Favorite Metal Concept Album
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Topic: Favorite Metal Concept Album
Posted By: The Block
Subject: Favorite Metal Concept Album
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 6:17pm
Concept albums... You can either love them or hate them 
Mine would have to be Scenes from a Memory, but Crimson comes in a close second.
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 6:59pm
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I've got a few favorites. It might be a toss up between Fredrik Thordendal's Sol Niger Within, Pain of Salvation's Be, or Pig Destroyer's Prowler in the Yard. Though if you are going by the loose definition of concept album, then BTBAM's Colors by far. ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: whitedragon1969
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 7:00pm
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Easy answer: Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime or Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade Of Gray ------------- If you close the light every woman looks the same (Ancient Greek tale by Diogenis) Very democratic... |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 7:30pm
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Some of my favorites are.... Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Be, and Scarsick Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory Edge of Sanity - Crimson Opeth - Still Life Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: poslednijat_colobar
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 1:45pm
Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory and Judas Priest - Nostradamus!!! |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 1:58pm
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Mindcrime comes to mind, Crimson too and of course some of the classic King Diamond albums like Abigail, Them, Conspiracy and The Eye. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 2:25pm
^ Ah, forgot about Abigail. Great album. 
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 6:54pm
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Many of King Diamond's concept albums are quite entertaining. I really enjoyed "The Puppet Master" when it first came out.
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 3:11pm
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Maiden - "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 3:12pm
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Ayreon's The Human Equation is my favorite. ------------- 
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Posted By: martindavey87
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 5:31am
| Scenes From A Memory. As if I would say anything else. |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 10:56am
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Scenes from a Memory Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Abigail Dominici's O3 trilogy ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow">  http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 4:35pm
Seems like a lot of DT fanboys here. 
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Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 4:45pm
Guilty and proud of it  ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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The Block wrote:Posted By: whitedragon1969
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 4:51pm
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Yes too many fans of Dream Theater! Kill 'em all! Excuse me but I'm the only one who likes the album "A Pleasant Shade Of Grey" here? All the art metallers support only Dream Theater? ------------- If you close the light every woman looks the same (Ancient Greek tale by Diogenis) Very democratic... |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 5:22pm
You're not alone. APSOG is easily one of my favorite Fates Warning albums.  I have the Awaken The Guardian re-issue with liner notes from Mike Portnoy where he states that Fates Warning were doing what Dream Theater were doing before Dream Theater.  ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: whitedragon1969
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 5:25pm
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Thanks a lot buddy!
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 7:06pm
Weird way of saying it, but it gets the pint a cross. (I like the tongue emoticon) ------------- |
Posted By: Phonebook Eater
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2011 at 1:26pm
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the 2 really amazing ones for me are Opeth's Still Life and DT's Scenes from a Memory -------------  My Album Reviews: http://audiopline.wordpress.com/ Movie Reviewing blog: http://moviepline.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2011 at 2:29pm
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Opeth - Still life!The best album in music history.
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Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2011 at 6:07pm
No, i love Fates Warning's APSOG very much, too.
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Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2011 at 7:06pm
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Tricky question, but if you asked about favourite concept discography I would say Cannibal Corpse. Conceptual as hell, no doubt about it. But seriously, it must be MAYH or Still Life by Opeth. Riverside's trilogy as close second. ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2011 at 7:08pm
| Is OM a concept album? If not, The Mantle |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2011 at 7:15pm
It is. I think. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/I_am_A_Person" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Kilgannon
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2011 at 3:23am
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Ayreon - The Human Equation; Into The Electric Castle Coheed and Cambria - The discography played through The Dear Hunter - Act I, Act II, Act III (so far) Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence The Fall of Troy - Phantom on the Horizon Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Gray Haken - Aquarius Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane, Be Porcupine Tree - The Incident The Prize Fighter Inferno - My Brother's Blood Machine Riverside - the trilogy Shadow Gallery - Tyranny, Room V Spock's Beard - Snow Tinyfish - The Big Red Spark They aren't all completely metal, but close. ------------- 
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2011 at 9:17am
Don't get me wrong. I love many of DT's albums (Awake, I&W, 6 Degrees, among others). Just wanted to give Fates Warning some props. ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2011 at 11:53am
I love APSOG as well, even though it's not my favorite Fates Warning album. That would have to be Perfect Symmetry. ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Vic
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2011 at 8:01am
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King Diamond - "Them" Second best concept album would be King Diamond - Abigail. ------------- 42 |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2011 at 8:15am
Then Op Mindcrime
Victims of the Modern Age\
Scenes from a Memory
Ziltoid
The Elder -------------  GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2011 at 8:18am
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Ah forgot all the Riverside albums too - all great
Deadwing (Ptree)
and of course....
Octane (SBeard) ------------- GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2011 at 6:49pm
Forgot to mention this one: Amazing stuff! ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 4:16am
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Yeah "In Search of Truth" is a really great album. Too bad Evergrey haven�t been able to reach that level of excellence since. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 2:09pm
You know, I used to really dislike "new" Evergrey as well. Upon revisiting some of their albums recently, I like their newer stuff much more than I thought I did. Not as much as ISoT, but I think most of them are at-least above average. ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Kilgannon
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 8:25pm
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The Inner Circle is my favourite Evergrey output, just awesome from start to finish. -------------
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2011 at 1:02am
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Evergrey are new to me - I have only just heard Glorious Collision, and I absolutley loved it.
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Posted By: Kilgannon
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2011 at 5:47am
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If you liked Glorious Collision I highly recommend the rest of the discography. -------------
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2011 at 8:33am
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I have Glorious Collision but haven't listened to it much lately.
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Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2011 at 1:40pm
how is Deadwing a concept album?
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2011 at 2:15pm
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Deadwing was written as a story and I guess Wilson wanted to make a film to follow it but I guess that kind of went nowhere.
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Posted By: goskoski
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2011 at 2:00am
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Avantasia - Metal Opera I+II Aina - Aina
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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2011 at 1:46pm
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I love a good concept album, a few off the top of my head: Ayreon - All albums except Actual Fantasy of course Anubis Gate - The Detached Avantasia - Metal Opera 1 & 2 Avantasia - Wicked Trilogy (Scarecrow, wicked Symphony, Angel of babylon) Evergrey - In Search of Truth Beyond Twilight - Section X Dream Theater - Metropolis pt. 2 Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Carach Angren - Death Came Through a Phantom Ship Winterhorde - Underwatermoon Within Temptation - The Unforgiving Opeth - Still Life Haken - Aquarius Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura Pyramaze - Legend of the Bone Carver Rebellion - Sagas of Iceland, Miklagard & Arise (The History of the Vikings Trilogy - 3 album concept) ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: DeepBlueMajesty
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 9:00pm
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Most (if not all) already mentioned, but anyway:
I also didn't know that Pain of Salvation's Remedy Lane and Perfect Element pt.1 were concept albums
 but if that is the case, they definitely deserve mention too. |
Posted By: Kingcrimsonprog
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2011 at 6:47am
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Crack The Skye
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Posted By: buttsled
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 11:49am
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Opeth-My Arms, Your Hearse
Voivod-Dimension Hatross
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Posted By: Wilytank
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 9:33pm
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I think it is once again appropriate to call upon The Dwelling. After all, it has to be a concept album if it's only one song right? ------------- 
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Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2011 at 7:14am
| Temple of Shadows, by Angra, is pure prog-power awesomeness! |
Posted By: IMPF2112
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2012 at 4:54pm
I'm sorry for bumping another old and irrelevant thread, but how is The Mantle a concept album? Anyways, to answer the OP: Fanisk: Noontide (there doesn't seem to be any lyrical theme, but the entire album musically flows as one conceptual piece so I'd say it counts) Iron Maiden: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Sabbat (JPN): The Dwelling Moonsorrow: Verisakeet Edge of Sanity: Crimson Edge of Sanity: Crimson II Ulver: Nattens Madrigal Ulver: Bergtatt Opeth: Ghost Reveries Opeth: Still Life Moonsorrow: Kivenkantaja Dream Theater: Scenes From a Memory Queensryche: Operation: Mindcrime Taranis: Kingdom Porcupine Tree: Deadwing Devin Townsend Project: Deconstruction Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet Make a Change... Kill Yourself: s/t Opeth: My Arms, Your Hearse Sabbat (UK): Dreamweaver Leviathan: The Tenth Sub-Level of Suicide Devin Townsend: Ziltoid the Omniscient Shadow Gallery: Tyranny Probably others I'm forgetting, but whatever.
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Posted By: renkls
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2012 at 6:23pm
When is it not appropriate to call upon The Dwelling? |
Posted By: Diogenes
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2012 at 11:27pm
This is a concept album? If so then I'm embarrassed, it's my favorite of their "later" efforts but I had no idea that it followed a specific concept. |
Posted By: kogaionon
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2012 at 6:11am
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Posted By: IMPF2112
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2012 at 10:08am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadwing#Concept |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2012 at 1:01am
| Is Opeth's Watershed a concept? If not then King Diamond - Abigail gets my vote. |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2012 at 12:23am
Changed: Sabbat - The Dwelling
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 1:24am
This and JP's Nostradamus. It's cheesy as hell but I love it ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |