1001 Albums Generator

Best Heavy Metal Albums

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

22 book albums · 11 user albums

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Paranoid by Black Sabbath - album cover

Paranoid

Black Sabbath
1970
4.2 / 5
 Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath - album cover

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath
1970
3.82 / 5
 Metallica by Metallica - album cover

Metallica

Metallica
1991
3.78 / 5
 Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath - album cover

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath
1972
3.74 / 5
 Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses - album cover

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses
1987
3.72 / 5
 Van Halen by Van Halen - album cover

Van Halen

Van Halen
1978
3.63 / 5
 The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden - album cover

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden
1982
3.58 / 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
3.42 / 5
 Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden - album cover

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden
1980
3.4 / 5
 British Steel by Judas Priest - album cover

British Steel

Judas Priest
1980
3.29 / 5
 Ace of Spades by Motörhead - album cover

Ace of Spades

Motörhead
1980
3.29 / 5
 S&M by Metallica - album cover

S&M

Metallica
1999
3.26 / 5
 Pyromania by Def Leppard - album cover

Pyromania

Def Leppard
1983
3.13 / 5
 No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead - album cover

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead
1981
3.07 / 5
 Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera - album cover

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera
1992
2.97 / 5
 Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth - album cover

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth
1986
2.97 / 5
 Among The Living by Anthrax - album cover

Among The Living

Anthrax
1987
2.85 / 5
 Roots by Sepultura - album cover

Roots

Sepultura
1996
2.79 / 5
 All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot - album cover

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot
2008
2.7 / 5
 Follow The Leader by Korn - album cover

Follow The Leader

Korn
1998
2.65 / 5
 Black Metal by Venom - album cover

Black Metal

Venom
1982
2.47 / 5

User Albums

Community Submitted
Blizzard Of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne - album cover

Blizzard Of Ozz

Ozzy Osbourne
1980
3.76 / 5
 Lateralus by TOOL - album cover

Lateralus

TOOL
2001
3.38 / 5
 Yellow & Green by Baroness - album cover

Yellow & Green

Baroness
2012
3.11 / 5
 Crack the Skye by Mastodon - album cover

Crack the Skye

Mastodon
2009
3.07 / 5
 Images and Words by Dream Theater - album cover

Images and Words

Dream Theater
1992
3.01 / 5
 Hall of the Mountain King by Savatage - album cover

Hall of the Mountain King

Savatage
1987
2.81 / 5
 Walls of Jericho by Helloween - album cover

Walls of Jericho

Helloween
1985
2.71 / 5
 City Of Evil by Avenged Sevenfold - album cover

City Of Evil

Avenged Sevenfold
2005
2.65 / 5
 METAL FORTH by BABYMETAL - album cover

METAL FORTH

BABYMETAL
2025
2.6 / 5
 Crimson by Edge Of Sanity - album cover

Crimson

Edge Of Sanity
1996
2.5 / 5
 HELLYEAH by HELLYEAH - album cover

HELLYEAH

HELLYEAH
2007
2.16 / 5