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Shreddit's Essential Metal Albums

These are the essential metal albums according to a vote that happened 2012 in Shreddit (r/metal). More to come.
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Anthrax - Among the Living
Anthrax - Among the Living
1
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
2
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
3
Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
4
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
5
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
6
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
7
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth
8
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
9
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
10
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
11
Cynic - Focus
Cynic - Focus
12
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
13
Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky
Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky
14
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
15
Death - Human
Death - Human
16
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
17
Dio - Holy Diver
Dio - Holy Diver
18
Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
19
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
20
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Dream Theater - Images and Words
21
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
22
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
23
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Entombed - Left Hand Path
24
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
25
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
26
Gorguts - Obscura
Gorguts - Obscura
27
Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Immortal - Pure Holocaust
28
In Flames - The Jester Race
In Flames - The Jester Race
29
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
30
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Judas Priest - Painkiller
31
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
32
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Kamelot - The Black Halo
33
King Diamond - Abigail
King Diamond - Abigail
34
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
35
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
36
Mastodon - Leviathan
Mastodon - Leviathan
37
Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
38
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
39
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
40
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