Best Heavy Metal Albums
1,192 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 |  | Bloody Palace (2015) | 88.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 402 |  | In the Shadows (1993) | 87.6 | 7 | 0 |
| 403 |  | Black Sun (2002) | 84 | 16 | 4 |
| 404 |  | The Age of Mastery (1998) | 90 | 4 | 0 |
| 405 |  | Live...In the Raw (1987) [Live] | 90 | 4 | 1 |
| 406 |  | Traveller (2013) | 90 | 4 | 0 |
| 407 |  | Rising From Ashes (2013) | 90 | 4 | 0 |
| 408 |  | Old Scars, New Wounds (2017) | 90 | 4 | 0 |
| 409 |  | A Sultan's Ransom (1989) | 89 | 5 | 0 |
| 410 |  | We Reserve the Right (1984) | 89 | 5 | 0 |
| 411 |  | Revenge (2020) | 89 | 5 | 0 |
| 412 |  | Invaders (2022) | 89 | 5 | 1 |
| 413 |  | Alive (2009) [EP] | 84.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 414 |  | Eclipse (1990) | 82.9 | 20 | 2 |
| 415 |  | Waltz of Lunatic Fringe (2007) | 85.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 416 |  | 불의 발견 (1997) | 82.9 | 20 | 3 |
| 417 |  | 83.6 | 17 | 0 | |
| 418 |  | In the Night (2010) | 85.9 | 10 | 2 |
| 419 |  | Ample Destruction (1984) | 85.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 420 |  | Angel Witch (1980) | 85.1 | 12 | 2 |
| 421 |  | Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007) [Live] | 87.4 | 7 | 2 |
| 422 |  | Technical Ecstasy (1976) | 80.8 | 32 | 6 |
| 423 |  | Kyung-Ho Kim IV (1999) | 84.7 | 13 | 2 |
| 424 |  | You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll (1983) | 85.4 | 11 | 1 |
| 425 |  | War of Words (1993) | 82.8 | 20 | 1 |
| 426 |  | Live in Anaheim - Original Soundtrack (2010) [Live] | 91 | 3 | 0 |
| 427 |  | Bastards (1993) | 86.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 428 |  | System X (2002) | 86.1 | 9 | 1 |
| 429 |  | Elapse with the Relapse (2014) | 86.1 | 9 | 4 |
| 430 |  | The Sin and the Sentence (2017) | 83.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 431 |  | The Voice of the Cult (1988) | 85.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 432 |  | Primo Victoria (2005) | 85.6 | 10 | 1 |
| 433 |  | War of Dragons (2017) | 85.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 434 |  | Reflections of a Shadow (1990) | 84.8 | 12 | 1 |
| 435 |  | Iron Fist (1982) | 87.1 | 7 | 1 |
| 436 |  | Fallen (2015) | 87.1 | 7 | 1 |
| 437 |  | Beyond the Realm (2019) | 87.1 | 7 | 1 |
| 438 |  | The Watchers (2001) | 85.1 | 11 | 0 |
| 439 |  | Dream Evil (1987) | 82.4 | 20 | 1 |
| 440 |  | Live Live Live (Tokyo Dome 1993-1996) (1997) [Live] | 88.4 | 5 | 0 |
| 441 |  | Book of the Dead (2007) | 88.4 | 5 | 2 |
| 442 |  | Rulebreaker (2016) | 82.6 | 19 | 1 |
| 443 |  | Apocalyptica (2005) | 86.9 | 7 | 0 |
| 444 |  | Nosferatu (2005) | 86.9 | 7 | 2 |
| 445 |  | The Crest (2010) | 89.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 446 |  | Doctor Butcher (1994) | 89.3 | 4 | 1 |
| 447 |  | Hisingen Blues (2011) | 86.3 | 8 | 1 |
| 448 |  | Too Mean to Die (2021) | 86.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 449 |  | Lepaca Kliffoth (1995) | 85.3 | 10 | 1 |
| 450 |  | The Arockalypse (2006) | 85.3 | 10 | 1 |
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