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.
Dear god. It's all black metal..
These three sound pretty interesting (in a very good way). Like.. damn.. I didn't know black industrial existed 'til I heard Corrosion of Existence. What a wonderful diverse world we live in.
Last updated: 2/13/2025
| 1. Upon Merciless Flame | ||
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| Band: | Blighted Elder | |
| Genre: | Black Metal | |
| Fav. track: | Chimera's Enamor | |
| 2. Corrosion of Existence | ||
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| Band: | URANIUM | |
| Genre: | Black Industrial | |
| Fav. track: | Traffic Warden | |
| 3. Towering Altars of Misanthropy | ||
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| Band: | Lysergic | |
| Genre: | Black-Death Metal, Grindcore | |
| Fav. track: | Profane Sect of the Eschaton | |
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. I lied. These ALL have some kind of commentary. Because, as it turns out, I yap like there's no tomorrow. Goddamn.
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, Desolation Forest | |
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.
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Hidden Treasures | |
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| Band: | Megadeth | |
| Genre: | Heavy Metal | |
| Fav. track: | Angry Again, No More Mr. Nice Guy | |
Honestly, I don't care much about current Megadeth. The older and sillier songs in here go hard, though.
| Ketzergeyst | ||
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| Band: | Winselmutter | |
| Genre: | Black Metal | |
| Fav. track: | Bloodmoon Witchery | |
Winselmutter's first EP. Holy SHIT. I'm sure it speaks for itself well ennugh.
| Dödsrit | ||
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| Band: | Dödsrit | |
| Genre: | Atmospheric Black Metal | |
| Fav. track: | Endless Circle | |
Mortal Coil remains the GOAT, of course, but their crust influences are much more audible here.. and as someone who likes crust, I find that delightful.
| Scream Bloody Gore | ||
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| Band: | Death | |
| Genre: | Death metal | |
| Fav. track: | Sacrificial, Zombie Ritual | |
All of Death's albums are good, but I like it the most when they're unashamedly gore-y in their lyrics, and that's very apparent in their first album! It scratches the morbid curiosity itch wonderfully.