Ten Worst Metal Releases of All Time

So this morning I decided to give myself a unique challenge off the back of reviewing quite possibly the worst metal release I've ever heard in my life a week or so back. I took on the task of collating a list of the ten worst metal releases I've ever encountered which will obviously be a work in progress for the remainder of my life & will likely end up being my ultimate legacy once I'm gone. For clarity, I've only included releases that I've rated in the Metal Academy database as there are simply too many obscure releases for me to remember otherwise. Check out the result & feel free to provide me with your feedback or post your own worst-of lists.

01. Effluence - "Liquefied" E.P. (2022)

02. Cremator - "Home Style Surgery" (1988)

03. Exterminator - "Total Extermination" (1987)

04. Iron Maiden - "Virtual XI" (1997)

05. Enbilulugugal - "Noizemongers for GoatSerpent" (2004)

06. Lazy - "Uchusen Chikyugo" (1980)

07. Heol Telwen - "An deiz ruz" (2005)

08. Emit - "The Dark Bleeding" demo (2003)

09. Thrash Queen - "Manslayer" (1985)

10. Metallica - "St. Anger" (2003)

https://metal.academy/lists/single/205

For the record, Opeth's "Apostle in Triumph" demo & Agalloch's "From Which Of This Oak" demo would comfortably have made this list if they had of been included in our database. In fact, the Opeth demo would probably have topped the list.

Not counting black noise.

1. Kitties of Death - Valley of the Dead

2. Sete Star Sept - Live Atrocity

3. Hello Kitty Suicide Club - ^_^

4. Tamagotchi Seppuku - Discography

5. Thrash Queen - Ashes to Ashes

6. Hello Kitty Suicide Club - o_O (EP)

7. Egon's - Auf einem Bein kann man nicht stehen!

8. Assück - Necro Salvation (EP)

9. Sete Star Sept - Gero Me (EP)

10. Attila - Fallacy

These are all in my bottom 50 albums.

Out of interest, why is black noise excluded from qualification?

Out of interest, why is black noise excluded from qualification?

Feels way too much like general noise music with a black atmosphere than other kinds of metal, like the metal was sucked out to make room for more Merzbow.  Obviously this isn't true for all black noise albums, but most of the ones I've heard don't make the cut.

Here's my list (mostly stinker albums I found in my metalcore rediscovery journey, each 2 stars or less):

1. Fuck the Facts - Mullet Fever (2001)

2. Premonitions of War - Premonitions of War (2000)

3. State Craft - Until the Darkness Is Gone (1998)

4. Nineironspitfire - Seventh Soul Sacrificed (1996)

5. Downcast - Downcast (1991)

6. State Craft - Never Forget... (1996)

7. Reprisal - Boundless Human Stupidity (2000)

8. State Craft - To Celebrate the Forlorn Seasons (2000)

9. Clear - Deeper Than Blood (1999)

10. One King Down - Absolve (1995)

Mostly punk-infused like mine.

In fairness, Andi's Top Ten Releases of All Time list would likely be mostly punk-infused too as those are the roads he mostly regularly drives on.

So I've unfortunately encountered a release that's seen me reassessing how bad music can be over the last couple of days & has surprisingly seen me removing Metallica's "St. Anger" from my top ten which is something I never thought would happen when I first heard that disgraceful misfire of an album.

01. Hello Kitty Suicide Club - "^_^" (2012)

02. Effluence - "Liquefied" E.P. (2022)

03. Cremator - "Home Style Surgery" (1988)

04. Exterminator - "Total Extermination" (1987)

05. Iron Maiden - "Virtual XI" (1997)

06. Enbilulugugal - "Noizemongers for GoatSerpent" (2004)

07. Lazy - "Uchusen Chikyugo" (1980)

08. Heol Telwen - "An deiz ruz" (2005)

09. Emit - "The Dark Bleeding" demo (2003)

10. Thrash Queen - "Manslayer" (1985)

https://metal.academy/lists/single/205

Update to my list:

1. Fuck the Facts - Mullet Fever (2001)

2. Bologna Violenta - Il nuovissimo mondo (2010)

3. Gigantic Brain - The Invasion Discography (2004)

4. Dead World - This Will Hurt Someone (1994)

5. Premonitions of War - Premonitions of War (2000)

6. State Craft - Until the Darkness Is Gone (1998)

7. Nineironspitfire - Seventh Soul Sacrificed (1996)

8. Downcast - Downcast (1991)

9. State Craft - Never Forget... (1996)

10. Unbroken - Ritual (1993)

Have just noticed that Nothing Sacred's "Deathwish" E.P. wasn't in my list & thought it deserved some more attention so it's been added at the expense of Thrash Queen's "Manslayer":

01. Hello Kitty Suicide Club - "^_^" (2012)

02. Effluence - "Liquefied" E.P. (2022)

03. Cremator - "Home Style Surgery" (1988)

04. Exterminator - "Total Extermination" (1987)

05. Iron Maiden - "Virtual XI" (1997)

06. Enbilulugugal - "Noizemongers for GoatSerpent" (2004)

07. Lazy - "Uchusen Chikyugo" (1980)

08. Nothing Sacred - "Deathwish" E.P. (1985)

09. Heol Telwen - "An deiz ruz" (2005)

10. Emit - "The Dark Bleeding" demo (2003)

https://metal.academy/lists/single/205

I do love that you have an Iron Maiden album in your top 10 worst releases of all time. I don't think I've ever heard that album, so I'm not saying you're wrong.

I'll have you know that I don't fuck around with serious matters such as this Ben. There's simply far too much at stake.

I was also going to ask about the Iron Maiden, but there's obviously too much passion emanating from Daniel that I'll leave it to my imagination. 

It did make me curious though, as this is probably easier than the Best 10 Albums Of All Time. Encenathrakh is easily #1, but the rest isn't in any order, and the De Magia Veterum album may be a bit of a stretch since I'm more used to Black Metal than I was a few years ago.

1. Encenathrakh - Ithate Thngth Oceate
2. Delusional Parasitosis / Ecchymosis / Dissevered / Bleeding - Scaphism 4-Way Split (2017)
3. Machine Head - Catharsis (2018)
4. The Devil Wears Prada - The Act (2019)
5. Combichrist - One Fire (2019)
6. Body Count - Carnivore (2020)
7. De Magia Veterum - Naked Swords Into the Wombs of the Enemy (2017)
8. Ada Rook - UGLY DEATH NO REDEMPTION ANGEL CURSE I LOVE YOU (2022)
9. Phyllomedusa - Desiccation in Progress (Version II) (2011)
10. Antediluvian - The Divine Punishment (2021)