1001 Albums Generator

Best Metal Albums

Top rated Metal albums from 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

30 book albums · 30 user albums

Book Albums

Top 30, sorted by rating
Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin - album cover

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin
1971
4.33 / 5
 Paranoid by Black Sabbath - album cover

Paranoid

Black Sabbath
1970
4.19 / 5
 Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin - album cover

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin
1969
4.09 / 5
 Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin - album cover

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin
1969
4.07 / 5
 Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin - album cover

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin
1970
3.94 / 5
 Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin - album cover

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin
1975
3.89 / 5
 Back In Black by AC/DC - album cover

Back In Black

AC/DC
1980
3.83 / 5
 Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath - album cover

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath
1970
3.81 / 5
 Metallica by Metallica - album cover

Metallica

Metallica
1991
3.77 / 5
 Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath - album cover

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath
1972
3.74 / 5
 Master Of Puppets by Metallica - album cover

Master Of Puppets

Metallica
1986
3.71 / 5
 Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses - album cover

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses
1987
3.7 / 5
 Van Halen by Van Halen - album cover

Van Halen

Van Halen
1978
3.61 / 5
 Machine Head by Deep Purple - album cover

Machine Head

Deep Purple
1972
3.57 / 5
 The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden - album cover

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden
1982
3.57 / 5
 1984 by Van Halen - album cover

1984

Van Halen
1984
3.49 / 5
 Dirt by Alice In Chains - album cover

Dirt

Alice In Chains
1992
3.47 / 5
 ...And Justice For All by Metallica - album cover

...And Justice For All

Metallica
1988
3.41 / 5
 Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden - album cover

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden
1980
3.4 / 5
 Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park - album cover

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park
2000
3.4 / 5
 Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy - album cover

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy
1978
3.33 / 5
 Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple - album cover

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple
1970
3.31 / 5
 British Steel by Judas Priest - album cover

British Steel

Judas Priest
1980
3.29 / 5
 Made In Japan by Deep Purple - album cover

Made In Japan

Deep Purple
1972
3.28 / 5
 Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi - album cover

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi
1986
3.28 / 5
 Ace of Spades by Motörhead - album cover

Ace of Spades

Motörhead
1980
3.28 / 5
 System Of A Down by System Of A Down - album cover

System Of A Down

System Of A Down
1998
3.27 / 5
 S&M by Metallica - album cover

S&M

Metallica
1999
3.26 / 5
 Rust In Peace by Megadeth - album cover

Rust In Peace

Megadeth
1990
3.24 / 5
 The Real Thing by Faith No More - album cover

The Real Thing

Faith No More
1989
3.21 / 5
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User Albums

Top 30, sorted by rating Community submitted
Blizzard Of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne - album cover

Blizzard Of Ozz

Ozzy Osbourne
1980
3.71 / 5
 Mutter by Rammstein - album cover

Mutter

Rammstein
2001
3.63 / 5
 Toxicity by System Of A Down - album cover

Toxicity

System Of A Down
2001
3.61 / 5
 Lateralus by TOOL - album cover

Lateralus

TOOL
2001
3.45 / 5
 Ænima by TOOL - album cover

Ænima

TOOL
1996
3.42 / 5
 Holy Diver by Dio - album cover

Holy Diver

Dio
1983
3.41 / 5
 10,000 Days by TOOL - album cover

10,000 Days

TOOL
2006
3.28 / 5
 Time's Up by Living Colour - album cover

Time's Up

Living Colour
1990
3.19 / 5
 Fear Inoculum by TOOL - album cover

Fear Inoculum

TOOL
2019
3.1 / 5
 Sailing The Seas Of Cheese by Primus - album cover

Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

Primus
1991
3.08 / 5
 Yellow & Green by Baroness - album cover

Yellow & Green

Baroness
2012
3.08 / 5
 Stranger Fruit by Zeal & Ardor - album cover

Stranger Fruit

Zeal & Ardor
2018
3.07 / 5
 Crack the Skye by Mastodon - album cover

Crack the Skye

Mastodon
2009
3.06 / 5
 One Hot Minute by Red Hot Chili Peppers - album cover

One Hot Minute

Red Hot Chili Peppers
1995
3.05 / 5
 Angel Dust by Faith No More - album cover

Angel Dust

Faith No More
1992
3.04 / 5
 The Mantle by Agalloch - album cover

The Mantle

Agalloch
2002
3 / 5
 Blackwater Park by Opeth - album cover

Blackwater Park

Opeth
2001
2.99 / 5
 Images and Words by Dream Theater - album cover

Images and Words

Dream Theater
1992
2.94 / 5
 Shout At The Devil by Mötley Crüe - album cover

Shout At The Devil

Mötley Crüe
1983
2.92 / 5
 [Angry Noises] by Ciśnienie - album cover

[Angry Noises]

Ciśnienie
2026
2.91 / 5
 Sunbather by Deafheaven - album cover

Sunbather

Deafheaven
2013
2.87 / 5
 Hall of the Mountain King by Savatage - album cover

Hall of the Mountain King

Savatage
1987
2.87 / 5
 Savage Sinusoid by Igorrr - album cover

Savage Sinusoid

Igorrr
2017
2.8 / 5
 Sound Awake by Karnivool - album cover

Sound Awake

Karnivool
2009
2.8 / 5
 Addicted by Devin Townsend Project - album cover

Addicted

Devin Townsend Project
2009
2.79 / 5
 Symbolic by Death - album cover

Symbolic

Death
1995
2.78 / 5
 Once by Nightwish - album cover

Once

Nightwish
2004
2.75 / 5
 BABYMETAL by BABYMETAL - album cover

BABYMETAL

BABYMETAL
2014
2.74 / 5
 Oceanic by ISIS - album cover

Oceanic

ISIS
2002
2.71 / 5
 Crimson by Edge Of Sanity - album cover

Crimson

Edge Of Sanity
1996
2.71 / 5
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