Victims of Favoritism
All my favorite albums. This is all prone to change as I discover more and more amazing music, but every album ever featured here is just as important to me.
The Hierarchy
My current top 3 picks.
I've been really into black metal lately! Something about the instrumentals and grotesque lyrics soothe my soul and satisfy my morbid curiosity respectively. Somehow, I manage to find it relaxing. :P
Last updated: 10/16/2025
| 1. Nocturnal Will | ||
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| Band: | Dödsrit | |
| Genre: | Atmospheric Black Metal | |
| Fav. track: | Celestial Will | |
| 2. Funeral | ||
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| Band: | Ghost Bath | |
| Genre: | Post-black Metal / DSBM | |
| Fav. track: | Forever | |
| 3. Schattentod in der Leiberswelt | ||
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| Band: | Winselmutter | |
| Genre: | Black Metal / DSBM | |
| Fav. track: | Desecrated Hope | |
Rulers of My Heart
Awesome albums that stick with me and ring in my ears (positive connotation)! Some of these have commentary, some of these don't.
In no particular order, but newest additions are to be found at the very bottom.
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Slipknot | |
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| Band: | Slipknot | |
| Genre: | Nu Metal | |
| Fav. track(s): | Tattered & Torn, Spit It Out | |
My gateway drug into metal. <3 There's nothing else for me to say (that hasn't been said before by billions of other people). It's just a really good album!
| Axis of Light | ||
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| Band: | Axis of Light | |
| Genre: | Raw Black Metal | |
| Fav. track: | On Whom the Red Moon Bleeds | |
This album is basically what introduced me to black metal, and I adore it. It was hard to listen to at first, but— through the magical process of going on a roadtrip and listening to it on repeat while staring out a car’s window —I really warmed up to Axis Of Light’s sound over time.
| Thoughts on Life... and Death | ||
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| Band: | CEMETERY | |
| Genre: | Death Metal | |
| Fav. track: | Thoughts on Death | |
Introduced me to old school death metal. Maybe not the objectively best album out there, but I love it.
| Ang Trahedya ng Dalisay at Ketungin | ||
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| Band: | Dalisay | |
| Genre: | Death Metal | |
| Fav. track: | Ang Libing na Naipundar ni Jetro R Soler | |
ANTI-CAPITALISM AND ANTI-CORRUPTION PINOY DEATH METAL?! WITH FILIPINO LYRICS!? WE LOVE TO SEE IT. God. We need more albums like this and more bands like Dalisay.
| Mortal Coil | ||
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| Band: | Dödsrit | |
| Genre: | Atmospheric Black Metal | |
| Fav. track: | Apathetic Tongues | |
So very terribly relatable. What an album. I love the lyrics on Apathetic Tongues the most.
| Rose Thorn Necklace | ||
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| Band: | Ghost Bath | |
| Genre: | Post-black Metal / DSBM | |
| Fav. track: | Well, I Tried Drowning | |
The lyrics throughout this whole album are gross and edgy and.. just overall a lot. And I see why putting this album on here may be a concern. BUT, consider; I like how it sounds.
| Schattentod in der Leiberswelt | ||
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| Band: | Winselmutter | |
| Genre: | Black Metal / DSBM | |
| Fav. track: | Desecrated Hope | |
AMAZING debut album!! A lot of people agree that the vocals are delightfully otherworldly and I think so too! I also based this layout on this very album's cover art.