Best metal albums
Metal is the heavy end of rock: distorted, riff-centric guitars, powerful drumming, and themes that run from the mythic to the confrontational. Established in the late 1960s and early 1970s by bands like Black Sabbath, it has since branched into one of music's deepest subgenre trees, from thrash and death to symphonic and progressive metal.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best metal album is Reign in Blood by Slayer, rated 4.6/5 by 32 listeners.
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IowaSlipknot · 20014.3 score · 4.3 avg · 43 ratings4.34.3 avg · 43 ratings
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Battle CryJudas Priest · 20164.3 score · 4.4 avg · 17 ratings4.34.4 avg · 17 ratings
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Cowboys From HellPantera · 19904.2 score · 4.3 avg · 196 ratings4.24.3 avg · 196 ratings
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Ride the LightningMetallica · 19844.2 score · 4.3 avg · 163 ratings4.24.3 avg · 163 ratings
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SymbolicDeath · 19954.2 score · 4.3 avg · 54 ratings4.24.3 avg · 54 ratings
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Rust in PeaceMegadeth · 19904.2 score · 4.2 avg · 241 ratings4.24.2 avg · 241 ratings
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Master of PuppetsMetallica · 19864.2 score · 4.2 avg · 328 ratings4.24.2 avg · 328 ratings
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ToxicitySystem of a Down · 20024.2 score · 4.2 avg · 568 ratings4.24.2 avg · 568 ratings
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Tenace, Pt. 1Mass Hysteria · 20234.2 score · 4.4 avg · 13 ratings4.24.4 avg · 13 ratings
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Diary of a MadmanOzzy Osbourne · 19814.2 score · 4.3 avg · 21 ratings4.24.3 avg · 21 ratings
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White PonyDeftones · 20004.2 score · 4.2 avg · 209 ratings4.24.2 avg · 209 ratings
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Screaming for VengeanceJudas Priest · 19824.2 score · 4.3 avg · 13 ratings4.24.3 avg · 13 ratings
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Digital Noise AllianceQueensrÿche · 20224.2 score · 4.3 avg · 13 ratings4.24.3 avg · 13 ratings
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High VoltageAC/DC · 19764.2 score · 4.2 avg · 390 ratings4.24.2 avg · 390 ratings
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PainkillerJudas Priest · 19904.1 score · 4.2 avg · 59 ratings4.14.2 avg · 59 ratings
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Seasons in the AbyssSlayer · 19904.1 score · 4.2 avg · 37 ratings4.14.2 avg · 37 ratings
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Ace of SpadesMotörhead · 19804.1 score · 4.3 avg · 14 ratings4.14.3 avg · 14 ratings
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Blood MountainMastodon · 20064.1 score · 4.3 avg · 11 ratings4.14.3 avg · 11 ratings
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The Number of the BeastIron Maiden · 19824.1 score · 4.2 avg · 36 ratings4.14.2 avg · 36 ratings
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Blackwater ParkOpeth · 20014.1 score · 4.1 avg · 61 ratings4.14.1 avg · 61 ratings
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Defenders of the FaithJudas Priest · 19844.1 score · 4.2 avg · 27 ratings4.14.2 avg · 27 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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Vulgar Display of PowerPantera · 19924.1 score · 4.1 avg · 294 ratings4.14.1 avg · 294 ratings
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Lamb of GodLamb of God · 20204.1 score · 4.2 avg · 20 ratings4.14.2 avg · 20 ratings
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In the Nightside EclipseEmperor · 19944.1 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings4.14.3 avg · 12 ratings
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Among the LivingAnthrax · 19874.1 score · 4.2 avg · 27 ratings4.14.2 avg · 27 ratings
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Ceremony And DevotionGhost · 20174.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings4.14.2 avg · 13 ratings
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Anno 1696Insomnium · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings4.14.2 avg · 13 ratings
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Alter BridgeAlter Bridge · 20264.1 score · 4.2 avg · 29 ratings4.14.2 avg · 29 ratings
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Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Ghost · 20244.1 score · 4.2 avg · 19 ratings4.14.2 avg · 19 ratings
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The Last Will and TestamentOpeth · 20244.1 score · 4.2 avg · 15 ratings4.14.2 avg · 15 ratings
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All Our Gods Have Abandoned UsArchitects · 20164.1 score · 4.2 avg · 26 ratings4.14.2 avg · 26 ratings
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Divine InterventionSlayer · 19944.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings4.14.2 avg · 16 ratings
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Extras: The Infinite B-Sides and Bonus SongsDeep Purple · 20224.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings4.14.2 avg · 16 ratings
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The Ultimate SinOzzy Osbourne · 19864.1 score · 4.1 avg · 28 ratings4.14.1 avg · 28 ratings
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Altars of MadnessMorbid Angel · 19894.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings4.14.2 avg · 12 ratings
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Heavy StepsComeback Kid · 20224.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings4.14.2 avg · 12 ratings
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Rewind, Replay, Rebound: Live in DeutschlandVolbeat · 20204.1 score · 4.2 avg · 14 ratings4.14.2 avg · 14 ratings
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A Real Live Dead One (Live; 1998 Remaster)Iron Maiden · 20134.1 score · 4.1 avg · 22 ratings4.14.1 avg · 22 ratings
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Giants & MonstersHelloween · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 23 ratings4.14.1 avg · 23 ratings
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The Revenge of Alice CooperAlice Cooper · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 29 ratings4.14.1 avg · 29 ratings
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Unto the LocustMachine Head · 20114.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings4.14.2 avg · 13 ratings
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VeritasP.O.D. · 20244.1 score · 4.1 avg · 15 ratings4.14.1 avg · 15 ratings
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Acts of GodImmolation · 20224.0 score · 4.1 avg · 17 ratings4.04.1 avg · 17 ratings
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Live After Death (1998 Remaster)Iron Maiden · 19984.0 score · 4.1 avg · 47 ratings4.04.1 avg · 47 ratings
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Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989Iron Maiden · 20084.0 score · 4.1 avg · 50 ratings4.04.1 avg · 50 ratings
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Fear of the DarkIron Maiden · 19924.0 score · 4.1 avg · 26 ratings4.04.1 avg · 26 ratings
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Live at Donington (1998 Remaster)Iron Maiden · 19984.0 score · 4.1 avg · 13 ratings4.04.1 avg · 13 ratings
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Day Of The Gusano (Live)Slipknot · 20174.0 score · 4.1 avg · 28 ratings4.04.1 avg · 28 ratings
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