"Spectrum of Death" by Morbid Saint. It's like Slayer on crack, and that's saying something.

Yeah, I've been quite a nu metal junkie as of late. It's whatever though, most of the bands may not be all that technically skilled (it doesn't take all that much talent to play a few down tuned power chords, but for the style anyway, it works), but hey, at least the beats are cool, and I can easily relate to the music and lyrics, plus, the style is very versatile, so you get a little bit of hip hop, some funk, and even some industrial/electronica once in while mixed in with the heavy rock (god forbid if I dare call it metal around here =P) sound.

There is so much diversity in the sub genres of Metal it is impossible to put any one album above another really.

Maybe it would be better saying that if you could only have one album of the genre what would it be and that really must be a Sabbath album because EVERYTHING that came after was influenced by them.

Master Of Reality will do for me.

Someone should start an essential album per genre in Metal maybe with a poll etc.

I think you just sold me on that album. :laughing:

It is a cracking album and was recommended to me by a MB member too :beer:

Classic album but far from the best.

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden deserves a mention, with no doubt my favorite metal album.

that's awesome - but my fave Iron Mayden is Powerslave

I'll have to go with:

Powertrip by Monster Magnet
OR
System of a Down by System of a Down.

Powertrip is when Monster Magnet got stupid to me. Dopes to Infinity beats it in every way.

Monster Magnet are an all time favourite of mine but Powertrip is one of their poorer albums, its when they ditched their creativity to steer into a more commercial direction. The three Monster Magnet gems are Spine of God and Superjudge two classics with their psychedelic Doors influenced sound, also Dopes to Infinity which is a stoner rock classic. Monster Magnet do have metal elements but they are borderline heavy metal/hard rock and I prefer to place them in the latter category.