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1 Judas Priest
Painkiller (1990)
Painkiller (1990)
9.26 | 2208
9.26
2208
2 Death
Symbolic (1995)
Symbolic (1995)
9.25 | 2355
9.25
2355
3 Megadeth
Rust In Peace (1990)
Rust In Peace (1990)
9.25 | 3050
9.25
3050
4 Metallica
Master Of Puppets (1986)
Master Of Puppets (1986)
9.25 | 3629
9.25
3629
5 Metallica
Ride The Lightning (1984)
Ride The Lightning (1984)
9.24 | 3443
9.24
3443
6 Opeth
Blackwater Park (2001)
Blackwater Park (2001)
9.22 | 2929
9.22
2929
7 Black Sabbath
Paranoid (1970)
Paranoid (1970)
9.17 | 1960
9.17
1960
8 Iron Maiden
Powerslave (1984)
Powerslave (1984)
9.13 | 2580
9.13
2580
9 Rainbow
Rising (1976)
Rising (1976)
9.1 | 887
9.1
887
10 Death
The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
9.1 | 2060
9.1
2060
11 Agalloch
The Mantle (2002)
The Mantle (2002)
9.1 | 1644
9.1
1644
12 Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
9.09 | 1171
9.09
1171
13 Iron Maiden
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
9.09 | 2360
9.09
2360
14 Edge Of Sanity
Crimson (1996)
Crimson (1996)
9.08 | 947
9.08
947
15 Agalloch
Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
9.08 | 1502
9.08
1502
16 Iron Maiden
The Number Of The Beast (1982)
The Number Of The Beast (1982)
9.07 | 2732
9.07
2732
17 Dissection
Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
9.07 | 1174
9.07
1174
18 Slayer
Reign In Blood (1986)
Reign In Blood (1986)
9.07 | 2380
9.07
2380
19 Opeth
Still Life (1999)
Still Life (1999)
9.04 | 2006
9.04
2006
20 King Crimson
In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
9.03 | 677
9.03
677
21 Queensrÿche
Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
9 | 1072
9
1072
22 Dream Theater
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
8.98 | 1657
8.98
1657
23 Immortal
At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
8.98 | 1088
8.98
1088
24 Helloween
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
8.98 | 1340
8.98
1340
25 Deep Purple
Machine Head (1972)
Machine Head (1972)
8.97 | 831
8.97
831
26 Rush
Moving Pictures (1981)
Moving Pictures (1981)
8.97 | 800
8.97
800
27 Dio
Holy Diver (1983)
Holy Diver (1983)
8.96 | 1295
8.96
1295
28 Dream Theater
Images And Words (1992)
Images And Words (1992)
8.96 | 1847
8.96
1847
29 Black Sabbath
Heaven And Hell (1980)
Heaven And Hell (1980)
8.95 | 1310
8.95
1310
30 Wintersun
Wintersun (2004)
Wintersun (2004)
8.95 | 1685
8.95
1685
31 Tool
Lateralus (2001)
Lateralus (2001)
8.95 | 1382
8.95
1382
32 Blind Guardian
Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
8.95 | 1338
8.95
1338
33 Opeth
Ghost Reveries (2005)
Ghost Reveries (2005)
8.94 | 2166
8.94
2166
34 Black Sabbath
Master Of Reality (1971)
Master Of Reality (1971)
8.93 | 1430
8.93
1430
35 Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath (1970)
Black Sabbath (1970)
8.92 | 1623
8.92
1623
36 Death
Human (1991)
Human (1991)
8.91 | 1678
8.91
1678
37 Sepultura
Arise (1991)
Arise (1991)
8.91 | 1393
8.91
1393
38 King Crimson
Red (1974)
Red (1974)
8.9 | 357
8.9
357
39 Helloween
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
8.9 | 1319
8.9
1319
40 Ensiferum
Ensiferum (2001)
Ensiferum (2001)
8.9 | 1217
8.9
1217
41 Rush
2112 (1976)
2112 (1976)
8.89 | 704
8.89
704
42 W.A.S.P.
The Crimson Idol (1992)
The Crimson Idol (1992)
8.89 | 562
8.89
562
43 Slayer
Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
8.89 | 1792
8.89
1792
44 Be'lakor
Stone's Reach (2009)
Stone's Reach (2009)
8.89 | 1148
8.89
1148
45 Moonsorrow
Kivenkantaja (2003)
Kivenkantaja (2003)
8.88 | 701
8.88
701
46 Gojira
From Mars To Sirius (2005)
From Mars To Sirius (2005)
8.88 | 1201
8.88
1201
47 Candlemass
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
8.87 | 777
8.87
777
48 King Diamond
Abigail (1987)
Abigail (1987)
8.86 | 776
8.86
776
49 Emperor
Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (1997)
Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (1997)
8.86 | 1035
8.86
1035
50 Alice In Chains
Dirt (1992)
Dirt (1992)
8.85 | 986
8.85
986
51 Sepultura
Beneath The Remains (1989)
Beneath The Remains (1989)
8.85 | 1221
8.85
1221
52 Bolt Thrower
Those Once Loyal (2005)
Those Once Loyal (2005)
8.85 | 674
8.85
674
53 Gamma Ray
Land Of The Free (1995)
Land Of The Free (1995)
8.85 | 710
8.85
710
54 Mgła
Exercises In Futility (2015)
Exercises In Futility (2015)
8.85 | 667
8.85
667
55 Blind Guardian
Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
8.85 | 1385
8.85
1385
56 Saturnus
Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
8.85 | 540
8.85
540
57 AC/DC
Back In Black (1980)
Back In Black (1980)
8.85 | 1099
8.85
1099
58 Moonsorrow
Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
8.85 | 618
8.85
618
59 Artillery
By Inheritance (1990)
By Inheritance (1990)
8.84 | 412
8.84
412
60 Ayreon
The Human Equation (2004)
The Human Equation (2004)
8.84 | 868
8.84
868
61 Septicflesh
Communion (2008)
Communion (2008)
8.83 | 995
8.83
995
62 Mercyful Fate
Melissa (1983)
Melissa (1983)
8.83 | 742
8.83
742
63 Iron Maiden
Somewhere In Time (1986)
Somewhere In Time (1986)
8.83 | 2062
8.83
2062
64 At The Gates
Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
8.82 | 1265
8.82
1265
65 Kamelot
The Black Halo (2005)
The Black Halo (2005)
8.82 | 1150
8.82
1150
66 Porcupine Tree
Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
8.82 | 831
8.82
831
67 Nevermore
Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
8.82 | 1002
8.82
1002
68 Mercyful Fate
Don't Break The Oath (1984)
Don't Break The Oath (1984)
8.81 | 728
8.81
728
69 Morbid Angel
Altars Of Madness (1989)
Altars Of Madness (1989)
8.81 | 987
8.81
987
70 Vektor
Black Future (2009)
Black Future (2009)
8.81 | 544
8.81
544
71 Crimson Glory
Transcendence (1988)
Transcendence (1988)
8.81 | 386
8.81
386
72 Nevermore
This Godless Endeavor (2005)
This Godless Endeavor (2005)
8.8 | 1098
8.8
1098
73 In Flames
The Jester Race (1996)
The Jester Race (1996)
8.8 | 1508
8.8
1508
74 Symphony X
The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
8.8 | 801
8.8
801
75 Rush
Hemispheres (1978)
Hemispheres (1978)
8.8 | 525
8.8
525
76 Primordial
To The Nameless Dead (2007)
To The Nameless Dead (2007)
8.8 | 714
8.8
714
77 Dark Tranquillity
Damage Done (2002)
Damage Done (2002)
8.8 | 1154
8.8
1154
78 Orphaned Land
Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
8.8 | 709
8.8
709
79 Metallica
...And Justice For All (1988)
...And Justice For All (1988)
8.8 | 3014
8.8
3014
80 Paradise Lost
Draconian Times (1995)
Draconian Times (1995)
8.79 | 978
8.79
978
81 Summoning
Stronghold (1999)
Stronghold (1999)
8.79 | 654
8.79
654
82 Tiamat
Wildhoney (1994)
Wildhoney (1994)
8.79 | 748
8.79
748
83 Draconian
Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
8.79 | 774
8.79
774
84 Porcupine Tree
In Absentia (2002)
In Absentia (2002)
8.79 | 824
8.79
824
85 Deep Purple
In Rock (1970)
In Rock (1970)
8.79 | 660
8.79
660
86 Judas Priest
Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
8.78 | 1382
8.78
1382
87 Mastodon
Crack The Skye (2009)
Crack The Skye (2009)
8.78 | 1317
8.78
1317
88 Blind Guardian
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
8.78 | 1102
8.78
1102
89 Anathema
Judgement (1999)
Judgement (1999)
8.78 | 981
8.78
981
90 Carcass
Heartwork (1993)
Heartwork (1993)
8.78 | 1170
8.78
1170
91 Dark Tranquillity
The Gallery (1995)
The Gallery (1995)
8.78 | 1124
8.78
1124
92 Death
Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
8.77 | 1550
8.77
1550
93 Moonspell
Wolfheart (1995)
Wolfheart (1995)
8.77 | 850
8.77
850
94 The Gathering
Mandylion (1995)
Mandylion (1995)
8.77 | 614
8.77
614
95 Windir
1184 (2001)
1184 (2001)
8.77 | 575
8.77
575
96 Ensiferum
Iron (2004)
Iron (2004)
8.77 | 1071
8.77
1071
97 My Dying Bride
The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
8.76 | 664
8.76
664
98 Judas Priest
Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
8.76 | 1183
8.76
1183
99 Savatage
Gutter Ballet (1989)
Gutter Ballet (1989)
8.76 | 495
8.76
495
100 Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Led Zeppelin II (1969)
8.76 | 817
8.76
817
101 Equilibrium
Sagas (2008)
Sagas (2008)
8.76 | 667
8.76
667
102 Pain Of Salvation
Remedy Lane (2002)
Remedy Lane (2002)
8.76 | 563
8.76
563
103 Tool
Ænima (1996)
Ænima (1996)
8.76 | 1177
8.76
1177
104 Coroner
No More Color (1989)
No More Color (1989)
8.76 | 448
8.76
448
105 Green Carnation
Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
8.76 | 528
8.76
528
106 Insomnium
Winter's Gate (2016)
Winter's Gate (2016)
8.76 | 884
8.76
884
107 Emperor
In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
8.76 | 1067
8.76
1067
108 Pain Of Salvation
The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
8.75 | 495
8.75
495
109 Sodom
Agent Orange (1989)
Agent Orange (1989)
8.75 | 754
8.75
754
110 Candlemass
Nightfall (1987)
Nightfall (1987)
8.75 | 667
8.75
667
111 Anathema
Alternative 4 (1998)
Alternative 4 (1998)
8.75 | 944
8.75
944
112 Empyrium
Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
8.75 | 448
8.75
448
113 Savatage
Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
8.74 | 570
8.74
570
114 Insomnium
Above The Weeping World (2006)
Above The Weeping World (2006)
8.74 | 946
8.74
946
115 Iron Maiden
Piece Of Mind (1983)
Piece Of Mind (1983)
8.74 | 2163
8.74
2163
116 Lost Horizon
A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
8.74 | 375
8.74
375
117 Porcupine Tree
Deadwing (2005)
Deadwing (2005)
8.74 | 714
8.74
714
118 Rammstein
Mutter (2001)
Mutter (2001)
8.73 | 1049
8.73
1049
119 Vektor
Terminal Redux (2016)
Terminal Redux (2016)
8.73 | 658
8.73
658
120 Edge Of Sanity
Crimson II (2003)
Crimson II (2003)
8.73 | 520
8.73
520
121 Pantera
Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
8.73 | 1605
8.73
1605
122 Amorphis
Under The Red Cloud (2015)
Under The Red Cloud (2015)
8.73 | 1052
8.73
1052
123 Guns N' Roses
Appetite For Destruction (1987)
Appetite For Destruction (1987)
8.73 | 1073
8.73
1073
124 Katatonia
Brave Murder Day (1996)
Brave Murder Day (1996)
8.72 | 948
8.72
948
125 Enslaved
Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
8.72 | 901
8.72
901
126 My Dying Bride
The Dreadful Hours (2001)
The Dreadful Hours (2001)
8.72 | 566
8.72
566
127 Uriah Heep
Demons And Wizards (1972)
Demons And Wizards (1972)
8.72 | 264
8.72
264
128 Running Wild
Death Or Glory (1989)
Death Or Glory (1989)
8.71 | 404
8.71
404
129 Megadeth
Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
8.71 | 1996
8.71
1996
130 Stratovarius
Visions (1997)
Visions (1997)
8.71 | 783
8.71
783
131 Bathory
Hammerheart (1990)
Hammerheart (1990)
8.71 | 757
8.71
757
132 My Dying Bride
Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
8.71 | 614
8.71
614
133 Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin (1969)
Led Zeppelin (1969)
8.7 | 825
8.7
825
134 Moonsorrow
Verisäkeet (2005)
Verisäkeet (2005)
8.7 | 534
8.7
534
135 Atheist
Unquestionable Presence (1991)
Unquestionable Presence (1991)
8.7 | 574
8.7
574
136 Arcturus
The Sham Mirrors (2002)
The Sham Mirrors (2002)
8.7 | 682
8.7
682
137 Coroner
Mental Vortex (1991)
Mental Vortex (1991)
8.7 | 437
8.7
437
138 Amon Amarth
With Oden On Our Side (2006)
With Oden On Our Side (2006)
8.7 | 1657
8.7
1657
139 Testament
The Gathering (1999)
The Gathering (1999)
8.7 | 934
8.7
934
140 AC/DC
Highway To Hell (1979)
Highway To Hell (1979)
8.7 | 826
8.7
826
141 Between The Buried And Me
Colors (2007)
Colors (2007)
8.7 | 583
8.7
583
142 Dimmu Borgir
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
8.7 | 1119
8.7
1119
143 Riverside
Out Of Myself (2003)
Out Of Myself (2003)
8.7 | 497
8.7
497
144 Therion
Theli (1996)
Theli (1996)
8.69 | 713
8.69
713
145 Slayer
South Of Heaven (1988)
South Of Heaven (1988)
8.69 | 1664
8.69
1664
146 Trees Of Eternity
Hour Of The Nightingale (2016)
Hour Of The Nightingale (2016)
8.69 | 432
8.69
432
147 Machine Head
The Blackening (2007)
The Blackening (2007)
8.69 | 1091
8.69
1091
148 Van Halen
Van Halen (1978)
Van Halen (1978)
8.69 | 490
8.69
490
149 Amorphis
Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
8.69 | 1060
8.69
1060
150 Immolation
Close To A World Below (2000)
Close To A World Below (2000)
8.69 | 363
8.69
363
151 Motörhead
Ace Of Spades (1980)
Ace Of Spades (1980)
8.69 | 819
8.69
819
152 Cryptopsy
None So Vile (1996)
None So Vile (1996)
8.69 | 569
8.69
569
153 Riverside
Second Life Syndrome (2005)
Second Life Syndrome (2005)
8.69 | 566
8.69
566
154 Black Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
8.68 | 1199
8.68
1199
155 Shining
V - Halmstad (2007)
V - Halmstad (2007)
8.68 | 465
8.68
465
156 Isis
Panopticon (2004)
Panopticon (2004)
8.68 | 455
8.68
455
157 Overkill
The Years Of Decay (1989)
The Years Of Decay (1989)
8.68 | 654
8.68
654
158 Symphony X
The Odyssey (2002)
The Odyssey (2002)
8.68 | 816
8.68
816
159 Anthrax
Among The Living (1987)
Among The Living (1987)
8.68 | 1034
8.68
1034
160 Bathory
Blood Fire Death (1988)
Blood Fire Death (1988)
8.68 | 777
8.68
777
161 Ozzy Osbourne
Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
8.68 | 844
8.68
844
162 Nile
Annihilation Of The Wicked (2005)
Annihilation Of The Wicked (2005)
8.67 | 802
8.67
802
163 Testament
The Legacy (1987)
The Legacy (1987)
8.67 | 972
8.67
972
164 Ne Obliviscaris
Portal Of I (2012)
Portal Of I (2012)
8.67 | 834
8.67
834
165 Estatic Fear
A Sombre Dance (1999)
A Sombre Dance (1999)
8.67 | 315
8.67
315
166 Aquilus
Griseus (2011)
Griseus (2011)
8.67 | 399
8.67
399
167 Lake Of Tears
Forever Autumn (1999)
Forever Autumn (1999)
8.67 | 333
8.67
333
168 Cynic
Focus (1993)
Focus (1993)
8.67 | 750
8.67
750
169 Haggard
Eppur Si Muove (2004)
Eppur Si Muove (2004)
8.67 | 534
8.67
534
170 Exodus
Bonded By Blood (1985)
Bonded By Blood (1985)
8.66 | 875
8.66
875
171 Opeth
Morningrise (1996)
Morningrise (1996)
8.66 | 1549
8.66
1549
172 Opeth
My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
8.66 | 1504
8.66
1504
173 Entombed
Left Hand Path (1990)
Left Hand Path (1990)
8.66 | 642
8.66
642
174 Necrophagist
Epitaph (2004)
Epitaph (2004)
8.66 | 532
8.66
532
175 Children Of Bodom
Follow The Reaper (2000)
Follow The Reaper (2000)
8.65 | 1479
8.65
1479
176 Overkill
Horrorscope (1991)
Horrorscope (1991)
8.65 | 545
8.65
545
177 Immortal
Sons Of Northern Darkness (2002)
Sons Of Northern Darkness (2002)
8.65 | 984
8.65
984
178 Slumber
Fallout (2004)
Fallout (2004)
8.65 | 323
8.65
323
179 Mastodon
Leviathan (2004)
Leviathan (2004)
8.65 | 1030
8.65
1030
180 Therion
Vovin (1998)
Vovin (1998)
8.65 | 702
8.65
702
181 Tristania
Beyond The Veil (1999)
Beyond The Veil (1999)
8.65 | 520
8.65
520
182 Blood Incantation
Absolute Elsewhere (2024)
Absolute Elsewhere (2024)
8.64 | 618
8.64
618
183 Symphony X
V: The New Mythology Suite (2000)
V: The New Mythology Suite (2000)
8.64 | 689
8.64
689
184 Iotunn
Kinship (2024)
Kinship (2024)
8.64 | 467
8.64
467
185 Kamelot
Epica (2003)
Epica (2003)
8.64 | 865
8.64
865
186 Pantera
Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Cowboys From Hell (1990)
8.64 | 1596
8.64
1596
187 Be'lakor
Of Breath And Bone (2012)
Of Breath And Bone (2012)
8.64 | 1011
8.64
1011
188 Amorphis
Queen Of Time (2018)
Queen Of Time (2018)
8.64 | 919
8.64
919
189 Motörhead
Overkill (1979)
Overkill (1979)
8.64 | 638
8.64
638
190 Leprous
Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
8.64 | 400
8.64
400
191 Dismember
Like An Ever Flowing Stream (1991)
Like An Ever Flowing Stream (1991)
8.64 | 465
8.64
465
192 Suffocation
Pierced From Within (1995)
Pierced From Within (1995)
8.63 | 411
8.63
411
193 Bolt Thrower
...For Victory (1994)
...For Victory (1994)
8.62 | 465
8.62
465
194 Deathspell Omega
Paracletus (2010)
Paracletus (2010)
8.62 | 356
8.62
356
195 Iced Earth
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
8.62 | 978
8.62
978
196 Annihilator
Alice In Hell (1989)
Alice In Hell (1989)
8.62 | 765
8.62
765
197 Theatre Of Tragedy
Aégis (1998)
Aégis (1998)
8.62 | 442
8.62
442
198 System Of A Down
Toxicity (2001)
Toxicity (2001)
8.62 | 1099
8.62
1099
199 Annihilator
Never, Neverland (1990)
Never, Neverland (1990)
8.62 | 608
8.62
608
200 Riot
ThunderSteel (1988)
ThunderSteel (1988)
8.62 | 236
8.62
236