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Albums like Black Ice
AC/DC · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Black Ice by AC/DC, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Black Ice start with Under My Skin by Avril Lavigne: If you like Black Ice, try Under My Skin by Avril Lavigne (similar bass/midrange; catalog). A level up from Black Ice is Erotica by Madonna: Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Black Ice. Best sounding next listen: Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin. Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Black Ice.
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Albums like Black Ice
If you like Black Ice, you need Under My Skin by Avril Lavigne because If you like Black Ice, try Under My Skin by Avril Lavigne (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
Avril Lavigne
If you like Black Ice, try Under My Skin by Avril Lavigne (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Eminem
If you like Black Ice, try The Eminem Show by Eminem (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Booba
If you like Black Ice, try Ouest Side by Booba (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Black Ice
If you like Black Ice, you need Erotica by Madonna as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Black Ice.
Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Black Ice.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: The Immaculate Collection by Madonna after Black Ice.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Gilbert Bécaud
Level up via bass/midrange: Une Vie Comme Un Roman by Gilbert Bécaud after Black Ice.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Black Ice, you need Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Black Ice.
Led Zeppelin
Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Black Ice.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Vasco Rossi
Va Bene, Va Bene Così (Remastered) by Vasco Rossi — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Black Ice.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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TRUST
Rock'n'roll by TRUST — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Black Ice.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Black Ice?
- Under My Skin by Avril Lavigne is a similar next listen after Black Ice — If you like Black Ice, try Under My Skin by Avril Lavigne (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- What is a level up from Black Ice?
- Erotica by Madonna is a level up from Black Ice — Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Black Ice.
- What sounds best after Black Ice?
- Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin is the best-sounding next listen after Black Ice — Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Black Ice.
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