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200 Best Metal Albums (According to Metal Storm)

Metal Storm is a website primarily for the rating and reviewing of metal music. According to average user rating, these are the 200 highest rated metal albums of all time (that have at least 200 ratings). Albums are listed from the highest rated to the lowest rated.
This list is accurate as of the 24th of September 2025. The list changes frequently as new ratings come in, so it likely looks very different if you view it now!
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Symbolic - Death (1995)
Symbolic - Death (1995)
1
Painkiller - Judas Priest (1990)
Painkiller - Judas Priest (1990)
2
Rust in Peace - Megadeth (1990)
Rust in Peace - Megadeth (1990)
3
Master of Puppets - Metallica (1986)
Master of Puppets - Metallica (1986)
4
Ride the Lightning - Metallica (1984)
Ride the Lightning - Metallica (1984)
5
Blackwater Park - Opeth (2001)
Blackwater Park - Opeth (2001)
6
Paranoid - Black Sabbath (1970)
Paranoid - Black Sabbath (1970)
7
Powerslave - Iron Maiden (1984)
Powerslave - Iron Maiden (1984)
8
The Mantle - Agalloch (2002)
The Mantle - Agalloch (2002)
9
The Sound of Perseverance - Death (1998)
The Sound of Perseverance - Death (1998)
10
The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden (1982)
The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden (1982)
11
Crimson - Edge of Sanity (1996)
Crimson - Edge of Sanity (1996)
12
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden (1988)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden (1988)
13
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971)
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971)
14
Reign in Blood - Slayer (1986)
Reign in Blood - Slayer (1986)
15
Rising - Rainbow (1976)
Rising - Rainbow (1976)
16
Ashes Against the Grain - Agalloch (2006)
Ashes Against the Grain - Agalloch (2006)
17
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (1969)
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (1969)
18
Storm of the Light's Bane - Dissection (1995)
Storm of the Light's Bane - Dissection (1995)
19
Still Life - Opeth (1999)
Still Life - Opeth (1999)
20
Operation: Mindcrime - Queensrÿche (1988)
Operation: Mindcrime - Queensrÿche (1988)
21
Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II - Helloween (1988)
Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II - Helloween (1988)
22
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory - Dream Theater (1999)
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory - Dream Theater (1999)
23
At the Heart of Winter - Immortal (1999)
At the Heart of Winter - Immortal (1999)
24
Machine Head - Deep Purple (1972)
Machine Head - Deep Purple (1972)
25
Wintersun - Wintersun (2004)
Wintersun - Wintersun (2004)
26
Moving Pictures - Rush (1981)
Moving Pictures - Rush (1981)
27
Images and Words - Dream Theater (1992)
Images and Words - Dream Theater (1992)
28
Holy Diver - Dio (1983)
Holy Diver - Dio (1983)
29
Imaginations From the Other Side - Blind Guardian (1995)
Imaginations From the Other Side - Blind Guardian (1995)
30
Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath (1980)
Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath (1980)
31
Lateralus - Tool (2001)
Lateralus - Tool (2001)
32
Ghost Reveries - Opeth (2005)
Ghost Reveries - Opeth (2005)
33
Master of Reality - Black Sabbath (1971)
Master of Reality - Black Sabbath (1971)
34
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
35
Ensiferum - Ensiferum (2001)
Ensiferum - Ensiferum (2001)
36
Human - Death (1991)
Human - Death (1991)
37
Red - King Crimson (1974)
Red - King Crimson (1974)
38
The Crimson Idol - W.A.S.P. (1992)
The Crimson Idol - W.A.S.P. (1992)
39
Stone's Reach - Be'lakor (2009)
Stone's Reach - Be'lakor (2009)
40
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