I have often thought about doing a list like this, but have considered it too unrealistic an undertaking. I mean, how can I possibly choose just 10 albums? But the more I have been thinking about it, these shouldn't take much, if any thought. If they are supposed to be the albums you can't possibly live without then how many can there be? (well actually, 12 as it turned out).They don't have to be the "best" albums in your collection, just your favourites, right? The one thing that I did notice while making this list is that a lot of the albums are from the 90's. Now, this certainly isn't to say that the 90's were the best period for music in any way, but is more of an indication of when I didn't have the money to buy so much nusic, the internet wasn't so much of a big thing and obviously I was still discovering music in a big way. These days, it's a case of point and click and you have new music. Back then it was buying it or a friend making you a CD or tape (remember those?). You also have to take in to account that music had more time to "sink in" back in the day for the reasons mentioned above. I would listen to one album for months on end (sometimes years), so of course it is more likely to stick in my mind. Some of the albums here have been selected for sentimental or personal reasons as much as for musical quality, so please refrain from insulting my choices/attempting to correct me ("that is not the best album by...."), but feel free to add your own. In fact, I encourage it. Come on people. Let's share the love. So any way, here we go:
Carcass - Heartwork
Favourite track: Heartwork
In Flames - Come Clarity
Favourite track: Crawl Through Knives
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Favourite track: Painkiller
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Favourite track: Angel Witch
Skid Row - Slave To The Grind
Favourite Track: Riot Act
Korn - Korn
Favourite track: Ball Tongue
Skyclad - Irrational Anthems
Favourite track: No Deposit, No Return
Kvelertak - Kvelertak
Favourite track: Blodtørst
Pitchshifter - www.pitchshifter.com
Favourite track: Genius
Killswitch Engage - Alive Or Just Breathing
Favourite track: Temple From The Within
Prodigy - Fat Of The Land
Favourite track: Firestarter
Therapy? - Troublegum
Favourite track: Screamager
Foot note: There are almost certainly albums that I should have put on this list, that I didn't think of, but I will have to live with that. This was compiled in 20 minutes, and I wrote down the first ones to spring to my mind. I figured that the ones I think of first, must be the most important. Flawed logic? Definitely! But what the hell. Every song here gives me goosebumps and makes me feel good.
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