Top 50 Metal Albums Of All Time
The top 50 metal albums of all time, in order |
1 | | Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast
May not be everyone's favourite album, but the Maidens have influenced so many metal styles, have had so much impact on the metal genre as a whole, that there is no other band than these guys who deserve to get the top spot. |
2 | | Dream Theater Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory
The defining prog metal album of all time. Dream Theater was the band that really put the genre on the map. Plus, it's just a killer album in all respects. |
3 | | Slayer Reign In Blood
THE Thrash metal album of all time. If I didn't have this high up on my list I'd be a metal SINNER. |
4 | | Queensryche Operation: Mindcrime
best concept album ever recorded, I know scenes has a concept too but the story is better here. dream theater are musically better though which is why this is at 4 and that is at 2. |
5 | | Metallica Master Of Puppets
the album that brought metal to the mainstream and led half the metalheads to be where they are today, maybe not the *best* metal album but has such an influence it's ungodly. |
6 | | In Flames The Jester Race
because it singlehandedly invented a new genre called Gothenburg Metal, and therefore belongs on the list |
7 | | Black Sabbath Paranoid
No Sabbath = bad list, this is their best album in my opinion |
8 | | Judas Priest Painkiller
Yep. |
9 | | Opeth Blackwater Park
I'd have put Still Life but this one is more critically acclaimed and almost just as good. What a fucking killer prog death metal album. |
10 | | Blind Guardian Imaginations From The Other Side
A classic of the power metal genre |
11 | | Helloween Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt. 2
another classic of the power metal genre |
12 | | Pantera Vulgar Display Of Power
despite the fact I don't like Pantera they warrant a high spot on this list due to the amount of bands they've influenced |
13 | | Megadeth Rust In Peace
thrash classic, best they ever recorded, belongs on every metal best of list imo |
14 | | Candlemass Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
A doom metal classic, period |
15 | | Dark Tranquillity Character
The other great melodeath band |
16 | | Mayhem De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
I HATE black metal but since that's a subgenre too it warrants a spot |
17 | | Nightwish Oceanborn
a marriage of classical symphony and power metal, definitely belongs up there |
18 | | Iced Earth Burnt Offerings
Power + thrash metal = a good thing in my opinion |
19 | | Death Scream Bloody Gore
death metal inventor |
20 | | Arcturus The Sham Mirrors
avant-garde greatness, also from the black metal scene so there you go |
21 | | Faith No More Angel Dust
I don't know if you could tag this metal or rock, but it's fucking killer nonetheless |
22 | | Metallica Ride The Lightning
the other classic from Metallica |
23 | | Iron Maiden Powerslave
putting this somewhat lower because I specifically don't like it as much as most people but since everyone seems to love it it should again be on here |
24 | | Black Sabbath Master Of Reality
..yep |
25 | | Slayer Seasons In The Abyss
uhhuh |
26 | | Judas Priest Sad Wings Of Destiny
yep |
27 | | Bathory Blood Fire Death |
28 | | Venom Black Metal |
29 | | Emperor In The Nightside Eclipse |
30 | | My Dying Bride The Angel And The Dark River |
31 | | Burzum Hvis Lyset Tar Oss |
32 | | Anthrax Among The Living |
33 | | Dream Theater Images And Words |
34 | | Symphony X V: The New Mythology Suite |
35 | | Stratovarius Elements Pt. 1
I hate this band but... |
36 | | Rammstein Mutter
Industrial Metal \m/ |
37 | | Iced Earth The Horror Show |
38 | | Opeth Still Life |
39 | | Iron Maiden Piece Of Mind |
40 | | Paradise Lost Draconian Times |
41 | | Pantera Cowboys From Hell |
42 | | Megadeth Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? |
43 | | Fates Warning Awaken The Guardian |
44 | | Kreator Pleasure To Kill |
45 | | Bathory Nordland I |
46 | | In Flames Whoracle |
47 | | Dark Tranquillity The Gallery |
48 | | At The Gates Slaughter Of The Soul |
49 | | Dio Holy Diver |
50 | | Dimmu Borgir Enthrone Darkness Triumphant |
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