50 greatest metal albums

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IronDuke

Ancient Mariner
A friend sent me this link yesterday. I figured it should be posted. It's some random dude's list of the top 50 greatest metal albums of all time. Maiden seems fairly well-represented, but I don't agree with all of the choices (NoTB is only in the high 40's for cryin' out loud, and Brave New World isn't there at all! Ack!)

so check it out and make some comments:

http://themagisite.com/magi%2050%20greatest%20-%20page%201.htm
 
There are too many changes I'd have to make in order to agree with him to make it worth my time. I mean, all those Sabbath albums and not BNW/DOD? Mercyful fate ahead of Judas Priest? Not one Judas Priest album in the top 20s (I didn't look any further than that ;) )

Well, I guess taste is an option to some ^_^ ^_^
 
Interesting choice he has made, yet the "newest" band in his list is Down (even though Down is fronted by Pantera's Phil Anselmo), all other bands started recording at least 15/20 years ago. Therefore, he is suggesting nothing good or no decent band has come out to warrant its inclusion in his top 50 over the last 10-15 years. Has metal gone that dour?

Has he not heard of Biomechanical? :D
 
I think it's a very good list. We could quibble over the positioning of some albums, and that fact that the list isn't terribly diverse - my rough count is only 17 different bands - but I own 39 of those albums and I think they're all great.
 
I'll just toss these in in and let you guess in what order I'd rate them. The person who is closest gets a free smilie. :P

Annihilator - Alice In Hell
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules
Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
Blaze - Silicon Messiah
Blaze - Tenth Dimension
Blaze - Blood And Belief
Blind Guardian - Follow The Blind
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
Blind Guardian - Nightfall On Middle Earth
Circle II Circle - The Middle Of Nowhere
Demons & Wizards - Demons & Wizards
Demons & Wizards - Touched By The Crimson King
Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth
Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
Dio - Holy Diver
Dio - The Last In Line
Dio - Sacred Heart
Dio - Dream Evil
Iced Earth - Iced Earth
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Iron Maiden - The X Factor
Iron Maiden - Virtual XI
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Judas Priest - British Steel
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
Judas Priest - Demolition
Judas Priest - Angel Of Retribution
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Metallica - Metallica
Ozzy Osbourne - The Blizzard Of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Rainbow - Rising
Rainbow - Long Live Rock&Roll
Savatage - Edge Of Thorns
Saxon - Denim And Leather
Tierra Santa - Tierras De Leyendas

There's lots of other honourable mentions, but this is it for the moment.
 
Perun said:
I'll just toss these in in and let you guess in what order I'd rate them. The person who is closest gets a free smilie. :P

Annihilator - Alice In Hell
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Tierra Santa - Tierras De Leyendas

There's lots of other honourable mentions, but this is it for the moment.
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I try to guess only the first ones... :innocent:

1. Iron Maiden - The X Factor
2. Iron Maiden - Virtual XI
3. Blaze - Silicon Messiah/Tenth Dimension/Blood And Belief

What about my score?:P
 
Nice list Perun,

In the quote you can see which I like most, with a few comments of me in red.

Perun said:
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4        (I like this one best from the Ozzy period - Under the Sun has a mesmerizing guitar riff!)
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
Black Sabbath - Headless Cross        (I guess my favorite Black Sabbath album)
Blaze - Silicon Messiah
Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth
Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
Dio - Holy Diver
Dio - The Last In Line                     (I love "Egypt!")
Iced Earth - Iced Earth
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings               (great atmosphere - dark and full of anger)
Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider       (excellent songwriting, great production!!)
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Iron Maiden - The X Factor
Iron Maiden - Virtual XI
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Judas Priest - British Steel
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
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Hey I saw you also added Tierra Santa, the Spanish Iron Maiden ! :)

I haven't read much about them on this forum. Most Maidenfans might not even know about them. Do you know more albums? My favorites are probably Sangre de Reyes and Indomable. My favorite track is Dracula :)

The live album they released in 2003 is very enjoyable imo. I don't know their 2006 release. Here is more discography info: http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/discogra ... and_id=324
 
Tierra Santa Discography:
Medieval- 1998
Legendario- 1999
Tierras de Leyenda- 2000
Sangre de Reyes- 2001
Indomable- 2003

Their Latest release is Apocalypsis and I think the single is "Nerón" (Nero) Very good band. My favorite song by far is "Una Juventud Perdida"... The saddest song... ever.
 
I only have Tierras de Leyenda- 'obsucre' stuff like this is really hard to get in my area- but I really dig it. When I play it, I usually play it twice in a row (or even more) because I can't get enough of it.
 
Obscure? in EUROPE?! Hell it's only two countries down from yours!!! Unbelievable. well, I can always send you mp3's :D
 
Onhell said:
Tierra Santa Discography:
Medieval- 1998
Legendario- 1999
Tierras de Leyenda- 2000
Sangre de Reyes- 2001
Indomable- 2003

Their Latest release is Apocalypsis and I think the single is "Nerón" (Nero) Very good band. My favorite song by far is "Una Juventud Perdida"... The saddest song... ever.
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They have a 2006 album out now (didn't hear it yet). And don't forget their live album (also 2003, I think).
 
Very true, Apocalypsis is 2004 and their 2006 release is "Mejor Morir en Pie"... That's two cd's I have to hunt down hehe
 
Onhell said:
Very true, Apocalypsis is 2004 and their 2006 release is "Mejor Morir en Pie"... That's two cd's I have to hunt down hehe
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Reality check --> Tierra Santa isn't actually all that great. 

go listen to Mago De Oz.  preferably the 2 gaia albums, finisterra and Belfast. 
website: http://www.magodeoz.com/
These guys also covered "IM - Strange World" although not the greatest of covers.  The best maiden cover was DT covering the the #of the beast album.
 
chankpop said:
go listen to Mago De Oz.
These guys also covered "IM - Strange World" although not the greatest of covers.  The best maiden cover was DT covering the the #of the beast album.
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Cool band Mago De Oz. I think their cover of Strange World is quite good, I like the folkish atmosphere they added to it; the ending is also very cool (a fast reinterpretation of "The Prophecy" outro, if my memory doesn't betray me :) )
I wouldn't say the same of entire Number Of The Beast covered by Dream Theater...I found it a bit too...strained :D
(Personal opinions, as always ;) )
 
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