Greatest Metal Album Ever?

[3-LockBox]

I'm surpresed that Ozzy didn't make the list as a solo artist and standard bearer in the '80s...oh well.

Paranoid is the blue print for all heavy metal that came afterward (not an opinion).

And how 'bout a shout out to a thinking man's metal band, Blue Oyster Cult. My fave is Fire Of Unkown Origin.

[Dusty Chalk]

It's nice that one can find people that listen to metal here. I am curious what are the metal listener's preferences in audio equipment... Anything fancy there?

My source is thus:

Sony SCD-CE775 SACD player, and as CD transport into MSB Link DAC III

Speaker system:

Musical Fidelity A3^CR Pre/power combo -> Spendor S3/5's w/Sunfire True Sub Jr.

Headphone system:

Singlepower amp driving AT W2002's, mostly.

Nothing fancy in the car, unfortunately.