The Best Metal Albums of 1998

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Rank	Artist name	Album title	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Nightwish	Oceanborn	1998-10-01	92.4	79	7
2	Yngwie Malmsteen	Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E flat minor Op.1	1998-02-18	92.9	44	2
3	Sad Legend	Sad Legend	1998-12	92.1	53	2
4	Rhapsody	Symphony of Enchanted Lands	1998-10-05	89.2	94	12
5	Cradle of Filth	Cruelty and the Beast	1998-04-27	90.4	69	6
6	Stratovarius	Visions of Europe [Live]	1998-07-07	93.5	32	3
7	Therion	Vovin	1998-05-04	94.6	24	2
8	Opeth	My Arms, Your Hearse	1998-08-18	91.5	49	4
9	Liquid Tension Experiment	Liquid Tension Experiment	1998-03-10	92.5	38	2
10	Death	The Sound of Perseverance	1998-08-31	89.9	63	6
11	Blind Guardian	Nightfall in Middle-Earth	1998-04-24	92.8	30	5
12	Dawn	Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy)	1998	96.4	7	0
13	서태지 (Seo Taiji)	Seo Tai Ji	1998-07-07	93.2	13	1
14	The Chasm	Deathcult for Eternity: the Triumph	1998	92.8	14	1
15	Stratovarius	Destiny	1998-10-05	87.7	43	5
16	Exhumed	Gore Metal	1998-11-23	93	12	0
17	Dying Fetus	Killing on Adrenaline	1998-07-27	92.3	14	1
18	Symphony X	Twilight in Olympus	1998-03-13	90.9	19	2
19	Shadow Gallery	Tyranny	1998-09-22	90.5	18	2
20	Ayreon	Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera	1998-08-30	93.4	9	1
21	Theatre of Tragedy	Aégis	1998-08-18	90.5	17	2
22	Falkenbach	...Magni Blandinn Ok Megintiri...	1998-01-21	94.5	6	1
23	Rainy Sun	Porno Virus	1998	92.1	10	1
24	김경호 (Kim Kyungho)	00:00:1998	1998-06	87.7	26	2
25	Gorguts	Obscura	1998-05-23	92.5	8	0
26	Trans-Siberian Orchestra	The Christmas Attic	1998	92.9	7	1
27	Vitalij Kuprij	Extreme Measures	1998-08-11	92.3	8	1
28	Incantation	Diabolical Conquest	1998-04-28	94	5	0
29	The Sins Of Thy Beloved	Lake of Sorrow	1998	88.2	19	2
30	Darkane	Rusted Angel	1998-10-12	90.4	11	1
31	Katatonia	Discouraged Ones	1998-04-27	90.6	10	0
32	Devin Townsend	Ocean Machine - Biomech	1998-03-02	92.5	6	0
33	Angra	Fireworks	1998-07-14	85.1	31	5
34	Diabolical Masquerade	Nightwork	1998-09-21	91	7	1
35	Savatage	The Wake of Magellan	1998-07-07	89.4	10	4
36	Deicide	When Satan Lives [Live]	1998-10-20	89.7	9	1
37	Metallica	Garage Inc.	1998-11-24	83.2	40	4
38	Iced Earth	Something Wicked This Way Comes	1998-06-17	87.4	15	4
39	Metal Church	Live [Live]	1998-10-05	90.7	7	2
40	Arch Enemy	Stigmata	1998-05-18	84.2	30	4
41	Marilyn Manson	Mechanical Animals	1998-09-14	89.4	9	0
42	Helloween	Better Than Raw	1998-05-02	83.4	35	3
43	Dio	Inferno - the Last in Live [Live]	1998-02-28	88.4	11	2
44	Anathema	Alternative 4	1998-08-11	89.2	9	0
45	System of a Down	System of a Down	1998-06-30	88.3	11	0
46	Edguy	Vain Glory Opera	1998-01-15	84	28	5
47	Amon Amarth	Once Sent From the Golden Hall	1998-02-12	88.9	9	1
48	Covenant	Nexus Polaris	1998-03-24	85.7	18	2
49	Pain Of Salvation	One Hour By the Concrete Lake	1998-07-21	88.2	9	1
50	Judas Priest	'98 Live Meltdown [Live]	1998-09-17	85	18	3
51	Gorgasm	Stabwound Intercourse [EP]	1998-03	90.2	5	1
52	Angel Dust	Border of Reality	1998	89.3	6	1
53	Korn	Follow the Leader	1998-08-18	88.6	7	0
54	Jeremy	Out of Fear	1998	88	8	1
55	Obtained Enslavement	Soulblight	1998	90	5	1
56	Naglfar	Diabolical	1998-07-28	89	6	0
57	Fear Factory	Obsolete	1998-07-28	87.2	9	0
58	Labyrinth	Return to Heaven Denied	1998-06-24	88	7	1
59	Dark Funeral	Vobiscum Satanas	1998-04-27	85.8	11	2
60	Sinawe	Psychedelos	1998-12	89	5	0
61	Apocalyptica	Inquisition Symphony	1998-09-22	88	6	2
62	Hammerfall	Legacy of Kings	1998-09-28	82.4	19	2
63	Pink Cream 69	Electrified	1998-09-21	88	5	1
64	Cryptopsy	Whisper Supremacy	1998-09-22	84.8	10	1
65	Hecate Enthroned	Dark Requiems... and Unsilent Massacre	1998	87.6	5	0
66	Grave Digger	Knights of the Cross	1998-05-18	86.7	6	2
67	Krisiun	Apocalyptic Revelation	1998-10-27	87.2	5	0
68	Skinless	Progression Towards Evil	1998-04-12	87	5	0
69	Abigor	Supreme Immortal Art	1998-02-23	86.2	6	1
70	Nasum	Inhale/Exhale	1998-05-26	86.8	5	1
71	Obituary	Dead [Live]	1998-04-22	85.8	6	0
72	Steel	Heavy Metal Machine [EP]	1998	85.8	6	0
73	Angelcorpse	Exterminate	1998	84.9	7	1
74	Primal Fear	Primal Fear	1998-02	80.2	19	4
75	Gorgoroth	Destroyer, or About How to Philosophize With the Hammer	1998-05-18	84.3	7	1
76	Samchung	탈출즉시 개죽음	1998-10-07	84.2	6	0
77	Behemoth	Pandemonic Incantations	1998-03-02	83.3	7	1
78	Black Hole	내가 사는 방식 (The Way)	1998-11	83.7	6	0
79	Thy Serpent	Christcrusher	1998-08-11	84	5	0
80	Dream Theater	Once in a Live Time [Live]	1998	78.1	17	2
81	Inquisition	Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult	1998	81.3	8	1
82	Soilwork	Steelbath Suicide	1998-05-20	80.6	9	0
83	Nile	Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka	1998-04-28	83	5	2
84	Morbid Angel	Formulas Fatal to the Flesh	1998-02-24	82.4	5	0
85	Marduk	Nightwing	1998-08-04	81.8	5	0
86	Graveworm	Underneath the Crescent Moon [EP]	1998	79.4	7	0
87	Slayer	Diabolus in Musica	1998-06-09	74.8	20	1
88	Van Halen	Van Halen III	1998-03-17	79.8	6	0
89	Metallica	Fuel [EP]	1998-03	80	5	0
90	Black Sabbath	Reunion [Live]	1998-10-20	77.6	8	1
91	Eternal Tears Of Sorrow	Vilda Mannu	1998-11	73.5	10	1
92	Soulfly	Soulfly	1998-04-21	74.4	8	0
93	Cannibal Corpse	Gallery of Suicide	1998-04-20	71.9	12	0
94	Kamelot	Siege Perilovs	1998-07-28	73.6	8	1
95	Meshuggah	Chaosphere	1998-11-10	68.7	24	0
96	Dimmu Borgir	Godless Savage Garden	1998-07-13	73	6	0
97	Sepultura	Against	1998-10-06	69.4	8	1
98	Iron Maiden	Virtual XI	1998-03-23	65.1	16	1
99	Sebastian Bach & Friends	Bring' em Bach Alive	1998	68.8	5	0
100	Oathean	아주 커다란 슬픔의 눈 (The Eyes Tremendous Sorrow)	1998-06-26	59	33	2

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