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100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums (NME)

Created : Dec 2, 2018 Last updated : Dec 2, 2018 100 items

NME (August 14, 2009)

100		Anthrax Among the Living (1987)
99		Danzig Danzig (1988)
98		Cannibal Corpse Tomb of the Mutilated (1992)
97		Carcass Heartwork (1993)
96		Bruce Dickinson The Chemical Wedding (1998)
95		Cradle of Filth Damnation and a Day (2003)
94		The Dillinger Escape Plan Miss Machine (2004)
93		Dimmu Borgir Death Cult Armageddon (2003)
92		Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar (1996)
91		Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force Rising Force (1984)
90		White Zombie Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head (1995)
89		W.A.S.P. W.A.S.P. (1984)
88		AC/DC Highway to Hell (1979)
87		Venom Black Metal (1982)
86		Van Halen Van Halen (1978)
85		Metallica Master of Puppets (1986)
84		Type O Negative October Rust (1996)
83		Trouble Manic Frustration (1992)
82		Tool Ænima (1996)
81		Testament The Legacy (1987)
80		Slipknot Iowa (2001)
79		Slayer God Hates Us All (2001)
78		Slayer Seasons in the Abyss (1990)
77		Skid Row Skid Row (1989)
76		Sepultura Chaos A.D. (1993)
75		Behemoth Demigod (2004)
74		Saxon Strong Arm of the Law (1980)
73		Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978)
72		Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (1992)
71		Rammstein Mutter (2001)
70		Queensrÿche Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
69		Paradise Lost Draconian Times (1995)
68		Ozzy Osbourne Bark at the Moon (1983)
67		Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
66		Opeth Blackwater Park (2001)
65		Nightwish Once (2004)
64		Neurosis The Eye of Every Storm (2004)
63		Napalm Death Utopia Banished (1992)
62		Motörhead Ace of Spades (1980)
61		Mötley Crüe Shout at the Devil (1983)
60		Morbid Angel Blessed Are the Sick (1991)
59		Monster Magnet Powertrip (1998)
58		System of a Down Toxicity (2001)
57		Metallica Metallica (1991)
56		Metallica Ride the Lightning (1984)
55		Meshuggah Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
54		Mercyful Fate Don't Break the Oath (1984)
53		Megadeth Rust in Peace (1990)
52		Mayhem Wolf's Lair Abyss (1997) [EP]
51		Mastodon Leviathan (2004)
50		Machine Head The Blackening (2007)
49		Lamb of God Sacrament (2006)
48		Kreator Pleasure to Kill (1986)
47		Korn Follow the Leader (1998)
46		Korn Korn (1994)
45		Slayer Reign in Blood (1986)
44		Kiss Destroyer (1976)
43		Kiss Kiss (1974)
42		King Diamond Abigail (1987)
41		Killswitch Engage The End of Heartache (2004)
40		Judas Priest Painkiller (1990)
39		Isis Panopticon (2004)
38		Dark Tranquillity The Gallery (1995)
37		Iron Maiden Powerslave (1984)
36		All Shall Perish The Price of Existence (2006)
35		Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast (1982)
34		Metallica ...And Justice for All (1988)
33		In Flames Whoracle (1997)
32		Helloween Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II (1988)
31		The Haunted Made Me Do It (2000)
30		Hammerfall Legacy of Kings (1998)
29		Judas Priest British Steel (1980)
28		At the Gates Slaughter of the Soul (1995)
27		Alice Cooper Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
26		Unearth III: In the Eyes of Fire (2006)
25		Gojira The Way of All Flesh (2008)
24		Godsmack IV (2006)
23		Gamma Ray Land of the Free (1995)
22		Deicide Deicide (1990)
21		Death Human (1991)
20		Dio Holy Diver (1983)
19		Exodus Bonded by Blood (1985)
18		Dream Theater Images and Words (1992)
17		Entombed Wolverine Blues (1993)
16		Despised Icon The Ills of Modern Man (2007)
15		Deep Purple Machine Head (1972)
14		Candlemass Nightfall (1987)
13		Black Sabbath Black Sabbath (1970)
12		Accept Balls to the Wall (1983)
11		Iron Maiden Piece of Mind (1983)
10		Black Sabbath Paranoid (1970)
9		Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction (1987)
8		Deftones Around the Fur (1997)
7		Benighted Icon (2007)
6		Black Label Society Hangover Music Vol. VI (2004)
5		Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell (1980)
4		Arch Enemy Burning Bridges (1999)
3		Alice in Chains Dirt (1992)
2		Pantera Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
1		AC/DC Back in Black (1980)