Top metal albums
The top-rated metal album on Riffiter is Reign in Blood by Slayer, rated 4.7/5 by 22 listeners.
5,561 metal albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 1,044 of 5,561 metal albums, averaging 3.9/5, spanning 1968 to 2026.
02 The Satanist
Behemoth · 2014
★ 4.9 · 5
03 obZen
Meshuggah · 2008
★ 4.7 · 10
04 Lamb of God
Lamb of God · 2020
★ 4.5 · 11
05 No Rest for the Wicked
Ozzy Osbourne · 1988
★ 5.0 · 3
06 Blood of the Saints
Powerwolf · 2011
★ 4.6 · 8
07 Morningrise (2023 Abbey Road Remaster)
Opeth · 1996
★ 4.8 · 4
08 Murdered Love
P.O.D. · 2012
★ 4.8 · 3
09 Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
Helloween · 2005
★ 4.8 · 3
10 Born Villain
Marilyn Manson · 2012
★ 4.8 · 3
11 Inferno
Motörhead · 2004
★ 4.8 · 3
12 The Wörld Is Ours, Vol. 2 (Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else)
Motörhead · 2026
★ 4.8 · 3
13 A Valediction
Obscura · 2021
★ 4.5 · 7
14 Antennas to Hell (Special Edition)
Slipknot · 2012
★ 4.3 · 21
15 Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Candlemass · 1986
★ 4.5 · 6
16 Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest · 1982
★ 4.6 · 4
17 Atonement II B-Sides for Charity
Killswitch Engage · 2020
★ 4.4 · 7
18 I Don't Care
Cradle of Filth · 2026
★ 4.5 · 5
19 PROMO
Tracheotomy · 2025
★ 4.7 · 3
20 Welcome 2 My Nightmare
Alice Cooper · 2011
★ 4.4 · 8
21 Live at Donington (1998 Remaster)
Iron Maiden · 1998
★ 4.4 · 6
22 War Is the Answer
Five Finger Death Punch · 2009
★ 4.4 · 6
23 Rust in Peace
Megadeth · 1990
★ 4.2 · 36
24 Back in Black
AC/DC · 1980
★ 4.2 · 302
25 Awakened
As I Lay Dying · 2012
★ 4.5 · 4
26 The Symphony of Sin
Powerwolf · 2020
★ 4.5 · 4
27 Live at Last
Black Sabbath · 1980
★ 4.5 · 4
28 Tenace, Pt. 1
Mass Hysteria · 2023
★ 4.4 · 7
29 Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park · 2000
★ 4.3 · 10
30 All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
Architects · 2016
★ 4.3 · 13
31 House of Gold & Bones, Part 2
Stone Sour · 2013
★ 4.4 · 5
32 Berserker
Amon Amarth · 2019
★ 4.4 · 5
33 Tenace, Pt. 2
Mass Hysteria · 2023
★ 4.4 · 5
34 Dance Macabre (Carpenter Brut Remix)
Ghost · 2018
★ 4.4 · 5
35 Diablo
Deep Purple · 2026
★ 4.4 · 5
36 Phantomime
Ghost · 2023
★ 4.3 · 6
37 Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Live In Tokyo, 2010
Dream Theater · 2026
★ 4.3 · 6
38 Audio Secrecy
Stone Sour · 2010
★ 4.5 · 3
39 The Seventh Coming
Cathedral · 2014
★ 4.5 · 3
40 Live From Brixton: Chapter Two, Night Two, Performing The Poison In Its Entirety
Bullet for My Valentine · 2017
★ 4.5 · 3
41 The Now What?! Live Tapes
Deep Purple · 2013
★ 4.5 · 3
42 The Wörld Is Ours, Vol. 1 (Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else)
Motörhead · 2026
★ 4.5 · 3
43 Metal Works '73-'93
Judas Priest · 1993
★ 4.2 · 13
44 A Thousand Suns
Linkin Park · 2010
★ 4.2 · 27
45 Cowboys From Hell
Pantera · 1990
★ 4.2 · 32
46 Awake
Godsmack · 2000
★ 4.4 · 4
47 Ire
Parkway Drive · 2015
★ 4.3 · 8
48 God Hates Us All
Slayer · 2001
★ 4.2 · 12
49 The Revenge of Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper · 2025
★ 4.2 · 16
50 The Dying Song (Time To Sing)
Slipknot · 2022
★ 4.2 · 9
51 Live at Budokan
Dream Theater · 2004
★ 4.3 · 5
52 Daybreaker
Architects · 2012
★ 4.3 · 5
53 See U in Hell (from the Netflix Series "Devil May Cry")
Papa Roach · 2026
★ 4.3 · 5
54 Bloody Kisses
Type O Negative · 1993
★ 4.2 · 10
55 .5: The Gray Chapter
Slipknot · 2014
★ 4.1 · 32
56 The Last Will and Testament
Opeth · 2024
★ 4.3 · 6
57 Opiate²
Tool · 2022
★ 4.3 · 6
58 Radical
Every Time I Die · 2021
★ 4.3 · 6
59 Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath · 1980
★ 4.3 · 6
60 Giants & Monsters
Helloween · 2025
★ 4.2 · 15
61 From Mars to Sirius
Gojira · 2005
★ 4.2 · 20
62 Fear Inoculum
Tool · 2019
★ 4.1 · 40
63 The Black Crown
Suicide Silence · 2010
★ 4.2 · 7
64 Minutes to Midnight
Linkin Park · 2007
★ 4.2 · 7
65 The Sacrament of Sin
Powerwolf · 2018
★ 4.2 · 7
66 Crack the Skye
Mastodon · 2009
★ 4.2 · 7
67 A Real Live Dead One (Live; 1998 Remaster)
Iron Maiden · 2013
★ 4.2 · 12
68 =1
Deep Purple · 2024
★ 4.1 · 17
69 The Studio Album Collection (1999 - 2008)
Slipknot · 2014
★ 4.1 · 22
70 L'Enfant Sauvage (Special Edition)
Gojira · 2012
★ 4.2 · 13
71 Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Dream Theater · 2009
★ 4.2 · 8
72 Nothing
Meshuggah · 2002
★ 4.2 · 8
73 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC · 1976
★ 4.1 · 45
74 End of an Era (Live)
Nightwish · 2006
★ 4.3 · 3
75 Still Life
Opeth · 1999
★ 4.3 · 3
76 Not Alone
Linkin Park · 2011
★ 4.3 · 3
77 Disgusting
Beartooth · 2014
★ 4.3 · 3
78 Rise
Alice Cooper · 2019
★ 4.3 · 3
79 The Manticore and Other Horrors
Cradle of Filth · 2012
★ 4.3 · 3
80 The Squirrely Years Revisited
Ministry · 2025
★ 4.3 · 3
81 What the Dead Men Say
Trivium · 2020
★ 4.3 · 3
82 Lost Not Forgotten Archives: When Dream And Day Unite Demos (1987-1989)
Dream Theater · 2023
★ 4.3 · 3
83 Relentless, Reckless Forever (Japan Edition)
Children of Bodom · 2010
★ 4.3 · 3
84 The Dusk in Us
Converge · 2017
★ 4.3 · 3
85 Panopticon
Isis · 2004
★ 4.3 · 3
86 Cursum Perficio
Anthrax · 2026
★ 4.3 · 3
87 Monoliths & Dimensions
Sunn O))) · 2009
★ 4.3 · 3
88 Ballbreaker
AC/DC · 1995
★ 4.1 · 14
89 A Decade of Destruction
Five Finger Death Punch · 2017
★ 4.1 · 14
90 Legends
Sabaton · 2025
★ 4.2 · 9
91 The Screaming of the Valkyries
Cradle of Filth · 2025
★ 4.2 · 9
92 High Voltage
AC/DC · 1976
★ 4.1 · 43
93 Fly on the Wall
AC/DC · 1985
★ 4.1 · 15
94 The Flood
Of Mice & Men · 2011
★ 4.3 · 4
95 Armata Strigoi (Live At Olympiahalle)
Powerwolf · 2025
★ 4.3 · 4
96 The Mob Rules (2021 Mix)
Black Sabbath · 2026
★ 4.3 · 4
97 Meteora
Linkin Park · 2003
★ 4.1 · 279
98 The Cleansing
Suicide Silence · 2007
★ 4.2 · 5
99 Pyroclasts
Sunn O))) · 2019
★ 4.2 · 5
100 The Löst Tapes, Vol. 8 (Live at Winter Gardens, Margate, 5th Nov 1984)
Motörhead · 2026
★ 4.2 · 5
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