1996 (An Exploration)

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1996 (An Exploration)

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A list by
Artorix Carlsson
Created
November 23, 2021
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An exploration of the best (and worst) albums of 1996, will keep updating as I find more albums to rank. I've often thought that 1996 was one of the worst years for metal but I keep finding great and overlooked albums. Many of them deserve another listen, there are definitely some gems hidden amongst the weirdness.
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1.
Stratovarius - Episode
Rating: 9 - Best Song: Father Time
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2.
Metallica - Load
Rating: 9 - Best Song: Bleeding Me
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3.
Amorphis - Elegy
Rating: 9 - Best Song: On Rich and Poor
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4.
Bathory - Blood On Ice
Rating: 9 - Best Song: The Stallion
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5.
Burzum - Filosofem
Rating: 9 - Best Song: Jesus' Tod
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6.
In Flames - The Jester Race
Rating: 9 - Best Song: December Flower
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7.
Manowar - Louder Than Hell
Rating: 8 - Best Song: The Power
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8.
Motörhead - Overnight Sensation
Rating: 8 - Best Song: Broken
25.
9.
Tool - Ænima
Rating: 8 - Best Song: Ænema
25.
10.
Iced Earth - The Dark Saga
Rating: 8 - Best Song: A Question Of Heaven
25.
11.
Type O Negative - October Rust
Rating: 8 - Best Song: In Praise Of Bacchus
25.
12.
King Diamond - The Graveyard
Rating: 8 - Best Song: Meet Me At Midnight
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13.
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Rating: 8 - Best Song: Phobophile
25.
14.
Carcass - Swansong
Rating: 8 - Best Song: Keep On Rotting In The Free World
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15.
Diabolical Masquerade - Ravendusk In My Heart
Rating: 8 - Best Song: Under the Banner of the Sentinel
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16.
Dying Fetus - Purification Through Violence
Rating: 7 - Best Song: Raped on the Altar
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17.
Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill
Rating: 7 - Best Song: Sandblasted Skin
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18.
Opeth - Morningrise
Rating: 7 - Best Song: To Bid You Farewell
25.
19.
Arch Enemy - Black Earth
Rating: 7 - Best Song: Transmigration Macabre
25.
20.
Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace
Rating: 7 - Best Song: Funeral In Carpathia
25.
21.
Dio - Angry Machines
Rating: 7 - Best Song: Double Monday
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22.
Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
Rating: 7 - Best Song: Brave
25.
23.
Korn - Life Is Peachy
Rating: 6 - Best Song: Twist
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24.
Eternal Decision - Eternal Decision
Rating: 6 - Best Song: Overflow
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25.
Def Leppard - Slang
Rating: 5 - Best Song: All I Want Is Everything
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