If you think that they play excellent music on the radio and that Metallica is "just noise", this is probably NOT the page for you! If you do like music with feeling, energy and aggression, you should check this out...
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Only one album on the list per group.
Within each list the albums are listed in alphabetical order, sorted by band. The listing include Band, Album, Genre, Year, (...eventually...) Comment and Links.
Comments are highly appreciated.
| Death (USA) | The Sound of Perseverance | Death Metal |
2001 |
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The genre Death Metal was named after this band and I seriously doubt that this cd will ever be matched. Death has really always been a solo project by Chuck Schuldiner, with help from some of metal's best musicians. Chuck tragically passed away from cancer in 2002. R.I.P.
Links: In Memory of Chuck |
| Dimmu Borgir (NOR) | Puritanical Euphoric Misanthrope | Black Metal |
2001 |
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The only band in the top 5 that have a chance of succeeding the mentioned album (...judging by the last albums of Samael/Metallica and as LoA/Death does not exist any more)!
Links: Official site |
| Life of Agony (USA) | Ugly | Metal |
1995 |
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Links: Official, Keith Caputo, Among Thieves (A. Robert), Stereomud (Joey Z/Dan) |
| Metallica (USA) | Master of Puppets | Thrash Metal |
1986 |
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Links: Official site, Official Tour site |
| Samael (SUI) | Ceremony of Opposites | Black Metal |
1994 |
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Links: Official site |
| Katatonia (SWE) | Viva Emptiness | Metal |
2003 |
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The only change I have made to the list since it's creation. Katatonia get better and better with every album and their last offering was no exception. Starting as a doom/death metal Katatonia has evolved into the leading force within melancholic metal/rock. Every release has gone softer than the last, but this trend has changed with the new cd. Many mainstream listeners are also missing out on something here...
Links: Official site |
| KoRn (USA) | KoRn | Nu Metal |
1994 |
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Links: Official site |
| Sepultura (BZL) | Beneath the Remains | Thrash Metal |
1989 |
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Links: Official site, Soulfly |
| Slayer (USA) | Reign in Blood | Thrash Metal |
1986 |
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Links: Official site |
| Theatre of Tragedy (NOR) | Velvet Darkness They Fear | Goth Metal |
1996 |
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Links: Official site |
| Anathema (UK) | Judgement | Metal |
1999 |
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Links: Official site |
| Faith No More (USA) | Angel Dust | Metal |
1992 |
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Links: Fan site |
| Haggard (GER) | ...and Thy Shall Trust the Seer | Symphonic Metal |
1997 |
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Links: Official site |
| Machine Head (USA) | Burn My Eyes | Thrash Metal |
1994 |
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Links: Official site |
| Mercyful Fate (DEN) | Melissa | Metal |
1983 |
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Links: Official site |
| Morbid Angel (USA) | Covenant | Death Metal |
1993 |
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Links: Official site |
| Obituary (USA) | Cause of Death | Death Metal |
1990 |
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Links: Unofficial site |
| Pantera (USA) | Vulgar Display of Power | Thrash Metal |
1992 |
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Links: Official site |
| S.O.D. (USA) | Speak English or Die | Thrash Metal |
1985 |
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Links: Official site |
| Tool (USA) | Aenima | Metal |
1996 |
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Links: Official site, A Perfect Circle |
| Amorphis (FIN) | Elegy | Metal |
1996 |
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Links: Official site, MP3. |
| Destruction (GER) | Live Without Sense | Thrash Metal |
1989 |
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Links: Official site |
| Dissection (SWE) | Storm of the Light's Bane | Black Metal |
1995 |
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Links: Official site |
| Equinox (NOR) | Auf Wiedersehen | Thrash Metal |
1989 |
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Links: No official site |
| Kreator (GER) | Extreme Aggression | Thrash Metal |
1989 |
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Links: Official site |
| Lake of Tears (SWE) | Forever Autumn | Metal |
1999 |
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Links: Official |
| Nirvana (USA) | Unplugged | Grunge |
1994 |
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Links: Fan club, Cobain Murder Investigation |
| Testament (USA) | The Legacy | Thrash Metal |
1986 |
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Links: Official site |
| The Shizit (USA) | Evil Inside | Industrial / Gabber |
1999 |
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Links: Official site, The Shizit Militia, Rabbit Junk. |
| Type O Negative (USA) | Bloody Kisses | Goth Metal |
1994 |
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Links: Official site |
Fanzines
Scream Magazine: The best metal magazine in Norway
S.O.D. (Sounds Of Death): Extreme metal zine.
Norwegian bands
Artch: Power metal. The first cd rocks!
Bethzaida: Black/death metal with flute.
Blood Red Throne:
Death metal.
Borknagar: Melodic black metal.
Cadaver: Classic death metal band that was newly reunited under the name
Cadaver Inc.
Carpathian Forest: Raw black metal with the most ridiculous cover booklets
ever.
Conception:
Power metal. I like only the self-financed debut album.
Dark Throne: Bit too grim
Black Metal in my ears, but the first death metal
album is good.
Dimmu Borgir: Kind of a super group after recruitment of some of the best
musicians in the black metal scene.
Disiplin: Black Metal.
Emperor: Epic black metal.
Equinox:
The world's most underrated thrash metal band. The first two albums are
classics!
Extol: Technical Christian
death metal.
Green
Carnation: Dark metal. The previous cd has one track that lasts for 70 minutes,
without getting boring.
Immortal: Grim black metal. Prefer the latest album.
Lowdown: Agressive
metal ala Pantera.
Minas Tirith: Death metal ballads would give a good explanation for many of
their songs.
Old Man's Child: Catchy symphonic black metal.
Paradigma: Gothic death metal.
Peccantum: Weird project from Ihsahn (Emperor) and his wife.
Ram-Zet: Technical black/death metal with
female vocals and a violin.
Red Harvest: Thrash metal band from the Bootleg days that now play industrial
metal.
Satyricon: The only black metal band on radio P3's (Norway) playlist.
Sirenia: The new band of ex-Tristania member, and it is easy to hear. The cd
is actually better than the last from Tristania.
The 3rd and the Mortal: The original female vocals metal band. The first two
releases are great! ...the following are not.
The Kovenant: The music (Black metal -> Industrial metal) changed with the
name (Covenant -> The Kovenant).
The Sins of Thy
Beloved: "Beauty and the Beast" band with effective use of violin.
Theatre of Tragedy: Was my favorite "Beauty and the Beast" band,
but the new
album is more pop than metal! Urk!
Trail of Tears: "Beauty and the Beast" band with soprano vocals
Tristania: "Beauty and the Beast" band with effective choir samplings.
Winds: Progressive metal mixed with classical music.
Other bands
Forgotten Silence: Dark metal from the Czech Republic.
Plahn: Death metal from Thailand. Singer is DJ at Immortal Bar in Bangkok (pics).
Concerts
Rockefeller/John Dee: Major club stage in Oslo
Betong: Another venue in Oslo that regularly hold concerts.
Rock In: Small metal pub in Oslo.
Inferno Festival: Norway's #1 festival for extreme metal. Every Easter since 2001.
Wacken Open Air: The major metal festival in Germany.
Cover art
Wes Benscoter: Fantasy art with a morbid twist.
Joachim Luetke: Some amazing art from the new Dimmu Borgir album among other.
Andreas Marschall: Made some really cool cover art for Kreator, Sodom, Obituary, Immolation etc
Michael Whelan: Fantasy art. Made some of my favorite cover art; "Cause of Death" and "Beneath the Remains"
Other links
Dark Lyrics: Site for metal lyrics.
Encyclopaedia Metallum: Metal archives with over 10,000 bands.
Sound of Noise: Shop in Oslo specializing in Metal (N).
HeavyMetal.no: Norwegian metal band list, news, reviews etc (N).
Norwegian Band Index: Norwegian bands in all genres.
Rockdetector: Large rock/metal database with 40k bands.
