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    Top 200 albums

    1 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.27
    2387
    2 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.27
    3183
    3 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.27
    2202
    4 Opeth
    9.26
    3188
    5 Metallica
    9.25
    3797
    6 Metallica
    9.24
    3594
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.2
    1990
    8 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.17
    1721
    9 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.17
    2717
    10 Death
    9.15
    2085
    11 Agalloch
    9.15
    1590
    12 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.14
    958
    13 Iron Maiden
    9.14
    2475
    14 Led Zeppelin
    9.13
    1225
    15 Iron Maiden
    9.13
    2893
    16 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.12
    863
    17 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.11
    2132
    18 Slayer
    9.1
    2446
    19 Dissection
    9.09
    1160
    20 King Crimson
    9.08
    665
    21 Queensrÿche
    9.06
    1084
    22 Dream Theater
    9.05
    1751
    23 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    9.05
    1431
    24 Rush
    9.03
    819
    25 Dream Theater
    9.02
    1939
    26 Immortal
    9.02
    1097
    27 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    9.02
    1764
    28 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    9.01
    844
    29 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    9.01
    1325
    30 Helloween
    9.01
    1362
    31 Black Sabbath
    9.01
    1339
    32 Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (1970)
    8.99
    1662
    33 Opeth
    8.99
    2283
    34 Blind Guardian
    8.98
    1398
    35 Black Sabbath
    8.98
    1441
    36 W.A.S.P.
    8.97
    572
    37 Be'lakor
    Stone's Reach (2009)
    8.96
    1208
    38 Rush
    2112 (1976)
    8.96
    724
    39 Ensiferum
    Ensiferum (2001)
    8.95
    1293
    40 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.95
    1659
    41 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.94
    1399
    42 Saturnus
    8.94
    587
    43 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.93
    728
    44 Slayer
    8.93
    1818
    45 Ayreon
    8.93
    946
    46 Helloween
    8.93
    1332
    47 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.93
    341
    48 Gojira
    8.92
    1174
    49 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.92
    792
    50 Candlemass
    8.91
    730
    51 Porcupine Tree
    8.91
    880
    52 Draconian
    8.91
    805
    53 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.91
    951
    54 Mgła
    8.91
    589
    55 AC/DC
    Back In Black (1980)
    8.9
    1106
    56 Rush
    Hemispheres (1978)
    8.9
    536
    57 Nevermore
    8.9
    1024
    58 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.9
    597
    59 Emperor
    8.89
    1035
    60 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.89
    1051
    61 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.89
    758
    62 Porcupine Tree
    In Absentia (2002)
    8.89
    868
    63 Moonsorrow
    8.88
    647
    64 Green Carnation
    8.88
    535
    65 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.88
    1194
    66 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.88
    666
    67 Sepultura
    8.88
    1231
    68 Gamma Ray
    8.88
    708
    69 Insomnium
    Winter's Gate (2016)
    8.87
    885
    70 Iron Maiden
    8.87
    2137
    71 Nevermore
    8.87
    1135
    72 At The Gates
    8.87
    1246
    73 Orphaned Land
    8.87
    758
    74 Blind Guardian
    8.87
    1440
    75 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.87
    519
    76 Crimson Glory
    Transcendence (1988)
    8.87
    364
    77 Pain Of Salvation
    8.87
    520
    78 Kamelot
    8.86
    1236
    79 Primordial
    8.86
    729
    80 Metallica
    8.86
    3045
    81 Paradise Lost
    8.86
    964
    82 Morbid Angel
    8.85
    954
    83 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.85
    1056
    84 Bolt Thrower
    8.85
    610
    85 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.85
    386
    86 Katatonia
    8.84
    960
    87 Insomnium
    8.84
    999
    88 Mercyful Fate
    8.84
    710
    89 Artillery
    8.84
    409
    90 Riverside
    Out Of Myself (2003)
    8.84
    515
    91 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.83
    556
    92 Led Zeppelin
    8.83
    832
    93 Anathema
    Alternative 4 (1998)
    8.83
    1010
    94 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.83
    1120
    95 In Flames
    8.83
    1525
    96 Judas Priest
    8.83
    1344
    97 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.83
    1139
    98 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.83
    1138
    99 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.82
    745
    100 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.82
    883
    101 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.82
    1130
    102 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.82
    734
    103 Iron Maiden
    Piece Of Mind (1983)
    8.82
    2269
    104 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.82
    748
    105 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.82
    767
    106 Motörhead
    Ace Of Spades (1980)
    8.82
    840
    107 Symphony X
    8.81
    848
    108 Blind Guardian
    8.81
    1138
    109 Empyrium
    8.81
    474
    110 Mastodon
    8.81
    1339
    111 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.81
    671
    112 Judas Priest
    8.81
    1134
    113 My Dying Bride
    8.81
    679
    114 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.81
    625
    115 Death
    8.8
    1524
    116 Emperor
    8.8
    1057
    117 Pantera
    8.8
    1633
    118 Uriah Heep
    8.8
    249
    119 Riverside
    8.79
    591
    120 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson II (2003)
    8.79
    513
    121 Savatage
    8.79
    556
    122 Running Wild
    8.79
    392
    123 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.78
    1639
    124 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.78
    1038
    125 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.78
    481
    126 Megadeth
    8.78
    1990
    127 Savatage
    Gutter Ballet (1989)
    8.78
    483
    128 Black Sabbath
    8.78
    1217
    129 My Dying Bride
    8.78
    621
    130 Enslaved
    8.78
    944
    131 Arcturus
    8.78
    707
    132 AC/DC
    8.77
    820
    133 Estatic Fear
    8.77
    323
    134 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.77
    932
    135 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.77
    724
    136 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.77
    401
    137 Amorphis
    8.77
    1039
    138 Guns N' Roses
    8.77
    1071
    139 Lost Horizon
    8.77
    371
    140 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.76
    973
    141 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.76
    628
    142 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.76
    832
    143 Amorphis
    8.76
    1055
    144 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.76
    582
    145 Opeth
    8.76
    1566
    146 Haggard
    8.76
    572
    147 Atheist
    8.76
    564
    148 Bathory
    8.76
    748
    149 Overkill
    8.75
    659
    150 Deep Purple
    In Rock (1970)
    8.75
    659
    151 My Dying Bride
    8.75
    570
    152 Summoning
    8.75
    435
    153 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.75
    814
    154 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.74
    755
    155 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.74
    723
    156 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.74
    444
    157 Leprous
    8.74
    382
    158 Machine Head
    8.74
    1121
    159 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.74
    464
    160 Lake Of Tears
    8.74
    329
    161 Amon Amarth
    8.74
    1771
    162 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.74
    893
    163 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.74
    369
    164 Slayer
    8.73
    1653
    165 Pantera
    8.73
    1648
    166 Anthrax
    8.73
    1038
    167 Saturnus
    Martyre (2000)
    8.72
    374
    168 Judas Priest
    8.72
    999
    169 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.72
    679
    170 Exodus
    8.72
    854
    171 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.71
    932
    172 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.71
    867
    173 Ozzy Osbourne
    8.71
    821
    174 Slumber
    Fallout (2004)
    8.71
    341
    175 Vektor
    8.71
    646
    176 Dimmu Borgir
    8.71
    1137
    177 Dan Swanö
    Moontower (1999)
    8.7
    241
    178 Ayreon
    8.7
    530
    179 Cryptopsy
    None So Vile (1996)
    8.7
    519
    180 Rush
    8.7
    468
    181 Opeth
    Deliverance (2002)
    8.7
    1887
    182 Swallow The Sun
    8.7
    660
    183 Katatonia
    8.7
    1109
    184 Nile
    8.69
    817
    185 Tristania
    8.69
    527
    186 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.69
    556
    187 Mastodon
    Leviathan (2004)
    8.69
    1008
    188 Immortal
    8.69
    1004
    189 Trees Of Eternity
    8.69
    431
    190 Entombed
    8.69
    592
    191 Be'lakor
    8.68
    1100
    192 Agalloch
    Pale Folklore (1999)
    8.68
    927
    193 Amorphis
    Queen Of Time (2018)
    8.68
    888
    194 Riot
    ThunderSteel (1988)
    8.68
    223
    195 Bloodbath
    8.67
    731
    196 Fates Warning
    Parallels (1991)
    8.67
    271
    197 Leprous
    Bilateral (2011)
    8.67
    481
    198 Iced Earth
    8.67
    990
    199 Mayhem
    8.67
    866
    200 Whitesnake
    Whitesnake (1987)
    8.67
    372