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Nice topic. I could swear we had a thread about this somewhere, but I can't find it. Ah well. I love that Sanctuary album. Appetite For Destruction was a huge album for me when I was getting into all things metal in the early 90s, but like you I haven't listened to it in decades.

I feel like I could make an endless list. There are a bunch of albums that had a big impact on me - especially when I was younger, but I'm still finding stuff that really sticks with me. Some of the standouts from my teenage years are Metallica's "Ride The Lightning", which was the first proper cassette I owned; Queensryche's "Operation: Mindcrime", my first "concept album" and still an all-time favorite; and Opeth's "Morningrise", which totally rewired my concept of songwriting. 

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2 hours ago, Ludo said:

Hi all Brothers,
just wanted to let you know which are the Albums that meant more in my life, as a Rocker and Metalhead: NOT necessarily my favorite albums (maybe only 2 of the following are among my top albums and bands), but those records that somehow changed something in me, had a great impact in my perception of the Rock & Metal World.
It would be nice to know yours! :-)

My First Cassette in 1986:
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
My first Iron Maiden album (MC), I was 13 and I had never listened to Metal before... needless to say I was completely blown away from the very first intro of Where Eagles Dare! I still have that cassette but it doesn't work anymore 🙈

My First 3 Lps in 1988:
Sanctuary - Refuge Denied
Absolute masterpiece, I was 15 and I had never heard a vocalist like that! I simply couldn't believe Warrel Dane's voice was true...

Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel
Absolute masterpiece, disclosed to me Power and Epic Metal.

Candlemass - Nightfall
I had never heard such a sound before (I wasn't much into Black Sabbath at the time). This is still today in my opinion THE Doom Metal album. Simply legendary and Messiah Marcolin is to me one of the best vocalist ever in the genre.

Change of Style in 1989:
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Ok it's not Metal, but this is maybe the only album I've been listening to every day for 2 years (from 1991 replaced by Use Your Illusion). I was totally crazy about those guys. I think I don't listen to Appetite for 20 years now, but I still remember every note and word. Thanks to them I went back to the basics, discovered rock music of the 60s and 70s. So they really meant a lot for my rock life!

Back To Metal in 1994:
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
One word: Davidian! But the entire album blew me away, I bought it straight away the day after seeing them supporting Slayer in Milan.

The Awakening 2016:
Rotting Christ - Rituals
I have to confess, I was not much into Metal in the last 10 years...I left to re-discover and dig into the 60s, 70s, 80s and more Prog Rock, Dark, New Wave, Art Rock... but, I know you perfectly get it, something always remains inside a Metalhead!!! Can't remember how it happened but I listened to "Elthe Kyrie" from this album... I had never heard of Rotting Chist before and I've never been particularly a fan of Black Metal: but that album changed again my rock life! Today Rotting Christ (and their entire discography) are one of my all time favorite... and they of course opened me the gates to Black Metal!

And Now
Waiting for the next album that will blow me away... 🤘♠️😉

It would be nice to know your list of Metal (and Rock) Albums That Meant More in Your Life 😃

Machine head Yeah definitely. That was a definite high point for me on its release too.  davidian is a classic from that  album. It's Amazing live too. "Let freedom ring with the shotgun blast" I overplayed that album so struggle to listen to it now which is a shame

 

Re rotting Christ there a band I didn't really get till I saw them live but I was very impressed when I saw them at bloodstock festival. They were so metal. 👻☠️💪😁 I got the rituals album too. It's good and catchy. Not listened to it for a year or so but I do like it.Also Which of the early releases would you recommend. 

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1 hour ago, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

Re rotting Christ there a band I didn't really get till I saw them live but I was very impressed when I saw them at bloodstock festival. They were so metal. 👻☠️💪😁 I got the rituals album too. It's good and catchy. Not listened to it for a year or so but I do like it.Also Which of the early releases would you recommend. 

You should definitely check out Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers, Non Serviam, and Thy Mighty Contract if you haven't heard them. Triarchy belongs on my "meaningful" list, I had lots of great moments with that album.

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Guns n Roses Appetite for Destruction will always have a special place in my heart. It was the first album I ever owned and it made me feel like I was god every time I listened. 

Ministry's Psalm 69 was the album that took me to a darker timeline and opened me up to a lot of black metal, goth  and industrial. 

Amen's We Have Come For Your Children got me excited about live music again 

More recently Wardruna's Skald and Sylosis's Monolith made me rethink listening to the same 80's 90's metal over and over again. 

Now I am back discovering all the new underground bands I'd missed out on the past 10 years. 

it's been great!

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On 3/5/2021 at 12:33 AM, FatherAlabaster said:

Nice topic. I could swear we had a thread about this somewhere, but I can't find it. Ah well. I love that Sanctuary album. Appetite For Destruction was a huge album for me when I was getting into all things metal in the early 90s, but like you I haven't listened to it in decades.

I feel like I could make an endless list. There are a bunch of albums that had a big impact on me - especially when I was younger, but I'm still finding stuff that really sticks with me. Some of the standouts from my teenage years are Metallica's "Ride The Lightning", which was the first proper cassette I owned; Queensryche's "Operation: Mindcrime", my first "concept album" and still an all-time favorite; and Opeth's "Morningrise", which totally rewired my concept of songwriting. 

Thank you! Yes I tried to find some similar thread here before writing... then I decide to open one, hope you all enjoy remembering our past metal moments ! 😃🤘

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On 3/5/2021 at 12:50 AM, FatherAlabaster said:

You should definitely check out Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers, Non Serviam, and Thy Mighty Contract if you haven't heard them. Triarchy belongs on my "meaningful" list, I had lots of great moments with that album.

Thanks alabaster. Those I will look up. Not heard of  them up but I assume these are earlier albums that have bit more depth to them. Rituals is a good album with catchy songs and effective use of atmospheric samples but it's bit one tracked for me and lacks deep depth. Still like it though

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On 3/5/2021 at 12:50 AM, FatherAlabaster said:

You should definitely check out Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers, Non Serviam, and Thy Mighty Contract if you haven't heard them. Triarchy belongs on my "meaningful" list, I had lots of great moments with that album.

As mad as it sounds father alabaster I will create an album list to listen to and add your recommendations, otherwise may forget about some gems. First impressions of the triarchy album are very  impressive. Also Was this a popular album back in the day? 

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Anthems of rebellion by Arch Enemy: I don't listen to anything new this band do since they changed lead singer. The best melodic death metal album ever made in my view.

Follow the leader by Korn: Not my favourite Korn album and I very rarely listen to it when I want some Korn on the Hi-fi separates system but it will always hold a special place in my heart.

The colour and the shape by Foo Fighters: Not a big fan of this band but I do really love this album. Just a great rock radio friendly album.

Hybrid theory by Linkin Park: I disliked everything the band did after this album but I'll admit I really like this album.

Freak show by Silverchair: Everything the band did after this album was just not for me but this album is where I go when I need that mix of punk and metal known as grunge. 

Unto the locust by Machine Head: This band just seem to copy what is big in the heavy metal scene at the time when they go to make a new album. Thrash metal is big lets make some thrash metal albums, nu metal is big let's make some nu metal albums, New wave of American heavy metal is big let's make some of albums in that style. I wish the band would just choose an style of metal and stick with it. Anyway this is the only Machine Head album I need as it's the only one I like. Such a great album. 

  

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5 hours ago, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

As mad as it sounds father alabaster I will create an album list to listen to and add your recommendations, otherwise may forget about some gems. First impressions of the triarchy album are very  impressive. Also Was this a popular album back in the day? 

I don't recall it being huge, but it was their first album for Century Media and definitely had their widest reach up to that point.

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On 3/5/2021 at 1:38 PM, DeadHead said:

Guns n Roses Appetite for Destruction will always have a special place in my heart. It was the first album I ever owned and it made me feel like I was god every time I listened. 

Ministry's Psalm 69 was the album that took me to a darker timeline and opened me up to a lot of black metal, goth  and industrial. 

Amen's We Have Come For Your Children got me excited about live music again 

More recently Wardruna's Skald and Sylosis's Monolith made me rethink listening to the same 80's 90's metal over and over again. 

Now I am back discovering all the new underground bands I'd missed out on the past 10 years. 

it's been great!

Its true what you say about sometimes just listening to same load of music again and again. Same happened to me. First I refused to listen to any other music apart from British metal. Then i refused to listen to all metal that was not sung in English. I was a complete idiot. 😂 I'm pleased your liking that new music though. 

6 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

I don't recall it being huge, but it was their first album for Century Media and definitely had their widest reach up to that point.

Interesting what you say. Yeahh rotting Christ are probably too extreme and niche for mass success. Shame though as for me it's very interesting music with metal harshness but a softer melodic side but then again I'm the extreme one in my family  😁

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Appetite For Destruction was big one for me too. Still one of my favourite rock albums.

Alice Cooper - Trash. Although I don't like this album anymore, it was the game changer for me. It sparked something in me that led to getting into heavier music. 

Aerosmith - Pump / Toys In The Attic / Rocks are still great records for me.

Metallica - ...And Justice For All. I probably prefer Master Of Puppets and Ride The Lightning, but And Justice was what got me into Metallica and still holds a special place with me.

Slayer - Decade Of Aggression. This is what got me into Slayer. I don't listen to them that much these days, but still really dig this album (live record). 

Sepultura - Arise. Before hearing this, the heaviest stuff I listened to was Metallica and Slayer. Arise blew my mind and took metal to another level for me. This is probably what kicked off my journey of getting into the more extreme forms of metal.

Napalm Death - Death By Manipulation
Brutal Truth  - Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses.
When I was about 16 a couple of older friends showed me this Napalm Death and this Brutal Truth album and from that moment on I've loved them.  

Damaged - Do Not Spit
In:Extremis - Skin Thick Vision. 
I heard Damaged and In:Extremis on the radio one night around 1995 or something like that and I loved it. These albums are still in my favourite metal releases. 

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A few for me:

  • Technically, not an album, but the System of a Down songs that were played on the radio in the early 2000s.  Hearing their riffs and aggression as a young kid really made an impression on me.  It was what got me to begin playing the guitar, and was among the first bands that I recognized.  I don't listen to them much anymore, but I have very fond memories of their music.
  • Metallica -s/t album: This was the first metal album that I ever got (it was a gift), and is still one of my favorites.  It is a great collection of songs.  All of them are catchy and memorable.
  • Burzum - Filosofem: This is my favorite Burzum album, and was one of the first black metal albums that I ever purchased.  The ambient guitar tracks at the end remain inspiring to me, and I named my first musical project after them.
  • Reek of the Unzen Gas Fumes/Xenophobic Ejaculation - split: Reek of the Unzen Gas Fumes changed my view of what metal can be by pushing speed and catchy riffs to the extreme.  This split has some of their best tracks.  This release was also my first introduction to the mighty power electronics of XE.  I had never heard music like that before, and, since hearing it, I have been converted to listening to and playing noise music/power electronics.
4 hours ago, Yowie said:

Slayer - Decade Of Aggression. This is what got me into Slayer. I don't listen to them that much these days, but still really dig this album (live record). 

This is easily their best release!

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On 3/4/2021 at 11:33 PM, FatherAlabaster said:

Nice topic. I could swear we had a thread about this somewhere, but I can't find it. Ah well. I love that Sanctuary album. Appetite For Destruction was a huge album for me when I was getting into all things metal in the early 90s, but like you I haven't listened to it in decades.

I feel like I could make an endless list. There are a bunch of albums that had a big impact on me - especially when I was younger, but I'm still finding stuff that really sticks with me. Some of the standouts from my teenage years are Metallica's "Ride The Lightning", which was the first proper cassette I owned; Queensryche's "Operation: Mindcrime", my first "concept album" and still an all-time favorite; and Opeth's "Morningrise", which totally rewired my concept of songwriting. 

That's a very impressive list you got there imo. Ride the lightning on tape. Cool first tape. For me that's my favourite of theres. Master of puppets is amazing and better album  but lightning seems to have a bit more spark and energy so I like it bit more.  That would have been my first tape but the guy in our price music in England said I'd recommend the black album which is what I got. I could have got worse. 😁 Re morning rise I just liked that album immediately although orchid  took few listens as id never heard an album like that as id never listened to anything that eclectic before and it made no sense but i soon liked it very much it just different to anything I had in my collection. Great choice there. Operation mind crime is one I've been putting off listening for too long too. Next week turns into years and years.  

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On 3/8/2021 at 4:50 AM, Balor said:

 

  • Metallica -s/t album: This was the first metal album that I ever got (it was a gift), and is still one of my favorites.  It is a great collection of songs.  All of them are catchy and memorable.

Balor great choice for your first metal album you got. I got the same one but I wanted ride the lightening as I preferred the cover😁 the  covers still cool with that snake on the cover and being in black. 

Re burzum I've avoided this music because of vargs off music stuff. Probably alot of the black metal I listen to is  inspired by his music so is a shame. They had this discussion in metal hammer 🔨 and turns out I ain't the only one whos been put off his music for same reason. I mean I like musicians to stick to doing music. Call me old fashioned 🤣  believe me if he put in an apology of some sort and actually meant it id listen straight away because we all make mistakes is my view on things.  

 

 

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On 3/11/2021 at 4:27 AM, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

Although wouldn't be saying murder is ok if you apologise and  face no form of justice. But varg served his time in prison. No easy answer for this tbh as varg still claims it's was self defence and he's been wronged. Definitely a polarising figure. For sure 

 

On 3/10/2021 at 3:45 PM, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

Balor great choice for your first metal album you got. I got the same one but I wanted ride the lightening as I preferred the cover😁 the  covers still cool with that snake on the cover and being in black. 

Re burzum I've avoided this music because of vargs off music stuff. Probably alot of the black metal I listen to is  inspired by his music so is a shame. They had this discussion in metal hammer 🔨 and turns out I ain't the only one whos been put off his music for same reason. I mean I like musicians to stick to doing music. Call me old fashioned 🤣  believe me if he put in an apology of some sort and actually meant it id listen straight away because we all make mistakes is my view on things.  

 

 

I can see where you are coming from, and we all definitely have our limits.  Varg was definitely one of the best bm musicians ever, but his antics (even when totally disregarding the murder) are consistently stupid and laughable.

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