Just listening to Cradle of Filth's 'Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder', and thinking it's a damn fine effort as a concept piece. Just wondering what Devin fans think are the greatest concept albums of all time? Obviously in these surrounds the mighty Ziltoid must get a mention! I still have to give it to Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime though. Simply stunning and untouchable in it's creation and execution.

Couple of obvious choices

Opeth - Still Life
Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse

both great stories/concepts/albums!

Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle
Fucking masterpiece, even better than The Human Equation which features Devin.
Next to this album comes Ziltoid.

Meshuggah - Catch 33
Between the Buried And Me - Colors
Both Opeth albums FUBAR mentioned.

Cant think of anymore right now

Opeth - Still Life

Best album ever, story is a large part of that.


I've never thought of Colors as a concept album, what's it about?

emperor - prometheus: the discipline of fire & demise

What do Princess Diana and Pink Floyd have in common? Their last big hit was the wall.

I can't really think of any concept albums that I like because they're concept albums except for Ziltoid. It's probably the most "complete" album I know of, and the story is very clear. I like Still Life of course but I don't really think of it as a concept album. Oh wait, Scenes from a Memory! Awesome. I consider PT's FoaBP and Nil Recurring to be concepts as well.

Opeth - Still Life

Best album ever, story is a large part of that.


I've never thought of Colors as a concept album, what's it about?

I could have sworn I read about it being a concept album.

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory (you scared me for a moment there, Aby!)
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, & The Wall
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

There are some others I like, but these 6 are my favorite.

Edit: Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane, The Perfect Element Pt. 1, & BE. Damnit!

Punky Bruster!

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
NIne Inch Nails - Year Zero
Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendour
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Lou Reed - Berlin

Fear Factory - Demanufacture

and "Obsolete"

Does Star One's Space Metal count? I think we can assume making lotsa cheesy awesome songs about 80s movies is some kind of concept.

Some of my favorites,besides nearly every one listed so far....
Aphrodite's Child (Vangelis)
666
The Who
Tommy
Uriah Heep
Magicians Birthday
Mastodon
Leviathan

Fear Factory - Demanufacture

and "Obsolete"

Does Star One's Space Metal count? I think we can assume making lotsa cheesy awesome songs about 80s movies is some kind of concept.

any album that has any form of a theme running through its songs is considered a concept album. it can be a storyline, subject matters or even the way the songs are played

oh and i left obsolete out coz i most definitely favour demanufacture. although obsolete still kicks ass