that is out of the way, I think it's a pity that there is no Arch Enemy in there. Carcass made it though so that's a start. Other favourites of mine that I thought would have made it are In Flames and Nightwish.

I suppose the problem, especially with In Flames and Arch Enemy, is that it's quite difficult to pick just one album as there are quite a few worth picking up.

endasmail

IMO i wouldn have queensryche or system of a down in the top ten
id definetly have megadeth ,anthrax or fear factorys Demanufacture in there
also i didnt get ,or did anyone else put in any cradle of filth

Malice

endasmail wrote: »

IMO i wouldn have queensryche or system of a down in the top ten
id definetly have megadeth ,anthrax or fear factorys Demanufacture in there
also i didnt get ,or did anyone else put in any cradle of filth

It's not a list in order of quality or anything like that, it just happens to be the order the albums were listed by people (hence my joke about Reign in Blood). There's no Cradle of Filth on there, I guess they aren't that popular among Boardsies. I quite like Dusk and Her Embrace and would probably have it on a Top 100 of my own though .

anti-venom

No question, Slayer have got to be in the top 10. Whether you like it or not Reign in Blood's influence is widespread in extreme music and on that alone merits a top place.

I didn't actually vote but one record that deserves a place in any top 100 list is The Exploited's Troops of Tomorrow album from 1982. A lot of you might go 'wtf?' but that record is a fooking milestone in the development of the thrash/hardcore sound. I reckon myself that Slayer, although they probably would never acknowledge it, owe a hugh debt to John Duncan of the Exploited for their guitar sound on Reign in Blood. Duncan, btw, is the bloke that Nirvana briefly hired as a second guitarist shortly before Kurt's death.


No List is complete without Thin Lizzy and Live and Dangerous either. A serious omission......

Otis Driftwood

First off,major kudos to Jako for the outstanding and pain staking job on getting the information together,very well done.

Secondly.I think it works better if we do it in blocks of 10 so how about we examine the first 10,then the next 10 etc.It will keep things tidier.

Any thoughts?

endasmail

nedtheshed wrote: »

First off,major kudos to Jako for the outstanding and pain staking job on getting the information together,very well done.

Secondly.I think it works better if we do it in blocks of 10 so how about we examine the first 10,then the next 10 etc.It will keep things tidier.

Any thoughts?

yea, fair play to Malice (must of took ya ages) for all the links and that
its a good idea examine them in blocks of ten
ill start by asking who the feck are "Between the buried and me" and are they any good ,cause i never heard of them before

Malice

anti-venom wrote: »

I reckon myself that Slayer, although they probably would never acknowledge it, owe a hugh debt to John Duncan of the Exploited for their guitar sound on Reign in Blood. Duncan, btw, is the bloke that Nirvana briefly hired as a second guitarist shortly before Kurt's death.

I thought that the only other guitarist they used was Pat Smear?

endasmail wrote: »

yea, fair play to Malice (must of took ya ages) for all the links and that
its a good idea examine them in blocks of ten
ill start by asking who the feck are "Between the buried and me" and are they any good ,cause i never heard of them before

I don't deserve any credit, I just copied and pasted, it was all Jako's work. As for Between The Buried and Me, have a listen and see what you think.

Nea

x2 on Between the buried and me, never heard of them. The rest of the first 10 look ok.

Cant believe there is no Soundgarden, Rammstein or White Zombie in the entire list tho

Jako8

nedtheshed wrote: »

First off,major kudos to Jako for the outstanding and pain staking job on getting the information together,very well done.

Secondly.I think it works better if we do it in blocks of 10 so how about we examine the first 10,then the next 10 etc.It will keep things tidier.

Any thoughts?

So we could just discuss the albums that are in each block (while not thinking about the list) and then after we did that we could look at the list as a whole and discuss which albums we would have preferred to have in there and stuff.

endasmail

Malice_ wrote: »

I thought that the only other guitarist they used was Pat Smear?

I don't deserve any credit, I just copied and pasted, it was all Jako's work. As for Between The Buried and Me, have a listen and see what you think.

apologies Jako,fair play to ya
i admit they sound ok,but for the people who listen to em
should they make the list?

anti-venom

Malice_ wrote: »

I thought that the only other guitarist they used was Pat Smear?

I don't deserve any credit, I just copied and pasted, it was all Jako's work. As for Between The Buried and Me, have a listen and see what you think.

Yeah, Pat Smear of The Germs but also Big John Duncan did a brief stint as second guitarist live/guitar tech sorta role around the time of the In Utero tour. He's a very underrated musician but who was ever going to take The Exploited too seriously?


How many votes did AC/DC get to only reach the top 80?

Jako8

anti-venom wrote: »

How many votes did AC/DC get to only reach the top 80?

Don't worry it's not a ranking. People simply chose an album and it made it onto the list.

ride-the-spiral

If anybody wants a good example of Between the Buried and Me then listen to the song Selkies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19UZd_DKs2Q

The last half especially is a good example of this band. If you like that then get Colors, it's a brilliantly cohesive album. And if anybody thinks I'm liking it for the sake of being obscure, Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater said it was his favourite album of 2007, and it was no.1 of 2007 in Ultimate-guitar.com's This Year In Metal.

cedomination

I second Between The Buried and Me, definitely on of my favourite newer prog metal bands. Colours is also my favourite album by them followed by alaska.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-4ghKA0HTk

I think the first 10 are fine, although I've never heard Queensryche so I can't comment on them.

ride-the-spiral

I'm about half and half with the first ten. Queensryche, Death, Metallica, Napalm Death and Machine Head are pretty good. Number of The Beast is my least favourite Iron Maiden album out of the ones I've heard and I don't really like Black Sabbath, Slayer or System.

And now I wonder how many posts before the stock classic metal elitist replies?

Jako8

Out of the first 10 the ones I don't really like are Napalm Death and Death. I mean I do listen to Death's Scream Bloody Gore album from time to time but other than that...

I know people will probably hate me for that... :pac:

I can't comment on Between the Buried and Me but from what I've listened to (the links from here and a few youtube vids) they actually sound pretty good and I might buy colors if I see it somewhere.

brendansmith

I thought Dio's holy diver was considered the ultimate metal album yet i cant find it.

Insect warfare??????????? What the hell?

Jako8

brendansmith wrote: »

I thought Dio's holy diver was considered the ultimate metal album yet i cant find it.

Insect warfare??????????? What the hell?

I had Holy Diver on there but I didn't read the rules and it was taken off (and rightly so).

brendansmith

Jako8 wrote: »

I had Holy Diver on there but I didn't read the rules and it was taken off (and rightly so).

And rightly so?

Jako8

brendansmith wrote: »

And rightly so?

I broke the rules so it deserved to be taken off.

Knifey Spoony

anti-venom wrote: »

No List is complete without Thin Lizzy and Live and Dangerous either. A serious omission......

It was in there, remember seeing that and Thunder and Lightening in there. Maybe it was removed because of the double post rule.

Angron

The fact that St. Anger was there. Awful, awful album imo, and it's rare to hear anything good ever said about it. I'm also not fond of Metallica getting 3 or 4 mentions, and some truly great bands didn't get one. I mean I understand MoP, most people have to listen to it at one stage I guess..

I'm also disappointed that Arch Enemy wasn't there, and I would have liked some more death oriented stuff, but that's just me :P

ride-the-spiral

Denny M wrote: »

The fact that St. Anger was there. Awful, awful album imo, and it's rare to hear anything good ever said about it. I'm also not fond of Metallica getting 3 or 4 mentions, and some truly great bands didn't get one. I mean I understand MoP, most people have to listen to it at one stage I guess..

I'm also disappointed that Arch Enemy wasn't there, and I would have liked some more death oriented stuff, but that's just me :P

I think the guy who posted it was trollin'

Angron

ride-the-spiral wrote: »

I think the guy who posted it was trollin'

I was hoping that, but with some people you never know, they might be serious. And without a brain :P

ride-the-spiral

Denny M wrote: »

I was hoping that, but with some people you never know, they might be serious. And without a brain :P

I'm not one to disrespect other's opinions, but I somehow doubt there are many who if they were to honestly recommend an album, they would recommend St. Anger above all else.

brendansmith

Denny M wrote: »

I was hoping that, but with some people you never know, they might be serious. And without a brain :P

They stupit!

D.Q

THE FOURSIES!!


Metallica
(7) Metallica - Master Of Puppets
(20) Metallica - Ride the Lightning
(36) Metallica - St. Anger
(51) Metallica - ...And Justice For All

Iron Maiden
(8) Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
(57) Iron Maiden -Killers
(78) Iron Maiden - Powerslave
(88) Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

Dream Theater
(37) Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From A Memory
(56) Dream Theater - Images and Words
(76) Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
(90) Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence



THE THREESIES

Slayer
(1) Slayer - Reign In Blood
(68) Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
(87) Slayer - Hell Awaits

THE TWOSIES

Machine Head
(2) Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
(65) Machine Head - The Blackening

Judas Priest
(73) Judas Priest - Painkiller
(81) Judas Priest - British Steel

Sepultura
(19) Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
(72) Sepultura - Chaos A.D.

Mastodon
(16) Mastodon - blood mountain
(58) Mastodon - Crack The Skye

Tool
(13) Tool - Aenima
(96) Tool - Lateralus

Death
(9) Death - Human
(24) Death - Scream bloody Gore

Opeth
(11) Opeth - Blackwater Park
(66) Opeth - Still Life

Megadeth
(12) Megadeth - Peace Sells
(38) Megadeth - Rust in Peace

Rage Against the Machine
(23) Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
(99) Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

Morbid Angel
(33) Morbid Angel - Covenant
(59) Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick

Faith No More
(48) Faith No More - The Real Thing
(97) Faith No More - Angel Dust



THE ONESIES

Alice Cooper
(98) Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider
Between The Buried and Me
(4) Between The Buried and Me - Colors
Queensryche
(5) Queensryche : Operation Mindcrime
Napalm Death
(6) Napalm Death - Scum
System of a Down
(10) System of a Down - Toxicity
Black Sabbath
(3) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Anthrax
(14) Anthrax - Sound Of White Noise
Gojira
(15) Gojira - From Mars To Sirius
Mayhem
(17) Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Ozzy Osbourne
(18) Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
Fear Factory
(21) Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Probot
(22) Probot - Probot
Dillinger Escape Plan
(25) Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity
Ministry
(26) Ministry - Psalms
Guns n Roses
(27) Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Dying Fetus
(28) Dying Fetus - Stop At Nothing
Thin Lizzy
(29) Thin Lizzy - Thunder And Lightning
Deicide
(30) Deicide - Legion
Blind Guardian
(31) Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Meshuggah
(32) Meshuggah - Chaosphere
Type O Negative
(34) Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses
Rush
(35) Rush - 2112
Mercyful Fate
(39) Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Cannibal Corpse
(40) Cannibal Corpse - Butchered at Birth
Mr. Bungle
(41) Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle
Amon Amarth
(42) Amon Amarth - With Oden on our Side
Kreator
(43) Kreator - Coma of Souls
Paradise Lost
(44) Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
Motorhead
(45) Motorhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith
Symphony X
(46) Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
Danzig
(47) Danzig - Danzig
Pain Of Salvation
(49) Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Thrice
(50) Thrice - Artist in the Ambulance
Deftones
(52) Deftones - White Pony
Carcass
(53) Carcass - Heartwork
W.A.S.P.
(54) W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
Emperor
(55) Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
Ayreon
(60) Ayreon - The Human Equation
Decapitated
(61) Decapitated - Winds of Creation
Cynic
(62) Cynic - Focus
Black Label Society
(63) Black Label Society - Mafia
Dethklok
(64) Dethklok - The Dethalbum
Agoraphobic Nosebleed
(67) Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse
Lamb Of God
(69) Lamb Of God- Ashes of the Wake
Entombed
(70) Entombed - Left Hand Path
Def Leppard
(71) Def Leppard - Pyromania
Pro-Pain
(74) Pro-Pain-The Truth Hurts
Amorphis
(75) Amorphis - Silent Waters
Steve Vai
(77) Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
Suicidal Tendencies
(79) Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow
Diamond Head
(80) Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
Led Zeppelin
(82) Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Pantera
(83) Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Atheist
(84) Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Nirvana
(85) Nirvana - Nevermind
AC/DC
(86) AC/DC - Back In Black
Rainbow
(89) Rainbow - Rising
Pearl Jam
(91) Pearl Jam - Ten
Obituary
(92) Obituary - Cause of Death
Nine Inch Nails
(93) Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Alice in Chains
(94) Alice in Chains - Dirt
Kalisia
(95) Kalisia - Cybion
Insect Warfare
(100) Insect Warfare - World Extermination

GLaDOS

All of my nominations were the only ones for that band (Blind Guardian, Pain of Salvation and Ayreon)

brendansmith

Pantera on have one album up there??? Thats a very strange list.

Mafia instead of blessed hellride?? Wierd

Morf

Leviathan is by far the best Mastodon album.

Individual Thought Patterns is the best Death album IMO.

No Altars Of Madness?

Symphonies Of Sickness or Necrotism are arguably the best Carcass albums.

I'm told Amorphis were decent about 10-15 years ago, not really my thing, but i have that album "Silent Waters" and it's utter tosh.

Elements is my favourite Atheist but kudos for whoever suggested it.

waltersobchak

brendansmith wrote: »

Pantera on have one album up there??? Thats a very strange list.

Mafia instead of blessed hellride?? Wierd

i personally put down Mafia because i think its a great starting point for anyone who hasnt heard BLS before... whereas i dont believe they'd merit having 2 albums on there, especially if both Ozzy and Sabbath only have one