Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
51	Neurosis Through Silver in Blood	Apr 2, 1996	88.8	10	2
52	Amorphis Elegy	May 14, 1996	86.3	17	1
53	Forgotten Woods The Curse of Mankind	1996	92.5	4	0
54	Elend Les Tenebres Du Dehors	1996	86.8	14	1
55	Kingdom Come Twilight Cruiser	Apr 1996	93.3	3	0
56	Sirrah Acme	Sep 1996	93.3	3	1
57	Decoryah Fall Dark Waters	Jun 4, 1996	93.3	3	0
58	Sahara Self Ego	1996	88.9	8	0
59	Thy Serpent Forests of Witchery	Sep 30, 1996	87.1	12	0
60	Masacre Sacro	1996	91.3	4	1
61	Ulver Kveldssanger	1996	85.5	15	1
62	Sadhu The Trend of Public Opinion	1996	84.7	18	1
63	X Japan Dahlia	Apr 12, 1996	81.5	36	2
64	Deeds of Flesh Trading Pieces	Jul 1996	90	5	0
65	Empyrium A Wintersunset...	Jul 15, 1996	86.8	10	1
66	Scorpions Pure Instinct	May 21, 1996	86.4	10	1
67	Angra Freedom Call [EP]	Dec 1996	82.9	21	2
68	Six Feet Under Alive and Dead [EP]	Oct 28, 1996	90	4	0
69	Rotting Christ Triarchy of the Lost Lovers	Aug 19, 1996	89	5	0
70	Godkiller The Rebirth of the Middle Ages [EP]	Oct 29, 1996	89	5	1
71	Aura Noir Black Thrash Attack	1996	86.9	8	0
72	Firehouse Good Acoustics	Oct 8, 1996	86.1	9	0
73	Judas Iscariot Thy Dying Light	1996	86.3	8	1
74	Covenant In Times Before the Light	1996	84.5	12	1
75	Manowar Louder Than Hell	Apr 29, 1996	83.8	14	2
76	Steve Vai Fire Garden	Sep 17, 1996	85.7	9	0
77	Poccolus Poccolus	1996	88	5	1
78	Iced Earth The Dark Saga	May 20, 1996	82.1	19	2
79	Nevermore In Memory [EP]	May 28, 1996	88.8	4	0
80	Marduk Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered	Jun 24, 1996	81	24	2
81	Sacred Reich Heal	Feb 27, 1996	90	3	0
82	Wind Of The Black Mountains Sing Thou Unholy Servants	1996	90	3	1
83	Dismal Euphony Soria Moria Slott	1996	85	9	2
84	Evol Dreamquest	1996	84.8	9	1
85	Cannibal Corpse Vile	May 20, 1996	82.2	16	2
86	Gotthard G.	1996	87.2	5	0
87	Sentenced Down	Nov 11, 1996	85	8	0
88	Kvist For kunsten maa vi evig vike	1996	85	8	0
89	Hypocrisy Abducted	Feb 13, 1996	87	5	1
90	Labyrinth No Limits	Nov 21, 1996	86.2	6	0
91	Katatonia Brave Murder Day	Jul 1996	79.5	27	2
92	Kiss MTV Unplugged [Live]	Mar 12, 1996	86.8	5	0
93	Moonspell Irreligious	Jul 29, 1996	86	6	2
94	My Dying Bride Like Gods of the Sun	Oct 7, 1996	84.1	9	0
95	Setherial Nord	Mar 18, 1996	83.6	10	1
96	Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire	Apr 16, 1996	81.3	17	0
97	Morbid Angel Entangled in Chaos [Live]	May 11, 1996	87.5	4	0
98	Zakk Wylde Book of Shadows	Jun 17, 1996	88.7	3	0
99	Bathory Blood on Ice	May 28, 1996	85	7	0
100	Gamma Ray Alive '95 [Live]	May 1996	83.3	10	3

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