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1 Judas Priest
Painkiller (1990)
Painkiller (1990)
9.26 | 2212
9.26
2212
2 Death
Symbolic (1995)
Symbolic (1995)
9.25 | 2362
9.25
2362
3 Megadeth
Rust In Peace (1990)
Rust In Peace (1990)
9.25 | 3054
9.25
3054
4 Metallica
Master Of Puppets (1986)
Master Of Puppets (1986)
9.25 | 3642
9.25
3642
5 Metallica
Ride The Lightning (1984)
Ride The Lightning (1984)
9.24 | 3454
9.24
3454
6 Opeth
Blackwater Park (2001)
Blackwater Park (2001)
9.22 | 2934
9.22
2934
7 Black Sabbath
Paranoid (1970)
Paranoid (1970)
9.17 | 1963
9.17
1963
8 Iron Maiden
Powerslave (1984)
Powerslave (1984)
9.13 | 2587
9.13
2587
9 Agalloch
The Mantle (2002)
The Mantle (2002)
9.11 | 1646
9.11
1646
10 Rainbow
Rising (1976)
Rising (1976)
9.1 | 890
9.1
890
11 Death
The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
9.1 | 2066
9.1
2066
12 Iron Maiden
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
9.09 | 2362
9.09
2362
13 Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
9.09 | 1170
9.09
1170
14 Edge Of Sanity
Crimson (1996)
Crimson (1996)
9.08 | 952
9.08
952
15 Agalloch
Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
9.08 | 1504
9.08
1504
16 Slayer
Reign In Blood (1986)
Reign In Blood (1986)
9.08 | 2391
9.08
2391
17 Iron Maiden
The Number Of The Beast (1982)
The Number Of The Beast (1982)
9.07 | 2735
9.07
2735
18 Dissection
Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
9.07 | 1184
9.07
1184
19 Opeth
Still Life (1999)
Still Life (1999)
9.05 | 2013
9.05
2013
20 King Crimson
In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
9.03 | 683
9.03
683
21 Queensrÿche
Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
9 | 1078
9
1078
22 Immortal
At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
8.99 | 1089
8.99
1089
23 Dream Theater
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
8.98 | 1661
8.98
1661
24 Deep Purple
Machine Head (1972)
Machine Head (1972)
8.98 | 836
8.98
836
25 Helloween
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
8.98 | 1345
8.98
1345
26 Dio
Holy Diver (1983)
Holy Diver (1983)
8.96 | 1299
8.96
1299
27 Dream Theater
Images And Words (1992)
Images And Words (1992)
8.96 | 1852
8.96
1852
28 Rush
Moving Pictures (1981)
Moving Pictures (1981)
8.96 | 804
8.96
804
29 Tool
Lateralus (2001)
Lateralus (2001)
8.95 | 1386
8.95
1386
30 Black Sabbath
Heaven And Hell (1980)
Heaven And Hell (1980)
8.95 | 1315
8.95
1315
31 Wintersun
Wintersun (2004)
Wintersun (2004)
8.95 | 1688
8.95
1688
32 Blind Guardian
Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
8.95 | 1340
8.95
1340
33 Opeth
Ghost Reveries (2005)
Ghost Reveries (2005)
8.94 | 2174
8.94
2174
34 Black Sabbath
Master Of Reality (1971)
Master Of Reality (1971)
8.93 | 1435
8.93
1435
35 Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath (1970)
Black Sabbath (1970)
8.92 | 1628
8.92
1628
36 Death
Human (1991)
Human (1991)
8.91 | 1685
8.91
1685
37 Sepultura
Arise (1991)
Arise (1991)
8.91 | 1406
8.91
1406
38 Ensiferum
Ensiferum (2001)
Ensiferum (2001)
8.9 | 1223
8.9
1223
39 Be'lakor
Stone's Reach (2009)
Stone's Reach (2009)
8.9 | 1153
8.9
1153
40 King Crimson
Red (1974)
Red (1974)
8.9 | 360
8.9
360
41 Helloween
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
8.9 | 1325
8.9
1325
42 Slayer
Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
8.89 | 1798
8.89
1798
43 Rush
2112 (1976)
2112 (1976)
8.89 | 706
8.89
706
44 Moonsorrow
Kivenkantaja (2003)
Kivenkantaja (2003)
8.88 | 704
8.88
704
45 W.A.S.P.
The Crimson Idol (1992)
The Crimson Idol (1992)
8.88 | 566
8.88
566
46 Candlemass
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
8.88 | 781
8.88
781
47 Gojira
From Mars To Sirius (2005)
From Mars To Sirius (2005)
8.88 | 1214
8.88
1214
48 Gamma Ray
Land Of The Free (1995)
Land Of The Free (1995)
8.86 | 711
8.86
711
49 Mgła
Exercises In Futility (2015)
Exercises In Futility (2015)
8.86 | 672
8.86
672
50 King Diamond
Abigail (1987)
Abigail (1987)
8.86 | 783
8.86
783
51 Emperor
Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (1997)
Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (1997)
8.86 | 1038
8.86
1038
52 Alice In Chains
Dirt (1992)
Dirt (1992)
8.86 | 989
8.86
989
53 Sepultura
Beneath The Remains (1989)
Beneath The Remains (1989)
8.85 | 1228
8.85
1228
54 Blind Guardian
Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
8.85 | 1388
8.85
1388
55 Bolt Thrower
Those Once Loyal (2005)
Those Once Loyal (2005)
8.85 | 682
8.85
682
56 AC/DC
Back In Black (1980)
Back In Black (1980)
8.85 | 1101
8.85
1101
57 Artillery
By Inheritance (1990)
By Inheritance (1990)
8.85 | 418
8.85
418
58 Moonsorrow
Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
8.85 | 620
8.85
620
59 Ayreon
The Human Equation (2004)
The Human Equation (2004)
8.84 | 870
8.84
870
60 Saturnus
Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
8.84 | 542
8.84
542
61 Septicflesh
Communion (2008)
Communion (2008)
8.83 | 996
8.83
996
62 Mercyful Fate
Melissa (1983)
Melissa (1983)
8.83 | 743
8.83
743
63 Iron Maiden
Somewhere In Time (1986)
Somewhere In Time (1986)
8.83 | 2065
8.83
2065
64 Porcupine Tree
Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
8.83 | 835
8.83
835
65 Nevermore
Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
8.82 | 1005
8.82
1005
66 At The Gates
Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
8.82 | 1270
8.82
1270
67 Kamelot
The Black Halo (2005)
The Black Halo (2005)
8.82 | 1155
8.82
1155
68 Morbid Angel
Altars Of Madness (1989)
Altars Of Madness (1989)
8.81 | 988
8.81
988
69 Mercyful Fate
Don't Break The Oath (1984)
Don't Break The Oath (1984)
8.81 | 731
8.81
731
70 Vektor
Black Future (2009)
Black Future (2009)
8.81 | 544
8.81
544
71 Crimson Glory
Transcendence (1988)
Transcendence (1988)
8.81 | 388
8.81
388
72 Orphaned Land
Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
8.81 | 711
8.81
711
73 Primordial
To The Nameless Dead (2007)
To The Nameless Dead (2007)
8.8 | 714
8.8
714
74 In Flames
The Jester Race (1996)
The Jester Race (1996)
8.8 | 1513
8.8
1513
75 Nevermore
This Godless Endeavor (2005)
This Godless Endeavor (2005)
8.8 | 1102
8.8
1102
76 Summoning
Stronghold (1999)
Stronghold (1999)
8.8 | 655
8.8
655
77 Dark Tranquillity
Damage Done (2002)
Damage Done (2002)
8.8 | 1156
8.8
1156
78 Draconian
Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
8.8 | 776
8.8
776
79 Deep Purple
In Rock (1970)
In Rock (1970)
8.8 | 665
8.8
665
80 Rush
Hemispheres (1978)
Hemispheres (1978)
8.8 | 526
8.8
526
81 Metallica
...And Justice For All (1988)
...And Justice For All (1988)
8.8 | 3022
8.8
3022
82 Symphony X
The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
8.79 | 802
8.79
802
83 Tiamat
Wildhoney (1994)
Wildhoney (1994)
8.79 | 750
8.79
750
84 Porcupine Tree
In Absentia (2002)
In Absentia (2002)
8.79 | 828
8.79
828
85 Mastodon
Crack The Skye (2009)
Crack The Skye (2009)
8.79 | 1318
8.79
1318
86 Paradise Lost
Draconian Times (1995)
Draconian Times (1995)
8.78 | 981
8.78
981
87 Anathema
Judgement (1999)
Judgement (1999)
8.78 | 984
8.78
984
88 Blind Guardian
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
8.78 | 1105
8.78
1105
89 Carcass
Heartwork (1993)
Heartwork (1993)
8.78 | 1173
8.78
1173
90 Dark Tranquillity
The Gallery (1995)
The Gallery (1995)
8.77 | 1128
8.77
1128
91 Moonspell
Wolfheart (1995)
Wolfheart (1995)
8.77 | 857
8.77
857
92 Death
Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
8.77 | 1552
8.77
1552
93 Windir
1184 (2001)
1184 (2001)
8.77 | 581
8.77
581
94 Pain Of Salvation
Remedy Lane (2002)
Remedy Lane (2002)
8.77 | 565
8.77
565
95 Ensiferum
Iron (2004)
Iron (2004)
8.77 | 1073
8.77
1073
96 Emperor
In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
8.77 | 1071
8.77
1071
97 Judas Priest
Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
8.77 | 1386
8.77
1386
98 Judas Priest
Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
8.76 | 1186
8.76
1186
99 Savatage
Gutter Ballet (1989)
Gutter Ballet (1989)
8.76 | 499
8.76
499
100 The Gathering
Mandylion (1995)
Mandylion (1995)
8.76 | 615
8.76
615
101 Coroner
No More Color (1989)
No More Color (1989)
8.76 | 449
8.76
449
102 Green Carnation
Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
8.76 | 529
8.76
529
103 Empyrium
Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
8.76 | 450
8.76
450
104 Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Led Zeppelin II (1969)
8.76 | 816
8.76
816
105 My Dying Bride
The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
8.76 | 667
8.76
667
106 Tool
Ænima (1996)
Ænima (1996)
8.76 | 1181
8.76
1181
107 Equilibrium
Sagas (2008)
Sagas (2008)
8.76 | 666
8.76
666
108 Anathema
Alternative 4 (1998)
Alternative 4 (1998)
8.75 | 948
8.75
948
109 Sodom
Agent Orange (1989)
Agent Orange (1989)
8.75 | 760
8.75
760
110 Candlemass
Nightfall (1987)
Nightfall (1987)
8.75 | 669
8.75
669
111 Pain Of Salvation
The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
8.75 | 496
8.75
496
112 Insomnium
Winter's Gate (2016)
Winter's Gate (2016)
8.75 | 893
8.75
893
113 Savatage
Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
8.74 | 572
8.74
572
114 Vektor
Terminal Redux (2016)
Terminal Redux (2016)
8.74 | 659
8.74
659
115 Iron Maiden
Piece Of Mind (1983)
Piece Of Mind (1983)
8.74 | 2171
8.74
2171
116 Pantera
Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
8.74 | 1611
8.74
1611
117 Porcupine Tree
Deadwing (2005)
Deadwing (2005)
8.74 | 717
8.74
717
118 Rammstein
Mutter (2001)
Mutter (2001)
8.73 | 1052
8.73
1052
119 Edge Of Sanity
Crimson II (2003)
Crimson II (2003)
8.73 | 523
8.73
523
120 Guns N' Roses
Appetite For Destruction (1987)
Appetite For Destruction (1987)
8.73 | 1074
8.73
1074
121 Amorphis
Under The Red Cloud (2015)
Under The Red Cloud (2015)
8.73 | 1054
8.73
1054
122 Insomnium
Above The Weeping World (2006)
Above The Weeping World (2006)
8.73 | 954
8.73
954
123 Enslaved
Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
8.72 | 906
8.72
906
124 Katatonia
Brave Murder Day (1996)
Brave Murder Day (1996)
8.72 | 953
8.72
953
125 Bathory
Hammerheart (1990)
Hammerheart (1990)
8.72 | 759
8.72
759
126 My Dying Bride
The Dreadful Hours (2001)
The Dreadful Hours (2001)
8.72 | 567
8.72
567
127 Lost Horizon
A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
8.72 | 378
8.72
378
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 | 2002
8.71
2002
130 Arcturus
The Sham Mirrors (2002)
The Sham Mirrors (2002)
8.71 | 687
8.71
687
131 Uriah Heep
Demons And Wizards (1972)
Demons And Wizards (1972)
8.71 | 266
8.71
266
132 Stratovarius
Visions (1997)
Visions (1997)
8.71 | 786
8.71
786
133 My Dying Bride
Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
8.71 | 616
8.71
616
134 Amon Amarth
With Oden On Our Side (2006)
With Oden On Our Side (2006)
8.7 | 1663
8.7
1663
135 Trees Of Eternity
Hour Of The Nightingale (2016)
Hour Of The Nightingale (2016)
8.7 | 435
8.7
435
136 Moonsorrow
Verisäkeet (2005)
Verisäkeet (2005)
8.7 | 538
8.7
538
137 Atheist
Unquestionable Presence (1991)
Unquestionable Presence (1991)
8.7 | 576
8.7
576
138 Riverside
Out Of Myself (2003)
Out Of Myself (2003)
8.7 | 498
8.7
498
139 Immolation
Close To A World Below (2000)
Close To A World Below (2000)
8.7 | 370
8.7
370
140 Testament
The Gathering (1999)
The Gathering (1999)
8.7 | 937
8.7
937
141 Between The Buried And Me
Colors (2007)
Colors (2007)
8.7 | 583
8.7
583
142 Coroner
Mental Vortex (1991)
Mental Vortex (1991)
8.7 | 440
8.7
440
143 AC/DC
Highway To Hell (1979)
Highway To Hell (1979)
8.7 | 828
8.7
828
144 Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin (1969)
Led Zeppelin (1969)
8.7 | 823
8.7
823
145 Motörhead
Ace Of Spades (1980)
Ace Of Spades (1980)
8.7 | 820
8.7
820
146 Van Halen
Van Halen (1978)
Van Halen (1978)
8.69 | 491
8.69
491
147 Riverside
Second Life Syndrome (2005)
Second Life Syndrome (2005)
8.69 | 567
8.69
567
148 Amorphis
Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
8.69 | 1063
8.69
1063
149 Ozzy Osbourne
Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
8.69 | 845
8.69
845
150 Cryptopsy
None So Vile (1996)
None So Vile (1996)
8.69 | 573
8.69
573
151 Dimmu Borgir
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
8.69 | 1122
8.69
1122
152 Machine Head
The Blackening (2007)
The Blackening (2007)
8.69 | 1093
8.69
1093
153 Therion
Theli (1996)
Theli (1996)
8.69 | 716
8.69
716
154 Slayer
South Of Heaven (1988)
South Of Heaven (1988)
8.69 | 1670
8.69
1670
155 Estatic Fear
A Sombre Dance (1999)
A Sombre Dance (1999)
8.68 | 317
8.68
317
156 Black Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
8.68 | 1201
8.68
1201
157 Overkill
The Years Of Decay (1989)
The Years Of Decay (1989)
8.68 | 657
8.68
657
158 Ne Obliviscaris
Portal Of I (2012)
Portal Of I (2012)
8.68 | 838
8.68
838
159 Shining
V - Halmstad (2007)
V - Halmstad (2007)
8.68 | 467
8.68
467
160 Isis
Panopticon (2004)
Panopticon (2004)
8.68 | 457
8.68
457
161 Anthrax
Among The Living (1987)
Among The Living (1987)
8.68 | 1038
8.68
1038
162 Bathory
Blood Fire Death (1988)
Blood Fire Death (1988)
8.68 | 779
8.68
779
163 Symphony X
The Odyssey (2002)
The Odyssey (2002)
8.67 | 818
8.67
818
164 Nile
Annihilation Of The Wicked (2005)
Annihilation Of The Wicked (2005)
8.67 | 805
8.67
805
165 Necrophagist
Epitaph (2004)
Epitaph (2004)
8.67 | 534
8.67
534
166 Aquilus
Griseus (2011)
Griseus (2011)
8.67 | 400
8.67
400
167 Lake Of Tears
Forever Autumn (1999)
Forever Autumn (1999)
8.67 | 333
8.67
333
168 Entombed
Left Hand Path (1990)
Left Hand Path (1990)
8.67 | 649
8.67
649
169 Haggard
Eppur Si Muove (2004)
Eppur Si Muove (2004)
8.67 | 536
8.67
536
170 Testament
The Legacy (1987)
The Legacy (1987)
8.66 | 974
8.66
974
171 Cynic
Focus (1993)
Focus (1993)
8.66 | 755
8.66
755
172 Immortal
Sons Of Northern Darkness (2002)
Sons Of Northern Darkness (2002)
8.66 | 987
8.66
987
173 Opeth
My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
8.66 | 1508
8.66
1508
174 Children Of Bodom
Follow The Reaper (2000)
Follow The Reaper (2000)
8.65 | 1480
8.65
1480
175 Therion
Vovin (1998)
Vovin (1998)
8.65 | 703
8.65
703
176 Slumber
Fallout (2004)
Fallout (2004)
8.65 | 324
8.65
324
177 Exodus
Bonded By Blood (1985)
Bonded By Blood (1985)
8.65 | 877
8.65
877
178 Overkill
Horrorscope (1991)
Horrorscope (1991)
8.65 | 546
8.65
546
179 Blood Incantation
Absolute Elsewhere (2024)
Absolute Elsewhere (2024)
8.65 | 623
8.65
623
180 Mastodon
Leviathan (2004)
Leviathan (2004)
8.65 | 1031
8.65
1031
181 Motörhead
Overkill (1979)
Overkill (1979)
8.65 | 639
8.65
639
182 Leprous
Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
8.65 | 401
8.65
401
183 Opeth
Morningrise (1996)
Morningrise (1996)
8.65 | 1553
8.65
1553
184 Tristania
Beyond The Veil (1999)
Beyond The Veil (1999)
8.65 | 521
8.65
521
185 Be'lakor
Of Breath And Bone (2012)
Of Breath And Bone (2012)
8.64 | 1016
8.64
1016
186 Pantera
Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Cowboys From Hell (1990)
8.64 | 1600
8.64
1600
187 Iotunn
Kinship (2024)
Kinship (2024)
8.64 | 474
8.64
474
188 Dismember
Like An Ever Flowing Stream (1991)
Like An Ever Flowing Stream (1991)
8.64 | 467
8.64
467
189 Amorphis
Queen Of Time (2018)
Queen Of Time (2018)
8.64 | 922
8.64
922
190 Drudkh
Кров У Наших Криницях (Blood In Our Wells) (2006)
Кров У Наших Криницях (Blood In Our Wells) (2006)
8.63 | 333
8.63
333
191 Symphony X
V: The New Mythology Suite (2000)
V: The New Mythology Suite (2000)
8.63 | 693
8.63
693
192 Nocturnus
The Key (1990)
The Key (1990)
8.63 | 310
8.63
310
193 Kamelot
Epica (2003)
Epica (2003)
8.63 | 872
8.63
872
194 Exodus
Tempo Of The Damned (2004)
Tempo Of The Damned (2004)
8.63 | 659
8.63
659
195 Suffocation
Pierced From Within (1995)
Pierced From Within (1995)
8.63 | 412
8.63
412
196 Annihilator
Alice In Hell (1989)
Alice In Hell (1989)
8.63 | 770
8.63
770
197 Quo Vadis
Day Into Night (2000)
Day Into Night (2000)
8.63 | 220
8.63
220
198 Deathspell Omega
Paracletus (2010)
Paracletus (2010)
8.62 | 358
8.62
358
199 Children Of Bodom
Hatebreeder (1999)
Hatebreeder (1999)
8.62 | 1327
8.62
1327
200 Alcest
Écailles De Lune (2010)
Écailles De Lune (2010)
8.62 | 691
8.62
691