Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time

LoathsomePete · 06-22-2017, 12:18 PM

The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone

Man this list has it all, it's at times cringe inducing, obvious, surprising, and perplexing. Every time I see an oddball choice I have to wonder if the author(s) just popped over to RYM's Top 100 albums under the metal tag when they thought the list was just a little too obvious, and then had to overcompensate for that by throwing in another album to negate the obvious choice.

Anyways here's a tl;dr for the full list

Spoiler for The Full List:

No real point to this thread, I've just noticed a lot of hostility lately and figured we could have a big ol' laugh taking the piss out of a publication that was never really relevant to the metal scene to begin with.

The Batlord · 06-22-2017, 12:30 PM

How many people these days honestly think Blizzard of Oz is an all-time metal classic? It might have had it's place in 1980, but it's truly far from an essential album, even if "Suicide Solution" is a ****ing banger. It just seems like list makers don't want to rock the boat too much and so they just throw it in in their top 10 cause it's easy.

LoathsomePete · 06-22-2017, 12:39 PM

I think its status as a metal classic has more to do with it being his debut solo album. I dunno, I think it's a bit cheeky to put that in the top 10 alongside two Black Sabbath albums.

EDIT: So I was just curious and was looking at the Top 100 Metal Albums according to RYM and it's uncanny how similar the lists are. I mean #1, #2, and #6 are the same

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The Batlord · 06-22-2017, 12:43 PM

It's not so much cheeky as it's just expected. You gotta have an Ozzy album in the top 10, or at the very least in the top 20, and it's gotta be Blizzard of Oz.

**Janszoon** · 06-22-2017, 12:59 PM

Pantera do not belong anywhere near a top ten list of anything.

The Batlord · 06-22-2017, 01:04 PM

Top 10? No. Top 20? No. Top 30? No. But they have a place somewhere in there, even if Vulgar Display of Power is hella overrated. I'd be satisfied if the only Pantera album on the list was Far Beyond Driven and it was somewhere on the backend of the list. I guess I wouldn't be offended by Vulgar either.

Blank. · 06-22-2017, 01:16 PM

I'm surprised it's Vulgar honestly. I always thought Cowboys From Hell was the most celebrated album by mainstream media.

**Frownland** · 06-22-2017, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 1blankmind

I'm surprised it's Vulgar honestly. I always thought Cowboys From Hell was the most celebrated album by mainstream media.

CFH has more radio singles but I always see Vulgar being touted as their best. Should've been Far Beyond Driven, I agree with Bat on that one.

Blue Hawk · 06-22-2017, 01:50 PM

British Steel is overrated. Saxon's Wheels of Steel and Strong Arm of the Law are far better albums.

The Batlord · 06-22-2017, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Hawk

British Steel is overrated. Saxon's Wheels of Steel and Strong Arm of the Law are far better albums.

I've always thought Strong Arm of the Law was kind of overrated. It's got a lot of truly solid songs, has more balls than Denim and Leather, and is more consistent than Wheels of Steel. It's good, but never connected with me as much as I'd like. There are just no truly 10/10 songs to blow me away like even some of there ****tier albums have (alright, maybe "Heavy Metal Thunder" and kind of "Dallas 1PM"). I'd definitely take British Steel over it, but Wheels of Steel is a top 10 metal album for me.

06-22-2017, 12:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time \| Rolling Stone Man this list has it all, it's at times cringe inducing, obvious, surprising, and perplexing. Every time I see an oddball choice I have to wonder if the author(s) just popped over to RYM's Top 100 albums under the metal tag when they thought the list was just a little too obvious, and then had to overcompensate for that by throwing in another album to negate the obvious choice. Anyways here's a tl;dr for the full list Spoiler for The Full List: 100. Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil 99. Evanescence - Fallen 98. Sun O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions 97. Gojira - From Mars to Sirius 96. Kvelertak - Meir 95. Dream Theater - Images and Words 94. Deafheaven - Sunbather 93. White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One 92. Eyehategod - Take as Needed for Pain 91. Naked City - Torture Garden 90. Body Count - Body Count 89. Nightwish - Once 88. Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer 87. Manowar - Hail to England 86. Lamb of God - As the Palaces Burn 85. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger 84. High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings 83. Baroness- The Red Album 82. Entombed - Left Hand Path 81. Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark 80. Ministry - Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs 79. At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul 78. Voivod - Dimension Hatröss 77. Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve 76. Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry 75. Morbid Angel - Covenant 74. Venom - Welcome to Hell 73. Scorpions - Blackout 72. Isis - Oceanic 71. Living Colour - Vivid 70. Death - Human 69. Soundgarden - Louder Than Love 68. Marilyn Manson - Portrait of an American Family 67. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime 66. Deftones - White Pony 65. Faith No More - Angel Dust 64. Godflesh - Streetcleaner 63. Sodom - Agent Orange 62. Sleep - Jerusalem 61. Converge - Jane Doe 60. Melvins - Bullhead 59. Napalm Death - From Enslavement to Obliteration 58. Life of Agony - River Runs Red 57. Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk 56. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity 55. Opeth - Blackwater Park 54. Helmet - Meantime 53. Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses 52. Def Leppard - Pyromania 51. Carcass - Heartwork 50. Slipknot - Iowa 49. Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood 48. Rainbow - Rising 47. Slayer - South of Heaven 46. Mastodon - Leviathan 45. Exodus - Bonded by Blood 44. Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil 43. Judas Priest - Stained Class 42. Diamond Head, 'Lightning to the Nations 41. Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun 40. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas 39. Pantera - Far Beyond Drive 38. Iron Maiden - Powerslave 37. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell 36. Van Halen - Women and Children First 35. Metallica - Kill 'Em All 34. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 33. Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction 32. Black Sabbath - Sabotage 31. Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss 30. Korn - Korn 29. Sepultura - Chaos A.D. 28. Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales 27. System of a Down - Toxicity 26. Alice in Chains - Dirt 25. Metallica - Metallica 24. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machin 23. Danzig - Danzig 22. Mötley Crüe - Too Fast for Love 21. Metallica - ...And Justice for All 20. Anthrax - Among the Living 19. Megadeth - Rust in Peace 18. Tool - Ænima 17. Mercyful Fate - Melissa 16. Dio - Holy Diver 15. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman 14. Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 13. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden 12. Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance 11. Metallica - Ride the Lightning 10. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power 09. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Oz 08. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 07. Motorhead - No Remorse 06. Slayer - Reign in Blood 05. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 04. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast 03. Judas Priest - British Steel 02. Metallica - Master of Puppets 01. Black Sabbath - Paranoid No real point to this thread, I've just noticed a lot of hostility lately and figured we could have a big ol' laugh taking the piss out of a publication that was never really relevant to the metal scene to begin with. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too Last edited by LoathsomePete; 06-22-2017 at 04:49 PM.

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I think its status as a metal classic has more to do with it being his debut solo album. I dunno, I think it's a bit cheeky to put that in the top 10 alongside two Black Sabbath albums. EDIT: So I was just curious and was looking at the Top 100 Metal Albums according to RYM and it's uncanny how similar the lists are. I mean #1, #2, and #6 are the same https://rateyourmusic.com/customchar...one&countries= __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too Last edited by LoathsomePete; 06-22-2017 at 12:45 PM.

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Pantera do not belong anywhere near a top ten list of anything. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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Blue Hawk Rude gentleman Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 685	British Steel is overrated. Saxon's Wheels of Steel and Strong Arm of the Law are far better albums. __________________ Eliminate the right, eliminate the wrong, eliminate the weak, eliminate the strong.

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Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,034	I'm surprised it's Vulgar honestly. I always thought Cowboys From Hell was the most celebrated album by mainstream media.