Metal Reviews

FORMAT: (rank). (total points) - (# of votes) - (artist) - (album)
1. 753 - 41 - Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
2. 680 - 32 - Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
3. 598 - 29 - Burzum - Filosofem
4. 514 - 32 - Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
5. 509 - 33 - Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
6. 500 - 26 - Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
7. 483 - 26 - Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler
8. 428 - 21 - Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
9. 412 - 23 - Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon
10. 406 - 21 - Bathory - Blood Fire Death
11. 398 - 18 - Ulver - Nattens Madrigal
12. 379 - 21 - Immortal - Pure Holocaust
13. 376 - 20 - Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
14. 364 - 24 - Dissection - Storm of the Light’s Bane
15. 356 - 18 - Burzum - Det Som Engang Var
16. 289 - 18 - Gorgoroth - Pentagram
17. 276 - 13 - Windir - Arntor
18. 256 - 15 - Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon
19. 248 - 12 - Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
20. 245 - 15 - Gorgoroth - Antichrist
21. 209 - 12 - Summoning - Dol Goldur
22. 191 - 10 - Burzum - Burzum
23. 177 - 10 - Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times
24. 165 - 9 - Bathory - Bathory
25. 161 - 11 - Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
26. 157 - 9 - Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
27. 152 - 9 - Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
28. 144 - 10 - Satyricon - Nemesis Devina
29. 140 - 8 - Drudkh - Blood In Our Wells
30. 136 - 8 - Mutiilation - Remains of a Ruined, Dead, Cursed Soul
31. 134 - 8 - Mutiilation - Vampires Of Black Imperial Blood
32. 126 - 8 - Gorgoroth - Under The Sign Of Hell
33. 124 - 6 - Blut aus Nord - Ultima Thulee
34. 122 - 7 - Dissection - The Somberlain
35. 122 - 6 - Inquisition - Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult
36. 120 - 7 - Rotting Christ - Non Serviam
37. 117 - 7 - Nokturnal Mortum - Lunar Poetry
38. 116 - 8 - Rotting Christ - Thy Mighty Contract
39. 114 - 8 - Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns
40. 112 - 5 - Samael - Blood Ritual
41. 110 - 9 - Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
42. 108 - 6 - Mayhem - Deathcrush
43. 107 - 8 - Arcturus - Aspera Heims Symfonia
44. 107 - 7 - Graveland - Thousand Swords
45. 107 - 5 - Fullmoon - United Aryan Evil
46. 100 - 9 - Sarcofago - I.N.R.I.
47. 99 - 5 - Venom - Welcome To Hell
48. 96 - 7 - Bathory - The Return
49. 94 - 4 - Wyrd - Heathen
50. 93 - 7 - Immortal - Blizzard Beasts
51. 93 - 5 - Abigor - Nachthymnen (From The Twilight Kingdom)
52. 91 - 7 - Blut Aus Nord - The Work Which Transforms God
53. 90 - 5 - Limbonic Art - Moon In The Scorpio
54. 89 - 8 - Peste Noire - La Sanie Des Siècles - Panégyrique De La Dégénerescence
55. 89 - 4 - Emperor - Emperor
56. 88 - 4 - Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
57. 87 - 3 - Moonblood - The Winter Falls Over The Land
58. 86 - 6 - Samael - Ceremony of Opposites
59. 86 - 5 - Kvist - For Kunsten Maa Vi Evig Vike
60. 84 - 5 - Tormentor - Anno Domini
61. 83 - 6 - Venom - Black Metal
62. 83 - 5 - Silencer - Death, Pierce Me
63. 82 - 8 - Satyricion - The Shadowthrone
64. 80 - 8 - Sigh - Scorn Defeat
65. 79 - 4 - Deathspell Omega- Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum
66. 78 - 7 - Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism
67. 78 - 3 - Emperor - Ix Equilibrium
68. 77 - 6 - Mayhem - Live in Leipzig
69. 74 - 6 - Leviathan - The Tenth Sub Level Of Suicide
70. 74 - 4 - Melechesh - Emissaries
71. 72 - 4 - Summoning - Minas Morgul
72. 71 - 6 - Taake - Nattestid Ser Porten Vid
73. 71 - 5 - Falkenbach - ...Magni Blandinn Ok Megintiri...
74. 71 - 3 - Impaled Nazarene - Suomi Finland Perkele
75. 70 - 5 - Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter
76. 70 - 3 - Darkthrone - Panzerfaust
77. 69 - 4 - Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
78. 69 - 4 - Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
79. 69 - 4 - Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao
80. 68 - 6 - Drudkh - Forgotten Legends
81. 68 - 5 - Wolves In The Throne Room - Diadem Of 12 Stars
82. 65 - 5 - Absu - Tara
83. 64 - 3 - Darkspace- Darkspace Ii
84. 63 - 5 - Destroyer 666 - Unchain The Wolves
85. 63 - 3 - Bathory - Hammerheart
86. 61 - 4 - Negura Bunget - N'crugu Bradului
87. 60 - 3 - Mystic Forest - Welcome Back In The Forest
88. 60 - 3 - Taake - Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik
89. 59 - 6 - Varathron - His Majesty At The Swamp
90. 59 - 5 - Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness
91. 59 - 3 - Nargaroth - Black Metal Ist Krieg
92. 58 - 3 - Godkiller - The Rebirth Of The Middle Ages
93. 58 - 2 - Summoning - Stronghold
94. 57 - 4 - Ildjarn - Forest Poetry
95. 56 - 4 - Kataxu - Hunger of Elements
96. 55 - 5 - Svest - Urfaust
97. 55 - 2 - Behexen- By The Blessing Of Satan
98. 55 - 2 - Inquisition - Invoking The Majestic Throne Of Satan
99. 55 - 2 - Windir - Likferd
100. 54 - 5 - Darkspace - Darkspace

thoughts? I know very little about BM so i cant offer much :|

Good list, but Taake, Leviathan and Drudkh should be higher, Beherit and Godkiller and Darkspace shouldn't be there.

They have Windir's worst album at the bottom of that list.



Edit - oops... never mind.

Not bad at all. Peste Noire and Absu should have been higher, The wrong Leviathan album's in there and three Darkthrone albums in the top 10? Come on. Only ABITNS is worthy of top 10 status.

Good list actually. Beherit should have been a Top 10, Bergtatt should have been a Top 5, and Under the Sign of the Black mark should have been Number 1.

IX Equilibrium has no business being that high, let alone in the list in the first place.

That list is shit.

i think it is somewhat shite too, actually. But there's alot of awsome albums on the list, though. Unfortunately, the list shows signs of alot of ppl who only know of the most basic bands and then votes for them. Sure thing, we all start somewhere, but it still gives a distorted view on "reality"

I swear this a non combative question........

Is there anything that isn't shit to you? I've seen you answer a few things that way recently and I'm just generally wondering how everything has become a big immense turd??!!

How long has that DsO album been out? Couple of weeks?

I'll admit, my opinions have been rather negative. But this list is so flawed it's not even funny. First of all, why in the holy shit are there four Darkthrone releases on that list? I mean, come on. They're probably one of the worst black metal bands out there. Only one of their releases deserves to be on that list -- the other three aren't even good enough to be in the top 100.

Secondly, what's with all of the Gorgoroth and Rotting fucking Christ? And why is Mayhem's Deathcrush even on there? And Nargaroth's Black Metal Ist Krieg? What about their other releases, which are (IMO) far superior? This list only proves how narrow-minded (and stupid) most black metallers are.

If those aforementioned bands/albums were scratched off, and replaced with ...And Oceans, Akercocke and Crebain (and maybe Old Wainds), I would be somewhat happier.

Finally, Vanishing Point, Raintime and the new Dream Theater don't deserve any of the hype, because none of them can play a decent, original tune.

Don't get me wrong Octo, it's great that you have real convictions and reasons for your position on all of this. I really just found it hilarious when your primary response was...."This is shit" I laugh my ass off everytime I see that you've responded with that one. it kills me!! There's definitely no grey area with you....just blam..this sucks!!

By the way, the blurb in your signature concerning Slipknot is funny as hell too.

I've tried to convey that very sentiment to my two teenagers about Slipknot for years.

I try not to take the internet seriously, unlike some of the forum's denizens.



Out of all the metalheads here, I think you're the only one who has noticed my signature's text (or at least agreed with it).

Not tr00 enough. And too good for the list, really. I've always found ...and Oceans' Symmetry of I/Circle of O album exponentially more enjoyable than anything by Emperor. On a similar note I'd place Manes' and In the Woods' debut albums pretty high up as well, and if something as recent as the new DsO can be rated that high already, the latest Aborym deserves a spot as well.

I disagree with you.



I disagree with you. Well, the last bit's sort of acceptable.

Could you elaborate, Zaddo?

Darkthrone are an excellent band. Gorgoroth are pretty good, as are Rotting Christ. I like Deathcrush, assuming it is BM.

Seriously, they're all better than the random bedroom crap you'd fill it up with.

Darkthrone aren't as good as Akercocke, which is one of the few bands I would add to this list.

The wrong Rotting Christ albums are up there though....

And Under A Funeral Moon SUCKS. I love Darkthrone, one of my fave bands ever, but that album is so mediocre.