Fredrik Norrman - Top 30 Metal albums

Fredrik "North" Norrman is no rookie in the Metal realm. KATATONIA, OCTOBER TIDE, UNCANNY, THENIGHTTIMEPROJECT are among the bands he contributed to. We recently asked Fredrik what his top 30 Metal albums are and we're pleased to share the list :

30. LIK - Carnage “New wave of Swedish death metal. Great album"
29. CARNAGE - Dark Recollections “Another old top class album”
28. VOIVOD - Killing Technology “Space metal with a dose of punk attitude”
27. CORONER - R.I.P “Great Swiss metal”
26. NASTY SAVAGE - Indulgence “Weird, unique and sooo good”
25. FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM - Elizium “Another candidate for best album ever”
24. GHOST - Opus Eponymous “Completely floored me”
23. PARADISE LOST - Gothic “One of the more important albums for me”
22. MORBID ANGEL- Altars of Madness “An album packed with hits”
21. IRON MAIDEN - Piece of Mind “All albums up to Fear of the Dark are almost equally good, but this one sticks out”
20. DEATHSPELL OMEGA - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice “Never been a huge BM fan but this album is great”
19. W.A.S.P - W.A.S.P “Classic”
18. MERCILESS - The Awakening “One of the best records ever”
17. SAXON - Innocence Is No Excuse “An album I always comes back to”
16. BATHORY - Under the Sign of the Black Mark “Just fucking great”
15. DARKTHRONE - Soulside Journey “One of the best Norwegian metal albums”
14. NAPALM DEATH - From Enslavement to Obliteration “Grind at its best”
13. CARCASS - Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious “Another huge influence. Bill’s style is extraordinary”
12. MERCYFUL FATE - Time “I could mention all Mercyful Fate and King Diamond albums but this one is somewhat special to me”
11. CANCER - Death Shall Rise “Played this album a lot in my youth”
10. REPUGNANT - Epitome of Darkness “When I almost lost all hope for newer metal I heard this. Fantastic album”
9. METALLICA - Ride the Lightning “Not a boring riff on this one”
8. CARCASS - Symphonies of Sickness “One of the most influential records for me”
7. AGONY - The First Defiance “Another great Swedish thrash band that made only one album”
6. MEZZROW - Then Came the Killing “Great Swedish thrash. Too bad they only made one album”
5. KREATOR - Pleasure to Kill “First album I heard by them and still my fave”
4. DISMEMBER - Like an Ever Flowing Stream “Brutal for real”
3. UNLEASHED - Where No Life Dwells
2. THERION - Of Darkness… “Life-metal or not, a superb album either way”
1. ENTOMBED - Left Hand Path “No words needed”