Comments on: 5 Favorite Albums of all Time (According to People That Actually Matter)

By: Facial La Fleur

Facial La Fleur — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:05:12 +0000

Very nice list of lists here and a cool take on the whole thing. I love lists.

Here are my top 5

1. METALLICA – …And Justice For All
2. MEGADETH – Rust In Peace
3. DEATH – Symbolic
4. SLAYER – South Of Heaven
5. IRON MAIDEN – Iron Maiden

By: jo

jo — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:36:52 +0000

Wow, Im surprised by how often Carcass “Heartwork” appears on these lists. I remember it being panned when it first came out.

By: BKaz

BKaz — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:30:22 +0000

In my opinion personally:

1. Maudlin of the Well – Part The Second
2. Opeth – Still Life
3. Isis – Panopticon
4. Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet
5. Edge of Sanity – Crimson II

note: this is without album repeats from the same band… in which case, top 4 spaces would immediately be filled with every maudlin of the well album =) then opeth would be next in line… and, I don’t care about history or prestige… these albums are clearly better than anything Slayer or Metallica has put out… There, I said it!!

By: Anderson Carvalho

Anderson Carvalho — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:48:44 +0000

1º Epicus, doomicus, metallicus – Candlemass;
2º …And justice for all – Metallica;
3º Heartwork – Carcass;
4º Damnation – opeth;
5º Hemispheres – Rush;

By: Silver_Lamp

Silver_Lamp — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:00:03 +0000

5 Favorite Albums of all Time (According to People That Actually Matter)

I laughed none of those people matter at all so many shitty bands on those lists.

By: Erik Thomas

Erik Thomas — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:39:05 +0000

C- the list isn’t in any order of importance of folks- i added to the list as and when I got them back. and if someone got back to me with a list- i added regardless of who they were

By: Dan Nagorski

Dan Nagorski — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:02:01 +0000

1. cradle of filth – damnation and a day

2. dimmu borgir – death cult armogeddon

3. satyricon – the age of nero

4. metallica – and justice for all

5. bathory – nordland 1

By: C

Sat, 09 May 2009 12:56:00 +0000

wtf is jared brewer doing on this list at all, let alone ahead of slagel and webster, among others? fucking crazy. invalidates the list.

By: Yeah

Yeah — Sat, 09 May 2009 07:20:48 +0000

Modest Mouse: Lonesome Crowded West
Guns N’ Roses: Appetite for Destruction
Rites of Spring: End on End
Slayer: Reign in Blood
Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat

By: Juan Manuel Pinto

Juan Manuel Pinto — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:39:25 +0000

Erik: They’re just song titles…

By: Erik Thomas

Erik Thomas — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:18:06 +0000

Juan- is that last sentence the title of the next Cannibal Corpse album?

By: Marcin

Marcin — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:06:02 +0000

Juan Manuel Pinto:

“Whoever was responsible for this shoul be Stripped, Raped and Strangled, then Fucked With A Knife, then Split Wide Open, then Gutted and left Covered With Sores until they Vomit The Soul and their Innards Decay and finally, their Rotting Head should be Buried In The Backyard until only A Skull Full Of Maggots remain”.

Marcin:

Too bad that once they’re strangled, they can’t vomit shit…cause they’re fuckin’ dead!

By: Juan Manuel Pinto

Juan Manuel Pinto — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:18:55 +0000

Cannibal Corpse appears only once? Even though Alex Webster gets to list his favorite albums? (By the way his top two albums match the overall Top Two) …But Vanessa Carlton is there? And Kate Bush? And The Cure? And Hank Williams Jr.? Whoever was responsible for this shoul be Stripped, Raped and Strangled, then Fucked With A Knife, then Split Wide Open, then Gutted and left Covered With Sores until they Vomit The Soul and their Innards Decay and finally, their Rotting Head should be Buried In The Backyard until only A Skull Full Of Maggots remain.

By: Erik Thomas

Erik Thomas — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:54:00 +0000

nice work larry!

By: Staylow

Staylow — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:56:27 +0000

You asked, you got it. (I was curious myself, and a little bored). so here ya go.

TOP ALBUMS:

01. Slayer – Reign in Blood….22

02. Metallica – Master of Puppets…19

03. Slayer – Hell Awaits…9
03. (tie) Metallica – Ride the Lightning…9

05. (tie) Metallica – And Justice For All…8
05. (tie) Iron Maiden – Number of the Beast…8
05. (tie) At the Gates – Slaughter of the Soul…8

08. (tie) Metallica – Kill ’em All…6
08. (tie) Mercyful Fate – Don’t Break the Oath…6
08. (tie) Dissection – Storm of the Lights Bane…6
08. (tie) Death – Human…6
08. (tie) Carcass – Heartwork…6

13. (tie) Slayer – Show No Mercy…5
13. (tie) Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power…5
13. (tie) Morbid Angel – Alters of Madness…5
13. (tie) Judas Priest – Screaming for Vengeance…5
13. (tie) Exodus – Bonded by Blood…5
13. (tie) Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion…5
13. (tie) Black Sabbath – Master of Reality…5

TOP BANDS BY TOTAL VOTES:

Metallica…44
Slayer…41
Iron Maiden – 28
Black Sabbath…24
Judas Priest – 20
Pantera…13
Celtic Frost…12
Death…11
Morbid Angel…11
Carcass…10
Mercyful Fate…10
At the Gates…8
Kiss…8
Bathory…7
Dissection…6
Motorhead…6
Venom…6
Voivod…6
Exodus…5
Megadeth…5
Opeth…5
Sepultura…5

The Maiden, Priest and Sabbath votes were really spread out. I guess everybody has a different fave from them. And of all the Slayer votes, I was surprised to see none for Seasons in the Abyss.

By: Redstar

Redstar — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:15:06 +0000

I would have thought to see more Megadeth “Rust in Peace” nods on there.

By: Stacy B.

Stacy B. — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:59:09 +0000

Erik, or any other staffers for that matter, you should totally compile a list of most top mentioned albums by all of these artists/musicians so we can see which albums were mentioned the most.

PLEASE?!?!? :)

Cheers all!

By: Chris S

Chris S — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:12:15 +0000

I like that Gus G. voted a Firewind album in his top 5, lol, funny shit. Is that against the rules?

By: Hevy Blevy

Hevy Blevy — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:30:00 +0000

Great piece, although I did not see these three in anyone’s list so I have to add them: 1) SYL-City 2) Emperor-Emperor/Wrath of the Tyrant 3) Weakling-Dead as Dreams…Thanks for a great site

By: Juan Manuel Pinto

Juan Manuel Pinto — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:54:15 +0000

Give me a break Erik! I had to narrow it down to 10… It was really difficult, why do you think I used the trick of only choosing from their first four albums? “God Of Emptiness” would have been the 11th song, but it was only a top ten…

By: Erik Thomas

Erik Thomas — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:42:41 +0000

Thats a good article Juan- but no “God of Emptiness”? shame on you.

By: Juan Manuel Pinto

Juan Manuel Pinto — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:43:08 +0000

Nice to see such a list, even though there are submissions by people that actually don’t matter, but it was really good to see Brian Slagel’s top five. I was surprised I didn’t see more nods towards Morbid Angel, whose first four albums are all top notch and “Altars Of Madness” is an undisputed classic of Metal. For my two cents on Morbid Angel, check:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1701399/the_ten_best_songs_from_morbid_angel.html

By: Staylow

Staylow — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:39:04 +0000

That is so true. Nearly all of my all time faves are from my teen years, when I was just beginning to truly discover music. Those initial discoveries are always the longest lasting.

By: mars

mars — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:03:37 +0000

I think it somewhat proves that the records listened to in the formative years, when first discovering certain music on one’s own are the albums that will make these lists. It has as much to do with human development as it does the strength of the material. Whether it was Judas Priest or Korn “issues”

By: Erik Thomas

Erik Thomas — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:15:28 +0000

I guess i need to check out Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven- I always thought Vulgar was thier best, but I see Driven on here quite a bit