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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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  1. Reign in Blood cover№ 1Reign in BloodSlayer · 19864.4Weighted score4.6 avg · 32 ratings
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  1. 2Iowa coverIowaSlipknot · 20014.3 score · 4.3 avg · 43 ratings
  2. 3Battle Cry coverBattle CryJudas Priest · 20164.3 score · 4.4 avg · 17 ratings
  3. 4Cowboys From Hell coverCowboys From HellPantera · 19904.2 score · 4.3 avg · 196 ratings
  4. 5Ride the Lightning coverRide the LightningMetallica · 19844.2 score · 4.3 avg · 163 ratings
  5. 6Symbolic coverSymbolicDeath · 19954.2 score · 4.3 avg · 54 ratings
  6. 7Rust in Peace coverRust in PeaceMegadeth · 19904.2 score · 4.2 avg · 241 ratings
  7. 8Master of Puppets coverMaster of PuppetsMetallica · 19864.2 score · 4.2 avg · 328 ratings
  8. 9Toxicity coverToxicitySystem of a Down · 20024.2 score · 4.2 avg · 568 ratings
  9. 10Tenace, Pt. 1 coverTenace, Pt. 1Mass Hysteria · 20234.2 score · 4.4 avg · 13 ratings
  10. 11Diary of a Madman coverDiary of a MadmanOzzy Osbourne · 19814.2 score · 4.3 avg · 21 ratings
  11. 12White Pony coverWhite PonyDeftones · 20004.2 score · 4.2 avg · 209 ratings
  12. 13Screaming for Vengeance coverScreaming for VengeanceJudas Priest · 19824.2 score · 4.3 avg · 13 ratings
  13. 14Digital Noise Alliance coverDigital Noise AllianceQueensrÿche · 20224.2 score · 4.3 avg · 13 ratings
  14. 15High Voltage coverHigh VoltageAC/DC · 19764.2 score · 4.2 avg · 390 ratings
  15. 16Painkiller coverPainkillerJudas Priest · 19904.1 score · 4.2 avg · 59 ratings
  16. 17Seasons in the Abyss coverSeasons in the AbyssSlayer · 19904.1 score · 4.2 avg · 37 ratings
  17. 18Ace of Spades coverAce of SpadesMotörhead · 19804.1 score · 4.3 avg · 14 ratings
  18. 19Blood Mountain coverBlood MountainMastodon · 20064.1 score · 4.3 avg · 11 ratings
  19. 20The Number of the Beast coverThe Number of the BeastIron Maiden · 19824.1 score · 4.2 avg · 36 ratings
  20. 21Blackwater Park coverBlackwater ParkOpeth · 20014.1 score · 4.1 avg · 61 ratings
  21. 22Defenders of the Faith coverDefenders of the FaithJudas Priest · 19844.1 score · 4.2 avg · 27 ratings
  22. 23Mezmerize coverMezmerizeSystem of a Down · 20054.1 score · 4.1 avg · 271 ratings
  23. 24Vulgar Display of Power coverVulgar Display of PowerPantera · 19924.1 score · 4.1 avg · 294 ratings
  24. 25Lamb of God coverLamb of GodLamb of God · 20204.1 score · 4.2 avg · 20 ratings
  25. 26In the Nightside Eclipse coverIn the Nightside EclipseEmperor · 19944.1 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings
  26. 27Among the Living coverAmong the LivingAnthrax · 19874.1 score · 4.2 avg · 27 ratings
  27. 28Ceremony And Devotion coverCeremony And DevotionGhost · 20174.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings
  28. 29Anno 1696 coverAnno 1696Insomnium · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings
  29. 30Alter Bridge coverAlter BridgeAlter Bridge · 20264.1 score · 4.2 avg · 29 ratings
  30. 31Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverRite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Ghost · 20244.1 score · 4.2 avg · 19 ratings
  31. 32The Last Will and Testament coverThe Last Will and TestamentOpeth · 20244.1 score · 4.2 avg · 15 ratings
  32. 33All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us coverAll Our Gods Have Abandoned UsArchitects · 20164.1 score · 4.2 avg · 26 ratings
  33. 34Divine Intervention coverDivine InterventionSlayer · 19944.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings
  34. 35Extras: The Infinite B-Sides and Bonus Songs coverExtras: The Infinite B-Sides and Bonus SongsDeep Purple · 20224.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings
  35. 36The Ultimate Sin coverThe Ultimate SinOzzy Osbourne · 19864.1 score · 4.1 avg · 28 ratings
  36. 37Altars of Madness coverAltars of MadnessMorbid Angel · 19894.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings
  37. 38Heavy Steps coverHeavy StepsComeback Kid · 20224.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings
  38. 39Rewind, Replay, Rebound: Live in Deutschland coverRewind, Replay, Rebound: Live in DeutschlandVolbeat · 20204.1 score · 4.2 avg · 14 ratings
  39. 40A Real Live Dead One (Live; 1998 Remaster) coverA Real Live Dead One (Live; 1998 Remaster)Iron Maiden · 20134.1 score · 4.1 avg · 22 ratings
  40. 41Giants & Monsters coverGiants & MonstersHelloween · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 23 ratings
  41. 42The Revenge of Alice Cooper coverThe Revenge of Alice CooperAlice Cooper · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 29 ratings
  42. 43Unto the Locust coverUnto the LocustMachine Head · 20114.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings
  43. 44Veritas coverVeritasP.O.D. · 20244.1 score · 4.1 avg · 15 ratings
  44. 45Acts of God coverActs of GodImmolation · 20224.0 score · 4.1 avg · 17 ratings
  45. 46Live After Death (1998 Remaster) coverLive After Death (1998 Remaster)Iron Maiden · 19984.0 score · 4.1 avg · 47 ratings
  46. 47Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989 coverSomewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989Iron Maiden · 20084.0 score · 4.1 avg · 50 ratings
  47. 48Fear of the Dark coverFear of the DarkIron Maiden · 19924.0 score · 4.1 avg · 26 ratings
  48. 49Live at Donington (1998 Remaster) coverLive at Donington (1998 Remaster)Iron Maiden · 19984.0 score · 4.1 avg · 13 ratings
  49. 50Day Of The Gusano (Live) coverDay Of The Gusano (Live)Slipknot · 20174.0 score · 4.1 avg · 28 ratings

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