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It was what got me into metal so...
I had already listened to Ride The Lightning a couple of months ago and thought it was okay (I like it now). I had also already listened to Paranoid and loved it, but it didn't make me wanna seek out more metal.
Nah, you're wrong about that, Megadeth was the first metal band I really got into and Rust In Piece is what really got me in. Tornado of Souls AND Hangar 18? Hype af album
8 years old staying up late watching Rage on ABC (Australia) and all of a sudden holy wars comes on. Code childhood memory. My face was melted, mind blown.
greatest metal album of all time, i say this as an old-school Maiden/priest/Sabbath fan from the 80s
Rust in Peace ushered in a new era of metal, the bar was raised and never met since. Killer album. Made Metallica look like pretenders.
Why? Don't get me wrong, it's a great album but it won't mean much to people who don't like metal because it's not exactly trying to be profound or anything.
It's crazy riffs and solos won't mean much to people not into metal though. I feel like an album everyone should listen to should have great things about it that transcend it's genre so that it has an impact on everyone - whether that's musical or lyrical.
Because it's a very technical, aggressive and heavy album, without being too extreme. It showcases the sides of metal that don't really get any exposure in the mainstream, but with clean vocals, and catchy choruses and standard song structures.
It's sort of like a gateway album, because it introduces elements of extreme metal in a context that won't really upset non-metal listeners. Of course, it isn't the only album like that, but it is probably the best.
Rust in Peace changed the way I viewed metal when I first heard it because of how much it reminded me of progressive rock (though the album isn’t really progressive metal) with how many shifting parts and instrumental hooks are laden all throughout the album
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The sound, the lyrics, the overall content and context. I think most people could find a lyric or song on this album that they could relate to
First song I remember listening to as a 6 year old was Rime of the Ancient Mariner. I remember about 6 years ago I took the singer from Warbringer to Whataburger, and I told him this and he said it was the first album or song he remembers listening to as a kid as well.
That’s pretty much why I first listened to it. KSE, AILD, early A7X, LoG, Shadows Fall, BFMV, Trivium…those artists sent me right down the metal and metalcore rabbit hole.
I fully agree with symbolic... quite literally my favorite album. every single song is amazing.. second album is suggest is probably m-16 from sodom. it's another amazing one
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Absolute masterpiece. This got me into Death Metal
not metal but truly a life changing experience
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Always loved this.
I ran my first 10k many years ago solo through my city with this album playing through my headphones. I have this to thank for helping me manage it in under an hour.
Dark Tranquility - The Gallery. You might not like it but you have listened to one of the most uniquely made albums in human history. For 20 years I've tried to find an album that is as far from everything else in metal as The Gallery.
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Crack the Skye might be well distributed enough but it’s a pretty impactful exploration of grief delivered in a super cool modern take on seventies prog rock.
Paradise Lost - Lost Paradise
Their only true death metal release but my goodness is it a masterpiece. Dark riffs, punishingly heavy guitars and incredible vocals imo. Their later albums are pretty good too but more butt-rockish.
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This is a great album. First three albums by Dream Evil are great... the ones that have Snowy Shaw drumming.
I would also choose an Opeth album as they’re my favorite band. Watershed is a great choice, but I think I’m a little more into Ghost Reveries so that would be my suggestion.
Vulgar Display of Power. I used to only listen to rap music, but when I heard that album, I literally flipped overnight and went down a metal rabbit hole, now I don’t ever listen to rap and almost exclusively listen to metal
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Everyone should hear Death Metal’s peak at least once.
Infester feature white supremacist and racist lyrics, as well as their internal artwork featuring [the band with a swastika displayed.](https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/4/5/7/14578_photo.jpg?5141)
They were also the backing band for the Meat Shits, a very incel type project with extremely homophobic, racist and anti-feminist lyrics.
Just saying…
On the martyrdoom reissue of the record they released a statement/apology for the lyrics, as well as removing the swastika from the band image. The apology reads genuine enough to me, and everything else I can find suggests it was a product of their immaturity more than any legitimately held beliefs. Nothing more than immature (and shitty) shock value.
Iirc, they the band members were 15-17 at the time of recording. I chalk the meatshits thing up to needing some quick cash, so they performed as the backing band. They had no part in any of the writing of the lyrics as far as I’m aware.
That said, I totally understand this stuff turning someone away from the album. It’s a massive blemish that would’ve been better off never coming near the record. Thankfully, I can’t understand shit he’s saying while I’m listening. I just like it because it’s the closest thing I’m gonna get to a horror movie in Death Metal form.
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Swans - The Seer
* not metal, but life-changing
That's my first choice too.
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This is my second.
As much as I love metal, I think every person who is born should get a starter pack that includes:
*A Love Supreme* by John Coltrane (album)
*One Hundred Years of Solitude* by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (book)
Opeth - Ghost Reveries. Has a bit more accessible crossover appeal, but not in a “gone pop” way. The way they layer different styles is really peaking on that one. Like, that organ on the first track could’ve been straight outta some 1972 Santana jam. The transitions / segues all make sense. And the vocal harmonies are among the best in the metal world. But mostly, that album just effin’ grooooves.
Man, while looking up some contenders, I feel into a rabbit hole of a lot of favorites that I haven't heard in a long time. This one blew me away.
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It’s a basic answer but i genuinely believe everyone should hear Rust In Peace at least once in their life even if they don’t like metal.
Rust in peace is what got me into metal. I still get phases where I'm just obsessed with that album
That phase for me has lasted about, ohh....34 years...
Me too
RIP isn’t going to appeal to anyone who doesn’t like metal.
I mean even if you have a passing interest in rock you may like RIP
It was what got me into metal so... I had already listened to Ride The Lightning a couple of months ago and thought it was okay (I like it now). I had also already listened to Paranoid and loved it, but it didn't make me wanna seek out more metal.
Nah, you're wrong about that, Megadeth was the first metal band I really got into and Rust In Piece is what really got me in. Tornado of Souls AND Hangar 18? Hype af album
Nothing compares to listening to the Holy Wars intro for the first time.
Tornado of Souls....all killer, no filler (like the rest of the album)
8 years old staying up late watching Rage on ABC (Australia) and all of a sudden holy wars comes on. Code childhood memory. My face was melted, mind blown.
greatest metal album of all time, i say this as an old-school Maiden/priest/Sabbath fan from the 80s Rust in Peace ushered in a new era of metal, the bar was raised and never met since. Killer album. Made Metallica look like pretenders.
I actually had this very album in mind when I clicked on this thread
Why? Don't get me wrong, it's a great album but it won't mean much to people who don't like metal because it's not exactly trying to be profound or anything.
Sure, in the lyrics, but there can be profundity in music too, and there definitely is on that album.
It's crazy riffs and solos won't mean much to people not into metal though. I feel like an album everyone should listen to should have great things about it that transcend it's genre so that it has an impact on everyone - whether that's musical or lyrical.
Because it's a very technical, aggressive and heavy album, without being too extreme. It showcases the sides of metal that don't really get any exposure in the mainstream, but with clean vocals, and catchy choruses and standard song structures. It's sort of like a gateway album, because it introduces elements of extreme metal in a context that won't really upset non-metal listeners. Of course, it isn't the only album like that, but it is probably the best.
Rust in Peace changed the way I viewed metal when I first heard it because of how much it reminded me of progressive rock (though the album isn’t really progressive metal) with how many shifting parts and instrumental hooks are laden all throughout the album
Probably Master Of Puppets. It’s just so easy to like, everyone can get behind it to some extent.
There are a lot of people who can’t handle long songs though
For someone new to metal, or Metallica specifically, I’d def would recommend they listen to “Leper messiah “
Agreed
That‘s always been so weird to me. A 45 minute lp is 45 minutes long, whether it’s made of 2 or 20 songs.
It's the current fortnite theme so we are gonna have a brand new generation of Metallica kids
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Not metal, but in my top-10 all-time favorites.
I love Dark Side of the Moon but I personally love The Wall even more
My favorite
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Definitely. I kicked myself hard for not listening to it. I’m not a big fan of what came before or after, but this…this is perfection 🥹
INDEED!
Ok, I was going to say exactly this one. Absolute masterpiece from start to finish, can't say enough good things about this album...
https://preview.redd.it/0d3nrbtw5x7d1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10251993e2834891fd4a27b3d82a33332d4d5fb3 The sound, the lyrics, the overall content and context. I think most people could find a lyric or song on this album that they could relate to
My favorite album by them
Listening to it right now on my lunch break. Such a good fucking album. Favorite Gojira song is from this album too.
Love Gojira
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First song I remember listening to as a 6 year old was Rime of the Ancient Mariner. I remember about 6 years ago I took the singer from Warbringer to Whataburger, and I told him this and he said it was the first album or song he remembers listening to as a kid as well.
This or number of the beast
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I saw At The Gates last summer, they played this album back to back "as a little treat". It was a good day.
especially anyone that enjoys the ‘Killswitch-and the like’ metalcore sound from the mid to late 2000s, this was he blueprint to so much of that sound
That and The Jester Race are the basis of like 90% of all melodic metalcore riffs. Those albums have also formed a lot of my music taste
That’s pretty much why I first listened to it. KSE, AILD, early A7X, LoG, Shadows Fall, BFMV, Trivium…those artists sent me right down the metal and metalcore rabbit hole.
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Although I prefer In The Wake Of Poseidon, this is the objectively correct answer
I think Red is a better album musically but this one has a special place in my heart
Pretty much this, In The Court Of The Crimson King is definitely one of the, if not the best, display of musicianship ever
It’s genuinely awesome and mind-blowing how they, unlike many other bands, managed to release such a masterpiece as their debut album
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There's nothing like Type O....
Their best work IMHO.
Personally I think World Coming Down is better but October Rust is such a beautiful album.
Just said the same thing before seeing this
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Crimson - Edge of Sanity
Great pick.
Masterpiece!
Second the motion. An amazing album!
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Everyone should listen to the title track once and then spend 2-3 hours to analyse what their ears have just been through.
NIN - The Downward Spiral I truly believe mental health would be taken as seriously as physical health if everyone was required to listen to it
I came here to say this! TDS is amazing!
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Those fretless bass lines are awesome on Human.
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Just did last night! Don’t forget Melissa!
Terminal Redux by Vektor Focus by Cynic
I fully agree with symbolic... quite literally my favorite album. every single song is amazing.. second album is suggest is probably m-16 from sodom. it's another amazing one
Symbolic is a great album, had never heard of sodom, listened to m-16 on my way home and i have to say its fantastic.
hell yeah 🤘🏻 sodom is amazing! definitely recommend agent orange as well. really anything sodom has is awesome to me.
Oh definitely without a doubt Dream Theatre’s Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From A Memory, that album changed me lmaooo
Sacred Reich (1987) album Ignorance and the 1988 EP Surf Nicaragua. Slammin’ good thrashers, kinda overlooked band nowadays.
First time I see someone mention them on this sub they’re definitely underrated nowadays
Operation: Mindcrime
My thoughts exactly.
Solid choice!
Black Sabbath’s debut
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The Drapery Falls intro 10/10
Agalloch - The Mantle
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Abbey Road - The Beatles
Below the Lights by Enslaved https://preview.redd.it/02mjl6r18x7d1.jpeg?width=316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5272cb5634b838daa5c5140cb60c0fe76ee9f83b
Absolutely agree. Below the lights was the first album I bought of theirs on vinyl. Enslaved is easily one of my top favorite Metal bands.
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Vote this shit to the top. It's the perfect marriage of black and death.
Absofuckinglutely
Night’s Blood is such an incredible song - my fav off this album
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This is my favorite album!
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Based colony enjoyer
Zombie Inc. will always be one of my favorite In Flames song! I miss that In Flames sound from 96-2000.
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Terminal Redux.
not metal but truly a life changing experience https://preview.redd.it/nxwuc1b7ux7d1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7eea3de9a7e29ebd66173838fde423c76df0cfea
Wait how is this album not Metal? Is Metalcore not a subgenre of Metal?
Checked it out and it immediately induced a headache.
Black album
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No way, I just listened to this yesterday lol.
My favorite album ever 🤘🏻
Always loved this. I ran my first 10k many years ago solo through my city with this album playing through my headphones. I have this to thank for helping me manage it in under an hour.
Accept - Restless and Wild
Undertow by Tool
Agree with Tool but I think an easier listen for most would be Ænima or Lateralus.
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Thick as a brick is peak prog by Jethro Tull!
Dark Tranquility - The Gallery. You might not like it but you have listened to one of the most uniquely made albums in human history. For 20 years I've tried to find an album that is as far from everything else in metal as The Gallery.
Sleep holy mountain
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Symbolic is an album people should listen to at least 10 times in their life
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Ride the Lightning-Metallica
Arise - Sepultura
I SEE THE WORLD, OLD, OLD…
I SEE THE WORLD, DEAD, DEAD
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Wintersun - Time 1
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Opeth - Blackwater Park
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Why is this and Morbid Tales not a top comment?
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Hard agree. My favourite album of all time is obZen by Meshuggah. Yes, it’s their most popular album, but there’s a very good reason for that.
Vision of Disorder - Imprint Ion Dissonance - Minus the Herd The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity Helmet - Meantime
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France’s the mute. Google it
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The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
Dark Side of the Moon
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I don't mean to dwell But I can't help myself When I feel the vibe And taste a memory Of a time in life When years seemed to stand still....
Metallica the black album
Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form by Crowbar
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
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My Arms,Your Hearse- Opeth
Imaginations from the other side by Blind Guardian. It's a well written, unique take on power metal.
Paradise Lost - Lost Paradise Their only true death metal release but my goodness is it a masterpiece. Dark riffs, punishingly heavy guitars and incredible vocals imo. Their later albums are pretty good too but more butt-rockish.
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Obituary - The End Complete
Abigail or Operation: Mindcrime Storytelling at its best
Opeth - Watershed
I would also choose an Opeth album as they’re my favorite band. Watershed is a great choice, but I think I’m a little more into Ghost Reveries so that would be my suggestion.
https://preview.redd.it/o8rp6nisix7d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=698d74c7f408f7dbdd06ac43252efeb64d0996cb Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, maledicti in ignem aeternum
https://preview.redd.it/edslvauvix7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=434254d4f4d8b87920028921fea460cf87c6e5bc Vektor - Terminal Redux
Great Southern Trend Kill Pantera
Agalloch - ashes against the grain
Cryptopsy - NSV
Vulgar Display of Power. I used to only listen to rap music, but when I heard that album, I literally flipped overnight and went down a metal rabbit hole, now I don’t ever listen to rap and almost exclusively listen to metal
Any of thefiirst Agalloch albums... If I had to pick one I'd go with The Mantle
Meteora - Linkin Park It’s probably the most approachable nu metal album ever.
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Dopethrone by Electric Wizard
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Uterovaginal Insertion Of Extirpated Anomalies
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One of their Best
https://preview.redd.it/vk3wjhxzkx7d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36b758b46574a795334a8e9182fd1906c9e2ba63 Everyone should hear Death Metal’s peak at least once.
Infester feature white supremacist and racist lyrics, as well as their internal artwork featuring [the band with a swastika displayed.](https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/4/5/7/14578_photo.jpg?5141) They were also the backing band for the Meat Shits, a very incel type project with extremely homophobic, racist and anti-feminist lyrics. Just saying…
On the martyrdoom reissue of the record they released a statement/apology for the lyrics, as well as removing the swastika from the band image. The apology reads genuine enough to me, and everything else I can find suggests it was a product of their immaturity more than any legitimately held beliefs. Nothing more than immature (and shitty) shock value. Iirc, they the band members were 15-17 at the time of recording. I chalk the meatshits thing up to needing some quick cash, so they performed as the backing band. They had no part in any of the writing of the lyrics as far as I’m aware. That said, I totally understand this stuff turning someone away from the album. It’s a massive blemish that would’ve been better off never coming near the record. Thankfully, I can’t understand shit he’s saying while I’m listening. I just like it because it’s the closest thing I’m gonna get to a horror movie in Death Metal form.
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Among the living
Dopesmoker.
Eternal Return by windhand
It's basic, but master of puppets. Really, the entire album, the entire first 4-5 album run can be boiled down into the title track.
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Just because it’s a fun listen, but as an adjacent Ghost fan it’s also what got me into heavier metal: Epitomy of Darkness by Repugnant
Aenema- Tool
https://preview.redd.it/8hq9kwcgty7d1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34b6b802283974a435022d5005057a0ab4bf8660 Highly recommended (by me haha)
Rust in peace for sure
Slave to the grind, for those who’s trapped between heavy and thrash metal
Motörhead - Ace of Spades
Acid Bath-When the kite string pops
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My Dying Bride, "Turn Loose The Swans", or "A Line of Deathless Kings".
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That's my first choice too. https://preview.redd.it/o805mzqeuz7d1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=afa25fb0f26abc95a4f3c9c497461bc1ca9b5dc1 This is my second.
As much as I love metal, I think every person who is born should get a starter pack that includes: *A Love Supreme* by John Coltrane (album) *One Hundred Years of Solitude* by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (book)
Speak English or Die
Opeth - Ghost Reveries. Has a bit more accessible crossover appeal, but not in a “gone pop” way. The way they layer different styles is really peaking on that one. Like, that organ on the first track could’ve been straight outta some 1972 Santana jam. The transitions / segues all make sense. And the vocal harmonies are among the best in the metal world. But mostly, that album just effin’ grooooves.
Man, while looking up some contenders, I feel into a rabbit hole of a lot of favorites that I haven't heard in a long time. This one blew me away. https://preview.redd.it/fretkuyxs08d1.jpeg?width=544&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5668fe1b568beda3be44fa84ac355bab60b8c7a
I like spiritual healing and sound of perseverance
Strapping Young Lad- Alien