The Best Metal Albums of 2002

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
51	Firewind Between Heaven and Hell	Jun 24, 2002	85.9	18	1
52	Dimension Zero Silent Night Fever	May 14, 2002	87.4	12	0
53	Luca Turilli Demonheart [EP]	Nov 20, 2002	91	5	0
54	!T.O.O.H.! Pod vládou biče	2002	91	5	0
55	Immolation Unholy Cult	Oct 28, 2002	90.2	6	1
56	Warmen Beyond Abilities	Feb 5, 2002	88.9	8	0
57	Time Requiem Time Requiem	Nov 18, 2002	87.1	12	2
58	Highlord Breath of Eternity	2002	93	3	0
59	Bathory Nordland I	Nov 18, 2002	89.3	7	0
60	Disturbed Believe	Sep 17, 2002	87.5	10	2
61	Xasthur Nocturnal Poisoning	Sep 8, 2002	84.7	19	2
62	L.A. Guns Waking the Dead	Aug 20, 2002	91.3	4	0
63	陰陽座 (Onmyo-za) 煌神羅刹	Jan 10, 2002	91.3	4	3
64	Manowar Warriors of the World	Jul 4, 2002	87.3	10	1
65	Mercenary Everblack	Mar 11, 2002	89.2	6	0
66	The Chasm Conjuration of the Spectral Empire	Nov 2002	89.2	6	0
67	Everon Flesh	2002	89.2	6	0
68	Vanden Plas Beyond Daylight	Jan 28, 2002	85.2	15	3
69	Shadows Fall The Art of Balance	Sep 17, 2002	85.2	15	0
70	Odal Sturmes Brut	Dec 2002	87.8	8	1
71	Insomnium In the Halls of Awaiting	Apr 30, 2002	85.5	13	1
72	Deathspell Omega Inquisitors of Satan	2002	88.1	7	1
73	Falconer Chapters From a Vale Forlorn	2002	91.7	3	0
74	Everon Bridge	2002	91.7	3	0
75	Soilwork Natural Born Chaos	Mar 25, 2002	82.9	22	1
76	Dreamtale Beyond Reality	Dec 2, 2002	85.5	12	2
77	Primal Fear Black Sun	Apr 24, 2002	84	16	4
78	Thunderstone Thunderstone	Jun 24, 2002	86	10	1
79	In Flames Reroute to Remain	Sep 2, 2002	79	47	5
80	Impellitteri System X	2002	86.1	9	1
81	Omnium Gatherum Steal the Light [EP]	Oct 28, 2002	87.1	7	1
82	Taake Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik	2002	87	7	1
83	Forgotten Tomb Songs to Leave	Aug 2002	85.9	9	1
84	Apotheosis Farthest from the Sun	Jul 23, 2002	89	4	1
85	Vassline The Portrait of Your Funeral	Jul 16, 2002	86.4	7	1
86	Haemorrhage Morgue Sweet Home	Apr 4, 2002	86.4	7	0
87	Disgorge Consume the Forsaken	May 7, 2002	85.3	9	1
88	Impaled Mondo Medicale	2002	90	3	0
89	Decrypt Holy Erotic Rapture	Dec 31, 2002	90	3	0
90	폐허 (Ruined) 흉가 (The Haunted House)	2002	82.6	16	1
91	Negura Bunget 'n Crugu Bradului	Oct 2002	87.6	5	1
92	Dio Killing the Dragon	May 27, 2002	82.7	15	0
93	Empyrium Weiland	May 21, 2002	87.4	5	1
94	Amon Amarth Versus the World	Nov 18, 2002	83.6	12	2
95	Dragonland Holy War	2002	84.3	10	3
96	Harem Scarem Weight of the World	Mar 25, 2002	86.5	6	1
97	Lacuna Coil Comalies	Sep 23, 2002	83.2	12	1
98	Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me	Apr 22, 2002	86.6	5	1
99	Grand Illusion View From the Top	Jul 7, 2002	87.5	4	0
100	Otep Sevas Tra	Jun 18, 2002	87.5	4	0

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