Favourite Albums Of All Time

[Deebs]

As the title says, share your favourite albums ever in this thread!

Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

There was contraversy surrounding this masterpiece. They had taken a hell of a change from their previous style, and I dare say, they did the right thing. This album is a hell of a masterpiece, and time just goes by without you noticing it because this album is so damn good. A true progressive masterpiece, and I love it so much...

Empyrium - Songs of Moors and Misty Fields

Empyriums second album. Their first set the standard, it was great. Not a masterpiece, but great. They changed their cheesy synth for more folk influence, and I still get "jawdrop" whenever I listen to this release. Nothing in this album is "thrown in", it all works. Everything is perfect. It is dark, majestic, and beautiful. There is no excuse not to own it.

Moonsorrow - Verisakeet

It seems all the albums I like are just when a band changes... This band became heavier, and got a MUCH bigger folk influence above the heaviest release they've ever done. This album still brings so many emotions in me. There are 5 songs, and my favourite is "Jotunheim" which clocks nearly 20 minutes. Utterly awe-inspiring.

Manegarm - Vargstenen

And again, the band changing streak continues! This band only gets better and better and better. With every release, they only get better. This album, is amazing. Unlike most bands, it has real violin. This adds to the atmosphere and the rawness of the recording, and it is point perfect. My favourite pagan metal release in history.

Summoning - Oath Bound

The streak continues. This band chose a completely new sound, and the change is mesmerising. This is a masterpiece, and each song is worthy of being the best song on the album because it is so balanced. It's based on Tolkiens work, which is awesome in itself, and the music is dramatic, emotional, and beautiful. And one song is in the orc language! ;D

God Is An Astronaut - God Is An Astronaut
& All Is Violent All Is Bright

These guys didn't change quite as much as the others. But these album are stunning. It is fully instrumental, no vocals to be heard, but it is just as emotional and awe inspiring as you can get. There is no excuse for anyone to not have at least listened to God Is An Astronaut. Both of these albums are amazing, and I can't choose between them.

Fairyland - Of Wars In Oshyria

Since this was their debut, I don't know if they changed or not. But believe me, I've never heard a cheesier band. Ever. Never ever. But the songwriting on this album is just amazing. The final song, "Of Wars In Oshyria", really gave this album a place in my favourites. It was stunning.

I tried to write a top 5 but I couldn't do it. :p

[RiderOnTheStorm]

Albums, albums, albums. I have a lot, so I'll name some off the top of my head.

The Decemberists - Hazards of Love/Castaways and Cutouts
The Beatles - The White Album
The Who - Quadrophenia
Pink Floyd - Animals/Wish you were Here
Menomena - I Am The Fun Blame Monster!
Sparklehorse/David Lynch/Danger Mouse - Dark Night Of The Soul
Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')
Yes - Close to the Edge

Hell of a lot more, but there's a few.

[StarFox]

Lonesome Crow - The Scorpions

This album is really dark, depressing, coupled with some smokin' guitar soloing and some awesome basslines, as well as Klaus Meine's early vocal style, it has everything I love in songs. Action is probably my favorite song on it because of the awesome laid back vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HJaqT_LHWE

2. Scorpions - Blackout

This album was literally really close to being my first. I really like their older style better with Uli Roth, but this song has almost the percect mix of songs. Fast drums, heavy guitars, and lots of screaming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCmCXoLieC8

[Yiffgurl]

I dunno so I'll just post my top 15 on last.fm and my favorite album by them

Green Day - American Idiot
Bloodhound Gang - Hooray for Boobies
Reel Big Fish - Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album
Tenacious D - Tenacious D
Streetlight Manifesto - Keasbey Nights
Less Than Jake - In With The Out Crowd
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Panic at the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
Operation Ivy - Energy
Lemon Demon - Dinosaurchestra
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
Soulja Boy (lol) - Souljaboytellem.com
Sum 41 - Does This Look Infected?
YTCracker - NerdRap Entertainment System

[Porky]

Nirvana - In Utero
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Radiohead - OK Computer
Nirvana - Nevermind
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and The Infinte Sadness
Sonic Youth - Goo

[Jinjonator]

Green Day - American Idiot / 21st Century Breakdown / International Superhits
Billy Talent - I / II / III
Panic at the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Bowling For Soup - Drunk Enough To Dance / The Great Burrito Extortion Case
They Might Be Giants - John Henry
Scorpions - Humanity

[Seanadelic]

Whatever ones i have ripped on iTunes

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Cat Empire - The Cat Empire
The Doors - Strange Days
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Radiohead - The Bends
Radiohead - OK Computer!
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

[StarFox]

Jinjonator! You forgot Humanity!

[WaywornMmmmm]

Yes - Close to the Edge

Before this, the only song I listened to off that album was Siberian Khatru. I decided to give the rest a shot last night. I only managed to finish the title track, but it was awesome.

[Jinjonator]

Jinjonator! You forgot Humanity!

I feel so ashamed : <

[ChRiSpY]

Nirvana- Nevermind/In Utero/MTV Unplugged
Incubus- A Crow Left Of The Murder/Make Yourself
Guns N'Roses- Appetite For Destruction/Grosse Point Blank/Use Your Illusion
Soundgarden-Superunknown
Coheed And Cambria- Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, vol 1
Blue Oyster Cult- Agents Of Fortune
Green Day- Dookie/American Idiot
My Chemical Romance- Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge/Black Parade/Life On The Murder Scene
Queens Of The Stone Age- Songs For The Deaf
Velvet Revolver- Contraband/Libertad
The Beatles- Abbey Road
Scorpions- Lonesome Crow ;)
Foo Fighters- There Is Nothing Left To Lose

and probably a whole lot more that I forgot :P

[Tom Servo]

The Police - Ghost in the Machine

[Snagprophet]

Metallica - Garage Days
- Master of Puppets

I don't really have a favourite album, but I guess it's the one with the most songs on I like.

[RiderOnTheStorm]

Before this, the only song I listened to off that album was Siberian Khatru. I decided to give the rest a shot last night. I only managed to finish the title track, but it was awesome.

Personally, I consider Siberian Khatru to be the weakest track on the album. That shows how awesome this album is.

[repobanjo]

Tool - Aenima
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Les Miserables - The Complete Symphonic Recording
The London Theatre Orchestra - Miss Saigon
Tool - Lateralus
Tool - Undertow
The Beatles - Revolver
The Original Broadway Cast - RENT
Tool - 10,000 Days
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
Nirvana - Nevermind
Primus - Pork Soda

In no particular order.

[Mr.Patch]

Helloween Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 & 2
Ok these a both separate albums, and part two is slightly better in my opinion but these shaped what is Power Metal, the godfather albums of Power Metal. Amazing

Helloween - The Dark Ride
Infreakincredible, I really still liked Helloween even with the huge line-up changes, but this one simply blew me away. It is almost perfect, and the long epic song made a resurgence in the album title song The Dark Ride. It's melodic, powerful, it's dark and extremely fun to listen to.

Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
I wanted to pick Nightfall in Middle Earth because it's an amazing album to and helped shape the whole concept story behind albums with small voice acting recordings between songs but Imaginations for the Other Side is simply my personal favorite.

Arthemis - Back From the Heat
Super Cheesy and overly happy lyrics, never fail to lift my spirits. Happiest metal album I ever heard and I LOVE IT.

Dark Moor - Dark Moor
I simply needed to pick one and the self titled album is the only one I actually have in my possesion and I went pretty damn far just to get, sadly they barely have any power metal in my local music shop.

Dragonland - Astronomy
These guys are amazing and should get way more recognition. They started out with their two first albums which were overly cheesy generic power metal albums quite like Fairyland. But after those two albums, dear god when Starfall came out it was amazing but when Astronomy came out? Dear God, I was blown away, erratic yet masterful guitar and amazing melodic experience, with a little mixed in melodeath vocals, amazing!

Edguy - Vain Glory Opera
Tobias Samnet is incredible and this one is my favorite Edguy album.

Falconer - Among Beggars and Theives
Their heaviest album and it's simply majestic and powerful, Dreams and Pyres! Carnival of Disgust! Each song is amazing, probably in my top 5 best albums, maybe even number one.

Firewind - Forged by Fire
Gus G on guitar. Feast of the Savages a 4:21 minutes of Gus G playing guitar. That is all.

Gamma Ray - Powerplant
Kai Hansen is god.

Iced Earth - Something Wicked this Way Comes
One of the great American metal acts, and this is arguably their best album.

Kreator - Enemy of God
I needed to fit some thrash in there, and kreator fits in perfectly, I also really like Violent Revolution.

Primal Fear - 16.6 (Before the Devil Known you're Dead)
I came.

Stratovarius - Vision
Timo can put an infinite amount of emotion into his solos, and Jens can do the same.

Symphony X - The Odyssey
The 25 minute song alone is worth buying the album and the rest is simply aw inspiring as well.

Van Canto - Hero
Metal without guitars or bass. AND IT ****ING ROCKS, these guys have made a true metal experience with only their vocals and a drum. LISTEN TO IT NOW IF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A METAL FAN. Love it or hate I've had mixed reactions to it.

Kalmah - Groan of Wind
Needed some Death Metal in here, and Kalmah is always amazing but this one has always particular drawed me in, fierce, powerful and melodic. Among these best of the melodeath, surprisingly pulled it off amazing with having any clean vocals.



But I could seriously go on and on, so I decided to stay near my preferred genre and the big names and a few others because they are simply close to it while holding their roots.

[Deebs]

Oh wow Patch. Hold me and never let me go... <3