The Best Metal Albums of 1996

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Rank	Artist	Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Cryptopsy	None So Vile	Jul 3, 1996	92.8	82	4
2	Gorgoroth	Antichrist	Jun 3, 1996	93.9	34	2
3	Cradle of Filth	Dusk... and Her Embrace	Aug 28, 1996	89.8	87	9
4	Tool	Ænima	Oct 1, 1996	93	36	2
5	Edge of Sanity	Crimson	Apr 2, 1996	93	31	3
6	Stratovarius	Episode	Apr 22, 1996	88.5	81	6
7	In Flames	The Jester Race	Feb 20, 1996	88.1	82	4
8	Impellitteri	Screaming Symphony	May 22, 1996	90	50	7
9	Helloween	The Time of the Oath	Feb 29, 1996	89.5	56	7
10	Pantera	The Great Southern Trendkill	May 3, 1996	89.2	57	1
11	Opeth	Morningrise	Jun 24, 1996	91.5	32	5
12	Cradle of Filth	V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein [EP]	Apr 22, 1996	91.2	34	6
13	Marilyn Manson	Antichrist Superstar	Oct 8, 1996	95	13	1
14	Nirnaeth	Haudh’en’Nirnaeth	Jul 14, 1996	92.6	19	7
15	Arcturus	Aspera Hiems Symfonia	Jun 3, 1996	91.3	25	3
16	Falkenbach	...En Their Medh Riki Fara...	Jul 29, 1996	95.7	9	0
17	Angra	Holy Land	Mar 23, 1996	89.3	38	7
18	Theatre of Tragedy	Velvet Darkness They Fear	Aug 26, 1996	92.2	19	1
19	Burzum	Filosofem	Jan 1, 1996	85.5	82	4
20	Rage	Lingua Mortis	Apr 15, 1996	92.4	16	2
21	Royal Hunt	1996 [Live]	Sep 21, 1996	92.4	16	2
22	Bethlehem	Dictius te necare	Apr 1996	91.6	19	3
23	Mystifier	The World Is So Good That Who Made It Doesn't Live Here	Jun 1996	97	5	0
24	Anathema	Eternity	Nov 11, 1996	91.1	17	0
25	Psychotic Waltz	Bleeding	1996	95.3	6	0
26	Devil Doll	Dies Irae	Feb 9, 1996	91	13	2
27	Estatic Fear	Somnium Obmutum	1996	85.9	42	5
28	Noizegarden	Noizegarden	Aug 1996	90.5	14	0
29	Adramelech	PsychoStasia	1996	94	6	0
30	Type O Negative	October Rust	Aug 20, 1996	90.5	13	0
31	Dimmu Borgir	Stormblåst	Jan 25, 1996	85.3	43	4
32	Neurosis	Through Silver in Blood	Apr 2, 1996	92.9	7	0
33	Sadhu	The Trend of Public Opinion	1996	87.9	22	1
34	Elend	Les Tenebres Du Dehors	1996	89.8	14	1
35	Dark Funeral	The Secrets of the Black Arts	Jan 28, 1996	87.5	23	2
36	Carcass	Swansong	Jun 10, 1996	86.2	31	3
37	Helloween	High Live [Live]	Oct 1, 1996	87.4	17	1
38	Satyricon	Nemesis Divina	Apr 22, 1996	85	28	2
39	Trans-Siberian Orchestra	Christmas Eve & Other Stories	1996	89.4	10	1
40	Ten	Name of the Rose	1996	90.9	7	2

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