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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.

The top 50 metal albums on Riffiter, ranked by popularity — community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. 1Meteora coverMeteoraLinkin Park · 2003
  2. 2Back in Black coverBack in BlackAC/DC · 1980
  3. 3Living Things coverLiving ThingsLinkin Park · 2012
  4. 4Highway to Hell coverHighway to HellAC/DC · 1979
  5. 5The Hunting Party coverThe Hunting PartyLinkin Park · 2014
  6. 6Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) coverRage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition)Rage Against the Machine · 2012
  7. 7Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Special Edition) coverVol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Special Edition)Slipknot · 2004
  8. 8Sempiternal coverSempiternalBring Me the Horizon · 2013
  9. 9Live in Texas coverLive in TexasLinkin Park · 2003
  10. 10Recharged coverRechargedLinkin Park · 2013
  11. 11We Are Not Your Kind coverWe Are Not Your KindSlipknot · 2019
  12. 12Iowa (10th Anniversary Edition) coverIowa (10th Anniversary Edition)Slipknot · 2005
  13. 13The Studio Album Collection (1999 - 2008) coverThe Studio Album Collection (1999 - 2008)Slipknot · 2014
  14. 14Slipknot (10th Anniversary Edition) coverSlipknot (10th Anniversary Edition)Slipknot · 2008
  15. 15High Voltage coverHigh VoltageAC/DC · 1976
  16. 16.5: The Gray Chapter (Special Edition) cover.5: The Gray Chapter (Special Edition)Slipknot · 2014
  17. 17Reanimation coverReanimationLinkin Park · 2002
  18. 18Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap coverDirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapAC/DC · 1976
  19. 19Antennas to Hell (Special Edition) coverAntennas to Hell (Special Edition)Slipknot · 2012
  20. 20Let There Be Rock coverLet There Be RockAC/DC · 1977
  21. 21Fear Inoculum coverFear InoculumTool · 2019
  22. 22Live (Collector's Edition) coverLive (Collector's Edition)AC/DC · 2014
  23. 23Roots coverRootsSepultura · 1996
  24. 24If You Want Blood You've Got It (Live) coverIf You Want Blood You've Got It (Live)AC/DC · 2015
  25. 25Magma coverMagmaGojira · 2016
  26. 26Cowboys From Hell coverCowboys From HellPantera · 1990
  27. 27Live After Death (1998 Remaster) coverLive After Death (1998 Remaster)Iron Maiden · 1998
  28. 28For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) coverFor Those About to Rock (We Salute You)AC/DC · 1981
  29. 29Powerage coverPowerageAC/DC · 1978
  30. 30Machine Head coverMachine HeadDeep Purple · 1972
  31. 31.5: The Gray Chapter cover.5: The Gray ChapterSlipknot · 2014
  32. 32Lateralus coverLateralusTool · 2001
  33. 33Dystopia coverDystopiaMegadeth · 2016
  34. 34Stiff Upper Lip coverStiff Upper LipAC/DC · 2000
  35. 35Ballbreaker coverBallbreakerAC/DC · 1995
  36. 36Who Made Who coverWho Made WhoAC/DC · 1986
  37. 3710,000 Days cover10,000 DaysTool · 2006
  38. 38Senjutsu coverSenjutsuIron Maiden · 2021
  39. 39A Thousand Suns coverA Thousand SunsLinkin Park · 2010
  40. 40Live coverLiveAC/DC · 1992
  41. 41Seasons in the Abyss coverSeasons in the AbyssSlayer · 1990
  42. 42South of Heaven coverSouth of HeavenSlayer · 1988
  43. 43Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes coverRoad to Revolution: Live at Milton KeynesLinkin Park · 2008
  44. 44Ænima coverÆnimaTool · 1996
  45. 459.0: Live cover9.0: LiveSlipknot · 2005
  46. 46Prequelle coverPrequelleGhost · 2018
  47. 47Fortitude coverFortitudeGojira · 2021
  48. 48Undertow coverUndertowTool · 1993
  49. 49Fly on the Wall coverFly on the WallAC/DC · 1985
  50. 50Slipknot coverSlipknotSlipknot · 1999