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Best metal albums

Metal is the heavy end of rock: distorted, riff-centric guitars, powerful drumming, and themes that run from the mythic to the confrontational. Established in the late 1960s and early 1970s by bands like Black Sabbath, it has since branched into one of music's deepest subgenre trees, from thrash and death to symphonic and progressive metal.

The top 50 metal albums on Riffiter, ranked by popularity — community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. 1Meteora coverMeteoraLinkin Park · 2003
  2. 2Back in Black coverBack in BlackAC/DC · 1980
  3. 3Living Things coverLiving ThingsLinkin Park · 2012
  4. 4Highway to Hell coverHighway to HellAC/DC · 1979
  5. 5The Hunting Party coverThe Hunting PartyLinkin Park · 2014
  6. 6Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) coverRage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition)Rage Against the Machine · 2012
  7. 7Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Special Edition) coverVol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Special Edition)Slipknot · 2004
  8. 8Sempiternal coverSempiternalBring Me the Horizon · 2013
  9. 9Recharged coverRechargedLinkin Park · 2013
  10. 10Live in Texas coverLive in TexasLinkin Park · 2003
  11. 11.5: The Gray Chapter (Special Edition) cover.5: The Gray Chapter (Special Edition)Slipknot · 2014
  12. 12The Studio Album Collection (1999 - 2008) coverThe Studio Album Collection (1999 - 2008)Slipknot · 2014
  13. 13Iowa (10th Anniversary Edition) coverIowa (10th Anniversary Edition)Slipknot · 2005
  14. 14High Voltage coverHigh VoltageAC/DC · 1976
  15. 15Slipknot (10th Anniversary Edition) coverSlipknot (10th Anniversary Edition)Slipknot · 2008
  16. 16We Are Not Your Kind coverWe Are Not Your KindSlipknot · 2019
  17. 17Antennas to Hell (Special Edition) coverAntennas to Hell (Special Edition)Slipknot · 2012
  18. 18Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap coverDirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapAC/DC · 1976
  19. 19Fear Inoculum coverFear InoculumTool · 2019
  20. 20Reanimation coverReanimationLinkin Park · 2002
  21. 21Live (Collector's Edition) coverLive (Collector's Edition)AC/DC · 2014
  22. 22Let There Be Rock coverLet There Be RockAC/DC · 1977
  23. 23Roots coverRootsSepultura · 1996
  24. 24If You Want Blood You've Got It (Live) coverIf You Want Blood You've Got It (Live)AC/DC · 2015
  25. 25Magma coverMagmaGojira · 2016
  26. 26Cowboys From Hell coverCowboys From HellPantera · 1990
  27. 27Live After Death (1998 Remaster) coverLive After Death (1998 Remaster)Iron Maiden · 1998
  28. 28Powerage coverPowerageAC/DC · 1978
  29. 29Machine Head coverMachine HeadDeep Purple · 1972
  30. 30.5: The Gray Chapter cover.5: The Gray ChapterSlipknot · 2014
  31. 31Lateralus coverLateralusTool · 2001
  32. 32For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) coverFor Those About to Rock (We Salute You)AC/DC · 1981
  33. 33Stiff Upper Lip coverStiff Upper LipAC/DC · 2000
  34. 34Dystopia coverDystopiaMegadeth · 2016
  35. 35Ballbreaker coverBallbreakerAC/DC · 1995
  36. 36Who Made Who coverWho Made WhoAC/DC · 1986
  37. 37Senjutsu coverSenjutsuIron Maiden · 2021
  38. 3810,000 Days cover10,000 DaysTool · 2006
  39. 39A Thousand Suns coverA Thousand SunsLinkin Park · 2010
  40. 40Seasons in the Abyss coverSeasons in the AbyssSlayer · 1990
  41. 41South of Heaven coverSouth of HeavenSlayer · 1988
  42. 42Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes coverRoad to Revolution: Live at Milton KeynesLinkin Park · 2008
  43. 439.0: Live cover9.0: LiveSlipknot · 2005
  44. 44Prequelle coverPrequelleGhost · 2018
  45. 45Ænima coverÆnimaTool · 1996
  46. 46Live coverLiveAC/DC · 1992
  47. 47Fortitude coverFortitudeGojira · 2021
  48. 48Fly on the Wall coverFly on the WallAC/DC · 1985
  49. 49Undertow coverUndertowTool · 1993
  50. 50Slipknot coverSlipknotSlipknot · 1999