My favourite albums from 1997

1. 30

   Nighttime Birds

   The Gathering

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. On the Most Surfaces (Inuit) ●
   2. Confusion
   3. The May Song
   4. The Earth Is My Witness
   5. New Moon, Different Day
   6. Third Chance
   7. Kevin's Telescope
   8. Nighttime Birds
   9. Shrink

   Genres

   • Gothic metal
   • Doom metal

2. 29

   In the Sign of the Raven

   Mithotyn

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Upon Raging Waves ●
   2. In the Sign of the Raven
   3. Shadows of the Past
   4. Lost in the Mist
   5. Embraced by Frost
   6. In the Forest of Moonlight
   7. Tills Dagen Gryr
   8. Stories Carved in Stone
   9. Freezing Storms of Snow
   10. Where My Spirit Forever Shall Be
   11. Let Thy Ale Swing

   Genres

   • Viking metal
   • Folk metal

3. 28

   Come My Fanatics ...

   Electric Wizard

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Return Trip ●
   2. Wizard in Black
   3. Doom-Mantia
   4. Ivixor B / Phase Inducer
   5. Son of Nothing
   6. Solarian 13

   Genres

   • Doom metal
   • Stoner metal

4. 27

   Falling into Infinity

   Dream Theater

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. New Millenium
   2. You not Me
   3. Peruvian Skies ●
   4. Hollow Years
   5. Burning My Soul
   6. Hell's Kitchen
   7. Lines in the Sand
   8. Take Away My Pain
   9. Just Let Me Breathe
   10. Anna Lee
   11. Trial of Tears

   Genres

   • Progressive metal

5. 26

   Hear in the Now Frontier

   Queensrÿche

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Sign of the Times ●
   2. Cuckoo's Nest
   3. Get a Life
   4. The Voice Inside
   5. Some People Fly
   6. Saved
   7. You
   8. Hero
   9. Miles Away
   10. Reach
   11. All I Wat
   12. Hit the Black
   13. Anytime / Anywhere
   14. sp00l

   Genres

   • Progressive metal
   • Alternative rock

6. 25

   Ultra

   Depeche Mode

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Barrel of a Gun ●
   2. The Love Thieves
   3. Home
   4. It's No Good
   5. Uselink
   6. Useless
   7. Sister of Night
   8. Jazz Thieves
   9. Freestate
   10. The Bottom Line
   11. Insight

   Genres

   • Alternative rock
   • Trip hop

7. 24

   Homogenic

   Björk

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Hunter
   2. Jóga
   3. Unravel
   4. Bachelorette ●
   5. All Neon Like
   6. 5 Years
   7. Immature
   8. Alarm Call
   9. Pluto
   10. All Is Full of Love

   Genres

   • Trip hop
   • Art pop

8. 23

   Be Here Now

   Oasis

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. D'You Know What I Mean? ●
   2. My big MOuth
   3. Magic Pie
   4. Stand by Me
   5. I Hope, I Think, I Know
   6. The Girl in the Dirty Shirt
   7. Fade in-out
   8. Don't Go Away
   9. Be Here Now
   10. All Around the World
   11. It's Gettin' Better (Man!)
   12. All Around the World (Reprise)

   Genres

   • Alternative rock

9. 22

   The Divine Wings of Tragedy

   Symphony X

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Of Sins and Shadows
   2. Sea of Lies
   3. Out of the Ashes
   4. The Accolade
   5. Pharaoh
   6. The Witching Hour
   7. The Divine Wings of Tragedy ●
   8. Candlelight Fantasia

   Genres

   • Neoclassical metal
   • Progressive metal
   • Power metal

10. 21

    Shadow of the Moon

    Blackmore's Night

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Shadow of the Moon
    2. The Clock Ticks on
    3. Be Mine Tonight
    4. Play Minstrel Play ●
    5. Ocean Gypsy
    6. Minstrel Hall
    7. Writing on the Wall
    8. Renaissance Faire
    9. Memmingen
    10. No Second Chance
    11. Mond Tanz
    12. Spirit of the Sea
    13. Greensleeves
    14. Wish You Were Here

    Genres

    • Folk
    • Neo-medieval

11. 20

    City

    Strapping Young Lad

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Velvet Kevorkian
    2. All Hail the New Flesh
    3. Oh My Fucking God ●
    4. Detox
    5. Home Nucleonics
    6. AAA
    7. Underneath the Waves
    8. Room 429
    9. Spirituality

    Genres

    • Industrial metal
    • Progressive metal

12. 19

    Whoracle

    In Flames

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Jotun
    2. Food for the Gods
    3. Gyroscope ●
    4. Dialogue with the Stars
    5. The Huve
    6. Jester Script Transfigured
    7. Morphing into Primal
    8. Worlds Within the Margin
    9. Episode 666
    10. Everything Counts
    11. Whoracle

    Genres

    • Melodic death metal

13. 18

    Demonic

    Testament

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Demonic Refusal ●
    2. The Burning Times
    3. Together as One
    4. Jun-Jun
    5. John Doe
    6. Murky Waters
    7. Hatred's Rise
    8. Distorted Lives
    9. New Eyes of Old
    10. Ten Thousand Thrones
    11. Nostrovia

    Genres

    • Groove metal
    • Death metal

14. 17

    Ixnay on the Hombre

    The Offspring

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Disclaimer
    2. The Meaning of Life
    3. Mota
    4. Me & My old Lady
    5. Cool to Hate
    6. Leave It Behind
    7. Gone Away ●
    8. I Choose
    9. Intermission
    10. All I Want
    11. Way Down the Line
    12. Don't Pick It up
    13. Amazed
    14. Change the World

    Genres

    • Punk rock
    • Hard rock

15. 16

    The Boatman's Call

    Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Into My Arms
    2. Lime Tree Arbour ●
    3. People Ain't No Good
    4. Brompton Oratory
    5. There Is a Kingdom
    6. (Are You) the One That I've Been Waiting for?
    7. Where Do We Go Now but Nowhere?
    8. West Country Girl
    9. Black Hair
    10. Idiot Prayer
    11. Far from Me
    12. Green Eyes

    Genres

    • Jazz pop
    • Alternative pop

16. 15

    Nattens Madrigal

    Ulver

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Hymne I: Wolf and Fear
    2. Hymne II: Wolf and the Devil
    3. Hymne III: Wolf and Hatred
    4. Hymne IV: Wolf and Man ●
    5. Hymne V: Wolf and the Moon
    6. Hymne VI: Wolf and Passion
    7. Hymne VII: Wolf and Destiny
    8. Hymne VIII: Wolf and the Night

    Genres

    • Black metal

17. 14

    Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk

    Emperor

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Alsvartr
    2. Ye Entrancemperium ●
    3. Thus Spake the Nightspirit
    4. Ensorcelled by Khaos
    5. The Loss and Curse of Reverence
    6. The Acclamation of Bonds
    7. With Strength I Burn
    8. The Wanderer

    Genres

    • Symohonic black metal

18. 13

    Nimrod

    Green Day

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Nice Guys Finish Last
    2. Hitchin' a Ride ●
    3. The Grouch
    4. Redundant
    5. Scattered
    6. All the Time
    7. Worry Rock
    8. Platypus (I Hate You)
    9. Uptight
    10. Last Ride in
    11. Jinx
    12. Haushinka
    13. Walking Alone
    14. Reject
    15. Take Back
    16. King for a Day
    17. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
    18. Prosthetic Hand

    Genres

    • Punk rock

19. 12

    Something Wild

    Children of Bodom

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Deadnight Warrior
    2. In the Shadows ●
    3. Red Light in My Eyes, Pt. 1
    4. Red Light in My Eyes, Pt. 2
    5. Lake Bodom
    6. The Nail
    7. Touch Like Angel of Death

    Genres

    • Melodic death metal
    • Symphonic metal

20. 11

    Bang Bang

    Dispatch

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Here We Go
    2. Bats in the Belfry
    3. The General
    4. Bang Bang
    5. Mission
    6. Drive
    7. Two Coins
    8. Railway
    9. Whirlwind
    10. Out Loud ●

    Genres

    • Jam rock

21. 10

    Sehnsucht

    Rammstein

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Sehnsucht
    2. Engel
    3. Tier
    4. Bestrafe mich
    5. Du hast ●
    6. Bück dich
    7. Spiel mit mir
    8. Klavier
    9. Alter Mann
    10. Eifersucht
    11. Küss mich

    Genres

    • industrial metal

22. 9

    Album of the Year

    Faith No More

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Collision
    2. Stripsearch
    3. Last Cup of Sorrow ●
    4. Naked in Front of the Computer
    5. Helpless
    6. Mouth to Mouth
    7. Ashes to Ashes
    8. She Loves Me Not
    9. Got That Feeling
    10. Paths of Glory
    11. Home Sick Home
    12. Pristina

    Genres

    • Alternative metal

23. 8

    Anatolia

    The Pentagram

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Anatolia (Version 1)
    2. Eastland
    3. Dark Is the Sun
    4. Gündüz Gece
    5. Stand to Fall
    6. Give Me Something to Kill the Pain ●
    7. Welcome the End
    8. Anatolia (Version 2)
    9. On the Run
    10. Time
    11. Behind the Veil
    12. Fall of a Hero
    13. Infinity

    Genres

    • Heavy metal

24. 7

    The Book of Secrets

    Loreena McKennitt

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Prologue
    2. The Mummers' Dance ●
    3. Skellig
    4. Marco polo
    5. The Highwayman
    6. La Serenissima
    7. Night Ride Across the Caucasus
    8. Dante's Prayer

    Genres

    • Celtic folk

25. 6

    Secret Samadhi

    Live

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Rattlesnake ●
    2. Lakini's Juice
    3. Graze
    4. Century
    5. Ghost
    6. Unsheathed
    7. Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe
    8. Turn My Head
    9. Heropsychodreamer
    10. Freaks
    11. Merica
    12. Gas Hed Goes West

    Genres

    • Alternative rock

26. 5

    OK Computer

    Radiohead

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Airbag
    2. Paranoid Android
    3. Subterranean Homesick Blues
    4. Exit Music (for a Film) ●
    5. Let Down
    6. Karma Police
    7. Fitter Happier
    8. Electioneering
    9. Climbing up the Walls
    10. No Surprises
    11. Lucky
    12. The Tourist

    Genres

    • Progressive rock
    • Art rock

27. 4

    Cryptic Writings

    Megadeth

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Trust
    2. Almost Honest
    3. Use the Man
    4. Mastermind
    5. The Disintegrators
    6. I'll Get Even
    7. Sin
    8. A Secret Place
    9. Have Cool, Will Travel
    10. She-Wolf ●
    11. Vortex
    12. FFF

    Genres

    • Heavy metal

28. 3

    One Second

    Paradise Lost

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. One Second ●
    2. Say Just Words
    3. Lydia
    4. Mercy
    5. Soul Courageous
    6. Another Day
    7. The Sufferer
    8. This Cold Life
    9. Blood of Another
    10. Disappear
    11. Sane
    12. Take Me Down

    Genres

    • Gothic rock

29. 2

    Visions

    Stratovarius

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. The Kiss of Judas
    2. Black Diamond ●
    3. Forever Free
    4. Before the Winter
    5. Legions
    6. The Abyss of Your Eyes
    7. Holy Light
    8. Paradise
    9. Coming Home
    10. Visions (Southern Cross)

    Genres

    • Power metal

30. 1

    The Fat of the Land

    The Prodigy

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Smack My Bitch up
    2. Breathe
    3. Diesel Power
    4. Funky Shit
    5. Serial Thrilla ●
    6. Mindfields
    7. Narayan
    8. Firestarter
    9. Climbatize
    10. Fuel My Fire

    Genres

    • Elecropunk
    • techno