Best Heavy Metal Albums
1,277 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 |  | 7th Symphony (2010) | 91.2 | 5 | 0 |
| 302 |  | Assault Attack (1982) | 89.1 | 8 | 0 |
| 303 |  | Indestructible (2008) | 84.5 | 23 | 2 |
| 304 |  | Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) | 88.1 | 10 | 1 |
| 305 |  | Borrowed Time (1982) | 93.3 | 3 | 1 |
| 306 |  | Acoustica (2001) [Live] | 93.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 307 |  | Dark Skies Over Babylon (2013) | 93.3 | 3 | 2 |
| 308 |  | Dreamer (2013) | 93.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 309 |  | Give 'Em Hell (2014) | 93.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 310 |  | Megalomanium II (2024) | 93.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 311 |  | March of the Saint (1984) | 91 | 5 | 1 |
| 312 |  | Barbed Wire Soul (1997) | 91 | 5 | 0 |
| 313 |  | Damned If You Do (2018) | 91 | 5 | 0 |
| 314 |  | Wings of Rage (2020) | 91 | 5 | 1 |
| 315 |  | Black Metal (1982) | 80.5 | 56 | 7 |
| 316 |  | Four (1990) | 85.4 | 18 | 2 |
| 317 |  | Subhuman Race (1995) | 82.7 | 33 | 4 |
| 318 |  | Unlocking the Past (2007) | 89.4 | 7 | 0 |
| 319 |  | Against the Law (1990) | 84.2 | 23 | 4 |
| 320 |  | No Smoke Without Fire (1990) | 89.3 | 7 | 1 |
| 321 |  | Fighting the World (1987) | 86.9 | 12 | 0 |
| 322 |  | Dream Evil (1987) | 83.7 | 25 | 2 |
| 323 |  | Invictus (1998) | 87.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 324 |  | Ghost in the Ruins: a Tribute to Criss Oliva (1995) [Live] | 90.6 | 5 | 1 |
| 325 |  | Future World (1987) | 86.8 | 12 | 2 |
| 326 |  | Warriors of the World (2002) | 86.8 | 12 | 2 |
| 327 |  | Universe (1984) | 89.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 328 |  | 89.1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 329 |  | 84.1 | 22 | 1 | |
| 330 |  | Second Coming (2013) | 87.5 | 10 | 2 |
| 331 |  | No Rest for the Wicked (1988) | 83.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 332 |  | The Devil's Hall of Fame (2001) | 89.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 333 |  | '98 Live Meltdown (1998) [Live] | 84.9 | 18 | 3 |
| 334 |  | Beat of Metal Motion (1984) | 88.4 | 8 | 2 |
| 335 |  | Face the Heat (1993) | 87.4 | 10 | 1 |
| 336 |  | Pandemonium (2010) | 87.8 | 9 | 1 |
| 337 |  | Hisingen Blues (2011) | 87.8 | 9 | 1 |
| 338 |  | Built to Destroy (1983) | 88.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 339 |  | Scream (1995) | 91.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 340 |  | Black Tiger (1982) | 91.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 341 |  | 煌神羅刹 (2002) | 91.3 | 4 | 3 |
| 342 |  | Empire of the Undead (2014) | 82.3 | 32 | 1 |
| 343 |  | Lords of Black (2014) | 91.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 344 |  | Icons of the New Days (2018) | 91.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 345 |  | Damned for All Time (2020) | 91.3 | 4 | 1 |
| 346 |  | The Hallowed (2023) | 91.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 347 |  | Eclipse (1990) | 83.9 | 22 | 3 |
| 348 |  | In the Night (2010) | 86.9 | 11 | 2 |
| 349 |  | Senjutsu (2021) | 81 | 43 | 8 |
| 350 |  | United Abominations (2007) | 79.5 | 60 | 4 |
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