I don't recall having seen this pop up in this community. Give a rundown of your favorite albums. Top slot, top 3, top 5, 10... whatever's easiest to you since I know it can be tough to narrow things down to a specific degree.

It'll be interesting to see where everyone is coming from in this regard. Could create for a good opportunity to discuss albums, find people with similar tastes, argue that a different album from someone's catalog is better, etc.

I'll throw mine down in a separate comment once I get it figured out.

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[–] foggy 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Between The Buried and Me - Colors
Mr. Bungle - California
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
The Dear Hunter - Act III
The Dear Hunter - Act II
Eyedea & Abilities - First Born
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
The Ocean - Pelagial
Sleep Token - This Place Will Become Your Tomb

Edit: I didn't realize this was a metal community post. I just responded for my all time top 10.

If I am focusing on metal, I remove dear hunter, porcupine tree, bungle, and sleep token.

I add both Necrophagist albums, Nobembre's 'Everasia', Animals as leaders self-titled, Opeth's Still Life, and At The Gates slaughter of the soul...

Between The Buried and Me - Colors (2007) [Progressive Metalcore]
Opeth - Blackwater Park (2001) [Progressive Death Metal]
Necrophagist - Epitaph (2004) [Technical Death Metal]
Novembre - Everasia (2002) [Progressive Death/Doom Metal]
Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction (1999) [Technical Death Metal]
The Ocean - Pelagial (2013) [Progressive Metal]
Animals as Leaders - Self-titled (2009) [Progressive Metal/Djent]
Opeth - Still Life (1999) [Progressive Death Metal]
At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul (1995) [Melodic Death Metal]
Darkest Hour - Deliver Us (2007) [Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know about the other artists, but why remove Mr Bungle? In my opinion they're metal af!

[–] foggy 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

California isn't! Lol. I mean there's heavy parts of air conditioned night are and goodbye sober day but all in all, it's a pretty bright album.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I see, you're referring to that specific album. It's just that extremely experimental including all kinds of sounds and styles that it seems very difficult to say what genre it is.

Thank you for that small interaction, it lead me to change my last night's plans, getting my headphones out and listen to Mr Bungle and other Mike Patton bands like FNM and Fantomas. Was a great night!

In case you didn't know, there are some badass recordings from earlier days or cut together tapes like this one.

[–] foggy 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Check out Peeping Tom. That was a fun project, and more recent than the rest afaik.

I actually got to see Patton and Bungle perform My Ass Is On Fire very recently. They e been touring again if you weren't aware!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you!

I've been listening to Perping Tom before, so far they haven't caught me as much as the heavier bands. However, today I started the first time listening actively to Mondo Cane and really like it.

I guess they started touring after releasing The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny again?

Anyway, this man is a powerhouse! I am very thankful that he dedicates his life for so, so many great projects!