Ten Best Heavy Metal Albums

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[stazjohnson]

My top ten:
1)Metallica: Master Of Puppets
2)Iron Maiden: Killers
3)Motorhead: Overkill
4)Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime
5)AC/DC: Highway To Hell
6)Megadeth: Peace Sells, But Who's Buying?
7)Black Sabbath: Heaven & Hell
8)Judas Priest: Killing Machine
9)Racer X: Second Heat
10)Rainbow: Rising.

[jeffreybomber]

I hate to be that guy and I’m sure someone has already mentioned but “fuel and refuel” is a mistake. I think you meant to say “load” and “reload”.
Great list. Thank you for the consistent great content.

[devonmask]

10) Motorhead - Another Perfect Day
9) Sword - Metallized
8) Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
7) Ozzy Ozbourne - Diary of a Madman
6) Slipknot - The Gray Chapter
5) Savatage - Power of the Night
4) Anthrax - Among the Living
3) Motorhead - Ace of Spades
2) Iron Maiden - Killers
1) Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell

[ukrocksounds]

Black sabbath heaven and hell is my fav heavy rock album.

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GNR LOL...

In no particular order:
Stained Class - Judas Priest
Powerslave - Iron Maiden
Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath
Ride the Lightning - Metallica
Reign in blood - Slayer
No Sleep - Motorhead
Metal Church - Metal Church
Abigail - King Diamond
Restless and Wild - Accept
Hall of the mountain king - Savatage
Decades - Nigthwish

[Krautline]

My top ten
1. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
2. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
3. Judas Priest - Killing Machine
4. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
5. Megadeth - Peace Sells, But who's buying
6. Scorpions - Lovedrive
7. Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil
8. Motörhead - Bomber
9. Dio - Holy Diver
10. Grand Magus - Triumph and Power

[stonecoldfloors]

Rocket Queen is the best track on Appetite For Destruction for me... a fantastic song and a brilliant ending for a brilliant album !!

[gavinsmith]

That's a great list. I like your broad sweep of what falls into the 'Metal' genre. I started listening to Heavy Rock and Metal in 1978 or so and was of an age to really enjoy and be influenced by NWOBHM. It was just 'Heavy Rock Music' to me. So that's really what my list is and it would probaly offend Metal purists but these albums certainly contributed towards the many aspects of Metal that we know today.
For me I would go with the following in no particular order: Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind, Deep Purple - In Rock, Motorhead - Ace Of Spades, Ozzy - Diary of a Madman, Van Halen 1, Rainbow - Rising, DIo - Holy Diver, Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance, Black Sabbath - Paranoid and Metallica - Ride The Lightning

[franciscojaviermunozgarcia]

1.- Judas Priest - British Steel
2.- Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
3.- Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
4.- Metallica - Metallica
5.- Megadeth - Rust in Peace
6.- Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a madman
7.- Dio - Holy Diver
8.- Black Sabbath - Vol. IV
9.- Judas Priest - Stained Class
10. - Quiet Riot - Metal Health

[simonrogers]

Love your reviews - so thoughtful and eloquent

[johnbraun]

Rainbow Rising is my #1 - Not sure if they are metal or not. I also like 2112 anyday...

[ronsaunders]

Mine
10. Scorpions-Virgin Killer
9. UFO-No Heavy Petting
8. Grand Funk-The Red Album
7. Metallica-Ride the Lightning
6. Motley Crue- Shout at the Devil (the only MC album that I liked)
5. Ozzy-Blizzard of Oz
4. Black Sabbath-Paranoid
3. Van Halen- Fair Warning
2. AC/DC- Back in Black
1. Metallica- Master of Puppets

Like everyone here this is a hastily put together rankings based on what I listened to in those days with a genuine thought given to quality. There were many other cheesier albums that I liked and others that should be put on the list but my real list would be 90% Black Sabbath and Ozzy

[Dehumanizer]

My current top 10, could switch around any time (one per band)

1. Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
2. Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry
3. Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2
4. Toxik - Think This
5. Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
6. Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell
7. Judas Priest - Stained Class
8. Candlemass - Nightfall
9. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
10. Dio - Dream Evil

[matthewg]

Note: The following is in no particular order. Also, my choices vary from day to day. I tried to pick what I felt was best. In my mind, best doesn't necessarily equal popular.

1. Savatage - "Hall Of The Mountain King"
2. Iron Maiden - "Somewhere In Time"
3. Megadeth - "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?"
4. Anthrax - "Sound Of White Noise"
5. WASP - "The Headless Children"
6. Dokken - "Tooth And Nail"
7. Znowhite - "Act Of God"
8. Ratt - "Out Of The Cellar"
9. Dio - "Dream Evil"/"Strange Highways"
10. Metallica - "And Justice For All"

[baconlatte]

1. Iron Maiden -- Killers
2. Iron Maiden -- Iron Maiden
3. UFO -- Strangers in the Night
4. Blue Oyster Cult -- Cultosaurus Erectus
5. Black Sabbath -- Heavy and Hell
6. Judas Priest -- Point of Entry

[Hellephantino]

1. Deep Purple - Come taste the band
2. Rainbow - Rising
3. Point Blank - Airplay
4. UFO - No heavy petting
5. BTO - Freeways
6. Jethro Tull - A
7. Uriah Heep - Fallen Angel
8. Nazareth - Loud 'N' Proud
9. King's X - Dogman
10. Kansas - Kansas

[MBlood]

Great list. Here's what I would posit.


1. Metallica: Master of Puppets
2. Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind
3. Black Sabbath: Volume IV
4. Mercyful Fate: Don't Break the Oath
5. Slayer: Reign in Blood
6. Pantera: Vulgar Display of Power
7. Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell
8. System of a Down: Toxicity
9. Carcass: Heartwork
10. King Diamond: Abigail

[Beermaker]

Just to point out to the "That's not metal!" posters, back in the late 70s early 80s any band that consistently played loud distorted guitar and had a vocalist that screamed pretty regularly was considered heavy metal by the music press (and fans too, I guess). The crowd at an early 80s Kiss show was indistinguishable from the crowd at an early 80s Iron Maiden show.

[kristofftaylovoski]

Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" was a surprisingly great "Heavy Metal" sounding record from a band not typically associated with "Heavy Metal"

[tonywilliamson]

Hi, just discovered your channel, thank you for posting this my friend. It was very enjoyable, we both agree that the best Maiden album is 'Piece of Mind' & Sabbaths' 'Master of Reality' was their pinnacle. However if AC/DC are considered "Metal" then I'm going for 'Highway to Hell' and would remove Kiss and replace them with either Queensryche - 'Operation Mindcrime' or Faith No More - 'Angel Dust' Would also choose 'Ride the Lightning' over the Black album. Thanks again.