The 500 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time

Rank	Artist name / Album title	Rating	Votes	Reviews
401	Kalmah The Black Waltz February 22, 2006 Melodic Death Metal	89.3	41	2
402	Summoning Old Mornings Dawn June 5, 2013 Atmospheric Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	90.4	28	1
403	Ne Obliviscaris Citadel November 7, 2014 Progressive Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	86.1	80	4
404	Megadeth Youthanasia October 24, 1994 Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	86.5	84	8
405	Deicide Once upon the Cross April 18, 1995 Death Metal	88.9	44	3
406	Motörhead Overkill March 24, 1979 Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	89.1	36	3
407	Archspire Bleed the Future October 29, 2021 Technical Death Metal	91.1	26	1
408	Dark Mirror ov Tragedy The Lord ov Shadows August 20, 2018 Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal	91.5	28	2
409	Blind Guardian A Night at the Opera March 1, 2002 Power Metal	90	31	5
410	Megadeth Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good June 12, 1985 Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	87.1	72	3
411	Amorphis Halo February 11, 2022 Progressive Metal	91.2	29	0
412	Obtained Enslavement Witchcraft 1997 Symphonic Black Metal	91.5	25	1
413	Royal Hunt A Life to Die For December 3, 2013 Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	91.3	23	2
414	Agalloch The Mantle August 13, 2002 Folk Metal	89.4	39	1
415	Stratovarius Elysium January 12, 2011 Power Metal	87.3	62	6
416	Candlemass Epicus Doomicus Metallicus June 10, 1986 Doom Metal	92.3	24	1
417	Bathory Under the Sign of the Black Mark May 11, 1987 Black Metal	89.8	42	6
418	Threshold Hypothetical March 21, 2001 Progressive Metal	94.2	6	1
419	Nokturnal Mortum Голос Сталі (The Voice of Steel) December 26, 2009 Folk Metal, Pagan Black Metal	94.2	11	1
420	Demolition Hammer Epidemic of Violence March 1992 Thrash Metal, Death Metal	89.6	30	2

421	Testament Dark Roots of Earth July 27, 2012 Thrash Metal	86.7	51	0
422	Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar October 8, 1996 Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal	92.1	25	1
423	As I Lay Dying An Ocean Between Us August 21, 2007 Melodic Metalcore	88.1	41	3
424	Enslaved Vikingligr veldi February 22, 1994 Black Metal, Viking metal	90.6	34	2
425	Bolt Thrower ...For Victory November 24, 1994 Death Metal	92.1	23	1
426	Killswitch Engage As Daylight Dies November 21, 2006 Melodic Metalcore	90.1	28	0
427	Pagan's Mind Celestial Entrance November 18, 2002 Progressive Metal	93.6	14	2
428	In Flames Clayman July 3, 2000 Melodic Death Metal	87	64	5
429	Kalisia Cybion January 2009 Progressive Metal	93.5	14	1
430	Heavenly Carpe Diem December 18, 2009 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	86.2	69	4
431	Machine Head Unto the Locust September 27, 2011 Groove Metal	88.4	39	0
432	Immortal Pure Holocaust November 1, 1993 Black Metal	90.7	35	1
433	Theocracy As the World Bleeds November 25, 2011 Power Metal, Progressive Metal	89.8	30	3
434	Ayreon Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera August 30, 1998 Progressive Metal, Rock Opera	93.3	13	1
435	Kreator Endless Pain October 1985 Thrash Metal	88.6	35	3
436	Annihilator Never Neverland September 12, 1990 Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal	90.8	28	3
437	Pain of Salvation BE October 12, 2004 Progressive Metal	89.1	28	3
438	Agalloch Ashes Against the Grain August 8, 2006 Folk Metal	89.9	27	1
439	Neurosis Times of Grace May 4, 1999 Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Sludge Metal	92.2	9	1
440	Blasphemophagher Nuclear Empire of Apocalypse September 15, 2008 Death Metal, War Metal	95	9	1

441	Aquilus Griseus December 21, 2011 Atmospheric Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	90	23	3
442	Hail Spirit Noir Pneuma March 5, 2012 Progressive Black Metal	90.6	26	3
443	Terrorizer World Downfall November 13, 1989 Deathgrind, Death Metal, Grindcore	88.4	30	3
444	Traitor Zero the Traitor November 27, 2020 Brutal Death Metal	97	5	0
445	Helloween Master of the Rings July 8, 1994 Power Metal	87.5	52	5
446	Amorphis Skyforger May 29, 2009 Progressive Metal, Folk Metal	90.2	28	0
447	Budgie Never Turn Your Back on a Friend June 1973 Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock	91.8	19	0
448	High Power High Power November 1983 Heavy Metal	92.7	15	2
449	Threshold Clone November 20, 1998 Progressive Metal	90	5	0
450	Theatre of Tragedy Velvet Darkness They Fear August 26, 1996 Gothic Metal	90.7	29	1
451	Anaal Nathrakh Hell Is Empty, And All the Devils Are Here October 29, 2007 Black Metal, Grindcore	90.3	27	2
452	Sunburst Fragments of Creation February 24, 2016 Progressive Metal	92.9	14	1
453	Threshold Legends of the Shires September 8, 2017 Progressive Metal	93.6	13	1
454	Blotted Science The Machinations of Dementia September 18, 2007 Progressive Metal	93	12	1
455	Napalm Death From Enslavement to Obliteration September 16, 1988 Grindcore	85.4	19	0
456	Dark Tranquillity The Gallery November 27, 1995 Melodic Death Metal	86.9	62	4
457	Septicflesh Codex Omega September 1, 2017 Symphonic Death Metal	90.7	27	0
458	Marilyn Manson Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) November 14, 2000 Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal	90.5	24	2
459	Bethlehem Dictius te necare April 1996 Black Metal	89.5	21	4
460	Septic Flesh Mystic Places of Dawn 1994 Death Metal	89.8	29	1
461	Royal Hunt Paradox II: Collision Course March 14, 2008 Progressive Metal	89.2	31	5
462	In Mourning Monolith January 25, 2010 Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	90.1	33	3
463	Pantera Far Beyond Driven March 18, 1994 Groove Metal	86.9	60	1
464	Cannibal Corpse Torture March 13, 2012 Brutal Death Metal	89	39	0
465	Kreator Terrible Certainty September 22, 1987 Thrash Metal	89.6	34	2
466	After the Burial Wolves Within December 17, 2013 Metalcore, Djent	95.6	8	1
467	Rage Lingua Mortis April 15, 1996 Symphonic Metal	90.5	22	2
468	Blasphemy Fallen Angel of Doom August 1990 War Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal	84.3	39	1
469	Desire Locus Horrendus - the Night Cries of a Sullen Soul May 2002 Doom Metal, Death Metal	93	11	1
470	Exodus Shovel Headed Kill Machine October 5, 2005 Thrash Metal	89.7	34	3
471	Devin Townsend Project Addicted November 16, 2009 Alternative Metal	93.3	13	0
472	Tormentor Anno Domini 1989 Black Metal, Thrash Metal	91	19	1
473	Swallow the Sun New Moon November 4, 2009 Death Doom Metal	92.1	16	1
474	Morpheus Descends Ritual of Infinity 1992 Death Metal	91.1	16	0
475	Sonata Arctica Reckoning Night October 11, 2004 Power Metal	88.4	46	5
476	Burzum Det som engang var August 20, 1993 Black Metal	88.1	39	2
477	Lost Horizon Awakening the World May 8, 2001 Power Metal, Progressive Metal	89	38	3
478	Windir Arntor October 11, 1999 Melodic Black Metal	92	21	4
479	Savatage Dead Winter Dead September 22, 1995 Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal	91	28	4
480	Twilight Force Heroes of Mighty Magic August 26, 2016 Power Metal	89.4	37	5
481	Invocator Excursion Demise 1991 Technical Thrash Metal	93.3	14	0
482	Luca Turilli Prophet of the Last Eclipse November 11, 2002 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	88.6	41	4
483	Coroner Mental Vortex January 10, 1991 Technical Thrash Metal	92.4	16	1
484	Twilightning Delirium Veil April 22, 2003 Power Metal	90.4	20	2
485	Downhell A Relative Coexistence April 21, 2011 Heavy Metal	88.4	42	4
486	Stratovarius Elements Pt.1 January 27, 2003 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	87.8	51	7
487	Porcupine Tree Fear of a Blank Planet April 16, 2007 Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	93	17	1
488	閃靈 (Chthonic) 高砂軍 (Takasago Army) July 6, 2011 Melodic Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	89.6	33	2
489	Anthem Bound to Break March 1, 1987 Heavy Metal	90.8	23	2
490	Insomnium Since the Day It All Came Down April 5, 2004 Melodic Death Metal	90.4	22	0
491	Periphery Periphery II: This Time It's Personal July 3, 2012 Progressive Metal, Djent	88.3	39	2
492	Black Sabbath Headless Cross April 17, 1989 Heavy Metal	90	30	4
493	Black Sabbath Sabotage July 28, 1975 Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	90.7	33	4
494	Disarmonia Mundi Mind Tricks June 12, 2006 Melodic Death Metal	90	29	2
495	Diablo Swing Orchestra Pandora's Piñata April 2012 Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal	91.9	18	0
496	Ethereal Shroud They Became the Falling Ash February 21, 2015 Depressive Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal	90	18	3
497	Rhapsody Rain of a Thousand Flames December 19, 2001 Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	88.4	41	5
498	Gorguts Obscura May 23, 1998 Technical Death Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal	85.7	16	1
499	Abysmal Torment Cultivate the Apostate April 29, 2014 Death Metal	90	11	0
500	Rage Strings to a Web February 5, 2010 Thrash Metal	88.2	35	1

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