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The 50 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time
The best, loudest, heaviest, dirtiest and scariest records ever!
The MusicRadar Team, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 2:15 pm BST
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Deftones - Around The Fur (1997)
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Aerosmith - Rocks (1976)
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Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun (1992)
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Sepultura - Arise (1991)
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Death - Symbolic (1995)
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Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
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Judas Priest - Painkiller (1990)
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Anthrax - Among The Living (1987)
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Megadeth - Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? (1986)
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At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
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Skid Row - Skid Row (1989)
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Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
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Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985)
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
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Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (1980)
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Tool - Undertow (1993)
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Rainbow - Live In Munich 1977
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Killswitch Engage - Alive Or Just Breathing (2002)
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Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind (1983)
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Slipknot - Slipknot (1999)
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Metallica - Metallica (1991)
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Opeth - Blackwater Park (2001)
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System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
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Dio - Holy Diver (1983)
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Mastodon - Crack The Skye (2009)
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Slayer - South Of Heaven (1988)
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Black Sabbath - Vol 4 (1972)
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Metallica - Kill 'Em All (1983)
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Iron Maiden - Live After Death (1985)
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Machine Head - The Blackening (2007)
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Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
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Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
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Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
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AC/DC - Highway To Hell (1979)
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Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality (1971)
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Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
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Opeth - Watershed (2008)
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Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
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Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake (2004)
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Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
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Iron Maiden - Powerslave (1984)
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Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
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AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
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Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990)
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Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
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Metallica - Ride The Lightning (1984)
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Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
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Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (1982)
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Metallica - Master Of Puppets (1986)
Voted the 49th greatest guitar album of all time by our friends at Guitar World magazine, Ashes Of The Wake is indeed one hell of a guitar album, and in your eyes there are only 11 better heavy metal albums in history. Now that's really quite something.
Check out Laid To Rest and the title track for evidence of their astonishing musicianship.
Your votes:
“…and a few lesser known albums: Ashes Of The Wake by Lamb Of God.” (Thanks RobDavies)
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