A History of Heavy Metal

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Some of these albums should probably not be featured in the list, but are either personal favourites, or influenced me during my youth in the MTV era.

The Best Metal and Hardrock Albums of All Time

AC/DC - Back In Black
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Accept - Balls To The Wall
Aceept - Restless & Wild
Alice in Chains - Dirt
Anthrax - Among The Living
At The Gates - Slaughter of The Soul
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell
Black Sabbath - Masters of Reality
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle Earth
Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth
Carcass - Heartwork
Danzig - Danzig
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Death - Symbolic
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Dio - Holy Diver
Dio - The Last In Line
Dokken - Tooth And Nail
Dream Theater - Images And Words
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Entombed - Wolverine Blues
Exodus - Bonded In Blood
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Guns & Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Guns & Roses - Use Your Illusion 1
Guns & Roses - Use Your Illusion 2
Halford - Ressurection
Hammerfall - Glory To The Brave
Hammerfall - Legacy Of Kings
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt. 1
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt. 2
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
In Flames - The Jester Race
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden - Killers
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
Judas Priest - British Steel
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
Judas Priest - Killing Machine
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
Judas Priest - Stained Class
King Diamond - Abigail
King Diamond - Them
Kiss - Destroyer
Korn - Follow The Leader
Korn - Issues
Korn - Korn
Korn - Life Is Peachy
Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
Manowar - Kings Of Metal
Mastodon - Leviathan
Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction
Megadeth - Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good
Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who Is Buying?
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Metallica - Metallica
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
Motörhead - No Remorse
Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil
Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Overkill - The Years Of Decay
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles
Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
Ratt - Out Of The Cellar
Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King
Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
Scorpions - Blackout
Scorpions - Love At First Sting
Sepultura - Arise
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
Sepultura - Roots
Skid Row - Skid Row
Skid Rov - Slave To The Grind
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Slayer - Regin In Blood
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Slayer - South Of Heaven
Sodom - Agent Orange
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden - Louder Than Love
Soundgarden - Superunknown
System Of A Down - Toxicity
Testament - The Legacy
Testament - Practice What You Preach
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
Twisted Sister - Under The Blade
Twisted Sister - You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses
Van Halen - 1984
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Van Halen - Van Halen
Venom - Black Metal
Venom - Welcome To Hell
W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
W.A.S.P: - The Last Command
W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1
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A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 5th August 2017, 07:49
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 5th August 2017, 08:10
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by widzhit - 7th August 2017, 11:39
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 7th August 2017, 12:25
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 7th August 2017, 14:22
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RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 7th August 2017, 15:58
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 7th August 2017, 17:27
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 9th August 2017, 08:49
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 9th August 2017, 10:00
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 9th August 2017, 11:38
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 9th August 2017, 12:24
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 9th August 2017, 12:32
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 11th August 2017, 11:05
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 11th August 2017, 14:00
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 11th August 2017, 14:03
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by noisemonkey - 12th August 2017, 10:21
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 14th August 2017, 12:10
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 14th August 2017, 12:52
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 14th August 2017, 15:10
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 14th August 2017, 14:01
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 14th August 2017, 15:15
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 17th August 2017, 13:32
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 17th August 2017, 14:56
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 17th August 2017, 15:52
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by widzhit - 18th August 2017, 15:23
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 19th August 2017, 19:42
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 30th August 2020, 12:10
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 19th August 2017, 19:47
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 21st August 2017, 00:18
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 21st August 2017, 16:27
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 23rd August 2017, 17:10
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 25th August 2017, 15:27
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 25th August 2017, 15:28
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 25th August 2017, 17:51
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 26th August 2017, 17:13
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 28th August 2017, 09:23
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 28th August 2017, 10:23
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 28th August 2017, 10:35
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 29th August 2017, 08:04
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 29th August 2017, 08:12
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 30th August 2017, 10:53
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 30th August 2017, 04:18
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by firefinga - 30th August 2017, 10:20
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 30th August 2017, 11:42
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 30th August 2017, 12:58
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by NoodeL - 30th August 2017, 14:13
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 30th August 2017, 14:42
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 31st August 2017, 13:21
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 31st August 2017, 16:30
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 2nd September 2017, 10:12
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 8th September 2017, 13:52
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 9th September 2017, 14:32
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by widzhit - 13th October 2017, 07:34
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 19th September 2017, 13:52
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 19th September 2017, 15:37
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by esb - 22nd September 2017, 03:58
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 22nd September 2017, 13:57
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 22nd September 2017, 16:14
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 22nd September 2017, 19:35
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 22nd September 2017, 16:16
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 27th September 2017, 18:13
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 29th September 2017, 08:43
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 11th October 2017, 15:38
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 1st November 2017, 12:22
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 1st November 2017, 12:31
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 25th December 2017, 18:33
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 26th January 2018, 13:33
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by noisemonkey - 27th January 2018, 12:15
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RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 13th February 2018, 09:21
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by NoodeL - 13th February 2018, 15:22
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Spectraz - 16th February 2018, 09:09
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 16th February 2018, 10:48
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 16th February 2018, 10:52
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RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 21st March 2018, 11:57
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 21st March 2018, 20:34
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 24th March 2018, 16:00
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 4th April 2018, 08:20
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 4th April 2018, 23:26
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 6th April 2018, 10:21
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 4th April 2018, 23:38
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by girth_maul - 16th April 2018, 09:14
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 23rd June 2018, 08:31
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 26th September 2018, 15:33
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 9th October 2018, 14:16
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 9th October 2018, 14:56
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 11th October 2018, 17:22
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 11th October 2018, 21:36
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 3rd April 2019, 23:27
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 11th April 2019, 10:11
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 13th April 2019, 16:20
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 2nd May 2019, 14:06
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 3rd May 2019, 21:05
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 4th May 2019, 07:16
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 8th July 2019, 19:50
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RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 19th July 2019, 14:44
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 10th November 2019, 16:37
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 10th November 2019, 16:41
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 10th November 2019, 16:53
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 17th January 2020, 17:11
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 18th January 2020, 17:30
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 23rd January 2020, 10:56
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 16th April 2020, 14:39
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RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 30th May 2020, 09:20
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RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 16th July 2020, 19:28
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 21st August 2020, 14:22
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RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 21st September 2020, 22:12
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 16th October 2020, 14:24
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 18th October 2020, 09:13
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 19th October 2020, 10:17
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 31st December 2020, 13:32
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 25th February 2021, 05:04
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Muttley - 28th February 2021, 06:22
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RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 10th May 2021, 16:06
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RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 21st April 2022, 08:56
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 26th September 2022, 21:54
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 13th March 2023, 02:48
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 23rd April 2023, 08:18
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by Statto - 28th December 2023, 11:01
RE: A History of Heavy Metal - by +ToRMeNT+ - 26th January 2024, 06:13

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