As you can see by my ratings, I am a pretty huge Judas Priest fan. This is my ranking of all of their studio albums, ranked from best to worst. Of course, this is just my opinion and honestly there's…

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

3.Judas Priest - Stained Class

4.Judas Priest - Invincible Shield

5.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

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My own top 230 essential metal albums sorted in alphabetical order by band name.

1.1349 - Beyond The Apocalypse

2.1349 - The Infernal Pathway

3.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations

4.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

5.Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall

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Listed in alphabetical order
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1.Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations

2.Aeternus - Beyond The Wandering Moon

3.Ahab - The Boats Of The Glen Carrig

4.Alcest - Les Voyages De L'âme

5.Amorphis - Silent Waters

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Heavy Metal (like most people I imagine) was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. My friend introduced me to Iron Maiden and from there I was hooked! He would recommend me which of their…

1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

2.Metallica - Metallica

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Judas Priest - Painkiller

5.Deep Purple - Machine Head

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This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then…

1.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Opeth - Ghost Reveries

4.Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

5.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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I'm not good at making a click baity list name, but here is my Judas Priest ranking. Not an easy thing to do, I could switch a couple of them around. Just like Iron Maiden, no lists look the same.

1.Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny

2.Judas Priest - Sin After Sin

3.Judas Priest - Stained Class

4.Judas Priest - Killing Machine (Hell Bent For Leather)

5.Judas Priest - Painkiller

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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

3.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

4.Warlord - And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...

5.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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The MS top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. I have been listening to metal for about 6 years now and would consider myself fairly knowledgeable about…

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

4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die

5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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This is the most unquestionably difficult ranking I could undertake. The # of albums I consider borderline flawless from each of these bands is ridiculous. Over a dozen albums from these 3 bands have legitimate…

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Black Sabbath - Sabotage

5.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

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This list is my top 100 played albums ordered by the number of "scrobbles" since 2013 according to last.fm, if you also have a last.fm account, don't hesitate to follow me.
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1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.

3.W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children

4.Kreator - Enemy Of God

5.Iced Earth - The Dark Saga

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1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Judas Priest - Stained Class

3.Judas Priest - Firepower

4.Judas Priest - Invincible Shield

5.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

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So … you want a start listen Metal and you don’t know how to start? Then this list is for you.

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Saxon - Denim And Leather

4.Rush - 2112

5.Van Halen - 1984

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Disforia - The Age Of Ether

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

5.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

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The Priest Ranked…

1.Judas Priest - Stained Class

2.Judas Priest - Sin After Sin

3.Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny

4.Judas Priest - Killing Machine (Hell Bent For Leather)

5.Judas Priest - British Steel

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1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil

5.Michael Schenker Group - M.S.G.

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