The Best Metal Albums of 1996

Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Cryptopsy None So Vile	Jul 3, 1996	92.8	106	5
2	Cradle of Filth Dusk... and Her Embrace	Aug 28, 1996	90.5	93	8
3	Cradle of Filth V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein [EP]	Apr 22, 1996	92.6	48	6
4	In Flames The Jester Race	Feb 20, 1996	89.1	97	4
5	Stratovarius Episode	Apr 22, 1996	89	99	6
6	Tool Ænima	Oct 1, 1996	92.2	45	4
7	Helloween The Time of the Oath	Feb 29, 1996	90.5	66	11
8	Gorgoroth Antichrist	Jun 3, 1996	92.1	42	2
9	Opeth Morningrise	Jun 24, 1996	91.2	48	5
10	Edge of Sanity Crimson	Apr 2, 1996	91.8	41	4
11	Impellitteri Screaming Symphony	May 22, 1996	89.7	56	7
12	Angra Holy Land	Mar 23, 1996	90	50	10
13	Pantera The Great Southern Trendkill	May 3, 1996	87.8	71	3
14	Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar	Oct 8, 1996	92.1	25	1
15	Royal Hunt 1996 [Live]	Sep 21, 1996	92.7	20	2
16	Theatre of Tragedy Velvet Darkness They Fear	Aug 26, 1996	90.5	30	1
17	Arcturus Aspera Hiems Symfonia	Jun 3, 1996	89.5	32	3
18	Therion Theli	Aug 9, 1996	90.5	24	3
19	Burzum Filosofem	Jan 1, 1996	84.2	98	7
20	Rage Lingua Mortis	Apr 15, 1996	90.5	22	2
21	Noizegarden Noizegarden	Aug 1996	91.8	16	0
22	Anathema Eternity	Nov 11, 1996	90.1	21	2
23	Anatomy Where Angels Die	Dec 1996	98.3	3	0
24	Carcass Swansong	Jun 10, 1996	86.8	39	5
25	Bethlehem Dictius te necare	Apr 1996	88.6	24	5
26	Dark Funeral The Secrets of the Black Arts	Jan 28, 1996	87.6	30	3
27	Immolation Here in After	Feb 13, 1996	90.6	15	1
28	Psychotic Waltz Bleeding	Jul 1, 1996	92.1	10	0
29	Estatic Fear Somnium Obmutum	1996	85.5	45	5
30	Nefilim Zoon	Apr 22, 1996	95	5	0
31	Dimmu Borgir Stormblåst	Jan 25, 1996	85.9	40	5
32	Adramelech Psychostasia	Jun 22, 1996	90	15	0
33	Satyricon Nemesis Divina	Apr 22, 1996	85.5	41	2
34	Sepultura Roots	Feb 20, 1996	83.2	63	4
35	Morgana Lefay Maleficium	1996	96.3	3	1
36	Type O Negative October Rust	Aug 20, 1996	88	19	1
37	Devil Doll Dies Irae	Feb 9, 1996	88.6	16	2
38	Falkenbach ...En Their Medh Riki Fara...	Jul 29, 1996	90.6	10	2
39	Neurosis Through Silver in Blood	Apr 2, 1996	90	11	2
40	Sabbat The Dwelling	Jun 1996	89.9	11	2
41	Samael Passage	Aug 19, 1996	88.5	15	1
42	Helloween High Live [Live]	Oct 1, 1996	86.9	21	2
43	Black Hole City Life History	1996	90	10	0
44	Nirnaeth Haudh 'en' Nirnaeth	Jul 14, 1996	87.2	18	5
45	Ten The Name of the Rose	Sep 16, 1996	90.1	9	2
46	Amorphis Elegy	May 14, 1996	86.4	21	1
47	Nevermore The Politics of Ecstasy	Jul 23, 1996	88.8	12	3
48	Arch Enemy Black Earth	Dec 12, 1996	82.4	48	3
49	Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Eve & Other Stories	1996	86.6	18	1
50	Hypocrisy Abducted	Feb 13, 1996	90	8	2

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