1.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

2.Death - Scream Bloody Gore

3.Obituary - Slowly We Rot

4.Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten

5.Deicide - Legion

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Amazing albums, highly recommended (strictly my opinion, changes can be made)…

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

5.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

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1.Waltari - Big Bang

2.Faith No More - King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime

3.Clawfinger - Use Your Brain

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis

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1.Death - Symbolic

2.Death - Human

3.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

4.Death - Leprosy

5.Death - Individual Thought Patterns

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1.Annihilator - Alice In Hell

2.Annihilator - Never, Neverland

3.Anthrax - Among The Living

4.Artillery - By Inheritance

5.Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion

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1.Death - Symbolic

2.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

3.Desultory - Bitterness

4.Morgoth - Cursed

5.Death - Human

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1.Death - Symbolic

2.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

3.Ihsahn - After

4.Virgin Black - Elegant...And Dying

5.Anathema - The Silent Enigma

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Please note that the following is all personal opinion. Other views are welcome.

1.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

2.Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses

3.Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power

4.Sepultura - Chaos A.D.

5.Death - Symbolic

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1.Novembre - Wish I Could Dream It Again

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness

4.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

5.Autumnal - Grey Universe

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1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4.Judas Priest - Painkiller

5.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

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From my generation (well, sorta). In order of preference but subject to change.
Please excuse Concrete Blonde and King's X; neither is really metal, but I love them both!…

1.Artillery - By Inheritance

2.Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance

3.Running Wild - Black Hand Inn

4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

5.Control Denied - The Fragile Art Of Existence

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*** READ ME *** This list is about the greatest metal albums of all-time, from all sub-genres and all countries. You won't see bands like Deep Purple, Rush, BOC, Zeppelin, etc., nor will you see bands…

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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Moves up and down depending on mood, but top 25-30 usually the same in varying order…

1.Sylosis - Conclusion Of An Age

2.Machine Head - The Blackening

3.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

4.Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

5.In Flames - The Jester Race

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1.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

2.Death - Symbolic

3.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

4.Savatage - Dead Winter Dead

5.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5.Judas Priest - Painkiller

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