Finally... The Top 200 Extreme Metal Albums of ALL TIME!(results)

damn the slayer img link is broken already?
this is why I was uploading them to an img server... I get lazy for a couple of posts and look what happens.

i never listen to and justice for all. some good stuff on it but the beginning of the end...(much prefer garage days EP)

(soundwise, i definitely prefer the garage days EP. wish all their albums sounded like that.)

for posterity, the South of Heaven cover (again):

https://i.sli.mg/cyBXeG.png

next up is something I know a lot of people have been waiting to see place...

8. Godflesh - Streetcleaner (701, 10 votes)

https://i.sli.mg/PJrxFG.jpg

https://open.spotify.com/album/1BloguumODLJ2PKsP7dza6

i was VERY excited when and justice came out and i did play it a lot after i bought it but it didn't live forever with me. i could listen to master of puppets any old day of the week.

south of heaven and streetcleaner, what more do you need out of life?

Too loooooow

like raaaaaaats

It's definitely enjoyable but I personally wouldn't put Streetcleaner anywhere near the top - dystopian and sludgy, very repetitive, but I kinda see it as an extension to Swans and Killing Joke, and not so much an extreme metal classic.

7. Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (732, 10 votes)

https://i.sli.mg/uVKYVb.jpg

https://youtu.be/9SgtScsVUg4

\m/

i always understand 'mega therion' to be a theme park

hoped that might beat out metallica and slayer to #1

I remember reading about Bergtatt first in a review that completely panned it as a boring Burzum-ripoff, all recycled riffs, a sure sign that the Norwegian scene had totally lost it if bands like this were coming up, etc.

"and not so much an extreme metal classic."

i agree but i'll take what i can get in the land of liturgy and deafheaven. still one of my favorite albums.

there's still room for surprises... any thoughts on unexpected albums popping up?

Babymetal?

Bergtatt was the surprise, surely!

I always liked that the To Mega Therion cover implies some improbable upper body strength from our saviour and redeemer.

lol

pantera?

no metallica at all?

obviously number one will be...

http://truemetal.org/metalwallpaper/images/fleuretymintidskalkomme.jpg

or sunn0))))

one or the other

3 metallica, 1 slayer, 1 burzum, 1 darkthrone, 1 mayhem and 1 atheist don't go into 6, although maybe ilx has renounced the more racist albums. or metallica

-atheist I'd say

you need to -2

To Low Therion

oh at the gates have placed after all?

6. Metallica - Master Of Puppets (753, 10 votes)

https://i.sli.mg/qTVFRV.jpg

https://youtu.be/K6LA7v1PApU
https://open.spotify.com/album/41bTjcSaiEe4G40RVVHbux

i'm on the dodgems at mega therion. it's kinda cool. there's a mean kid bumping everyone too hard

there are three 8 minute songs on master of puppets. it was remarkable at the time.

3 metallica, 1 slayer, 1 burzum, 1 darkthrone, 1 mayhem and 1 atheist don't go into 6, although maybe ilx has renounced the more racist albums. or metallica

Obviously ILM is all about embracing their inner racist, with James Hetfields redneck antics, Jeff Hannemans fascination for Nazi doctors, Vargs silly RPG, Darkthrones "obvious Jewish behaviour" and Mayhems "black metal is for white people", etc.

XP one could say that such lengths, at the time, were EXTREME!

xp

but they draw the line at anselmo? weird

hey, like I said, 'sanatarium' is awesome until the actual thrash begins, it's like an american take on goth-rock

xps don't forget Dave Mustaine's dodgy anti-government conspiracy rants...

I think we draw the line at Anselmo simply because ILM doesn't much care for Pantera.

The inevitable number 1:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9c/Extreme_(_Extreme_album_-_cover_art).jpg

damnit you stole my joke that had already been made 3 times!!

now I don't have a joke #1 lined up. :(

but anyway, speaking about good music made by bad people...

5. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (766, 10 votes)

https://i.sli.mg/Aq9fvz.jpg

https://youtu.be/qcS0CVJ1KPg
https://open.spotify.com/album/4AkjhNjVvEYXoHeP2ZczlG

i think this record is pretty overrated but when i'm in the mood i enjoy it a lot

tt and I were discussing how Extreme would make a great joke winner haha

agree w BradNelson (I voted for a different Mayhem), and am happy to see this (presumably) not take the black metal prize

after hearing ppl scream their name for 30 years im resigned to who which thrash act will beat out the death and black metal

In theory De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is overrated but its influence has been so huge - I mean hundreds of bands must've walked into the studio with this record in hand: "like this, please".