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Spin 40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time

This article originally appeared in the September 2002 issue of SPIN.
From Black Sabbath to Korn, here is the definitive list of records to break your mother's heart (unless your mother happens to be Lita Ford).
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Spinal Tap – This Is Spinal Tap
Spinal Tap – This Is Spinal Tap
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Tenacious D - Tenacious D
Tenacious D - Tenacious D
2
Kid Rock - Devil Without a Cause
Kid Rock - Devil Without a Cause
3
System of a Down - Toxicity
System of a Down - Toxicity
4
Skid Row - Skid Row
Skid Row - Skid Row
5
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
6
Ministry - The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Ministry - The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
7
Ratt - Out of the Cellar
Ratt - Out of the Cellar
8
Danzig - Danzig II : Lucifuge
Danzig - Danzig II : Lucifuge
9
David Lee Roth - Eat 'em and Smile
David Lee Roth - Eat 'em and Smile
10
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Deep Purple - Machine Head
11
Sepultura - Roots
Sepultura - Roots
12
Alice in Chains - Dirt
Alice in Chains - Dirt
13
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
14
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
15
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
16
Van Halen - 1984
Van Halen - 1984
17
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
18
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R
19
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
20
Megadeth – Peace Sells…But Who's Buying? (Remastered)
Megadeth – Peace Sells…But Who's Buying? (Remastered)
21
Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In
Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In
22
Motörhead - No Remorse
Motörhead - No Remorse
23
Aerosmith - Rocks
Aerosmith - Rocks
24
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
25
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Def Leppard - Pyromania
26
Korn - Follow the Leader
Korn - Follow the Leader
27
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
28
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Slayer - Reign in Blood
29
Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
30
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
31
Judas Priest - British Steel
Judas Priest - British Steel
32
Tool - Aenima
Tool - Aenima
33
Kiss - Alive II
Kiss - Alive II
34
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
35
Van Halen - Van Halen
Van Halen - Van Halen
36
AC/DC - Back in Black
AC/DC - Back in Black
37
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
38
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
39
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
40
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