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    Top 200 albums

    1 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.26
    3310
    2 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.26
    2322
    3 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.25
    2519
    4 Opeth
    Blackwater Park (2001)
    9.25
    3289
    5 Metallica
    Master Of Puppets (1986)
    9.25
    3923
    6 Metallica
    Ride The Lightning (1984)
    9.24
    3725
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.2
    2080
    8 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.16
    2797
    9 Death
    The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
    9.15
    2184
    10 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.15
    1784
    11 Iron Maiden
    The Number Of The Beast (1982)
    9.13
    2969
    12 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.13
    993
    13 Agalloch
    Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
    9.12
    1638
    14 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.12
    910
    15 Iron Maiden
    Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
    9.12
    2544
    16 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
    9.12
    1256
    17 Slayer
    Reign In Blood (1986)
    9.1
    2523
    18 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.1
    2202
    19 Dissection
    Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
    9.08
    1212
    20 Dream Theater
    Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
    9.05
    1794
    21 King Crimson
    In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
    9.05
    692
    22 Queensrÿche
    Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
    9.05
    1126
    23 Rush
    Moving Pictures (1981)
    9.02
    825
    24 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    9.02
    1477
    25 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    9.01
    1834
    26 Black Sabbath
    Heaven And Hell (1980)
    9.01
    1380
    27 Dream Theater
    Images And Words (1992)
    9.01
    1989
    28 Opeth
    Ghost Reveries (2005)
    9.01
    2347
    29 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
    9
    1408
    30 Immortal
    At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
    9
    1140
    31 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    9
    1368
    32 Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (1970)
    8.99
    1720
    33 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    8.99
    866
    34 Black Sabbath
    Master Of Reality (1971)
    8.98
    1502
    35 Blind Guardian
    Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
    8.98
    1428
    36 Be'lakor
    Stone's Reach (2009)
    8.96
    1244
    37 Ensiferum
    Ensiferum (2001)
    8.95
    1332
    38 Slayer
    Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
    8.94
    1877
    39 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.94
    1440
    40 Rush
    2112 (1976)
    8.94
    741
    41 Saturnus
    Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
    8.94
    602
    42 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.94
    354
    43 W.A.S.P.
    The Crimson Idol (1992)
    8.93
    591
    44 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
    8.93
    1379
    45 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.93
    1747
    46 Gojira
    From Mars To Sirius (2005)
    8.92
    1236
    47 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.91
    780
    48 Draconian
    Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
    8.91
    824
    49 Ayreon
    The Human Equation (2004)
    8.91
    958
    50 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.91
    815
    51 Porcupine Tree
    Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
    8.91
    904
    52 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.9
    983
    53 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.9
    756
    54 Mgła
    Exercises In Futility (2015)
    8.89
    632
    55 Nevermore
    Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
    8.89
    1052
    56 Sepultura
    Beneath The Remains (1989)
    8.88
    1273
    57 Porcupine Tree
    In Absentia (2002)
    8.88
    893
    58 Blind Guardian
    Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
    8.88
    1470
    59 Rush
    Hemispheres (1978)
    8.88
    547
    60 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.88
    1079
    61 Emperor
    Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (1997)
    8.88
    1072
    62 AC/DC
    Back In Black (1980)
    8.88
    1133
    63 Moonsorrow
    Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
    8.88
    667
    64 Iron Maiden
    Somewhere In Time (1986)
    8.87
    2197
    65 Crimson Glory
    Transcendence (1988)
    8.87
    381
    66 Candlemass
    Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
    8.87
    760
    67 At The Gates
    Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
    8.87
    1277
    68 Nevermore
    This Godless Endeavor (2005)
    8.87
    1157
    69 Gamma Ray
    Land Of The Free (1995)
    8.87
    729
    70 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.86
    611
    71 Paradise Lost
    Draconian Times (1995)
    8.86
    989
    72 Orphaned Land
    Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
    8.86
    768
    73 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.86
    1239
    74 Green Carnation
    Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
    8.85
    540
    75 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.85
    1078
    76 Bolt Thrower
    Those Once Loyal (2005)
    8.85
    645
    77 Metallica
    ...And Justice For All (1988)
    8.85
    3151
    78 Insomnium
    Winter's Gate (2016)
    8.85
    916
    79 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.85
    545
    80 Kamelot
    The Black Halo (2005)
    8.85
    1249
    81 Primordial
    To The Nameless Dead (2007)
    8.84
    747
    82 Mercyful Fate
    Don't Break The Oath (1984)
    8.83
    744
    83 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.83
    1168
    84 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.83
    1180
    85 Artillery
    By Inheritance (1990)
    8.83
    433
    86 Judas Priest
    Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
    8.83
    1416
    87 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.83
    1185
    88 In Flames
    The Jester Race (1996)
    8.83
    1566
    89 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.83
    698
    90 Morbid Angel
    Altars Of Madness (1989)
    8.83
    1007
    91 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.82
    768
    92 Anathema
    Alternative 4 (1998)
    8.82
    1028
    93 Judas Priest
    Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
    8.82
    1206
    94 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.82
    1164
    95 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.82
    788
    96 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.82
    901
    97 Katatonia
    Brave Murder Day (1996)
    8.82
    981
    98 Insomnium
    Above The Weeping World (2006)
    8.82
    1018
    99 My Dying Bride
    The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
    8.82
    708
    100 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.82
    772
    101 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.82
    584
    102 Blind Guardian
    Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
    8.81
    1166
    103 Riverside
    Out Of Myself (2003)
    8.81
    531
    104 Iron Maiden
    Piece Of Mind (1983)
    8.81
    2326
    105 Mastodon
    Crack The Skye (2009)
    8.81
    1383
    106 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin II (1969)
    8.81
    855
    107 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.81
    774
    108 Motörhead
    Ace Of Spades (1980)
    8.8
    866
    109 Pain Of Salvation
    The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
    8.8
    533
    110 Symphony X
    The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
    8.8
    865
    111 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.79
    633
    112 Death
    Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
    8.79
    1604
    113 Empyrium
    Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
    8.79
    484
    114 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.79
    405
    115 Pantera
    Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
    8.79
    1679
    116 Riverside
    Second Life Syndrome (2005)
    8.78
    611
    117 Emperor
    In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
    8.78
    1102
    118 My Dying Bride
    Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
    8.78
    651
    119 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.78
    697
    120 Black Sabbath
    Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
    8.77
    1265
    121 Amorphis
    Under The Red Cloud (2015)
    8.77
    1072
    122 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.77
    1073
    123 Uriah Heep
    Demons And Wizards (1972)
    8.77
    267
    124 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.77
    1687
    125 Megadeth
    Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
    8.77
    2065
    126 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson II (2003)
    8.77
    524
    127 Enslaved
    Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
    8.77
    967
    128 Savatage
    Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
    8.77
    573
    129 Savatage
    Gutter Ballet (1989)
    8.77
    501
    130 Arcturus
    The Sham Mirrors (2002)
    8.76
    718
    131 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.76
    662
    132 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.75
    595
    133 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.75
    735
    134 Amorphis
    Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
    8.75
    1086
    135 AC/DC
    Highway To Hell (1979)
    8.75
    845
    136 Guns N' Roses
    Appetite For Destruction (1987)
    8.75
    1113
    137 My Dying Bride
    The Dreadful Hours (2001)
    8.75
    601
    138 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.75
    854
    139 Bathory
    Blood Fire Death (1988)
    8.75
    782
    140 Running Wild
    Death Or Glory (1989)
    8.74
    412
    141 Deep Purple
    In Rock (1970)
    8.74
    682
    142 Opeth
    My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
    8.74
    1614
    143 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.74
    829
    144 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.74
    957
    145 Slayer
    South Of Heaven (1988)
    8.73
    1709
    146 Atheist
    Unquestionable Presence (1991)
    8.73
    597
    147 Machine Head
    The Blackening (2007)
    8.73
    1139
    148 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.73
    497
    149 Leprous
    Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
    8.73
    395
    150 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.73
    1008
    151 Haggard
    Eppur Si Muove (2004)
    8.73
    583
    152 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.72
    919
    153 Vektor
    Terminal Redux (2016)
    8.72
    668
    154 Pantera
    Cowboys From Hell (1990)
    8.72
    1687
    155 Amon Amarth
    With Oden On Our Side (2006)
    8.72
    1804
    156 Estatic Fear
    A Sombre Dance (1999)
    8.72
    336
    157 Anthrax
    Among The Living (1987)
    8.72
    1073
    158 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.72
    775
    159 Overkill
    The Years Of Decay (1989)
    8.72
    680
    160 Dimmu Borgir
    Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
    8.71
    1162
    161 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.71
    715
    162 Opeth
    Deliverance (2002)
    8.7
    1945
    163 Judas Priest
    Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976)
    8.7
    1059
    164 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.7
    426
    165 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.7
    749
    166 Lost Horizon
    A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
    8.7
    391
    167 Cryptopsy
    None So Vile (1996)
    8.69
    558
    168 Immortal
    Sons Of Northern Darkness (2002)
    8.69
    1041
    169 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.69
    395
    170 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.69
    945
    171 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.69
    468
    172 Katatonia
    The Great Cold Distance (2006)
    8.69
    1121
    173 Exodus
    Bonded By Blood (1985)
    8.69
    896
    174 Ozzy Osbourne
    Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
    8.69
    852
    175 Swallow The Sun
    The Morning Never Came (2003)
    8.68
    686
    176 Amorphis
    Queen Of Time (2018)
    8.68
    919
    177 Iotunn
    Kinship (2024)
    8.68
    225
    178 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.68
    888
    179 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.68
    480
    180 Lake Of Tears
    Forever Autumn (1999)
    8.68
    343
    181 Nile
    Annihilation Of The Wicked (2005)
    8.68
    854
    182 Mastodon
    Leviathan (2004)
    8.68
    1056
    183 Blood Incantation
    Absolute Elsewhere (2024)
    8.67
    368
    184 Entombed
    Left Hand Path (1990)
    8.67
    621
    185 Ayreon
    Into The Electric Castle (1998)
    8.67
    546
    186 Rush
    A Farewell To Kings (1977)
    8.66
    484
    187 Rainbow
    Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978)
    8.66
    553
    188 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.66
    577
    189 Opeth
    Damnation (2003)
    8.66
    2068
    190 Carcass
    Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious (1991)
    8.66
    746
    191 Angra
    Temple Of Shadows (2004)
    8.66
    680
    192 Summoning
    Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame (2001)
    8.66
    467
    193 Iced Earth
    Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
    8.66
    1023
    194 Be'lakor
    Of Breath And Bone (2012)
    8.66
    1129
    195 Bloodbath
    Nightmares Made Flesh (2004)
    8.66
    754
    196 Whitesnake
    Whitesnake (1987)
    8.65
    377
    197 Iron Maiden
    Brave New World (2000)
    8.65
    2074
    198 Paradise Lost
    Icon (1993)
    8.65
    776
    199 Control Denied
    The Fragile Art Of Existence (1999)
    8.65
    519
    200 Obituary
    Cause Of Death (1990)
    8.65
    629