MY PERSONAL 상단, 맨 위로 FIVE ALBUMS EVER RELEASED
I am a heavy metal junkie but unlike most metalheads, who are kept entertained 의해 the 인기 thrash metal (i.e. Metallica) and Alt. metal (i.e. System of a Down) bands, I am much pickier than most. I enjoy heavy metal with melodic elements while still maintaining the heaviness and catchiness at the same time, and I’ve got to say, very few bands have managed to get it just right. But some bands have pulled it off and the very best albums of these bands have been brought here. So this is my 상단, 맨 위로 five metal albums of all time, enjoy!
5. Whoracle 의해 In Flames
In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Sweden which used to be one of my 가장 좋아하는 bands until recently when they took on a more, as some 팬 like to call it, ‘emo’ sound. And while they are still good, they come nowhere near matching their earlier albums, which are considered 의해 many metalheads to be some of the best melodic death albums ever released. And out of these albums, my personal 가장 좋아하는 and number five on this list is Whoracle.
Melodic death metal is a genre that is an acquired taste and Whoracle is no exception, but if 당신 can get passed the shouting and growling associated with this genre, 당신 will find it is a superb offering. Containing several heavy songs, several melodic songs and even one that resembles a ballad, and the band’s best instrumental. Only a few songs feel like fillers, and even they are a cut above your average metal song. This album is a masterpiece of melodic death metal and is highly recommended to anyone who likes heavy, yet beautiful, metal.
Best Tracks
Jester Script Transfigured (ballad, probably the band’s best song)
Dialogue with the Stars (instrumental)
Gyroscope
음식 for the Gods
4. Once 의해 Nightwish
Nightwish is a symphonic metal band fronted 의해 a female vocalist, in this case the amazing Anette Olzon who sounds like she came straight out of the opera. Like the last record, Once is filled with variety with songs that are both heavy and beautiful, but unlike Whoracle, which sometimes seems to be having trouble deciding if it wants to be melodic 또는 heavy and winds up being a strange hybrid of both, Once actually succeeds in using both elements at the same time and makes for an easier, 더 많이 straightforward listening experience. Our female vocalist adds even 더 많이 to the mix, and the whole records sounds like an opera with heavy metal thrown in. Ghost 사랑 Score is one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever heard and I would recommend this album to everyone, even people who aren’t heavy metal fans. With all of these different elements thrown in, it truly has something for everyone.
Best Tracks
Ghost 사랑 Score
Dark Chest of Wonders
Wish I Had an 앤젤
Planet Hell
3. Dance of Death 의해 Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden has been with us since the 70’s, spitting out some of the most incredible metal ever put on record like it was nothing. Every member of this group has 더 많이 talent 의해 themselves then some bands have as a whole, and this album Dance of Death is, for me, easily the best album they have ever put out. Paschendale is likely my 가장 좋아하는 song of all time and is an eight and a half 분 track of pure epicness, while other songs such as the 제목 track (which I am listening to as I write this review) and Journeyman (another ballad) are amazing as well. While these three songs alone are enough to put it here where it belongs, the album suffers somewhat from some filler tracks (the worst of which are Wildest Dreams and Gates of Tomorrow), and the rest of the songs are pretty nice, but nowhere near as good as the three I mentioned earlier. So, while 당신 may not enjoy the entire album, at the very least give Paschendale a listen. You’ll be glad 당신 did.
Best Tracks
Paschendale
Dance of Death
Journeyman
Face in the Sand
2. Sagas 의해 Equilibrium
A very interesting album made 의해 newcomers Equilibrium, a German folk/symphonic/black/melodic death metal band. I originally did not think much of this band and even went out of my way to avoid them (mostly because all of their lyrics are in German, which I do not speak) but finally I heard one of their songs on a top-ten metal song video I saw on YouTube (Blut Im Auge, which contains one of the best intros ever), and was I ever blown away. I immediately went and listened to their entire album, which was practically flawless and contained some of the most breathtaking instrumentation I have ever heard. With so many influences in this band’s style, no two tracks are the same and range from beautiful folk metal melodies (including the prominent use of woodwinds, which the band seems to like) to sinister black metal compositions as well as a 16 분 long epic instrumental with about fifty different instruments incorporated (well okay, most of them are done on a keyboard). The only reason some people may dislike this album is the vocalist, whose style ranges from traditional black metal screams to low death metal growls, but for me this just adds to the experience.
Best Tracks
Just buy the CD!
1. Wintersun 의해 Wintersun
Wintersun is a horribly underrated, power/folk/melodic death metal band from Finland. This album is so far the band’s only release and was written and composed completely 의해 the band’s only member, Jari Maenpaa (except for the drums). I am not usually too impressed 의해 one man bands, but this release has proven me otherwise, as this man is truly a musical genius with enough talent to rival such people as Bach 또는 Mozart (he just composes a different type of music!). And if his 글쓰기 wasn’t good enough, one should listen to his performance on every song. His 기타 playing skills are easily on par with Kirk Hammet of 메탈리카 또는 Kerry King of Slayer (the Winter Madness solo is one of the best solos ever) and his vocals, which are a 십자가, 크로스 between death metal screams and normal singing, are 더 많이 powerful than any other death metal band I have come across. The songs offer almost no repetitiveness and never feel like they are becoming boring, even after dozens of listens. The only disappointing feature of this band as that their 초 album has been in production since 2004. 당신 need to hurry up, Wintersun!
Best Tracks
I can’t choose!!
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Some bands and their albums that almost made it into the 상단, 맨 위로 five!
City of Evil 의해 Avenged Sevenfold
They Will Return 의해 Kalmah
The Number of the Beast 의해 Iron Maiden
Ride the Lightning 의해 Metallica
Twilight of the Thunder God 의해 Amon Amarth
From Afar 의해 Ensiferum
I am a heavy metal junkie but unlike most metalheads, who are kept entertained 의해 the 인기 thrash metal (i.e. Metallica) and Alt. metal (i.e. System of a Down) bands, I am much pickier than most. I enjoy heavy metal with melodic elements while still maintaining the heaviness and catchiness at the same time, and I’ve got to say, very few bands have managed to get it just right. But some bands have pulled it off and the very best albums of these bands have been brought here. So this is my 상단, 맨 위로 five metal albums of all time, enjoy!
5. Whoracle 의해 In Flames
In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Sweden which used to be one of my 가장 좋아하는 bands until recently when they took on a more, as some 팬 like to call it, ‘emo’ sound. And while they are still good, they come nowhere near matching their earlier albums, which are considered 의해 many metalheads to be some of the best melodic death albums ever released. And out of these albums, my personal 가장 좋아하는 and number five on this list is Whoracle.
Melodic death metal is a genre that is an acquired taste and Whoracle is no exception, but if 당신 can get passed the shouting and growling associated with this genre, 당신 will find it is a superb offering. Containing several heavy songs, several melodic songs and even one that resembles a ballad, and the band’s best instrumental. Only a few songs feel like fillers, and even they are a cut above your average metal song. This album is a masterpiece of melodic death metal and is highly recommended to anyone who likes heavy, yet beautiful, metal.
Best Tracks
Jester Script Transfigured (ballad, probably the band’s best song)
Dialogue with the Stars (instrumental)
Gyroscope
음식 for the Gods
4. Once 의해 Nightwish
Nightwish is a symphonic metal band fronted 의해 a female vocalist, in this case the amazing Anette Olzon who sounds like she came straight out of the opera. Like the last record, Once is filled with variety with songs that are both heavy and beautiful, but unlike Whoracle, which sometimes seems to be having trouble deciding if it wants to be melodic 또는 heavy and winds up being a strange hybrid of both, Once actually succeeds in using both elements at the same time and makes for an easier, 더 많이 straightforward listening experience. Our female vocalist adds even 더 많이 to the mix, and the whole records sounds like an opera with heavy metal thrown in. Ghost 사랑 Score is one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever heard and I would recommend this album to everyone, even people who aren’t heavy metal fans. With all of these different elements thrown in, it truly has something for everyone.
Best Tracks
Ghost 사랑 Score
Dark Chest of Wonders
Wish I Had an 앤젤
Planet Hell
3. Dance of Death 의해 Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden has been with us since the 70’s, spitting out some of the most incredible metal ever put on record like it was nothing. Every member of this group has 더 많이 talent 의해 themselves then some bands have as a whole, and this album Dance of Death is, for me, easily the best album they have ever put out. Paschendale is likely my 가장 좋아하는 song of all time and is an eight and a half 분 track of pure epicness, while other songs such as the 제목 track (which I am listening to as I write this review) and Journeyman (another ballad) are amazing as well. While these three songs alone are enough to put it here where it belongs, the album suffers somewhat from some filler tracks (the worst of which are Wildest Dreams and Gates of Tomorrow), and the rest of the songs are pretty nice, but nowhere near as good as the three I mentioned earlier. So, while 당신 may not enjoy the entire album, at the very least give Paschendale a listen. You’ll be glad 당신 did.
Best Tracks
Paschendale
Dance of Death
Journeyman
Face in the Sand
2. Sagas 의해 Equilibrium
A very interesting album made 의해 newcomers Equilibrium, a German folk/symphonic/black/melodic death metal band. I originally did not think much of this band and even went out of my way to avoid them (mostly because all of their lyrics are in German, which I do not speak) but finally I heard one of their songs on a top-ten metal song video I saw on YouTube (Blut Im Auge, which contains one of the best intros ever), and was I ever blown away. I immediately went and listened to their entire album, which was practically flawless and contained some of the most breathtaking instrumentation I have ever heard. With so many influences in this band’s style, no two tracks are the same and range from beautiful folk metal melodies (including the prominent use of woodwinds, which the band seems to like) to sinister black metal compositions as well as a 16 분 long epic instrumental with about fifty different instruments incorporated (well okay, most of them are done on a keyboard). The only reason some people may dislike this album is the vocalist, whose style ranges from traditional black metal screams to low death metal growls, but for me this just adds to the experience.
Best Tracks
Just buy the CD!
1. Wintersun 의해 Wintersun
Wintersun is a horribly underrated, power/folk/melodic death metal band from Finland. This album is so far the band’s only release and was written and composed completely 의해 the band’s only member, Jari Maenpaa (except for the drums). I am not usually too impressed 의해 one man bands, but this release has proven me otherwise, as this man is truly a musical genius with enough talent to rival such people as Bach 또는 Mozart (he just composes a different type of music!). And if his 글쓰기 wasn’t good enough, one should listen to his performance on every song. His 기타 playing skills are easily on par with Kirk Hammet of 메탈리카 또는 Kerry King of Slayer (the Winter Madness solo is one of the best solos ever) and his vocals, which are a 십자가, 크로스 between death metal screams and normal singing, are 더 많이 powerful than any other death metal band I have come across. The songs offer almost no repetitiveness and never feel like they are becoming boring, even after dozens of listens. The only disappointing feature of this band as that their 초 album has been in production since 2004. 당신 need to hurry up, Wintersun!
Best Tracks
I can’t choose!!
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Some bands and their albums that almost made it into the 상단, 맨 위로 five!
City of Evil 의해 Avenged Sevenfold
They Will Return 의해 Kalmah
The Number of the Beast 의해 Iron Maiden
Ride the Lightning 의해 Metallica
Twilight of the Thunder God 의해 Amon Amarth
From Afar 의해 Ensiferum
