The Best Metal Albums of 1996

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
101	Cannibal Corpse Vile	May 20, 1996	80.6	19	2
102	Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire	Apr 16, 1996	80.6	18	0
103	Solitude Aeturnus Downfall	Jul 29, 1996	88.3	3	0
104	Blut Aus Nord Memoria Vetusta I - Fathers of the Icy Age	1996	86	5	0
105	Abigail Intercourse and Lust	1996	86	5	0
106	Katatonia Brave Murder Day	Jul 1996	78.5	26	2
107	Riot The Brethren of the Long House	1996	86.3	4	0
108	Sacrilege Lost in the Beauty You Slay	1996	86.3	4	0
109	Mysticum In the Streams of Inferno	1996	83.1	8	1
110	Gamma Ray Silent Miracles [EP]	1996	87.3	3	0
111	Sadist Tribe	1996	85	5	0
112	Yngwie Malmsteen Inspiration	Oct 14, 1996	79.1	19	1
113	Kiss MTV Unplugged [Live]	Mar 12, 1996	84	6	0
114	Lux Occulta Forever Alone Immortal	Aug 1996	83.7	6	2
115	Skyclad Irrational Anthems	Feb 12, 1996	86.7	3	0
116	Iniquity Serenadium	1996	86.7	3	0
117	Metalucifer Heavy Metal Drill	1996	86.7	3	0
118	Grog Macabre Requiems	1996	86.7	3	0
119	King Diamond The Graveyard	Sep 30, 1996	81.4	10	2
120	Michael Kiske Instant Clarity	1996	84.4	5	1
121	Diabolical Masquerade Ravendusk in My Heart	1996	85.3	4	0
122	Superior Behind	1996	83.5	6	0
123	Mr.big Hey Man	Mar 12, 1996	79.8	14	2
124	The Exploited Beat the Bastards	Apr 23, 1996	81.7	9	0
125	Behemoth Grom	Jan 1996	80	13	4
126	Kataklysm Temple of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III)	Jun 26, 1996	83.3	6	0
127	Slayer Undisputed Attitude	May 28, 1996	75.4	37	2
128	Root KÄRGERÄS	1996	85	4	0
129	MD.45 The Craving	Jul 23, 1996	80.6	11	0
130	Vader Future of the Past	Dec 3, 1996	84	5	1
131	Inquisitor Walpurgis-Sabbath of Lust	1996	84	5	0
132	Deep Purple Purpendicular	Feb 17, 1996	80.2	12	0
133	Troll Drep De Kristne	1996	83	6	1
134	Borknagar Borknagar	Aug 3, 1996	81.1	9	1
135	Rush Test for Echo	Sep 6, 1996	83.4	5	0
136	N.EX.T N.EX.T Is Alive [The World] Tour [Live]	Feb 1996	83.4	5	0
137	Scald Will of the Gods Is Great Power	1996	81.9	7	0
138	James Murphy Convergence	Aug 20, 1996	82.5	6	2
139	Gates of Ishtar A Bloodred Path	Jun 15, 1996	81.4	7	1
140	Cathedral Supernatural Birth Machine	Nov 12, 1996	83.8	4	0
141	Quo Vadis Forever...	Apr 10, 1996	85	3	0
142	Skyclad Oui Avant-Garde a Chance	Jan 1996	85	3	0
143	A Canorous Quintet Silence of the World Beyond	1996	85	3	0
144	Vision of Disorder Vision of Disorder	Oct 22, 1996	85	3	0
145	Dark Tranquillity Enter Suicidal Angels [EP]	Nov 25, 1996	80.6	8	0
146	Vinnie Moore Out of Nowhere	Apr 16, 1996	81.1	7	0
147	Marty Friedman True Obsessions	Oct 8, 1996	80.5	8	0
148	Novembre Arte Novecento	1996	80.9	7	0
149	Metallica Load	Jun 4, 1996	68.3	120	8
150	Waltari Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! a Death Metal Symphony in Deep C	1996	82.8	4	2

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