What's your favorite Metal Album of all time?

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   tom_catonposted 13 years ago

   Me?
   Vulgar Display Of Power - Pantera
   Getcha groove on!!!
   
   -or-
   
   Iowa - Slipknot
   What an angry piece of noise!
   
   You?

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      Jake Gene Barnesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      "Ghost Reveries," by the progressive-metal band Opeth.

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         6stringmethodposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         all their albums are masterpieces.

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      GazzmicRevolutionposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"

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         6stringmethodposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         well what can you say about that album other than AWESOME!!!

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      jessyferari1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Disturbed >The Sickness! or Rammstein > can't say which one cos i loved all five from the five albums from them that i listened to.

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      pd09dposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Getcha pull son!

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      tlmntim9posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I may be a bit too old to say but does, Black Sabbath, "Black Sabbath" Album count? It sure does to me!
      tlmntim9

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         tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         certainly does!

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      Shinkickerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Back in Black : ACDC

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      icpfankathyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I would have to say System of A Down Toxicity.

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      hotwebideasposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That is a hard one, but it would have to be Screaming for Vengeance from Judas Priest.
      
      I have a lot of favorite metal albums, but is the first that came to mind.

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      Shinkickerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Master of Puppets by Metallica

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   ediggityposted 13 years ago

   Metallica
   
   And Justice For All

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      tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      fook yeah what an album!

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         Dave Barnettposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         OZZY. Love it all. AC/DC. Love it all. Music.

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            tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            love ozzy but whenever i hear the vocal intro "Screams break the silence" I break up laughing, it's just the delivery is kind of funny

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      6stringmethodposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Wished they still wrote music like what was on that album, master of puppets and ride the lightning

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   Johnnie Blackposted 13 years ago

   Invasion Of Your Privacy by Ratt

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   Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years ago

   Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC

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      tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Back in Black was a classic too !

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         Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         ayup

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            Pearldiverposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            

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      tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      T.N.T is a pretty stompin album!

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   thirdmilleniumposted 13 years ago

   AC DC

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   SomewayOuttaHereposted 13 years ago

   ...too add to all of the above...i find Megadeth's music has something to say...'symphony of destruction'; 'peace sells' etc.
   
   "...what do you mean i don't believe in god? talk to him everyday...what do you mean i don't support your system? i got to court when i have to...what do you mean i can't get to work on time? got nothin' better to do...what do you mean i don't pay my bills? why do you think i'm broke, huh?..."

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      Johnnie Blackposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      If there's a new way!! I'll be the first in line..

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         SomewayOuttaHereposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         ...as she breaks out in song and guitar.....'but it better work this time!'

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      GazzmicRevolutionposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      He has a unique standpoint if you think about it.

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      6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      @ SomeWayOuttaHere Agreed. Mustaine's lyrics have a lot of truth in them.

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   rgermanposted 13 years ago

   Without question, Led Zeppelin II
   

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      tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Led Zeppelin is without a doubt one of the best ever. I am so old now I actually saw them live. But are they really Heavy Metal or Hard Rock ?

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         tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         back in the day they were seen as metal by some, the video for the madison square garden show describes them as metal, though from a modern point of view it's easier to say no, hard rock though? hell yeah!

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            tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            And Led Zeppelin III was primarily acoustic with a ting of country and bluegrass to it. But you are right that many see Led Zeppelin as part of the genesis of Heavy Metal. I think metal started with MC5 and Blue Cheer. But Black Sabbath put heavy metal on the map.

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               tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Primarily acoustic but with some hard hitting tracks nonetheless, well, two perhaps.. Ever heard The Immigrant Song on How The West Was Won? Brilliant! A good deal heavier than you might expect too. The only problem with that album is the amount of post production work that went into it (apparently).

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         rebekahELLEposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         my favorite album from Led Zeppelin, timeless music.
         
         I don't see Master of Puppets/Metallica?  probably my favorite if only listing one!

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            tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            your right, cant go wrong with some 'puppets!

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         6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Back then (early 70s) I think it's fair to say there was no such distinction. LdZp certainly has to be credited for helping to start metal though. Proof: Communication Breakdown, the Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, and Dazed + Confused to name some.

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   tony0724posted 13 years ago

   The Black Album - Metallica
   Paranoid- Black Sabbath- There is no Heavy Metal without Black Sabbath
   Appetite for Destruction-Guns and Roses

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   TilenHrovaticposted 13 years ago

   Metallica - And Justice for All

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      rebekahELLEposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Tilen, you have some great hubs. this is the first time I've seen you. welcome to HP.  love your song Jenny, beautiful.
      
      http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Guitar-Solos  nice!

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         TilenHrovaticposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks

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    Wayne Orvisburgposted 13 years ago

    I'll have to cast my vote for And Justice For All as well!

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    Just Ask Susanposted 13 years ago

    Anything and Everything that AC DC does

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    rotlposted 13 years ago

    Metallica (also known as the Black Album) by Metallica. Some awesome tracks on there like "Enter Sandman" and "Wherever I May Roam."

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    Mikeydoesposted 13 years ago

    I'm not into hard-hard rock, but my favorite rock albums right now are. By far my two favorite rock bands right now.
    
    10 Years - Feeding the Wolves
    Parabelle - Reassembling the Icons
    
    Maybe 36 Crazyfists as my favorite harder rock band(too much screaming for me though).

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    Disturbiaposted 13 years ago

    I like lots of Metal albums.... I guess my favorites would have to be:
    
    Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
    Slayer - Reign in Blood
    Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
    Metallica - Ride the Lightning

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       Castlepalomaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Santana
       
       Song-You got a black magic woman.

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    tom_catonposted 13 years ago

    lateralus by tool anyone?

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    PHIBES69posted 13 years ago

    Favorite metal album...hmmm...I would have to say Stained Class by Judas Priest.
    
    CHEERS!

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       Johnnie Blackposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       amazing album

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    Circle Kposted 13 years ago

    Master of puppets and Images and Words.

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       i always forget about dreamtheater somehow, but fuck yeh!

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    DarkSinistarposted 13 years ago

    Just one? Not a Top Ten or at least a Top Five? You don't want this to be easy do you? Puts on thinking cap, turns volume up to 11... I will say Motorhead's Ace of Spades. But I reserve the right to change my mind tomorrow. Or maybe even later today.

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    Tusitala Tomposted 13 years ago

    If you take a look at some of the photographs of ice crystals taken by Doctor Masuro Emoto in his famous book, "The Hidden Messages in Water," you might change your mind about Heavy Metal Music.

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       why would they change my mind about heavy metal music?

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    emelia101posted 13 years ago

    ok thanks

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    thirdmilleniumposted 13 years ago

    Metallica? Yes, Metallica it is

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       Midnight Oilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       My young son use to call them 'Metal Licker' for years until he realized it was  actually Metallica...

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    Midnight Oilposted 13 years ago

    AC/DC rocks my world !
    
    I need a daily dose, unlike the utter rubbish my wife has pumping out of the kitchen at the moment while she is cooking dinner - Michael 'flippin' Buble.  Its enough to make the gravy go lumpy !!

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    LoveOurPlanetposted 13 years ago

    "Heavy Metal" is hard to define nowadays! So many variations.
    
    As far as what I listened to most and owned way-back-when, I can't pick just one:
    
    Judas Priest - tied between Screaming for Vengeance and Unleashed in the East
    Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
    Rush - 2112 (does anyone else think they're metal? I call it "math rock," now)
    
    As far as what I'm still listening to:
    
    Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (Although I would categorize LZ more as Hard/Blues/Classic Rock)

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    kazemaru2posted 13 years ago

    The sickness by disturbed was the soundtrack to my 2000.

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       tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Man that was a heavy tune huh ? Loved it.

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    bsscorpio8posted 13 years ago

    And Justice For All
    
    Vulgar Display of Power
    
    Roots Bloody Roots

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       christ thats a heavy collection! thumbs up for that!

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    brimancandyposted 13 years ago

    Here is a list of some of my favorites.
    
    Metallica:  The Black Album: Enter Sandman, Sad but true, the unforgiven, nothing else matters, that god that failed, and my friend of misery.
    
    Motley Crue: Dr. Feelgood and Shout at the Devil
    
    Kiss: Double platimnum, Alive 2, Alive 3, Alive 4, Kiss Unplugged. (Check out the Kiss ALIVE 4 Symphony live on DVD. Awesome show!)
    
    Poison: Look what the Cat dragged in, Open up and say Ah, Flesh and blood, and Swallow This Live. (The Double CD Live set)
    
    Def Leppard: Hysteria and Vault
    
    AC/DC; Live at Donnington.
    
    Cinderella: The best of Cinderella
    
    Bon Jovi; Slippery when wet, New Jersey
    
    Gun and Roses; Appetite for destruction (Love Paradise City!)
    
    Aerosmith: Big Ones; Little South of Sanity
    
    You might be interested to know that I have seen a majority of these band live, with the exception of Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Metallica, Gun's and Roses, and AC/DC. But, I would love to see AC/DC I hear they put on a great show.
    
    But, I will tell you one thing. Nobody puts on a show like KISS! Aerosmith and Poison would come in pretty darn close.

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       tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Motley Crue was always seen as kind of a hair band. But unlike most hair bands they definitely had some good metal chops. Dr. Feelgood is an out and out kick ass tune !

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I'd say KISS are class live. Can't say I'm particularly fond of their music, but the live show is probably awesome regardless!

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    BritishRockposted 13 years ago

    Meteliica - Black Album 1991.

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    vinsanityposted 13 years ago

    A day to remember homesick

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    patbleaposted 13 years ago

    Slipknot's self titled, easily. Runner up would be Pray for Villains by DevilDriver though

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Amen to that

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    TheOneWhoKnowsposted 13 years ago

    Children of Bodom-Are you dead yet

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I've only heard "blooddrunk", is "are you dead yet" similar? I quite enjoyed the former, though strangely haven't listened to any of their other work

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    TheOneWhoKnowsposted 13 years ago

    For me it's much more better than Bloodrunk. I think that ''Are you dead yet'' is their best album. Here's a link to the song ''Are youd ead yet'' so you can compare it to Bloodrunk ;-)
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATIVuynOPTM

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    brimancandyposted 13 years ago

    Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet
    Poison: Swallow This Live! Double CD.
    Poison: Look what the Cat Dragged in
    Poison: Open up and Say AHH
    Cinderella's Greatest Hits.
    Def Leppard Hysteria
    Mettallica: The Black album/Enter Sandman
    Motley Crue: Dr. Feelgood
    KISS: Greatest KISS
    KISS: MTV Unplugged
    KISS: ALIVE IV/ KISS SYMPHONY
    Guns and Roses greatest hits.
    
    I pretty much have every album that Poison has ever made. Their Hollyweird CD is actually pretty good, and Poisoned. I also have Crack A Smile, which has a great version of "Cover of the Rolling Stone" and some great unplugged stuff. I also have Native Tounge.
    
    Sorry, I didn't realize I had already answered this question.

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    ahostagesituationposted 13 years ago

    Metallica's "The Black Album," "And Justice for All"
    
    Disturbed's "The Sickness"
    
    I'm not sure if GNR's "The Spaghetti Incident?" is "heavy" metal enough, but I sure love it.

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    writer83posted 13 years ago

    I haven't got one !!!

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    randimrposted 13 years ago

    album? as in singular? as in only one?!? gaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh the pressure!!!
    
    Okay, I would have to say Metallica's Master of Puppets, but if I may:
    
    Iron Maiden: Somewhere and in time and 7th Son of a 7th Son
    Dissection: Storm of Light's Bane
    Hypocrisy - 4th Dimension
    Slayer - Reign in Blood and Seasons in the Abyss
    Agalloch - All of them!!

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    SeedyKiwiposted 13 years ago

    I can't seperate 2 Pantera albums
    
    Vulgar Display of Power & The Great Southern Trendkill

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       bestreviewsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Those are both damn good albums man, just call it a compilation =P

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       dammit, i leave for two months, and somebody breaks out vulgar display of power

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       incidentally, my two favorite Pantera albums by far.
       
       My girlfriend disagrees strongly, Far Beyond Driven being her favorite

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    tmckimposted 13 years ago

    Train of Thought--Dream Theater

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    lukecoreposted 13 years ago

    A tough question!
    
    I'd go for Sepultura's 'Chaos AD', mostly because it's the first metal album I bought but also because it's amazing!
    Runner's up: Metallica - 'Ride The Lightning, Machine Head - 'Burn My Eyes'.

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       All great albums, I remember the first time I heard Chaos A.D, well, that is, all I can remember thinking is holy fucking shit.. wow!!!

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    bestreviewsposted 13 years ago

    Metallica - Black

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    Ivorwenposted 13 years ago

    Savatage:  Handful of Rain, Dead Winter Dead, & Edge of Thorns.  Streets is good too.
    
    Metallica:  Ride the Lightening, Justice for All, Load, ReLoad, S&M, St. Anger, & Death Magnetic.
    
    I also enjoy Nightwish, Rainbow, Hammerfall, and have been listening to lots of Circle II Circle lately.

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    SarahLinnyposted 13 years ago

    Reload - Metallica

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Can't say I agree.
       
       True,, a few great tracks.
       
       Also True, a complete and utter step down from glory days (as was Load in my opinion)

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    optimus grimlockposted 13 years ago

    If led zep(not against them) is heavy metal then lemme kilmister is the pope!!!

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    HumanPerceptionposted 13 years ago

    Slipknot's self titled album.

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       What. A. Fucking. Album.
       
       'Nuff said

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    jagtrz54posted 13 years ago

    Jimi Hendrix-Electric Ladyland anyone?

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       well, all hail Jimi, obviously!

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    codeirisposted 13 years ago

    Led Zeppelin IV

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       wouldn't class this so much as metal, but, for the sake of saying so, Fuck yeah!

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    OddDustinposted 13 years ago

    Slayer - Reign in Blood!!! Had a copy since it came out in the 80's.

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       wish I could say the same, brutal album!

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    Jonathan Jancoposted 13 years ago

    70's : Paranoid by Black Sabbath
    
    80's: Ride The Lightning by Metallica
    
    90's: Practice What You Preach by Testament
    
    For the last twenty years or so, Metal has pretty much sucked in my opinion.

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Nah, that's not true, think of Tool- if you can bear the strange noise in between awesome tracks, and Pantera- the groove man, the groove!!!
       
       If you like Black Sabbath, the you may like Down (Phil Anselmo of Pantera fame's next band), who are basically the next step from Black Sabbath anyway.

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          Jonathan Jancoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Pantera has become very cliche in my opin after Vulgar.
          Tool I never really thought of as metal and again thought they were much better 15 or so yrs ago. Alot of the bands I hear now I feel sacrifice creative style in favor of production style, but that's just me of course. I always preferred the grittier, simpler stuff. Iron Maiden for example: my preference is in the 2 studio albumns Paul D'anno sang on even though their sound is mainly identified in Dickinson's tenure with the band.

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    Ben Evansposted 13 years ago

    Rush 2112 (Nothing better!)
    
    Ted Nugent album Ted Nugent (Stranglehold ah yes)
    
    Blue Oyster Cult album Fire of Unkown Origin
    
    Nazareth album Hair of the Dog
    
    Thin Lizzy album Jailbreak
    
    Uriah Heep album Demons and Wizards

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       Obscure_Treasuresposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"................thts fr sure

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    jcmayer777posted 13 years ago

    Kill em all by Metallica - especially the (I think) 1989 release with Am I Evil and Blitzkrieg.

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