✅ Decibel (US): Metal Hall of Fame
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:22 am
A great while ago before the forum remodel, I asked Henrik if this list (which is Decibel's closest thing to a greatest all-time list) was eligible, and he said yes. Since then, we both forgot about it and the topic became lost, and it wasn't included on the last update.
As a metal fan, I think it's a great resource. Basically, Decibel (my favorite metal publication) adds one classic album every month into their Hall of Fame. Each monthly issue has an article dedicated to the album and everything, including interviews with the band members. It's a great feature. Hopefully, once Henrik includes the Hall of Fame, some of the great metal albums that aren't on the site yet will become bubblers, while others which are already bubblers can MAYBE enter the top 3000. As I said, Decibel adds an album every month, so each AM update (if done yearly) would need to include about 12 more into this list.
The list is NOT ranked. The numbers are chronological from earliest entry (1) to latest. http://decibelmagazine.com/hall-of-fame ... e-list-new
1. Slayer - Reign in Blood (1986)
2. At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul (1995)
3. Sepultura - Roots (1996)
4. Life of Agony - River Runs Red (1993)
5. Paradise Lost - Gothic (1991)
6. Anthrax - Among the Living (1987)
7. Entombed - Left Hand Path (1990)
8. Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious (1991)
9. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (1991)
10. Botch - We Are the Romans (1999)
11. Emperor: In the Nightside Eclipse (1995)
12. Cathedral: Forest of Equilibrium (1991)
13. Sleep: Jerusalem/aka Dopesmoker (1998)
14. Morbid Angel: Altars of Madness (1989)
15. My Dying Bride: Turn Loose the Swans (1993)
16. Eyehategod: Take as Needed for Pain (1993)
17. Deadguy: Fixation on a Coworker (1995)
18. Brutal Truth: Need To Control (1994)
19. Rollins Band: The End of Silence (1992)
20. Monster Magnet: Dopes to Infinity (1995)
21. Meshuggah: Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
22. The Dillinger Escape Plan: Calculating Infinity (1999)
23. Only Living Witness: Prone Mortal Form (1993)
24. Celtic Frost: Morbid Tales (1984)
25. Darkthrone: A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1991)
26. Cryptic Slaughter: Money Talks (1987)
27. Obituary: Cause of Death (1990)
28. Quicksand: Slip (1993)
29. Cave In: Until Your Heart Stops (1998)
30. Bad Brains: Bad Brains (1982)
31. Electric Wizard: Dopethrone (2000)
32. Immortal - At the Heart of Winter (1999)
33. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day (1996)
34. Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations (1980)
35. Converge - Jane Doe (2001)
36. Opeth - Orchid (1995)
37. Coalesce - 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening (1999)
38. Mastodon - Remission (2002)
39. Napalm Death - Scum (1987)
40. Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated (1992)
41. Down - Nola (1995)
42. Repulsion - Horrified (1989)
43. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (1980)
44. Testament - The Legacy (1987)
45. Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)
46. Metallica - ...And Justice for All (1988)
47. Candlemass - Nightfall (1987)
48. Incantation - Onward to Golgotha (2000)
49. Discordance Axis - The Inalienable Dreamless (2000)
50. Autopsy - Mental Funeral (1991)
51. Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten (1991)
52. Nile - Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (1998)
53. S.O.D.: Stormtroopers of Death - Speak English or Die (1985)
54. Judge - Bringin' It Down (1989)
55. D.R.I. - Dealing With It (1985)
56. Cynic - Focus (1993)
57. Accept - Restless and Wild (1982)
58. Trouble - Psalm 9 (1984)
59. Watchtower - Control and Resistance (1989)
60. Enslaved - Frost (1994)
61. Saint Vitus - Born Too Late (1987)
62. Dark Tranquillity: The Gallery (1995)
63. Motörhead: Ace of Spades (1980)
64. Pentagram: Relentless (1985)
65. Type O Negative: Bloody Kisses (1993)
66. Dismember: Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991)
67. Refused: The Shape of Punk to Come (1998)
68. Amorphis: Tales From the Thousand Lakes (1994)
69. Angel Witch: Angel Witch (1980)
70. Venom: Welcome to Hell (1981)
71. Satyricon: Nemesis Divina (1996)
72. Corrosion of Conformity: Animosity (1985)
73. The Jesus Lizard: Goat (1991)
74. Mercyful Fate: Melissa (1983)
75. Burzum: Filosofem (1996)
76. Killing Joke: Killing Joke (1980)
77. Coroner: No More Color (1989)
78. Cradle of Filth: The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994)
79. Rorschach: Protestant (1993)
80. Queensryche: Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
81. Ministry: The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1988)
82. Tragedy: Tragedy (2000)
83. Cryptopsy: None So Vile (1996)
84. King Diamond - Abigail (1987)
85. Overkill - The Years of Decay (1989)
86. Deceased - Fearless Undead Machines (1997)
87. Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990)
88. Unsane - Scattered, Smothered & Covered (1995)
89. Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition (2000)
90. Nuclear Death - Bride of Insect (1990)
91. Isis - Oceanic (2002)
92. Sick of It All - Scratch the Surface (1994)
93. Agalloch - The Mantle (2002)
94. Killswitch Engage - Alive or Just Breathing (2002)
95. Sarcófago - I.N.R.I. (1987)
96. Sepultura - Beneath the Remains (1989)
97. Slayer - South of Heaven (1988)
98. Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis (1988)
99. Pestilence - Consuming Impulse (1989)
100. Carcass - Heartwork (1993)
101. Floor - Floor (2002)
102. Pig Destroyer - Prowler in the Yard (2001)
103. Solitude Aeturnus - Beyond the Crimson Horizon (1992)
104. High on Fire - Surrounded by Thieves (2002)
105. Bad Religion - Suffer (1988)
106. Venom - Black Metal (1982)
107. Integrity - Systems Overload (1995)
108. Opeth - Blackwater Park (2001)
109. Agnostic Front - Cause for Alarm (1986)
110. Skepticism - Stormcrowfleet (1995)
111. Failure - Fantastic Planet (1996)
112. Scorpions - In Trance (1975)
113. Destruction - Infernal Overkill (1985)
114. Melvins - Stoner Witch (1995)
115. Corrosion of Conformity - Blind (1991)
116. At the Gates - The Red in the Sky Is Ours (1992)
117. L7 - Bricks are Heavy (1992)
118. Samael - Worship Him (1991)
119. Spazz - La Revancha (1997)
120. Tiamat - Wildhoney (1994)
121. Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
As a metal fan, I think it's a great resource. Basically, Decibel (my favorite metal publication) adds one classic album every month into their Hall of Fame. Each monthly issue has an article dedicated to the album and everything, including interviews with the band members. It's a great feature. Hopefully, once Henrik includes the Hall of Fame, some of the great metal albums that aren't on the site yet will become bubblers, while others which are already bubblers can MAYBE enter the top 3000. As I said, Decibel adds an album every month, so each AM update (if done yearly) would need to include about 12 more into this list.
The list is NOT ranked. The numbers are chronological from earliest entry (1) to latest. http://decibelmagazine.com/hall-of-fame ... e-list-new
1. Slayer - Reign in Blood (1986)
2. At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul (1995)
3. Sepultura - Roots (1996)
4. Life of Agony - River Runs Red (1993)
5. Paradise Lost - Gothic (1991)
6. Anthrax - Among the Living (1987)
7. Entombed - Left Hand Path (1990)
8. Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious (1991)
9. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (1991)
10. Botch - We Are the Romans (1999)
11. Emperor: In the Nightside Eclipse (1995)
12. Cathedral: Forest of Equilibrium (1991)
13. Sleep: Jerusalem/aka Dopesmoker (1998)
14. Morbid Angel: Altars of Madness (1989)
15. My Dying Bride: Turn Loose the Swans (1993)
16. Eyehategod: Take as Needed for Pain (1993)
17. Deadguy: Fixation on a Coworker (1995)
18. Brutal Truth: Need To Control (1994)
19. Rollins Band: The End of Silence (1992)
20. Monster Magnet: Dopes to Infinity (1995)
21. Meshuggah: Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
22. The Dillinger Escape Plan: Calculating Infinity (1999)
23. Only Living Witness: Prone Mortal Form (1993)
24. Celtic Frost: Morbid Tales (1984)
25. Darkthrone: A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1991)
26. Cryptic Slaughter: Money Talks (1987)
27. Obituary: Cause of Death (1990)
28. Quicksand: Slip (1993)
29. Cave In: Until Your Heart Stops (1998)
30. Bad Brains: Bad Brains (1982)
31. Electric Wizard: Dopethrone (2000)
32. Immortal - At the Heart of Winter (1999)
33. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day (1996)
34. Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations (1980)
35. Converge - Jane Doe (2001)
36. Opeth - Orchid (1995)
37. Coalesce - 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening (1999)
38. Mastodon - Remission (2002)
39. Napalm Death - Scum (1987)
40. Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated (1992)
41. Down - Nola (1995)
42. Repulsion - Horrified (1989)
43. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (1980)
44. Testament - The Legacy (1987)
45. Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)
46. Metallica - ...And Justice for All (1988)
47. Candlemass - Nightfall (1987)
48. Incantation - Onward to Golgotha (2000)
49. Discordance Axis - The Inalienable Dreamless (2000)
50. Autopsy - Mental Funeral (1991)
51. Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten (1991)
52. Nile - Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (1998)
53. S.O.D.: Stormtroopers of Death - Speak English or Die (1985)
54. Judge - Bringin' It Down (1989)
55. D.R.I. - Dealing With It (1985)
56. Cynic - Focus (1993)
57. Accept - Restless and Wild (1982)
58. Trouble - Psalm 9 (1984)
59. Watchtower - Control and Resistance (1989)
60. Enslaved - Frost (1994)
61. Saint Vitus - Born Too Late (1987)
62. Dark Tranquillity: The Gallery (1995)
63. Motörhead: Ace of Spades (1980)
64. Pentagram: Relentless (1985)
65. Type O Negative: Bloody Kisses (1993)
66. Dismember: Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991)
67. Refused: The Shape of Punk to Come (1998)
68. Amorphis: Tales From the Thousand Lakes (1994)
69. Angel Witch: Angel Witch (1980)
70. Venom: Welcome to Hell (1981)
71. Satyricon: Nemesis Divina (1996)
72. Corrosion of Conformity: Animosity (1985)
73. The Jesus Lizard: Goat (1991)
74. Mercyful Fate: Melissa (1983)
75. Burzum: Filosofem (1996)
76. Killing Joke: Killing Joke (1980)
77. Coroner: No More Color (1989)
78. Cradle of Filth: The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994)
79. Rorschach: Protestant (1993)
80. Queensryche: Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
81. Ministry: The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1988)
82. Tragedy: Tragedy (2000)
83. Cryptopsy: None So Vile (1996)
84. King Diamond - Abigail (1987)
85. Overkill - The Years of Decay (1989)
86. Deceased - Fearless Undead Machines (1997)
87. Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990)
88. Unsane - Scattered, Smothered & Covered (1995)
89. Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition (2000)
90. Nuclear Death - Bride of Insect (1990)
91. Isis - Oceanic (2002)
92. Sick of It All - Scratch the Surface (1994)
93. Agalloch - The Mantle (2002)
94. Killswitch Engage - Alive or Just Breathing (2002)
95. Sarcófago - I.N.R.I. (1987)
96. Sepultura - Beneath the Remains (1989)
97. Slayer - South of Heaven (1988)
98. Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis (1988)
99. Pestilence - Consuming Impulse (1989)
100. Carcass - Heartwork (1993)
101. Floor - Floor (2002)
102. Pig Destroyer - Prowler in the Yard (2001)
103. Solitude Aeturnus - Beyond the Crimson Horizon (1992)
104. High on Fire - Surrounded by Thieves (2002)
105. Bad Religion - Suffer (1988)
106. Venom - Black Metal (1982)
107. Integrity - Systems Overload (1995)
108. Opeth - Blackwater Park (2001)
109. Agnostic Front - Cause for Alarm (1986)
110. Skepticism - Stormcrowfleet (1995)
111. Failure - Fantastic Planet (1996)
112. Scorpions - In Trance (1975)
113. Destruction - Infernal Overkill (1985)
114. Melvins - Stoner Witch (1995)
115. Corrosion of Conformity - Blind (1991)
116. At the Gates - The Red in the Sky Is Ours (1992)
117. L7 - Bricks are Heavy (1992)
118. Samael - Worship Him (1991)
119. Spazz - La Revancha (1997)
120. Tiamat - Wildhoney (1994)
121. Living Colour - Vivid (1988)