Well, I finally got a new iPod, and this one's a good one -- 160 gb! Now, the thing about this is that my CD collection is only 15 gb. So, I'd like people just to list off their favorite artists in their respected genres, and I shall pick up their discography using my various resources (avoiding at all costs, of course, illegal downloading).

I'm only going to say that I already have the complete discogs of Artch, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Iron Savior; otherwise, any artists are good by me.

PS: I know there are probably more of these types of threads, but this one should be a massive compilation of the best artists out there. Thanks.

You just trusting anyone who posts in here?


Well, ok.

Not knowing your tastes but judging from the names dropped, I will stay on those sides of the spectrum and put together some stuff which fits that I find super essential for the respective bands and me..

let's see....



Rage (heavy/power/thrash)

Secrets in a Weird World
The Missing Link
Black in Mind


Running Wild (speed/heavy/power)

Death or Glory
Blazon Stone
Masquerade


Stormwitch (heavy/power)

Walpurgis Night
Tales of Terror
Stronger Than Heaven


Grave Digger (speed/power/heavy)

Heart of Darkness
Rheingold
Ballads of a Hangman


Gamma Ray (speed/power)

Land of the Free
Powerplant
Blast from the Past (for the first CD, a bunch of their best songs are the older ones, but they are remade to perfection on this compilation)


Labyrinth (neoclassicalish power/speed/progressive)

Return to Heaven Denied
Labyrinth
Return to Heaven Denied II: A Midnight Autumn's Dream (not out yet, heard like two songs, but it's enough to heartily recommend)


Dark at Dawn (heavy/power/slightly gothic)

Baneful Skies
Of Decay And Desire
Dark At Dawn


Winterborn (heavy/hard rock/power)

Cold Reality
Farewell to Saints



what else you like?

FATES WARNING!!!!!

If you aren't familiar with Deadly Blessing or Faith Factor, you may also want to check them out. Also Pagans Mind and Theocracy.

Definetly Helloween! Just get everything you'll love it.

Rage and Grave Digger too like OCI said but I like just about all of their albums.

It really depends on what you like too unless you don't care at this point and just want to hear anything haha.

I have a 160 gb Ipod too. Its almost full just make sure you keep the file sizes down so you can use it to the max.

Yeah Helloween are gold. You gotta get the first few albums.

ok. Well check out the list I gave you definitely... didn't add a single one as a filler, so yeah........now some favorite albums overall..? here's some if I have to choose say one per band...and this also tends to be stuff where I just have no complaints..but that doesn't make any 'imperfect' album suddenly obsolete or anything. Just saying..


Queensrÿche - Rage for Order
Labyrinth - Return to Heaven Denied
maudlin of the Well - Leaving Your Body Map
Darkseed - Diving into Darkness
Running Wild - anything from Port Royal through say Masquerade
Gordian Knot - s/t
Nightwish - Oceanborn
Lengsel - The Kiss, The Hope
Rage - Black in Mind
The Chasm - Deathcult for Eternity: The Triumph
WatchTower - Control and Resistance
Dark - Seduction
Keldian - Journey of Souls
Fates Warning - No Exit
Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along The Highway
Vanishing Point - Embrace the Silence

there's definitely some more, just throwing those off the top of my head.

Are you keen for some Iron Maiden?

If you're up for some thrash, Overkill have been reasonably consistant.

Blind Guardian: All Albums (Progressive/Power/Speed Metal)
Corrosion Of Conformity: Blind/Deliverence/Wiseblood/America's Volume Dealer/In The Arms Of God (Sludge/Southern Metal)
Down: All Albums (Sludge/Southern Metal)

Laaz Rockit
Armored Saint
Flotsam & Jetsam
Hammerfall
Iced Earth

Just to name a few

Anything from BRAINSTORM is good, or the MELIAH RACE albums.

Nevermore - Politics of Ecstasy, Dreaming Neon Black, Dead Heart in a Dead World, This Godless Endeavour - (progressive power thrash [how's that for a descriptor!])
Metallica - first four if you don't already have them
Symphony X - progressive power
Opeth - Blackwater Park - if you can handle a mix of death and clean vocals, the musicianship of the instruments is worth it! Their newer stuff has more clean vocals.

Grim Reaper
Judas Priest

Quote:

If you're up for some thrash, Overkill have been reasonably consistant.

No they have NOT! Just get their latest album and their 1st 4!

Raven - The first three and Live at the Inferno
Accept - Restless And Wild
Racer X - Street Lethal, Second Heat
Yngwie Malmsteen - You gotta get these four if your into neo classical: Rising Force, Marching Out, Trilogy and Odyssey
Cacophony - Speed Metal Symphony, Go Off

Well, from my friend I got Krypteria, Cryonic Temple, Ride the Sky, and Blind Guardian's discogs, plus Helloween and Gamma Ray from another friend soon, so cross them off.

I am going to name some bands that I listen to almost everything they have done, and are personal favorites

SAVATAGE and their related works(doctor butcher, circle II circle, Jon
Olivas pain )
AC/DC
sacred reich
FATES WARNING
metal church
QUEENSRICHE
UDO
VOIVOD
ACCEPT
TANKARD
NARNIA
EXODUS
SEVENTH AVENUE
RAMONES
ARMORED SAINT
RATT
STRYPER
OZZY
WHITESNAKE
RUNNING WILD
GENESIS
SEVEN WITCHES
TOOL
ROB ROCK
AYREON
ROLLING STONES
ALICE COOPER

All of those bands have plenty of great albums to enjoy, and there are many more.

Some essentials...

Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Pagan Altar - Volume One
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian (don't listen to OCI, it's Awaken the Guardian you gotta have )
Warlord - Rising Out of the Ashes
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Desolation Angels - Feels Like Thunder box set
Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Heir Apparent - Graceful Inheritance
Solstice - New Dark Age

Having that doesn't mean don't have 'No Exit', those are the best ones. You're allowed to like more than one or two things per band.

Ha, that's true, although I wouldn't say No Exit is second best, but that's a discussion for a different thread. For me it's number four or five.