Best alternative metal albums
Alternative metal bends metal's weight toward alt-rock's experimentation: unconventional song structures, atmospheric dynamics, and genre-blending. The 1990s wave of Deftones, Tool, and System of a Down showed metal could be heavy without orthodoxy.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best alternative metal album is Iowa by Slipknot, rated 4.3/5 by 43 listeners.
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Koi No YokanDeftones · 20124.2 score · 4.4 avg · 20 ratings4.24.4 avg · 20 ratings
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The Lost ChildrenDisturbed · 20114.2 score · 4.3 avg · 27 ratings4.24.3 avg · 27 ratings
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SuperunknownSoundgarden · 19944.2 score · 4.3 avg · 23 ratings4.24.3 avg · 23 ratings
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The Battle of Los AngelesRage Against the Machine · 19994.2 score · 4.3 avg · 22 ratings4.24.3 avg · 22 ratings
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ToxicitySystem of a Down · 20024.2 score · 4.2 avg · 564 ratings4.24.2 avg · 564 ratings
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UntouchablesKorn · 20024.2 score · 4.3 avg · 15 ratings4.24.3 avg · 15 ratings
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Fear InoculumTool · 20194.2 score · 4.2 avg · 291 ratings4.24.2 avg · 291 ratings
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White PonyDeftones · 20004.2 score · 4.2 avg · 204 ratings4.24.2 avg · 204 ratings
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Saturday Night WristDeftones · 20064.2 score · 4.3 avg · 17 ratings4.24.3 avg · 17 ratings
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.5: The Gray ChapterSlipknot · 20144.1 score · 4.2 avg · 153 ratings4.14.2 avg · 153 ratings
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DirtAlice in Chains · 19924.1 score · 4.2 avg · 23 ratings4.14.2 avg · 23 ratings
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IreParkway Drive · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings4.14.3 avg · 12 ratings
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FallenEvanescence · 20034.1 score · 4.1 avg · 452 ratings4.14.1 avg · 452 ratings
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The Surface Seems So FarSeether · 20244.1 score · 4.2 avg · 15 ratings4.14.2 avg · 15 ratings
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Diamond EyesDeftones · 20104.1 score · 4.1 avg · 141 ratings4.14.1 avg · 141 ratings
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MezmerizeSystem of a Down · 20054.1 score · 4.1 avg · 271 ratings4.14.1 avg · 271 ratings
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SempiternalBring Me the Horizon · 20134.1 score · 4.1 avg · 166 ratings4.14.1 avg · 166 ratings
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Live at the Grand Olympic AuditoriumRage Against the Machine · 20034.1 score · 4.2 avg · 17 ratings4.14.2 avg · 17 ratings
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From ZeroLinkin Park · 20244.1 score · 4.2 avg · 27 ratings4.14.2 avg · 27 ratings
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Alter BridgeAlter Bridge · 20264.1 score · 4.2 avg · 27 ratings4.14.2 avg · 27 ratings
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MeteoraLinkin Park · 20034.1 score · 4.1 avg · 837 ratings4.14.1 avg · 837 ratings
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We Are Not Your KindSlipknot · 20194.1 score · 4.1 avg · 194 ratings4.14.1 avg · 194 ratings
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10,000 DaysTool · 20064.1 score · 4.1 avg · 100 ratings4.14.1 avg · 100 ratings
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From Mars to SiriusGojira · 20054.1 score · 4.1 avg · 59 ratings4.14.1 avg · 59 ratings
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City of EvilAvenged Sevenfold · 20054.1 score · 4.1 avg · 144 ratings4.14.1 avg · 144 ratings
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Greatest Hits: The Atlantic YearsP.O.D. · 20064.1 score · 4.1 avg · 29 ratings4.14.1 avg · 29 ratings
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AfterglowSleep Theory · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings4.14.2 avg · 13 ratings
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Around the FurDeftones · 19974.1 score · 4.1 avg · 361 ratings4.14.1 avg · 361 ratings
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AdrenalineDeftones · 19954.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings4.14.2 avg · 12 ratings
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Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)Slipknot · 20044.1 score · 4.1 avg · 46 ratings4.14.1 avg · 46 ratings
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NothingMeshuggah · 20024.0 score · 4.2 avg · 10 ratings4.04.2 avg · 10 ratings
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ÆnimaTool · 19964.0 score · 4.1 avg · 39 ratings4.04.1 avg · 39 ratings
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System of a DownSystem of a Down · 19984.0 score · 4.1 avg · 15 ratings4.04.1 avg · 15 ratings
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House of Gold & Bones, Part 1Stone Sour · 20124.0 score · 4.1 avg · 19 ratings4.04.1 avg · 19 ratings
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Mechanical AnimalsMarilyn Manson · 19984.0 score · 4.1 avg · 22 ratings4.04.1 avg · 22 ratings
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Hail to the KingAvenged Sevenfold · 20134.0 score · 4.1 avg · 11 ratings4.04.1 avg · 11 ratings
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SlipknotSlipknot · 19994.0 score · 4.0 avg · 160 ratings4.04.0 avg · 160 ratings
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Negative SpacesPoppy · 20244.0 score · 4.0 avg · 31 ratings4.04.0 avg · 31 ratings
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I Let It in and It Took EverythingLoathe · 20204.0 score · 4.0 avg · 14 ratings4.04.0 avg · 14 ratings
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The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1Five Finger Death Punch · 20134.0 score · 4.0 avg · 43 ratings4.04.0 avg · 43 ratings
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FaceliftAlice in Chains · 19904.0 score · 4.0 avg · 18 ratings4.04.0 avg · 18 ratings
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9.0: LiveSlipknot · 20054.0 score · 4.0 avg · 32 ratings4.04.0 avg · 32 ratings
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GoreDeftones · 20164.0 score · 4.0 avg · 12 ratings4.04.0 avg · 12 ratings
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Greatest Hits: Back to the StartMegadeth · 20054.0 score · 4.0 avg · 29 ratings4.04.0 avg · 29 ratings
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LateralusTool · 20014.0 score · 4.0 avg · 80 ratings4.04.0 avg · 80 ratings
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Avenged SevenfoldAvenged Sevenfold · 20074.0 score · 4.0 avg · 10 ratings4.04.0 avg · 10 ratings
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UndertowTool · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 40 ratings4.04.0 avg · 40 ratings
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Life Is but a Dream…Avenged Sevenfold · 20234.0 score · 4.0 avg · 37 ratings4.04.0 avg · 37 ratings
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The ActThe Devil Wears Prada · 20193.9 score · 4.0 avg · 12 ratings3.94.0 avg · 12 ratings
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