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Rank	Cover art	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1		Megadeth Rust in Peace	Aug 21, 1990	96.7	328	16
2		Judas Priest Painkiller	Sep 3, 1990	96.9	275	17
3		Slayer Seasons in the Abyss	Oct 9, 1990	91.6	107	6
4		Obituary Cause of Death	Sep 19, 1990	92.4	82	4
5		Extreme II Pornograffitti	Jul 19, 1990	92.2	63	5
6		Death Spiritual Healing	Feb 16, 1990	93	50	3
7		Deicide Deicide	Jun 25, 1990	91.7	67	4
8		Pantera Cowboys from Hell	Jan 25, 1990	88.3	109	6
9		Morbid Saint Spectrum of Death	Sep 2, 1990	90.8	61	3
10		Nocturnus The Key	Aug 1990	92.6	40	1
11		Gary Moore Still Got the Blues	Mar 26, 1990	93.4	32	1
12		Gamma Ray Heading for Tomorrow	Feb 19, 1990	89.7	69	5
13		Artillery By Inheritance	May 29, 1990	90.6	48	4
14		Kreator Coma of Souls	Oct 19, 1990	90.8	38	3
15		Psychotic Waltz A Social Grace	Nov 26, 1990	91.3	32	3
16		Scorpions Crazy World	Nov 6, 1990	92.4	21	1
17		Firehouse Firehouse	Aug 21, 1990	89.1	44	5
18		Cancer To the Gory End	1990	91.2	27	0
19		Annihilator Never Neverland	Sep 12, 1990	90.8	29	3
20		Steve Vai Passion and Warfare	Sep 1990	91.6	23	3
21		Entombed Left Hand Path	May 1, 1990	89	40	3
22		Yngwie Malmsteen Trial by Fire - Live in Leningrad [Live]	Jan 2, 1990	91.8	18	0
23		Steelheart Steelheart	Jul 10, 1990	87.5	45	4
24		Merciless The Awakening	Feb 1990	90.9	19	0
25		Black Sabbath Tyr	Aug 20, 1990	88.5	32	3
26		Stranger Sailing Out	Sep 15, 1990	91.5	16	1
27		Anthrax Persistence of Time	Aug 21, 1990	88.6	30	2
28		Blind Guardian Tales from the Twilight World	Oct 3, 1990	88	34	4
29		Suicidal Tendencies Lights Camera Revolution	Jul 3, 1990	92.8	11	0
30		Poison Flesh and Blood	Jun 21, 1990	89.5	23	2
31		Kreyson Angel on the Run / Anděl Na Útěku	1990	98.3	3	0
32		Asiana Out on the Street	Mar 20, 1990	88.2	29	3
33		AC/DC The Razor's Edge	Sep 1990	88.7	25	3
34		Queensrÿche Empire	Sep 4, 1990	87.8	30	6
35		Atheist Piece of Time	Nov 1990	89.1	20	1
36		Vow Wow Mountain Top	Apr 25, 1990	94.2	6	1
37		Bathory Hammerheart	Apr 16, 1990	87.5	26	3
38		Damn Yankees Damn Yankees	Feb 22, 1990	88.4	19	1
39		Demolition Hammer Tortured Existence	Sep 1990	88.1	20	1
40		Tesla Five Man Acoustical Jam [Live]	Nov 13, 1990	91.3	9	1
41		Ratt Detonator	Aug 21, 1990	88.6	16	1
42		Blasphemy Fallen Angel of Doom	Aug 1990	84.3	39	1
43		Trouble Trouble	1990	91.6	7	1
44		Napalm Death Harmony Corruption	Jul 1, 1990	85.9	26	1
45		Alice in Chains Facelift	Aug 21, 1990	85.7	26	0
46		Warrant Cherry Pie	Sep 10, 1990	86.3	22	1
47		The Black Crowes Shake Your Money Maker	Jan 1990	89.8	9	0
48		Agressor Neverending Destiny	1990	88.9	11	0
49		Massacra Final Holocaust	Feb 7, 1990	88.5	12	1
50		Mekong Delta Dances of Death (And Other Walking Shadows)	1990	87.3	15	1

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