Underrated Metal Albums

garrixon · **Joined:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:49 am **Posts:** 83

What albums do you think are great but are either panned or ignored by most people when it comes to metal?

I personally think that Paradise Lost's Shades of God is their best album behind Gothic, but it never gets nearly as much recognition.

AlexandeR · **Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:23 pm

Both Moonlyght albums, especially Shining.

Argentum - Ad Interitum Funebrarum (not underrated, simply unknown)

Afro_D-Shak · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:09 am

I've said it a million times on here, and I'll say it again: Darkthrone's Hate Them album. It's black as fucking fuck and it's damn catchy to boot. Probably one of my top 3 favorites in their discography, really. Soulside Journey is another one that gets less recognition than it should.

Relentless by Pentagram isn't as famous as it should be; if more people knew about it, it'd be in the same league as the best Sabbath albums. X Japan's catalog is sadly obscure outside of Japan. Metallica deserves more fans. Angra's Fireworks album is far better than the haters make it out to be. Mortification's Scrolls of the Megilloth (which was reviewed this week) should be a death metal classic.

Goat · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:14 am

Tempted to say Sepultura - Roots...

I'll go with that Contra Ignem Fatuum ep that I love and seemingly no-one else does, however.

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:28 am

Goat wrote:

Tempted to say Sepultura - Roots...

I think he meant albums that are GREAT but underrated :lol:

AlexandeR · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:50 am

Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time

Bruce_Bitenfils · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:00 am

AlexandeR wrote:

Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time

Especially The loneliness of the long distance runner. But the rest of the album ? Meh.

AlexandeR · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:12 am

Bruce_Bitenfils wrote:

AlexandeR wrote:

Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time

Especially The loneliness of the long distance runner. But the rest of the album ? Meh.

Heaven can wait, Deja Vu, and Alexander the Great are great songs imho. Heaven can wait is a killer live :dio:

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:14 am

the title track is epic as fuck

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:34 am

Megadeth-So Far So Good So What

traptunderice · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:38 am

AlexandeR wrote:

Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time

+1 and I don't love Bruce-era Iron Maiden.

Orion · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:53 am

DevotedWalnut wrote:

the title track is epic as fuck

CAUGHT SOMEWHERE IN TIIIIIIIIME!

:dio:

Hells yeah.

North From Here · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:38 am

Somewhere in Time was a very good pick.

I think Morbid Angel's Covenant is unfairly overshadowed by their first two.

dead1 · **Joined:** Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:22 am **Posts:** 2250

Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
An intelligent, edgy and dark Groovegrind album that provides an introverted reflection of modern consumer pop culture.

Slipknot - Slipknot
The most punishing BlackDeath Metal album released in the last 30 years. Clearly a materpiece of extremity capturing the essence of the clash of Norwegian Black Metal with Floridian Death Metal, and garnished with darkwave ambience.

AlexandeR · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:50 am

dead1 wrote:

Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
An intelligent, edgy and dark Groovegrind album that provides an introverted reflection of modern consumer pop culture.

Slipknot - Slipknot
The most punishing BlackDeath Metal album released in the last 30 years. Clearly a materpiece of extremity capturing the essence of the clash of Norwegian Black Metal with Floridian Death Metal, and garnished with darkwave ambience.

I tried to laugh, but I couldn't... :lame:

stevelovesmoonspell · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:52 am

dead1 wrote:

Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
An intelligent, edgy and dark Groovegrind album that provides an introverted reflection of modern consumer pop culture.

Slipknot - Slipknot
The most punishing BlackDeath Metal album released in the last 30 years. Clearly a materpiece of extremity capturing the essence of the clash of Norwegian Black Metal with Floridian Death Metal, and garnished with darkwave ambience.

@ groovegrind. Though my vote goes to Morpheus descend's Ritual of Infinity and Chronicles of the shadowed ones highly varied NyDm. Also any and everything by Master's Hammer.

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:39 am

dead1 wrote:

Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
An intelligent, edgy and dark Groovegrind album that provides an introverted reflection of modern consumer pop culture.

Slipknot - Slipknot
The most punishing BlackDeath Metal album released in the last 30 years. Clearly a materpiece of extremity capturing the essence of the clash of Norwegian Black Metal with Floridian Death Metal, and garnished with darkwave ambience.

You fucking idiot Significant Other isn't groovegrind it's fucking progressive porncore dumbass :rolleyes:

Kathaarian · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:58 am

dead1 wrote:

Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
An intelligent, edgy and dark Groovegrind album that provides an introverted reflection of modern consumer pop culture.

Slipknot - Slipknot
The most punishing BlackDeath Metal album released in the last 30 years. Clearly a materpiece of extremity capturing the essence of the clash of Norwegian Black Metal with Floridian Death Metal, and garnished with darkwave ambience.

I told you you are not funny. Nice sig by the way.

Adveser · **Joined:** Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:26 am **Posts:** 2491

Slipknot's Iowa.

I was 16 when I got this album and had a mainstream sensibility to go along with my classic metal palette. I think you either like Slipknot's riffs or you don't. I still think they write great riffs and some great melodies that fit along with them create a good counterpoint.

I'm not saying they are the Beatles, but I think that dynamic is there in that you have at least two people that write completely different things that fail when broken in two or left by itself. But together they are much stronger. The riffs have a sense of melody that goes very well with the vocals. The first album didn't quite have it together and vol. 3 completely failed to deliver that aspect at all.

I could name 100 great albums, but my MO is that I don't typically think much of the "classics" because I don't care about influence or anything other than the songwriting. I will hype something that sells 1000 copies as being better than Led Zeppelin IV until I'm blue in the face.

I think I very much have a producers and a songwriters sensibility in listening to music. IDK, if you want to know what is good in that sense, just ask.

Ness · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:30 pm

Adveser wrote:

Slipknot's Iowa.

I was 16 when I got this album and had a mainstream sensibility to go along with my classic metal palette. I think you either like Slipknot's riffs or you don't. I still think they write great riffs and some great melodies that fit along with them create a good counterpoint.

I'm not saying they are the Beatles, but I think that dynamic is there in that you have at least two people that write completely different things that fail when broken in two or left by itself. But together they are much stronger. The riffs have a sense of melody that goes very well with the vocals. The first album didn't quite have it together and vol. 3 completely failed to deliver that aspect at all.

I could name 100 great albums, but my MO is that I don't typically think much of the "classics" because I don't care about influence or anything other than the songwriting. I will hype something that sells 1000 copies as being better than Led Zeppelin IV until I'm blue in the face.

I think I very much have a producers and a songwriters sensibility in listening to music. IDK, if you want to know what is good in that sense, just ask.

My brother bought Iowa when it was released (we live in Nebraska) and just recently sold it for $800.

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