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    Top 200 albums

    1 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.27
    2473
    2 Megadeth
    9.27
    3245
    3 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.27
    2290
    4 Opeth
    9.24
    3199
    5 Metallica
    9.24
    3677
    6 Metallica
    9.24
    3888
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.18
    2049
    8 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.16
    2758
    9 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.14
    1756
    10 Death
    9.13
    2159
    11 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.12
    907
    12 Iron Maiden
    9.12
    2928
    13 Iron Maiden
    9.12
    2514
    14 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.12
    988
    15 Agalloch
    9.11
    1614
    16 Led Zeppelin
    9.11
    1241
    17 Slayer
    9.1
    2503
    18 Dissection
    9.08
    1218
    19 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.08
    2142
    20 King Crimson
    9.06
    677
    21 Queensrÿche
    9.04
    1106
    22 Dream Theater
    9.02
    1781
    23 Helloween
    9.01
    1394
    24 Rush
    9.01
    821
    25 Immortal
    9
    1128
    26 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    8.99
    1803
    27 Black Sabbath
    8.99
    1368
    28 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    8.99
    1354
    29 Dream Theater
    8.99
    1968
    30 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    8.99
    1464
    31 Blind Guardian
    8.98
    1408
    32 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    8.98
    858
    33 Black Sabbath
    8.97
    1500
    34 Opeth
    8.97
    2286
    35 Black Sabbath
    8.96
    1709
    36 Ensiferum
    Ensiferum (2001)
    8.95
    1313
    37 Helloween
    8.94
    1370
    38 Rush
    2112 (1976)
    8.94
    730
    39 Be'lakor
    8.94
    1221
    40 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.94
    354
    41 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.93
    1423
    42 W.A.S.P.
    8.93
    579
    43 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.93
    1732
    44 Slayer
    8.92
    1868
    45 Saturnus
    8.92
    576
    46 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.92
    749
    47 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.9
    984
    48 Gojira
    8.9
    1230
    49 Mgła
    8.9
    644
    50 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.9
    813
    51 Moonsorrow
    8.9
    664
    52 Ayreon
    8.89
    925
    53 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.88
    767
    54 Emperor
    8.88
    1068
    55 Draconian
    8.88
    807
    56 Gamma Ray
    8.88
    729
    57 Sepultura
    8.87
    1253
    58 Blind Guardian
    8.87
    1450
    59 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.87
    1051
    60 Nevermore
    8.87
    1054
    61 AC/DC
    8.87
    1137
    62 Rush
    Hemispheres (1978)
    8.86
    539
    63 Iron Maiden
    8.86
    2180
    64 Orphaned Land
    8.86
    751
    65 Candlemass
    8.86
    760
    66 Porcupine Tree
    8.86
    880
    67 At The Gates
    8.86
    1280
    68 Nevermore
    8.86
    1149
    69 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.85
    592
    70 Crimson Glory
    8.85
    392
    71 Porcupine Tree
    In Absentia (2002)
    8.84
    863
    72 Artillery
    8.84
    420
    73 Green Carnation
    8.84
    531
    74 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.84
    679
    75 Bolt Thrower
    8.84
    650
    76 Metallica
    8.84
    3149
    77 Primordial
    8.84
    744
    78 Kamelot
    8.84
    1227
    79 Mercyful Fate
    8.83
    739
    80 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.83
    1048
    81 Paradise Lost
    8.83
    994
    82 Morbid Angel
    8.83
    1006
    83 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.83
    548
    84 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.82
    764
    85 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.82
    1179
    86 Judas Priest
    8.82
    1417
    87 In Flames
    8.82
    1569
    88 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.82
    1232
    89 Insomnium
    8.82
    912
    90 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.82
    587
    91 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.81
    1160
    92 Blind Guardian
    8.81
    1152
    93 Pain Of Salvation
    8.81
    523
    94 Symphony X
    8.81
    848
    95 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.81
    1185
    96 Judas Priest
    8.81
    1211
    97 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.81
    894
    98 Iron Maiden
    8.8
    2299
    99 Anathema
    8.8
    1006
    100 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.8
    1152
    101 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.8
    765
    102 Mastodon
    8.8
    1368
    103 My Dying Bride
    8.8
    697
    104 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.8
    762
    105 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.8
    771
    106 Savatage
    8.8
    507
    107 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.79
    631
    108 Death
    8.79
    1601
    109 Emperor
    8.79
    1104
    110 Pantera
    8.79
    1670
    111 Katatonia
    8.79
    994
    112 Led Zeppelin
    8.79
    846
    113 Empyrium
    8.78
    474
    114 Motörhead
    8.78
    862
    115 Riverside
    8.78
    522
    116 My Dying Bride
    8.78
    641
    117 Insomnium
    8.78
    1004
    118 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.78
    695
    119 Savatage
    8.78
    581
    120 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.77
    488
    121 Arcturus
    8.77
    712
    122 Amorphis
    8.77
    1061
    123 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.77
    1079
    124 Uriah Heep
    8.77
    267
    125 Coroner
    8.77
    408
    126 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.77
    829
    127 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson II (2003)
    8.77
    528
    128 Deep Purple
    In Rock (1970)
    8.76
    674
    129 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.76
    707
    130 Guns N' Roses
    8.76
    1112
    131 Enslaved
    8.76
    942
    132 Running Wild
    8.75
    414
    133 Black Sabbath
    8.75
    1256
    134 Riverside
    8.75
    595
    135 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.75
    569
    136 Megadeth
    8.75
    2053
    137 Vektor
    8.75
    664
    138 AC/DC
    8.75
    849
    139 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.75
    657
    140 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.74
    591
    141 Amorphis
    8.74
    1080
    142 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.74
    744
    143 My Dying Bride
    8.74
    587
    144 Haggard
    8.74
    571
    145 Atheist
    8.73
    593
    146 Machine Head
    8.73
    1133
    147 Amon Amarth
    8.73
    1757
    148 Lost Horizon
    8.73
    388
    149 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.73
    1003
    150 Bathory
    8.73
    781
    151 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.72
    1642
    152 Estatic Fear
    8.72
    337
    153 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.72
    464
    154 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.72
    484
    155 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.72
    770
    156 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.72
    846
    157 Testament
    8.72
    952
    158 Slayer
    8.71
    1709
    159 Opeth
    8.71
    1584
    160 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.71
    876
    161 Anthrax
    8.71
    1065
    162 Overkill
    8.71
    671
    163 Cryptopsy
    None So Vile (1996)
    8.7
    556
    164 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.7
    905
    165 Leprous
    8.7
    397
    166 Coroner
    8.7
    395
    167 Pantera
    8.7
    1669
    168 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.7
    701
    169 Ozzy Osbourne
    8.7
    848
    170 Nile
    8.7
    859
    171 Dimmu Borgir
    8.69
    1157
    172 Immortal
    8.69
    1019
    173 Swallow The Sun
    8.69
    673
    174 Rainbow
    8.68
    555
    175 Judas Priest
    8.68
    1071
    176 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.68
    409
    177 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.68
    932
    178 Exodus
    8.68
    895
    179 Moonsorrow
    8.67
    568
    180 Opeth
    Deliverance (2002)
    8.67
    1890
    181 Amorphis
    8.67
    917
    182 Tristania
    8.67
    535
    183 Iced Earth
    8.67
    1011
    184 Kreator
    8.67
    892
    185 Lake Of Tears
    8.67
    341
    186 Mastodon
    Leviathan (2004)
    8.67
    1062
    187 Trees Of Eternity
    8.66
    433
    188 Slumber
    Fallout (2004)
    8.66
    342
    189 Rush
    8.66
    477
    190 Uaral
    8.66
    222
    191 Bruce Dickinson
    8.66
    540
    192 Therion
    Vovin (1998)
    8.66
    731
    193 Symphony X
    8.66
    740
    194 Saturnus
    Martyre (2000)
    8.66
    375
    195 Katatonia
    8.66
    1119
    196 Children Of Bodom
    8.66
    1532
    197 Symphony X
    8.65
    1060
    198 Necrophagist
    Epitaph (2004)
    8.65
    554
    199 Iotunn
    Kinship (2024)
    8.65
    431
    200 Entombed
    8.65
    633