Best Heavy Metal Albums
1,216 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 |  | The Craving (1996) | 80 | 10 | 0 |
| 802 |  | The White Goddess (2013) | 83 | 5 | 0 |
| 803 |  | XXX - Three Decades in Metal (2016) | 83 | 5 | 0 |
| 804 |  | Forged by Fire (2005) | 79.2 | 12 | 1 |
| 805 |  | Meliora (2015) | 77.9 | 16 | 2 |
| 806 |  | Lightning Strikes (1986) | 79.9 | 10 | 1 |
| 807 |  | Orgasmatron (1986) | 81.4 | 7 | 0 |
| 808 |  | Pentagram (Relentless) (1985) | 81.4 | 7 | 1 |
| 809 |  | The Last Stand (2016) | 78.1 | 15 | 1 |
| 810 |  | The Gang's All Here (2022) | 81.4 | 7 | 1 |
| 811 |  | Patient Number 9 (2022) | 78.1 | 15 | 2 |
| 812 |  | Dragonslayer (2002) | 78.7 | 13 | 2 |
| 813 |  | Fatal Attraction (1988) | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 814 |  | Meantime (1992) | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 815 |  | Day of Reckoning (1987) | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 816 |  | Lights Out (2012) | 83.8 | 4 | 1 |
| 817 |  | Rise of the Hero (2014) | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 818 |  | Stormborn (2014) | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 819 |  | From Beyond (2015) | 83.8 | 4 | 1 |
| 820 |  | Built to Last (2016) | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 821 |  | The Sinister Urge (2001) | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 822 |  | The Mad King (2021) | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 823 |  | Strange and Beautiful (1991) | 76.8 | 20 | 4 |
| 824 |  | Death Penalty (1982) | 82.8 | 5 | 1 |
| 825 |  | No Boundaries (1995) | 82.8 | 5 | 0 |
| 826 |  | Violence and Force (1984) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 827 |  | Unveiling the Wicked (1986) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 828 |  | Crazy Tonight (1990) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 829 |  | Metus Mortis (2001) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 830 |  | Rio Grande Blood (2006) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 831 |  | Eternity (2007) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 832 |  | Paradise Lost (1991) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 833 |  | 魑魅魍魎 (2008) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 834 |  | Legends (2010) | 85 | 3 | 1 |
| 835 |  | The First Years of Piracy (1991) | 85 | 3 | 1 |
| 836 |  | The Midnight Chase (2012) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 837 |  | Night of the Demon (1981) | 85 | 3 | 1 |
| 838 |  | Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall (2013) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 839 |  | Capricorn (1993) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 840 |  | Unleash the Fire (2014) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 841 |  | Cynic Paradise (2008) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 842 |  | AXE 6 (1993) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 843 |  | FATE (2016) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 844 |  | 怪談 そして死とエロス (2016) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 845 |  | Burn the Night (2019) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 846 |  | Headbangers Symphony (2016) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 847 |  | Bloodiest (2022) | 85 | 3 | 1 |
| 848 |  | Follow the Blind Man (2023) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 849 |  | The Cosmic Race (2024) | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| 850 |  | Eternal Warrior (2004) | 81.3 | 7 | 0 |
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