Average Rating: 3.86 Rating Variance: 0.55 Objectivity Score: 63% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAgalloch The MantleAtheist Piece of TimeBlack Sabbath ParanoidBlack Sabbath Black SabbathCryptopsy None So VileCynic FocusDeath SymbolicIron Maiden PowerslaveMegadeth Rust in PeaceMetallica Ride the LightningAlthough Metallica's best album is usually regarded as being Master of Puppets, I have to disagree; instead, I hold Ride The Lightning as the true owner of that title. The main reason for this, apart from my opinion, is that the album feels like a true album. The songs on RTL all have an angry, dark, and suppressing feel, which helps them flow as one. The concussion-inducing opener, Fight Fire With Fire, sets the quickfire pace for the album, only slowing down for the ballad Fade to Black. Every single song is one to treasure, (with perhaps the exception of Escape), and in turn make this album a classic. Metallica ...And Justice for AllMorbid Angel Altars of MadnessSlayer Reign in BloodSome of the songs aren't that great. The vocals could use work, other songs are too short or simplistic, and while the drumming can be incredible (Lombardo FTW!), it sometimes turns into a speed contest. Oh, and the solos hurt my ears, and not in the good Iron Maiden way. HOWEVER, this album is a milestone of the thrash genre, has two of the best thrash songs ever, Raining Blood and Angel of Death, and is the essential Slayer album. If you call yourself a metalhead, go and buy this. I won't guarantee you'll love it, but it should be in everyone's collection. Period!Testament The Legacy4.5 superbAgalloch Ashes Against the GrainAt the Gates Slaughter of the SoulAtheist Unquestionable PresenceChildren of Bodom Follow the ReaperCynic Traced in AirDeath The Sound of PerseveranceDeath HumanEnsiferum EnsiferumIn Flames ColonyIron Maiden The Number of the BeastIron Maiden's first album, with legendary vocalist Bruce Dickinson, is one of the most well-known and revered heavy metal albums. The one album bands after it strived to surpass, the album that set the mark so high. But, the record is also not without it's flaws, the largest of which is a lack of great content. Songs like the title track and the awe-inspiring Hallowed Be Thy Name seem to shadow the others in their greatness. Thus, the labum almost feels incomplete, as if the band could have done something more. None the less a great album, but just shy of being another Powerslave.Iron Maiden A Matter of Life and DeathMorbid Angel CovenantOverkill The Years of DecayTestament The New OrderTestament continue their goth inspired thrash metal, while adding even more occult themed chords to their music. A great album, but in my opinion, not quite as fun to listen to as their debut, The Legacy.The Black Dahlia Murder NocturnalWintersun Wintersun4.0 excellentAnthrax Among the LivingBlack Sabbath Master of RealityDeath Scream Bloody GoreDeath Angel Act IIIDeath Angel Relentless RetributionDevilDriver Pray for VillainsDio Holy DiverExodus Bonded by BloodIn Flames The Jester RaceIn Flames WhoracleLamb of God Ashes of the WakeMegadeth Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?Megadeth Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!Metallica Master of PuppetsMorbid Angel Blessed Are the SickMorbid Angel DominationNile Annihilation of the WickedOverkill IronboundPantera Cowboys from HellPantera Vulgar Display of PowerTestament Practice What You PreachTestament Souls of BlackTestament The Formation of DamnationThe Black Dahlia Murder Unhallowed3.5 greatAC/DC Highway To HellAll That Remains The Fall of IdealsAvenged Sevenfold Waking the FallenChildren of Bodom Hate Crew DeathrollDeath LeprosyDeath Angel The Art of DyingDevilDriver The Last Kind WordsEnsiferum From AfarExodus Shovel Headed Kill MachineIron Maiden Iron MaidenIron Maiden Piece of MindIron Maiden The Final FrontierLamb of God SacramentMegadeth So Far, So Good... So What!Megadeth EndgameMetallica Kill 'Em AllOverkill HorrorscopeSlayer Show No MercySlayer Hell AwaitsSlayer World Painted BloodVader NecropolisVan Halen 19843.0 goodAC/DC Back In BlackAnthrax We've Come for You AllChildren of Bodom Are You Dead Yet?Chthonic Seediq BaleDisturbed Ten Thousand FistsExodus The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit AHail of Bullets ...Of Frost and WarIron Maiden Somewhere in TimeIron Maiden KillersIron Maiden Fear of the DarkThe Black Dahlia Murder MiasmaThe Black Dahlia Murder Deflorate2.5 averageAll That Remains OvercomeAvenged Sevenfold City of EvilBullet for My Valentine Scream Aim FireDisturbed IndestructibleExodus Tempo of the Damned2.0 poorAvenged Sevenfold Avenged SevenfoldBullet for My Valentine The Poison
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