The Best Metal Albums of 1998

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
51	Dark Funeral Vobiscum Satanas	Apr 27, 1998	87.3	18	3
52	Devin Townsend Ocean Machine - Biomech	Mar 2, 1998	89.4	11	1
53	Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Christmas Attic	1998	89.4	11	1
54	Lacrimosa Live [Live]	1998	95	3	1
55	Metal Church Live [Live]	Oct 5, 1998	89.3	11	2
56	The Chasm Deathcult for Eternity: the Triumph	1998	87.7	15	1
57	Naglfar Diabolical	Jul 28, 1998	89.4	10	2
58	Darkane Rusted Angel	Oct 12, 1998	88.8	11	1
59	Cryptopsy Whisper Supremacy	Sep 22, 1998	86.4	19	1
60	Abigor Supreme Immortal Art	Feb 23, 1998	91.2	6	1
61	Axel Rudi Pell Oceans of Time	Aug 21, 1998	91.8	5	0
62	Angel Dust Border of Reality	1998	89	9	1
63	Runemagick The Supreme Force of Eternity	Sep 23, 1998	92.5	4	0
64	Hammerfall Legacy of Kings	Sep 28, 1998	83.9	27	2
65	Mundanus Imperium The Spectral Spheres Coronation	Aug 18, 1998	93.3	3	0
66	The Gathering How to Measure a Planet?	1998	91	5	0
67	Fear Factory Obsolete	Jul 28, 1998	86.8	13	2
68	Obituary Dead [Live]	Apr 22, 1998	90	6	0
69	Pink Cream 69 Electrified	Sep 21, 1998	90	6	1
70	Gorguts Obscura	May 23, 1998	85.7	16	1
71	Bolt Thrower Mercenary	Nov 10, 1998	87.2	11	0
72	Virgin Steele Invictus	Apr 15, 1998	87.6	10	0
73	Angelcorpse Exterminate	1998	87.1	11	2
74	Judas Priest '98 Live Meltdown [Live]	Sep 17, 1998	84.9	18	3
75	Skinless Progression Towards Evil	Apr 12, 1998	91.3	4	0
76	Threshold Clone	Nov 20, 1998	90	5	0
77	Deeds of Flesh Inbreeding the Anthropophagi	Mar 1998	90	5	0
78	Pain Of Salvation One Hour By the Concrete Lake	Jul 21, 1998	86.9	10	1
79	Brainstorm Unholy	Aug 3, 1998	91.7	3	0
80	Trail of Tears Disclosure in Red	1998	91.7	3	1
81	Fair Warning Live and More [Live]	1998	90.3	4	0
82	Morbid Angel Formulas Fatal to the Flesh	Feb 24, 1998	84.4	15	0
83	Obtained Enslavement Soulblight	1998	88.3	6	1
84	Yngwie Malmsteen Double Live [Live]	1998	91.3	3	0
85	W.A.S.P. Double Live Assassins [Live]	Feb 24, 1998	90	4	0
86	Jag Panzer The Age of Mastery	Sep 22, 1998	89	5	0
87	Astrofaes Dying Emotions Domain	1998	89	5	0
88	Athena A New Religion?	Jun 19, 1998	87.4	7	1
89	Krisiun Apocalyptic Revelation	Oct 27, 1998	87.7	6	0
90	Korn Follow the Leader	Aug 18, 1998	82.8	18	0
91	Dream Theater Once in a Live Time [Live]	1998	82.1	21	2
92	Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen Live!! [Live]	Oct 26, 1998	88.2	5	0
93	Gorgasm Stabwound Intercourse [EP]	Mar 1998	89	4	1
94	Evergrey The Dark Discovery	1998	86.4	7	1
95	Sinawe Psychedelos	Dec 1998	88.8	4	0
96	Witchery Restless & Dead	Oct 2, 1998	88.8	4	0
97	Pitchshifter www.pitchshifter.com	Apr 7, 1998	88.8	4	0
98	Fates Warning Still Life [Live]	Oct 6, 1998	90	3	0
99	Rush Different Stages [Live]	Nov 10, 1998	90	3	0
100	While Heaven Wept Sorrow of the Angels	1998	90	3	0

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