Metallica, Pantera: Top Albums Of Last 17 Years

According to Blabbermouth.net, To celebrate its 100th issue, Sweden's longest-running music magazine Close-Up has published a list of the top 100 albums in metal, hard rock, hardcore, punk and extreme rock released during the past 17 years (1991-2008). Compiled from 23 individual writers' selections, Close-Up's extensive list sees At The Gates classic cult album "Slaughter Of The Soul" claiming the top spot just ahead of Metallica's self-titled album.

Close-Up's Top 20 albums 1991-2008:

01. At The Gates - "Slaughter Of The Soul"
02. Metallica - "Metallica"
03. Pantera - "Vulgar Display Of Power"
04. Entombed - "Wolverine Blues"
05. Alice In Chains - "Dirt"
06. Nine Inch Nails - "The Downward Spiral"
07. Rage Against The Machine - "Rage Against The Machine"
08. Neurosis - "Through Silver In Blood"
09. Ministry - "Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed And The Way To Suck Eggs"
10. Mayhem - "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas"
11. Machine Head - "Burn My Eyes"
12. Faith No More - "Angeldust"
13. Tool - "Ænima"
14. W.A.S.P. - "The Crimson Idol"
15. Entombed - "Clandestine"
16. Nirvana - "Nevermind"
17. Opeth - "Blackwater Park"
18. Sepultura - "Arise"
19. Social Distortion - "White Light, White Heat, White Trash"
20. Mastodon - "Leviathan"

Members of Soundgarden, Entombed, Paradise Lost, W.A.S.P., Morbid Angel, Bad Religion, Mayhem, Nevermore, Brutal Truth, The Crown and Carcass were interviewed about their respective albums for the issue, which is available at all newsstands in Sweden.

Comments

[nick_b]

Dream Theater's Metropolis Pt 2?

[nick_b]

sorry. i probably shouldnt just have my suggestions without saying that i think this is actually a really good line-up of musicians. but yes, Dream Theater.

[Slaytanic1986]

Really? I'm going to have to be the one to say it?

No Seasons in The Abyss?

[bass_thrasher]

Slaytanic1986 :
Really? I'm going to have to be the one to say it?

No Seasons in The Abyss?

Reason being is that album was released in 1990. This list is from 1991 onwards.

[redisni]

bass_thrasher wrote:

Slaytanic1986 :
Really? I'm going to have to be the one to say it?

No Seasons in The Abyss?

Reason being is that album was released in 1990. This list is from 1991 onwards.

haha, ****ing owned...

13. Tool - "Ænima" ->Fuck yeah Ænima. And 13, so symbolic, no less

[craggis19]

Good group of musicians there. Good to see At the Gates get some credit at last!

[Slaytanic1986]

bass_thrasher wrote:

Slaytanic1986 :
Really? I'm going to have to be the one to say it?

No Seasons in The Abyss?

Reason being is that album was released in 1990. This list is from 1991 onwards.

Haha, i forgot the title of the thread!

[fts666]

good list for a change ^^

[fts666]

alice in chains so deserve to be on there, dirt is a great album
(sorry for double post)

[j-e-f-f-e-r-s]

fts666 wrote:

alice in chains so deserve to be on there, dirt is a great album
(sorry for double post)

I know, it's a stunning record. Good to see the Alice boys getting some recognition.

[TheNERD250]

Instead of Burn My eyes, they should've put the blackening. And where's A different World by Iron Maiden?!?!?!?

[DreamTheater09]

nick_b wrote:

Dream Theater's Metropolis Pt 2?

ill agree with u on that one
but overall a fairly good list

[Kelicon]

i definitely understand y Vulgar is up there... but i would have totally replaced it with FBD or Trendkill personally

[pht]

finally a good list

[XzX_Patrick_XzX]

Megadeth - The System Has Failed should definitely be one there.

[MonsterOfRock]

Nice list! Good to see "Angel Dust" and "Aenima" make it there.

Kelicon wrote:

i definitely understand y Vulgar is up there... but i would have totally replaced it with FBD or Trendkill personally

The Great Southern Trendkill FTW!!!

[buckethead_jr]

At the Gates ftw

[bootyguard]

entombed, sepultura, and opeth all within top 20. Leave it to the swedes to know to include metal albums in the greats as well. YAH!

[BlisteringDDj]

Good list indeed.

[godberry]

Superunknown/Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden

Ten - Pearl Jam

these albums should be in the top 20, in my opinion.

[Bobbito315]

Kelicon wrote:

i definitely understand y Vulgar is up there... but i would have totally replaced it with FBD or Trendkill personally

FBD maybe but that was the point when Phil's lyrics started to get all wierd, especially in Trendkill. Vulgar Display was Pantera when they were at their best.

[ethanw]

is this just amerika???

wheres sehnsucht??

[Renka]

ethanw wrote:

is this just amerika???

wheres sehnsucht??

Are you retarded?

Anyway, pretty good list. Don't agree with all the choices, but then I don't listen to grunge or rock. :p

[ElThomas]

this list blows mman. this is so commercially biased

[JustinBrand]

not System by Megadeth but Countdown or youthanasia... but a very good list. and take off the black album IMO that was Metallica's sell otu album and it isnt very metal. it is... but at the same time it isnt. and i would add 3 inches of blood- fire up the blades but thats my oppinion

[ross1234]

i wouldn't have put at the gates at no1 but thats a good list otherwise

[Red33]

ElThomas wrote:

this list blows mman. this is so commercially biased

Cause Opeth is such a commercial band.

[crzywhiteboy]

greatest metal albums,
no megadeth no testament no slayer
and when was nirvana metal
this is a crap list.

[Centurion]

TheNERD250 wrote:

Instead of Burn My eyes, they should've put the blackening. And where's A different World by Iron Maiden?!?!?!?

'Different World' was a track, not an album. The album was 'A Matter of Life and Death'. I can't really fault this list, every album on it deserves its place. I can't remember though, was Megadeth's 'Rust in Peace' '90 or '91? If it was '91 I can't help but think that maybe it should be up there too.

[oyvindree]

Mastodon!

[thbeekk]

Fuck that, Hatebreeder is better than all of those albums. Hands down.

[Red33]

thbeekk wrote:

Fuck that, Hatebreeder is better than all of those albums. Hands down.

I don't quite agree with that, but it should definatly be up there

[Lost_Rose]

Meh lists are a waste of time. They only make them to fill space up in their magazines.

[Da G Man]

RATM FTW

[Holy-Diver]

i cant believ that a good list was actually posted lol
at the gates ftw!!!

[break-me-in]

I would've chosen In Utero over Nevermind and something else from Pantera or Tool.

[Mortalitas]

Could have chosen a better Sepultura album imo.

[stevevaifan]

break-me-in wrote:

I would've chosen In Utero over Nevermind and something else from Pantera or Tool.

Yeah like CFH.

[Koty_Vengeance]

bootyguard wrote:

entombed, sepultura, and opeth all within top 20. Leave it to the swedes to know to include metal albums in the greats as well. YAH!

Sepultura is from Brazil.....

[Chewy120]

TheNERD250 wrote:

Instead of Burn My eyes, they should've put the blackening. And where's A different World by Iron Maiden?!?!?!?

yea wat about Maiden?????

[0bsessions]

Centurion wrote:I can't remember though, was Megadeth's 'Rust in Peace' '90 or '91? If it was '91 I can't help but think that maybe it should be up there too.

Rust In Peace was '90.

crzywhiteboy wrote:

greatest metal albums,
no megadeth no testament no slayer
and when was nirvana metal
this is a crap list.

"metal, hard rock, hardcore, punk and extreme rock"

It's not exclusively a metal list, learn how to freakin' read.

[willy_99]

im so glad to see tool in there

[undeaded]

I'm confused as to why At The Gates are No.1

And The Blackening was at least 3 times better than Burn My Eyes.

[2mins2midnite]

FUCK YES
AT THE GATES !!!!!

[TheAmenCorner89]

Wow a really good list for once. There's always going to be a few I disagree with, and others that have been omitted. But otherwise really good, glad Opeth and Neurosis are in there

[TheAmenCorner89]

Mortalitas wrote:

Could have chosen a better Sepultura album imo.

No way Arise is best Sepultura album for sure

[Themaddoctor]

Nirvana are way too overhyped. Seriously.

[adamdrulz]

in flames...? any takers
pantera is better than at the gates, switch those two, and take off the second entombed album.

[Harry Krishner]

Many albums that should be on the list, are not.
Many albums that are on that list, should not be.
Lists suck ass.

[crocoscar]

No death metal albums ... even though there were many awesome albums of this genre : Human by Death, AoTW by Nile, Unquestionable Presence by Atheist, Focus by Cynic, Effigy of the Forgotten by Suffocation, and so on ...

But I think this lists focuses more on sold units than on something else ...

[iksero]

Not a bad list. Glad to see AIC on it. Dirt definately deserves to be up there.

[MonsterOfRock]

TheNERD250 wrote:

Instead of Burn My eyes, they should've put the blackening. And where's A different World by Iron Maiden?!?!?!?

You mean "Brave New World"?

[Misfit-FTB]

Red33 wrote:

ElThomas wrote:

this list blows mman. this is so commercially biased

Cause Opeth is such a commercial band.

Haha. Right.

Opeth is a great band, I'll be buying there new album upon release. And as for the Pantera album. I personally would of went for Vulgar as well. Even though CFH is my fav album.

[perilouspete]

fts666 wrote:

alice in chains so deserve to be on there, dirt is a great album

for sure man, I love AiC....and that album definitely deserves to be where it is on that list

[blaze2thekings]

Megadeth - Rust in Peace? onde esta voce?

[Oxendoobie]

blaze2thekings wrote:

Megadeth - Rust in Peace? onde esta voce?

Agreed, Best album ever

[pouyannassiri]

soundgarden superunknown? but i still like the list very muc metallica should be first not second

[reservedforchoi]

I think in terms of influence of a lot of today's metal (Black Dahlia, etc...) At the Gates has been the number one influence.

[Kepulix]

cool to see W.A.S.P.'s Crimson Idol there

[dirtymexican863]

another list that doesn't mean anything

[nowtheworld91]

In Flames-The Jester Race?

btw, this list is 1991-2008. Rust in Peace was released in 1990 so it can't be on this list.

[PCbassist]

Queens of the Stone Age-Songs for the Deaf

[kgesme21]

Okay I know they're not metal and that seems to be the particular focus of this "top list", but where are the White Stripes? When a band is continuously called "the best of the year" whenever they put out a new album by numerous magazines, I'd think at least Elephant, White Blood Cells, or Get Behind Me Satan would be on here.

[staind_dust87]

I'm diggin the alice in chains, tool and Pantera, but the black ablum? god, am i sick of that album, sooo overated.

[kgesme21]

PCbassist wrote:

Queens of the Stone Age-Songs for the Deaf

+1

[sowhat360]

Themaddoctor wrote:

Nirvana are way too overhyped. Seriously.

Nirvana started the grunge boom.....very important band

[freshtunes]

No Chili Chili Peppers....I guess they're more funk/hard rock than metal.

[johnyfacemelter]

i heart pantera

[pigmaggots]

to be fair, thats just a top 20 of a top 100....theres more!

[dieloony2]

this is mostly metal. most people don't even listen to metal so this list is kinda meh.

Nirvana should top that list.
Anyone who thinks they are overrated must not seek a whole lot out of their music.

[Goomba_92]

where the hell is megadeth

[MonsterOfRock]

dieloony2 wrote:

this is mostly metal. most people don't even listen to metal so this list is kinda meh.

Nirvana should top that list.
Anyone who thinks they are overrated must not seek a whole lot out of their music.

Anyone who thinks Nirvana should top that list really needs to look at the musical horizon and a 2 Litre bottle of Shut-Up Juice.

[MA 4 ever]

Nirvana should be taken of the list, Burn My Eyes should be at the top and Vulgar Display of Power should be ahead of Metallica other than that pretty good list.

[YouAreDirt]

Mastodon and Machine Head? I approve. A few could be dropped, but because those two are on there, I approve.

(drop Rage, Nirvana, Social Distortion, and Opeth, though)

[C1osur3]

I'm personally surprised that Alice In Chains' "Dirt" only managed to make it to #5. That album's absolutely phenomenal.

P.S. Nirvana didn't start the grunge boom...there were plenty of pioneers before them. They only managed to get the most publicity...they're good, but don't deserve that much credit. They were only part of a whole including other groups like AIC, STP, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden...so on...

[Dumpster510]

Rust in Peace should be on there.

[silent caution]

2,3,5,6 should of been 1,2,3,4

[C1osur3]

Sorry about posting twice, but I just had another note. I'm personally thinking Metallica made it far too high on the list...they're far too overrated.

[Joey Radical]

Dumpster510 wrote:

Rust in Peace should be on there.

Nope, it was released in 1990. Whoracle by In Flames should be there though.

[johnther]

wow! sweden has better taste of music.

[HAMMETTOWNS]

This list is shit, what about DEATH, imo all of their albums should be on here. Exept for Scream Bloody Gore because im pretty sure it was released before 91.

[RATM forever]

liking the Rage, Nirvana, Pantera, Tool, and Social Distortion up there, but seriously, Dirt? Absolutely amazing Alice in Chains album

[Andras5soul]

I don't really think it does bands justice to be on this list once. Some bands in here have multiple albums that are better than others on the list.

[qotsa1998]

IMO, Nirvana should be up a bit higher. And its great to see Mastodon up there, but i think that Blood Mountain should be on there, and higher than Leviathan. Blood Mountain is an amaaazing album. Awesome to see Rage up there, but Battle of LA should be the album. And to the magazine, doing a "Best of the past 20 years" wouldve made more sense to me, not 17.

[nebiru]

There is no way this list is correct.

[sebbsmith]

nebiru wrote:

There is no way this list is correct.

Most of the time, opinions aren't correct or incorrect.

[axeslinger0u812]

sweet, slaughter of the soul! i think it was a pretty good list. much better than what i have seen in other metal lists.

[Mudvayne_4_Life]

Wow, that's a damn good list imo.

I wouldn't call At the Gates the best, but it's awesome to see them getting some actual credit.

[Faxl]

Muse - Origin Of Symmetry

[DJSock001]

I think this list is pretty good, Black ALbum, though not as good as the older albums, is still amazing, and im glad that Rage, AIC, and Faith No More are represented here, these are great bands.

[David_Bowie=GOD]

pretty good list, but wheres The Offspring's album Smash? That was one of the best albums of the 90s.

[TDAJGuitarist]

I hate how people try and make a list for stuff that is based totaly off of opinion....

[Hazen Zero]

Wow. Screwed up list. Only a few of those albums deserve to be there.

[David_Bowie=GOD]

Sorry for posting twice, but Metallica's self titled album was not that great, and Nirvana should not be at the top of the list, but they should still stay on it regardless. Whether you like Nirvana or not, while they weren't the first grunge band without their album Nevermind many grunge bands wouldn't have made it because it wouldnt have been as widely accepted in mainstream music.

[NiKsiN7]

No MAster of Puppets?!?!?

[dyingtolive8]

Definitely some extraordinary talent!

Although not quite as musically talented, I would definitely consider some of the Deftone's earlier work for a top spot. It's so creative and heavy.

[boober5]

WTF... NEVERMIND @ 16???? whoever made this list needs to find a new job... fast

[leaping badger]

NiKsiN7 wrote:

No MAster of Puppets?!?!?

released 1986

[ImagineTheThorn]

NiKsiN7 wrote:

No MAster of Puppets?!?!?

Umm..Dude? Master of Puppets was released in 1986. A couple albums I would have personally liked to see up there are in either The Bleeding, or VIle by Cannibal Corpse. Or Hatecrew Deathroll by Children of Bodom.

[Jawkster]

Hmm, nice list there.

[turbo474]

BTBAM anyone?

[DANZIG767]

XzX_Patrick_XzX wrote:

Megadeth - The System Has Failed should definitely be one there.

That album sucked! this coming from a Megadeth fan

[greendayroker]

How About Dookie by Green Day or Californiacation by the RHCP

[DANZIG767]

Mastodon- Levithan, best band and album on the list

[greendayroker]

David_Bowie=GOD wrote:

Sorry for posting twice, but Metallica's self titled album was not that great, and Nirvana should not be at the top of the list, but they should still stay on it regardless. Whether you like Nirvana or not, while they weren't the first grunge band without their album Nevermind many grunge bands wouldn't have made it because it wouldnt have been as widely accepted in mainstream music.

Dude What The F*U*C*K? Metallica is one of the best albums ever made and Nevermind is the best grunge albums ever.

[DonCorleone72]

great job picking Slaughter of the Soul, seems like it always gets passed over for In Flames or Dark Tranquillity (they are all good)

[Flying Afros]

godberry wrote:

Superunknown/Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden

Ten - Pearl Jam

these albums should be in the top 20, in my opinion.

Not Superunkown, but definitely Badmotorfinger and Ten. Pretty good list overall except the Black album wasn't that great. Neither is anything by Mayhem.

[SideshowRaven24]

that's my least fav tool album. LATERALUS?! cmon.

[AngerIsAGift06]

I SO FUCKING AGREE WITH THIS LIST IN EVERY FUCKING WAY

[2Old2Cold]

See I can't take this seriously because Emperor's In the Nightside Eclipse and Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky didn't make the list. Props for Mayhem's De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas being on here, which is better than everything else on here.

[AngerIsAGift06]

TheNERD250 wrote:

Instead of Burn My eyes, they should've put the blackening. And where's A different World by Iron Maiden?!?!?!?

you lady boy BURN MY EYES WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST

[lilhomes]

Really happy to see Dirt - AiC is on there
Very underrated album I personally think so.

[PerpetualBurn]

Hmmm At the Gates is great...But I think Scenes From a Memory deserves the number one slot.

[StraightxXxEdge]

thbeekk wrote:

Fuck that, Hatebreeder is better than all of those albums. Hands down.

Lol, fanboy. CoB is a fad.

[shallowbay29006]

wheres Godsmack- "Awake" at? thats one of the ****ing best in the past 10 years!

[littlebigjames]

UMM.....
WAKING THE FALLEN was amazing
PERIOD.

[COBHC728]

Death- The sound of Perseverence?

[nutinpwnsgibson]

the list's not bad, there should have been more pantera though, and the black album's gotta go.

[RevoltaDrums]

Definitely some nationalism with At the Gates and Entombed. Good to see Arise, Leviathan, Through Silver In Blood, and De Mysteriis Dom Satanas. Not good to see Machine Head, Nine Inch Nails, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, WASP, and the Black Album. Where is Darkthrone, Melvins, Morbid Angel, Death, Isis, Incantation...?

[GuitaPlaya]

This list sucks ass. The Jesus Lizard's "Goat" should have easily topped it. It's a crying shame every list seems to overlook the Jesus Lizard. Also, what the hell is Social Distortion doing up there? They've got little to no talent, but I guess that could be said about most of the bands up there.

[emr_steelmech]

craggis19 wrote:

Good group of musicians there. Good to see At the Gates get some credit at last!

+1 very overlooked/underrated band, least here in the US.

[VenOmega]

Not a bad list, though Nile's Annihilation of the Wicked or In Their Darkened Shrines should be on it.

[rokstar666]

glad to c nirvana up there with metallica and pantera and whoever else i didnt care to notice. nirvanas songs rocked...naysayers....they were simple rhythms and simple solos but it had SO MUCH FEEELING!!! reminds me of, like, bob dylan stuff....who shud be on the list just because he's awsum!!!

[MAKETHEMSUFFER!]

DANZIG767 wrote:

XzX_Patrick_XzX wrote:

Megadeth - The System Has Failed should definitely be one there.


That album sucked! this coming from a Megadeth fan

what?! i thought that album was great.

[Pingis_Or_Death]

extreme rock

could someone explain to me what "extreme rock" is?

[Your41Plague12]

"Stormblast" by Dimmu, anyone? Whether you like them or not, that's one of the most influential black metal albums ever. Mayhem definitely deserves their spot there too, great album!

[dpdogg]

white light, white heat, white trash should be #1...most intense rock album ever. social d!

[alexw1020]

I agree with a lot of these like Metallica, Nirvana, and RATM. Doesn't seem kind of odd to only do the last 17 years. Why not 20 or 25?

[MegadethAddict]

lol too bad it not started from 1990...because rust in peace would definetely have made the list...

sorry for my bad english....

[Grungy2425]

GuitaPlaya wrote:

This list sucks ass. The Jesus Lizard's "Goat" should have easily topped it. It's a crying shame every list seems to overlook the Jesus Lizard. Also, what the hell is Social Distortion doing up there? They've got little to no talent, but I guess that could be said about most of the bands up there.

How can most of those bands have little to no talent if they have sold millions of records on this planet? What is exactly talent in your opinion? 20 minute jazz fusion solos with 12 string guitars? there is nothing more annoying on this planet than internet nerds like you who whine about incredible artist's work while you will probably be nothing more than an insecure little guitar perfectionist. Let people enjoy music and shut up...

[Gibson_SG_uzr55]

HAMMETTOWNS wrote:

This list is shit, what about DEATH, imo all of their albums should be on here. Exept for Scream Bloody Gore because im pretty sure it was released before 91.

yeah,there should definitely be some Death on there

[BlackJax1627]

at the gates at number 1 is the give away that this is a Swedish magazine(although slaughter of the soul is a great ****ing album)

[BlackJax1627]

not to mention entombed is on there twice

[john{ND}{NGD}]

littlebigjames wrote:

UMM.....
WAKING THE FALLEN was amazing
PERIOD.

No.

And why is there no Annihilator?

[P-Bass Pirate]

I think that this is one of the best "Top 20" lists that I have seen in a long time. Sure, no one's going to agree with all of them, because everyone has different opinions. But this isn't composed of only mainstream bands, and it's not some extreme metalhead's obscure picks either. I think it's a very accurate representation of some of the best music made in these genres in the last 17 years.

[slap-a-bass]

Toxicity should definitely be up there

[ai4281]

Where are Images and Words, Awake, Metropolis pt 2 on that list??

[tbarrettl]

boober5 wrote:

WTF... NEVERMIND @ 16???? whoever made this list needs to find a new job... fast

Yeah, and Machine Head the Blackening + 100000

[freakypop]

yea not a bad list

[atlasshrugged]

It's a good list, but why no Dethklok?

[MrGuitar123]

Where the **** is Nevermore's This Godless Endeavor? That was probably hands down the best album of the 2000s(so far)



But w/e good list overall, especially At The Gates

[Unrulyguitarist]

Nirvana? wtf. What happened to Godsmack? Their first album was excellent (well, that was the best one, they all rock.)

[Megadeth77]

Goomba_92 wrote:

where the hell is megadeth

My thoughts exactly!!

[kInG_Of_sHReD69]

yeh metallica sold out on the black album....they sold out shows all over the world and sold millions of copies of the album....screw any of you who thinks metallica sold out on the black album.

checked.

[2mins2midnite]

kInG_Of_sHReD69 wrote:

yeh metallica sold out on the black album....they sold out shows all over the world and sold millions of copies of the album....screw any of you who thinks metallica sold out on the black album.

Its not a bad album, but i perfer the earlier stuff i.e kill'em all

if you compare the black album and kill'em all people would think they are two differnt bands

[2mins2midnite]

Gibson_SG_uzr55 wrote:

HAMMETTOWNS wrote:

This list is shit, what about DEATH, imo all of their albums should be on here. Exept for Scream Bloody Gore because im pretty sure it was released before 91.

yeah,there should definitely be some Death on there

Death should be in the top 10 for sure
Legends
all their albums awsome

[allstar340]

seriously wtf, where is Ten?

[severed-metal]

Meh, not a big fan of Nirvana. But, at least they're still not at the top. I think this a pretty good list compared to the others...

[Hash4you]

XzX_Patrick_XzX wrote:

Megadeth - The System Has Failed should definitely be one there.

no... ****in.... way....

[Anno[fzk]]

PCbassist wrote:

Queens of the Stone Age-Songs for the Deaf

Yeah, they do deserve to be up there. Go With The Flow is the best song ever.

2Old2Cold wrote:

See I can't take this seriously because Emperor's In the Nightside Eclipse and Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky didn't make the list. Props for Mayhem's De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas being on here, which is better than everything else on here.

Well, this list is kinda biased (for the Swedes). At The Gates are/was awesome, but how could they leave out Emperor, Gorguts, Death, and Celtic Frost?

Grungy2425 wrote:

GuitaPlaya wrote:

This list sucks ass. The Jesus Lizard's "Goat" should have easily topped it. It's a crying shame every list seems to overlook the Jesus Lizard. Also, what the hell is Social Distortion doing up there? They've got little to no talent, but I guess that could be said about most of the bands up there.


How can most of those bands have little to no talent if they have sold millions of records on this planet? What is exactly talent in your opinion? 20 minute jazz fusion solos with 12 string guitars? there is nothing more annoying on this planet than internet nerds like you who whine about incredible artist's work while you will probably be nothing more than an insecure little guitar perfectionist. Let people enjoy music and shut up...

Record sales and virtousity don't neccessary equate good music.
The Jesus Lizard is pretty cool and are better than a couple of these bands.

turbo474 wrote:

BTBAM anyone?

Indeed.

[Evildude]

Music is completely based on opinion.
IMO there's no way to say what's better, only what you like better.

(and no Motörhead?)

[Bucketheadroolz]

what???
i have The Black album and nevermind but thats it

[MAXPAYNE4664]

Yeah Social Distortion!

[ChicNStu0017]

First of all I just think the whole list idea is just stupid. You can't narrow it down to just 20. It's even harder to rate which ones are best...I say just take the top 100 albums and just list them alphabetically without any numbering. IMO you can't compare good albums from different bands and say one is better than the other.

[HavokStrife]

Looks a lot like my CD collection.. haha.. 'cept for WASP...

[ParkerScks]

lamb of god? erm hmm... plus pantera are 10x the metal band "metal"lica could ever hope to be... tho it does say hard rock involved too but personley id have vulger at the top. at the gates... number 1? hmm great to see them so well ranked tho

[guitarhead93]

nice to se at the gates in first place

[Sonicxlover]

This list is terrible. You can see that right off the bat with the Black Album at #2. Utter shit.

[chiefmegadeth]

01. At The Gates - "Slaughter Of The Soul"
who are they?
Anyway no way is that a great list.
Metallica?wtf yes utter shit!!!!
Ive seen 10 times better.
But each to he's own.
Things like this mean nothing!

[keen]

The lot of it is a joke.

[kInG_Of_sHReD69]

wheres mafia by Black Label Society???

(ZAKK IS GOD)

[a god]

finally a rather good group of musicians
i guess it won't please everyone though. i didnt read all the comments but i'm getting ready for someone to flame 'Metallica' cuz they "sold out"

[guitarhead93]

chiefmegadeth wrote:

01. At The Gates - "Slaughter Of The Soul"
who are they?
Anyway no way is that a great list.
Metallica?wtf yes utter shit!!!!
Ive seen 10 times better.
But each to he's own.
Things like this mean nothing!

shut the **** up, your ignorance is not worthy of a comment here.

[Kornjack]

wat about death..

[scottay2]

id like to see rob zombie instead of nin and some rhcp

[scottay2]

kInG_Of_sHReD69 wrote:

wheres mafia by Black Label Society???

(ZAKK IS GOD)

LOL zakk is way too overrated

[ironman316]

turbo474 wrote:

BTBAM anyone?

Hellz yea!!

[wolfgang102]

mostly shit choices

[HexaDakota]

BUT WHERES DRAGONFORCE FEATURING THE GREATEST GUITARIST EVER HERMAN LI>?!!?1/1.

[Nightstrider]

What an awful, and random (Mayhem's debut next to Machine Head? Neurosis nestled next to RATM? WTF?) list. I can't really imagine anyone taking that seriously.

[Shredder Guitar]

this is finally a list i can really agree with.

[whitesummer527]

LEVIATHAN!WOO!

[whitesummer527]

oh and BLACKWATER PARK WOO!

[ReiDSaN]

How the **** is Blackwater Park behind Nevermind?

Oh yeah, it'd have to be or the other one wouldn't live up to its reputation as clearly ****ing overrated.

[ReiDSaN]

To be fair, I've listened to maybe half of the albums on the list, but it does seem to be lacking some Children of Bodom. Megadeth haven't done anything good in the 90s, Testament have never really excited me, Slayer seem to be a pretty 80s thing, Iron Maiden...well...I've never listened to an entire album except Powerslave, frankly, because they get so dull.

Is this At The Gates thing any good then or what?

[Nightstrider]

Is this At The Gates thing any good then or what?

"Slaughter of the Soul" is one of the most ripped off albums ever. It is the bible of bands like the Black Dahlia Murder and all their knock-offs. In fact, that very band has a shirt that is just the Slaughter of the Soul-era At the Gates logo, with their own moniker in it.

[GenmathePanda]

Protest the Hero - Kezia.

Between the Buried and Me - Colors.

The Black Dahlia Murder - Miasma.

[SL!!!]

Why'd they even bother with putting hardcore and punk as genres when none make it on the list? Otherwise i would expect there to be some ****ing Refused, Botch, The Jesus Lizard, Coalesce, Converge etc.

[2Old2Cold]

Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
Burzum - Filosofem
Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky
Celtic Frost - Monotheist

This should have been the top 5.

[freedoms_stain]

At The Gates no1 in the chart but didn't actually make it into the title of the article to make room for Metallica and Pantera who sit at undeserved 2 and 3 with inferior albums?

It just ain't right.

[TSCREAM420]

ok, i know this forum could be really dangeros, but here it goes.....

As much as I agree with this list, I dont agree with the order.....

Honostly, we should all get real hear and respect the last era in music that actually had talent and had something to offer the lost souls of the last of generation x.

At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul was and still is an INSANE album, INCREDIBLE to be quite honost, tons of pure metal, up your ass talent, but number 1 they are not.

Back to I said about respect.....As much as most metalheads will bash this man on this site (including myself at times)we must give credit where credit is due. That man is Kurt Cobain. Yes, Kurt Cobain.

Heavy Metal, Metal, Hardcore, Punk, these were always highly respected genres of music. But Nirvana was the band that brought hard heavy, soul drivin rock back into the mainstream. Anyone from the ages 25 and up will have no choice but to agree with me.

Before Nirvana, you ad your Metalheads that listened to Slayer, Metallica, Megadeath, Ozzy, Slaughter etc....

The Glamms listened to Poison, Motley Crue, Prince, Def Leppard, and I would honostly have to put Gunsin this catagory too.

You had rap.....enough said....

And you had Pop, where those people listened to Michael Jackson, Bruce Sprinstein, Bryan Adams, The Police, etc etc.

When Nirvana came out with the Teen Spirit Video, it was like a Musical Revoltion, a common message. Finally a voice, a message that everyone coold relate to, a feeling that everyone new they had inside of them that was dying to get out. Nirvana ight as well could have been responsible for opening up the minds of very stubborn and loyal-to-their-genre music fans to branch out to different types of music. For me Kurt Cobain opened a window in my up-to date experience with music. From getting into Nirvana, I was informed of his influences, Zeppelin, Pixies, Sabbath, Melvins, Aerosmith. And from Sabbath to Ozzy, from Randy to Zakk. Then, at least in the states, now that everyone is fresh in this "hard rock" sound, it opened up huge possibilities, for bands like Pantera. I know I am going to get a lot of shit for this, but for me I was not into Metal b4 Nirvana, and I know MANY people out there that will say the same thing. But hey this is only my opinion.....

[free_your_mind]

Flying Afros wrote:

godberry wrote:

Superunknown/Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden

Ten - Pearl Jam

these albums should be in the top 20, in my opinion.

Not Superunkown, but definitely Badmotorfinger and Ten. Pretty good list overall except the Black album wasn't that great. Neither is anything by Mayhem.

superunknown is an amazing album though, every song on it is exelent!

[korinaflyingv]

I was pleasantly surprised to the At the Gates at number 1 - class album. Would have preferred Still Life there instead of Blackwater Park though.

[proguitarist11]

Harry Krishner wrote:

Many albums that should be on the list, are not.
Many albums that are on that list, should not be.
Lists suck ass.

it's a person's opinion bro. don't take it up the ass. make your own list dude. there's plenty of forums all over the internet where you could post it up for everyone to see and disagree with.

[proguitarist11]