The 500 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time

Rank	Artist name / Album title	Rating	Votes	Reviews
301	Angra Holy Land March 23, 1996 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	89.6	46	8
302	Savatage Streets: A Rock Opera October 4, 1991 Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal	91.1	39	8
303	Insomnium One for Sorrow October 17, 2011 Melodic Death Metal	91.5	33	1
304	Immortal At the Heart of Winter February 28, 1999 Black Metal	91.5	39	2
305	Electric Wizard Dopethrone October 9, 2000 Stoner Metal, Doom Metal	91.5	19	1
306	Coroner No More Color May 21, 1989 Technical Thrash Metal	93.7	17	0
307	Rhapsody of Fire From Chaos to Eternity June 17, 2011 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	89.3	48	4
308	Masterplan Masterplan January 20, 2003 Power Metal	90.4	40	6
309	Carcass Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious October 30, 1991 Death Metal	90.9	43	3
310	Impellitteri Stand in Line 1988 Heavy Metal	88.2	64	5
311	Overkill The Years of Decay October 13, 1989 Thrash Metal	91.1	35	2
312	Darkwater Human March 1, 2019 Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	95	11	2
313	Diamond Head Lightning to the Nations October 3, 1980 Heavy Metal, NWOBHM	93.5	18	1
314	Scorpions Sting in the Tail March 19, 2010 Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	90.5	36	2
315	Downfall of Nur Umbras de Barbagia March 21, 2015 Atmospheric Black Metal	93.3	17	2
316	Metal Church Metal Church 1984 Thrash Metal	89.6	44	4
317	Insomnium Anno 1696 February 24, 2023 Melodic Death Metal	93.3	33	1
318	Kreator Enemy of God January 11, 2005 Thrash Metal	89.4	46	1
319	Colosseum Chapter 2: Numquam January 14, 2009 Funeral Doom Metal	92.4	21	4
320	The Halo Effect Days of the Lost August 12, 2022 Melodic Death Metal	89.7	44	2

321	Dying Fetus Descend into Depravity September 15, 2009 Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	93.9	18	1
322	Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events September 13, 2011 Progressive Metal	86	98	4
323	King Diamond Abigail June 1987 Heavy Metal	90.2	44	4
324	Jason Becker Perpetual Burn August 8, 1988 Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	91.8	30	2
325	Immolation Dawn of Possession 1991 Death Metal	91.8	25	2
326	Megadeth Dystopia January 22, 2016 Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	87.2	74	3
327	Obituary Slowly We Rot 1989 Death Metal	90.5	28	1
328	Impiety Skullfucking Armageddon 1999 Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal	91.8	23	0
329	John Petrucci Terminal Velocity August 28, 2020 Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	92.5	26	1
330	Scorpions Lovedrive February 25, 1979 Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	91.7	30	1
331	Between the Buried and Me The Great Misdirect October 27, 2009 Progressive Metal, Metalcore	89.5	39	1
332	Converge Jane Doe September 4, 2001 Mathcore, Metalcore	94.4	18	0
333	Summoning Stronghold May 11, 1999 Atmospheric Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	91.1	33	1
334	Disarmonia Mundi Fragments of D-Generation May 17, 2004 Melodic Death Metal	91.9	26	2
335	Mastodon Blood Mountain September 15, 2006 Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal	93.3	17	1
336	Slipknot Slipknot June 29, 1999 Nu Metal	86.9	88	5
337	Graveworm As the Angels Reach the Beauty September 13, 1999 Symphonic Black Metal	88.8	47	6
338	Dream Theater Dream Theater September 24, 2013 Progressive Metal	86.9	84	5
339	Edguy Theater of Salvation February 1, 1999 Power Metal	90.1	42	5
340	Eternal Tears of Sorrow Chaotic Beauty February 2000 Melodic Death Metal	89.8	42	4

341	Demigod Slumber of Sullen Eyes December 1992 Death Metal	87	54	2
342	Blind Guardian At the Edge of Time July 30, 2010 Progressive Metal, Power Metal	89.7	39	4
343	Hour of Penance Sedition April 6, 2012 Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	90.5	33	1
344	At Vance Only Human August 25, 2002 Power Metal	89.7	44	3
345	Scorpions Crazy World November 6, 1990 Heavy Metal, Melodic Metal	92.4	21	1
346	Be'lakor Stone's Reach June 20, 2009 Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	91.9	30	0
347	The Chasm Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm September 15, 2009 Death Metal	91.8	26	1
348	Emperor Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk July 8, 1997 Symphonic Black Metal	89.2	46	4
349	Sodom Agent Orange June 1, 1989 Thrash Metal	90.2	39	1
350	Be'lakor Vessels June 24, 2016 Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	91.8	24	0
351	Overkill Under the Influence July 5, 1988 Thrash Metal	91	24	1
352	Destroyer 666 Cold Steel...for an Iron Age 2002 Blackened Thrash Metal, Death metal	93.6	13	0
353	Animals as Leaders The Madness of Many November 11, 2016 Progressive Metal, Djent	94.6	14	0
354	Amorphis Silent Waters August 31, 2007 Progressive Metal, Folk Metal	90.1	25	0
355	Porcupine Tree In Absentia September 24, 2002 Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock	93	12	1
356	Solstice Solstice 1992 Thrash Metal	91.8	21	2
357	Black Witchery Desecration of the Holy Kingdom September 2001 War Metal, Black Metal	95	9	0
358	Galneryus Angel of Salvation October 10, 2012 Power Metal	87.7	55	4
359	Vio-lence Eternal Nightmare 1988 Thrash Metal	88.8	38	1
360	N.EX.T The Return of N.EX.T Part 2 - World September 1995 Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, K-Pop	89.8	35	1
361	Deafheaven New Bermuda October 2, 2015 Post-Black Metal	88.8	44	2
362	Helloween Walls of Jericho November 18, 1985 Power Metal, Speed Metal	86.9	75	8
363	DGM FrAme February 23, 2009 Power Metal, Progressive Metal	89	38	2
364	Insomnium Across the Dark September 7, 2009 Melodic Death Metal	89.9	37	2
365	Crash Endless Supply of Pain 1994 Thrash Metal	89.4	35	2
366	Nocturnal Rites Grand Illusion September 19, 2005 Power Metal	90.7	29	1
367	Helloween Gambling With the Devil October 29, 2007 Power Metal	87.7	57	6
368	Candlemass Nightfall November 9, 1987 Doom Metal	92.9	18	2
369	Krisiun Black Force Domain August 14, 1995 Brutal Death Metal	92.5	19	1
370	Darkthrone Under a Funeral Moon June 24, 1993 Black Metal	89	44	2
371	Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force Odyssey April 8, 1988 Neoclassical Metal, Heavy Metal	88.8	41	2
372	Kamelot Haven May 5, 2015 Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	88.1	53	4
373	Insomnium Above the Weeping World September 18, 2006 Melodic Death Metal	90.2	30	1
374	X Japan Jealousy July 1, 1991 Heavy Metal	89.3	40	3
375	Equilibrium Sagas June 27, 2008 Folk Metal, Viking Metal	88.5	55	2
376	Heaven Shall Burn Invictus May 21, 2010 Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Hardcore	89.4	38	1
377	Dark Moor The Gates of Oblivion March 11, 2002 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	87.6	57	6
378	Galneryus Beyond the End of Despair... July 12, 2006 Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	88.6	45	7
379	Immortal Sons of Northern Darkness February 5, 2002 Black Metal	93.6	22	1
380	Twilight Force Dawn of the Dragonstar August 16, 2019 Power Metal	91.7	27	4
381	Vow Wow III January 22, 1986 Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	97	9	1
382	Iron Maiden Fear of the Dark May 12, 1992 Heavy Metal	87	59	5
383	Therion Secret of the Runes October 8, 2001 Symphonic Metal	92.5	22	3
384	Symphony X The Odyssey November 4, 2002 Progressive Metal	88.3	37	3
385	Nevermore Dead Heart, In a Dead World September 13, 2000 Thrash Metal	91	25	3
386	Yngwie J. Malmsteen Trilogy November 4, 1986 Neoclassical Metal, Heavy Metal	90.2	38	4
387	Kalmah They Will Return April 30, 2002 Melodic Death Metal	89.1	39	2
388	Drudkh Autumn Aurora November 28, 2004 Atmospheric Black Metal	90.1	23	3
389	Infester To the Depths, in Degradation 1994 Death Metal	90.6	19	2
390	Between the Buried and Me The Parallax II: Future Sequence October 9, 2012 Progressive Metal, Metalcore	90	31	2
391	Symphony X Twilight in Olympus March 13, 1998 Progressive Metal, Neoclassical Metal	90.7	27	3
392	Bathory Blood Fire Death October 8, 1988 Black Metal, Thrash Metal	89.1	36	5
393	Carcass Symphonies of Sickness July 1, 1989 Death Metal, Grindcore	91.2	31	3
394	Cancer To the Gory End 1990 Death Metal, Thrash Metal	91.9	24	0
395	Nightwish Imaginaerum November 30, 2011 Symphonic Metal	87.2	67	7
396	Royal Hunt Moving Target September 1995 Progressive Metal, Neoclassical Metal	90.5	30	5
397	Epica The Quantum Enigma May 2, 2014 Symphonic Metal	88.7	47	4
398	Porcupine Tree Deadwing March 28, 2005 Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock	93.2	16	1
399	Kiko Loureiro Open Source July 10, 2020 Progressive Metal	93.8	15	1
400	Rhapsody Legendary Tales October 27, 1997 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	87.5	54	6

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