The 500 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time

Rank	Artist name / Album title	Rating	Votes	Reviews
301	Angra Holy Land March 23, 1996 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	89.9	49	10
302	Savatage Streets: A Rock Opera October 4, 1991 Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal	91.1	39	8
303	Insomnium One for Sorrow October 17, 2011 Melodic Death Metal	91.5	33	1
304	Immortal At the Heart of Winter February 28, 1999 Black Metal	91.4	44	3
305	Electric Wizard Dopethrone October 9, 2000 Stoner Metal, Doom Metal	91.1	26	2
306	Coroner No More Color May 21, 1989 Technical Thrash Metal	93.5	19	0
307	Rhapsody of Fire From Chaos to Eternity June 17, 2011 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	89.3	49	4
308	Masterplan Masterplan January 20, 2003 Power Metal	90.4	40	6
309	Carcass Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious October 30, 1991 Death Metal	90.8	47	4
310	Impellitteri Stand in Line 1988 Heavy Metal	88.2	65	5
311	Overkill The Years of Decay October 13, 1989 Thrash Metal	91.3	38	3
312	Darkwater Human March 1, 2019 Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	94.5	12	2
313	Diamond Head Lightning to the Nations October 3, 1980 Heavy Metal, NWOBHM	93.9	19	2
314	Scorpions Sting in the Tail March 19, 2010 Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	90.5	38	2
315	Downfall of Nur Umbras de Barbagia March 21, 2015 Atmospheric Black Metal	93.3	17	2
316	Metal Church Metal Church 1984 Thrash Metal	89.2	46	4
317	Insomnium Anno 1696 February 24, 2023 Melodic Death Metal	93	34	1
318	Kreator Enemy of God January 11, 2005 Thrash Metal	89.7	46	2
319	Colosseum Chapter 2: Numquam January 14, 2009 Funeral Doom Metal	92.4	21	4
320	The Halo Effect Days of the Lost August 12, 2022 Melodic Death Metal	89.6	45	2

321	Dying Fetus Descend into Depravity September 15, 2009 Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	93.6	20	1
322	Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events September 13, 2011 Progressive Metal	86.1	101	4
323	King Diamond Abigail June 1987 Heavy Metal	90.7	47	4
324	Jason Becker Perpetual Burn August 8, 1988 Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	91.8	32	2
325	Immolation Dawn of Possession 1991 Death Metal	91.5	25	2
326	Megadeth Dystopia January 22, 2016 Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	86.8	79	3
327	Obituary Slowly We Rot 1989 Death Metal	90.3	32	1
328	Impiety Skullfucking Armageddon 1999 Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal	91.3	24	0
329	John Petrucci Terminal Velocity August 28, 2020 Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	92.4	27	1
330	Scorpions Lovedrive February 25, 1979 Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	91.7	30	1
331	Between the Buried and Me The Great Misdirect October 27, 2009 Progressive Metal, Metalcore	89.6	40	1
332	Converge Jane Doe September 4, 2001 Mathcore, Metalcore	95	20	0
333	Summoning Stronghold May 11, 1999 Atmospheric Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	90.4	35	1
334	Disarmonia Mundi Fragments of D-Generation May 17, 2004 Melodic Death Metal	92	27	2
335	Mastodon Blood Mountain September 15, 2006 Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal	93.2	19	1
336	Slipknot Slipknot June 29, 1999 Nu Metal	87.6	97	6
337	Graveworm As the Angels Reach the Beauty September 13, 1999 Symphonic Black Metal	89	48	6
338	Dream Theater Dream Theater September 24, 2013 Progressive Metal	86.7	88	5
339	Edguy Theater of Salvation February 1, 1999 Power Metal	90.1	43	5
340	Eternal Tears of Sorrow Chaotic Beauty February 2000 Melodic Death Metal	89.8	43	4

341	Demigod Slumber of Sullen Eyes December 1992 Death Metal	87.3	55	2
342	Blind Guardian At the Edge of Time July 30, 2010 Progressive Metal, Power Metal	90.4	40	4
343	Hour of Penance Sedition April 6, 2012 Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	90	35	1
344	At Vance Only Human August 25, 2002 Power Metal	89.7	44	3
345	Scorpions Crazy World November 6, 1990 Heavy Metal, Melodic Metal	92.4	21	1
346	Be'lakor Stone's Reach June 20, 2009 Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	92.1	32	0
347	The Chasm Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm September 15, 2009 Death Metal	91.8	26	1
348	Emperor Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk July 8, 1997 Symphonic Black Metal	89.8	51	4
349	Sodom Agent Orange June 1, 1989 Thrash Metal	89.2	41	1
350	Be'lakor Vessels June 24, 2016 Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	91.9	25	0
351	Overkill Under the Influence July 5, 1988 Thrash Metal	91	25	1
352	Destroyer 666 Cold Steel...for an Iron Age 2002 Blackened Thrash Metal, Death metal	92.5	14	0
353	Animals as Leaders The Madness of Many November 11, 2016 Progressive Metal, Djent	94.6	14	0
354	Amorphis Silent Waters August 31, 2007 Progressive Metal, Folk Metal	90.1	26	0
355	Porcupine Tree In Absentia September 24, 2002 Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock	93	12	1
356	Solstice Solstice 1992 Thrash Metal	91.9	22	2
357	Black Witchery Desecration of the Holy Kingdom September 2001 War Metal, Black Metal	95	9	0
358	Galneryus Angel of Salvation October 10, 2012 Power Metal	87.7	55	4
359	Vio-lence Eternal Nightmare 1988 Thrash Metal	88.2	39	1
360	N.EX.T The Return of N.EX.T Part 2 - World September 1995 Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, K-Pop	89.7	36	1
361	Deafheaven New Bermuda October 2, 2015 Post-Black Metal	89.1	46	2
362	Helloween Walls of Jericho November 18, 1985 Power Metal, Speed Metal	87	79	8
363	DGM FrAme February 23, 2009 Power Metal, Progressive Metal	89.1	39	2
364	Insomnium Across the Dark September 7, 2009 Melodic Death Metal	90.1	38	2
365	Crash Endless Supply of Pain 1994 Thrash Metal	89.6	40	3
366	Nocturnal Rites Grand Illusion September 19, 2005 Power Metal	90.7	29	1
367	Helloween Gambling With the Devil October 29, 2007 Power Metal	87.9	58	6
368	Candlemass Nightfall November 9, 1987 Doom Metal	93.1	22	2
369	Krisiun Black Force Domain August 14, 1995 Brutal Death Metal	92.5	21	1
370	Darkthrone Under a Funeral Moon June 24, 1993 Black Metal	89.2	47	2
371	Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force Odyssey April 8, 1988 Neoclassical Metal, Heavy Metal	88.5	44	2
372	Kamelot Haven May 5, 2015 Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	88.1	53	4
373	Insomnium Above the Weeping World September 18, 2006 Melodic Death Metal	90	30	1
374	X Japan Jealousy July 1, 1991 Heavy Metal	89	42	3
375	Equilibrium Sagas June 27, 2008 Folk Metal, Viking Metal	88.5	56	2
376	Heaven Shall Burn Invictus May 21, 2010 Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Hardcore	89.4	38	1
377	Dark Moor The Gates of Oblivion March 11, 2002 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	87.6	57	6
378	Galneryus Beyond the End of Despair... July 12, 2006 Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	88.6	45	7
379	Immortal Sons of Northern Darkness February 5, 2002 Black Metal	93.9	23	1
380	Twilight Force Dawn of the Dragonstar August 16, 2019 Power Metal	91.7	27	4
381	Vow Wow III January 22, 1986 Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	96.9	10	1
382	Iron Maiden Fear of the Dark May 12, 1992 Heavy Metal	86.9	61	5
383	Therion Secret of the Runes October 8, 2001 Symphonic Metal	92	24	3
384	Symphony X The Odyssey November 4, 2002 Progressive Metal	88.3	37	3
385	Nevermore Dead Heart, In a Dead World September 13, 2000 Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal	90.7	28	4
386	Yngwie J. Malmsteen Trilogy November 4, 1986 Neoclassical Metal, Heavy Metal	90.1	42	4
387	Kalmah They Will Return April 30, 2002 Melodic Death Metal	89	40	2
388	Drudkh Autumn Aurora November 28, 2004 Atmospheric Black Metal	90.1	23	3
389	Infester To the Depths, in Degradation 1994 Death Metal	91.3	20	2
390	Between the Buried and Me The Parallax II: Future Sequence October 9, 2012 Progressive Metal, Metalcore	89.8	33	2
391	Symphony X Twilight in Olympus March 13, 1998 Progressive Metal, Neoclassical Metal	90.7	27	3
392	Bathory Blood Fire Death October 8, 1988 Black Metal, Thrash Metal	89.7	41	5
393	Carcass Symphonies of Sickness July 1, 1989 Death Metal, Grindcore	89.3	35	3
394	Cancer To the Gory End 1990 Death Metal, Thrash Metal	91.2	27	0
395	Nightwish Imaginaerum November 30, 2011 Symphonic Metal	87.4	72	7
396	Royal Hunt Moving Target September 1995 Progressive Metal, Neoclassical Metal	90.5	31	5
397	Epica The Quantum Enigma May 2, 2014 Symphonic Metal	88.7	47	4
398	Porcupine Tree Deadwing March 28, 2005 Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock	93.3	17	1
399	Kiko Loureiro Open Source July 10, 2020 Progressive Metal	93.6	16	1
400	Rhapsody Legendary Tales October 27, 1997 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	87.6	56	6

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