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1 Iced Earth
Alive In Athens (1999)
Alive In Athens (1999)
9.38 | 353
9.38
353
2 UFO
Strangers In The Night (1979)
Strangers In The Night (1979)
9.35 | 57
9.35
57
3 Between The Buried And Me
Colors_Live (2008)
Colors_Live (2008)
9.28 | 50
9.28
50
4 Iron Maiden
Live After Death (1985)
Live After Death (1985)
9.27 | 513
9.27
513
5 Anathema
Untouchable (2013)
Untouchable (2013)
9.24 | 34
9.24
34
6 Riverside
Reality Dream (2008)
Reality Dream (2008)
9.22 | 40
9.22
40
7 King Diamond
Songs For The Dead: Live At Graspop Metal Meeting (2019)
Songs For The Dead: Live At Graspop Metal Meeting (2019)
9.2 | 25
9.2
25
8 The Gathering
TG25: Live At Doornroosje (2016)
TG25: Live At Doornroosje (2016)
9.18 | 22
9.18
22
9 Helloween
United Alive In Madrid (2019)
United Alive In Madrid (2019)
9.18 | 44
9.18
44
10 Emperor
Live Inferno (2009)
Live Inferno (2009)
9.18 | 85
9.18
85
11 Kamelot
One Cold Winter's Night (2006)
One Cold Winter's Night (2006)
9.16 | 162
9.16
162
12 Leprous
Live At Rockefeller Music Hall (2016)
Live At Rockefeller Music Hall (2016)
9.13 | 46
9.13
46
13 Deep Purple
Made In Japan (1972)
Made In Japan (1972)
9.13 | 217
9.13
217
14 Ayreon
Ayreon Universe (2018)
Ayreon Universe (2018)
9.11 | 37
9.11
37
15 Septicflesh
Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX (2020)
Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX (2020)
9.11 | 65
9.11
65
16 Steven Wilson
Home Invasion: In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall (2018)
Home Invasion: In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall (2018)
9.1 | 21
9.1
21
17 Devin Townsend
The Retinal Circus (2013)
The Retinal Circus (2013)
9.1 | 40
9.1
40
18 Empyrium
Into The Pantheon (2013)
Into The Pantheon (2013)
9.09 | 35
9.09
35
19 Iron Maiden
Rock In Rio (2002)
Rock In Rio (2002)
9.06 | 329
9.06
329
20 King Diamond
Songs For The Dead: Live At The Fillmore In Philadelphia (2019)
Songs For The Dead: Live At The Fillmore In Philadelphia (2019)
9.06 | 32
9.06
32
21 Therion
Live Gothic (2008)
Live Gothic (2008)
9.05 | 139
9.05
139
22 Slayer
Decade Of Aggression: Live (1991)
Decade Of Aggression: Live (1991)
9.04 | 346
9.04
346
23 Iron Maiden
Maiden England '88 (2013)
Maiden England '88 (2013)
9.04 | 78
9.04
78
24 Lacrimosa
Lichtjahre (2007)
Lichtjahre (2007)
9.04 | 28
9.04
28
25 Queensrÿche
Operation: Livecrime (1991)
Operation: Livecrime (1991)
9.03 | 65
9.03
65
26 Devin Townsend
Ziltoid Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2015)
Ziltoid Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2015)
9.03 | 29
9.03
29
27 Paradise Lost
The Anatomy Of Melancholy (2008)
The Anatomy Of Melancholy (2008)
9.02 | 52
9.02
52
28 Dark Tranquillity
Where Death Is Most Alive (2009)
Where Death Is Most Alive (2009)
9.02 | 98
9.02
98
29 Star One
Live On Earth (2003)
Live On Earth (2003)
8.97 | 35
8.97
35
30 Heaven And Hell
Live At Radio City Music Hall (2007)
Live At Radio City Music Hall (2007)
8.97 | 69
8.97
69
31 Nightwish
Showtime, Storytime (2013)
Showtime, Storytime (2013)
8.96 | 110
8.96
110
32 Thin Lizzy
Live And Dangerous (1978)
Live And Dangerous (1978)
8.96 | 84
8.96
84
33 Within Temptation
Black Symphony (2008)
Black Symphony (2008)
8.94 | 117
8.94
117
34 Ozzy Osbourne
Tribute (1987)
Tribute (1987)
8.94 | 174
8.94
174
35 Rammstein
Völkerball (2006)
Völkerball (2006)
8.93 | 84
8.93
84
36 Scorpions
World Wide Live (1985)
World Wide Live (1985)
8.93 | 95
8.93
95
37 Judas Priest
Unleashed In The East (1979)
Unleashed In The East (1979)
8.93 | 237
8.93
237
38 Motörhead
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (1981)
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (1981)
8.93 | 126
8.93
126
39 Opeth
The Roundhouse Tapes (2007)
The Roundhouse Tapes (2007)
8.92 | 363
8.92
363
40 Evergrey
A Night To Remember (2005)
A Night To Remember (2005)
8.92 | 90
8.92
90
41 Running Wild
The Final Jolly Roger (2011)
The Final Jolly Roger (2011)
8.91 | 22
8.91
22
42 Death
Vivus! (2012)
Vivus! (2012)
8.91 | 55
8.91
55
43 Blind Guardian
Live (2003)
Live (2003)
8.91 | 288
8.91
288
44 Dream Theater
Score (2006)
Score (2006)
8.9 | 134
8.9
134
45 Powerwolf
The Metal Mass Live (2016)
The Metal Mass Live (2016)
8.9 | 20
8.9
20
46 Nightwish
End Of An Era (2006)
End Of An Era (2006)
8.9 | 266
8.9
266
47 Opeth
Garden Of The Titans: Opeth Live At Red Rocks Amphitheater (2018)
Garden Of The Titans: Opeth Live At Red Rocks Amphitheater (2018)
8.89 | 57
8.89
57
48 Meshuggah
The Ophidian Trek (2014)
The Ophidian Trek (2014)
8.89 | 38
8.89
38
49 Megadeth
That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires (2007)
That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires (2007)
8.88 | 143
8.88
143
50 Halford
Live Insurrection (2001)
Live Insurrection (2001)
8.88 | 65
8.88
65
51 John Petrucci
An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess [Collaboration] (2000)
An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess [Collaboration] (2000)
8.86 | 21
8.86
21
52 Iced Earth
Live In Ancient Kourion (2013)
Live In Ancient Kourion (2013)
8.85 | 74
8.85
74
53 Rotting Christ
Lucifer Over Athens (2015)
Lucifer Over Athens (2015)
8.85 | 39
8.85
39
54 Dream Theater
Live Scenes From New York (2001)
Live Scenes From New York (2001)
8.84 | 152
8.84
152
55 Ayreon
The Theater Equation (2016)
The Theater Equation (2016)
8.83 | 23
8.83
23
56 Stratovarius
Visions Of Europe (1998)
Visions Of Europe (1998)
8.83 | 125
8.83
125
57 Katatonia
Sanctitude (2015)
Sanctitude (2015)
8.83 | 75
8.83
75
58 Lacrimosa
Live (1998)
Live (1998)
8.83 | 35
8.83
35
59 Kreator
Live Kreation (2003)
Live Kreation (2003)
8.83 | 137
8.83
137
60 The Gathering
Sleepy Buildings - A Semi Acoustic Evening (2004)
Sleepy Buildings - A Semi Acoustic Evening (2004)
8.83 | 86
8.83
86
61 KISS
Alive! (1975)
Alive! (1975)
8.83 | 94
8.83
94
62 Dream Theater
Live At Budokan (2004)
Live At Budokan (2004)
8.82 | 147
8.82
147
63 Therion
Con Orquesta (2026)
Con Orquesta (2026)
8.81 | 21
8.81
21
64 Alice In Chains
Unplugged (1996)
Unplugged (1996)
8.8 | 218
8.8
218
65 Bloodbath
The Wacken Carnage (2008)
The Wacken Carnage (2008)
8.8 | 163
8.8
163
66 Paradise Lost
Draconian Times MMXI (2011)
Draconian Times MMXI (2011)
8.8 | 25
8.8
25
67 Iron Maiden
Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack Album (2009)
Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack Album (2009)
8.79 | 112
8.79
112
68 Death
Live In L.A. (Death & Raw) (2001)
Live In L.A. (Death & Raw) (2001)
8.78 | 167
8.78
167
69 Epica
The Classical Conspiracy (2009)
The Classical Conspiracy (2009)
8.78 | 186
8.78
186
70 Emperor
Emperial Live Ceremony (2000)
Emperial Live Ceremony (2000)
8.78 | 109
8.78
109
71 Devin Townsend
Ocean Machine - Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv (2018)
Ocean Machine - Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv (2018)
8.77 | 30
8.77
30
72 Pain Of Salvation
The Second Death Of Pain Of Salvation (2009)
The Second Death Of Pain Of Salvation (2009)
8.77 | 48
8.77
48
73 Led Zeppelin
How The West Was Won (2003)
How The West Was Won (2003)
8.76 | 95
8.76
95
74 Destruction
The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony (2009)
The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony (2009)
8.75 | 24
8.75
24
75 Savatage
Final Bell / Ghost In The Ruins (1995)
Final Bell / Ghost In The Ruins (1995)
8.75 | 57
8.75
57
76 Megadeth
Rust In Peace Live (2010)
Rust In Peace Live (2010)
8.74 | 85
8.74
85
77 Rage
From The Cradle To The Stage (2004)
From The Cradle To The Stage (2004)
8.74 | 31
8.74
31
78 At The Gates
Purgatory Unleashed - Live At Wacken (2010)
Purgatory Unleashed - Live At Wacken (2010)
8.74 | 50
8.74
50
79 Amorphis
Live At Helsinki Ice Hall (2021)
Live At Helsinki Ice Hall (2021)
8.74 | 39
8.74
39
80 Led Zeppelin
Celebration Day (2012)
Celebration Day (2012)
8.73 | 63
8.73
63
81 Testament
Live In London (2005)
Live In London (2005)
8.72 | 95
8.72
95
82 Gamma Ray
Skeletons In The Closet (2003)
Skeletons In The Closet (2003)
8.72 | 109
8.72
109
83 Stream Of Passion
Live In The Real World (2006)
Live In The Real World (2006)
8.68 | 34
8.68
34
84 Destruction
Live Without Sense (1989)
Live Without Sense (1989)
8.68 | 69
8.68
69
85 Porcupine Tree
Coma Divine (1997)
Coma Divine (1997)
8.68 | 38
8.68
38
86 Sentenced
Buried Alive (2006)
Buried Alive (2006)
8.68 | 60
8.68
60
87 Shaman
RituAlive (2003)
RituAlive (2003)
8.68 | 38
8.68
38
88 Suffocation
The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City (2009)
The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City (2009)
8.68 | 31
8.68
31
89 Rainbow
Live In Munich 1977 (2006)
Live In Munich 1977 (2006)
8.67 | 33
8.67
33
90 Iron Maiden
Maiden England (1994)
Maiden England (1994)
8.67 | 84
8.67
84
91 Satyricon
Live At The Opera (2015)
Live At The Opera (2015)
8.67 | 54
8.67
54
92 Behemoth
At The Arena Ov Aion - Live Apostasy (2008)
At The Arena Ov Aion - Live Apostasy (2008)
8.66 | 65
8.66
65
93 Gamma Ray
Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome (2008)
Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome (2008)
8.66 | 64
8.66
64
94 Arch Enemy
Tyrants Of The Rising Sun: Live In Japan (2008)
Tyrants Of The Rising Sun: Live In Japan (2008)
8.66 | 97
8.66
97
95 Porcupine Tree
Warszawa (2004)
Warszawa (2004)
8.65 | 31
8.65
31
96 Scorpions
Tokyo Tapes (1978)
Tokyo Tapes (1978)
8.65 | 86
8.65
86
97 Obituary
Cause Of Death - Live Infection (2022)
Cause Of Death - Live Infection (2022)
8.65 | 20
8.65
20
98 W.A.S.P.
Double Live Assassins (1998)
Double Live Assassins (1998)
8.64 | 55
8.64
55
99 Moonspell
Lusitanian Metal (2008)
Lusitanian Metal (2008)
8.62 | 50
8.62
50
100 Moonspell
Lisboa Under The Spell (2018)
Lisboa Under The Spell (2018)
8.62 | 37
8.62
37