| 1 |  | To The Nameless Dead | Primordial | 2007 | black metal; folk metal; pagan metal; doom metal | 9.56 |
| 2 |  | Dead heart in a dead world | Nevermore | 2000 | progressive metal; thrash metal; progressive thrash metal; heavy metal | 9.53 |
| 3 |  | A night at the opera | Blind Guardian | 2002 | power metal; epic metal; symphonic metal; progressive metal; heavy metal | 9.50 |
| 4 |  | Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness | Green Carnation | 2001 | progressive metal; metal; doom metal | 9.48 |
| 5 |  | Given To The Rising | Neurosis | 2007 | sludge; doom metal; post-metal; progressive metal | 9.40 |
| 6 |  | Still Life | Opeth | 1999 | progressive metal; progressive death metal; death metal | 9.40 |
| 7 |  | Sons of northern darkness | Immortal | 2002 | black metal; norwegian black metal; true norwegian black metal; melodic black metal | 9.39 |
| 8 |  | Deliverance | Opeth | 2002 | progressive death metal; progressive metal; death metal; metal | 9.38 |
| 9 |  | Metal Church | Metal Church | 1984 | thrash metal; heavy metal | 9.38 |
| 10 |  | Epica | Kamelot | 2003 | power metal; symphonic metal; progressive metal; melodic power metal | 9.36 |
| 11 |  | Recreation Day | Evergrey | 2003 | progressive metal; metal; power metal; heavy metal | 9.36 |
| 12 |  | Operation: Mindcrime | Queensryche | 1988 | progressive metal; heavy metal; metal | 9.35 |
| 13 |  | The Black Halo | Kamelot | 2005 | power metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal; melodic power metal | 9.35 |
| 14 |  | Precambrian | The Ocean | 2007 | progressive metal; sludge | 9.34 |
| 15 | | Mythical & Magical | Pagan Altar | 2006 | heavy metal; doom metal; nwobhm; traditional doom metal | 9.33 |
| 16 |  | Sagas | Equilibrium | 2008 | folk metal; viking metal; pagan metal; metal; symphonic metal | 9.32 |
| 17 |  | Blood Fire Death | Bathory | 1988 | black metal; viking metal; thrash metal; metal | 9.32 |
| 18 |  | The Crimson Idol | W.A.S.P. | 1992 | heavy metal | 9.31 |
| 19 |  | At The Heart Of Winter | Immortal | 1999 | black metal; norwegian black metal; melodic black metal; blackened thrash metal | 9.30 |
| 20 |  | The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR | Orphaned Land | 2010 | progressive metal; folk metal; death metal | 9.30 |
| 21 |  | Phantom Limb | Pig Destroyer | 2007 | grindcore; metal; deathgrind | 9.30 |
| 22 |  | Riitiir | Enslaved | 2012 | progressive metal; black metal | 9.29 |
| 23 |  | Reign In Blood | Slayer | 1986 | thrash metal; metal; heavy metal; speed metal | 9.27 |
| 24 |  | Ironbound | Overkill | 2010 | thrash metal; speed metal; metal | 9.27 |
| 25 |  | Vast Oceans Lachrymose | While Heaven Wept | 2009 | doom metal; heavy metal | 9.27 |
| 26 |  | Crimson II | Edge of Sanity | 2003 | melodic death metal; progressive death metal; death metal | 9.27 |
| 27 |  | Land Of The Free | Gamma Ray | 1995 | power metal; heavy metal; metal | 9.26 |
| 28 |  | Heartwork | Carcass | 1993 | melodic death metal; death metal; metal; grindcore | 9.25 |
| 29 |  | Leviathan | Mastodon | 2004 | progressive metal; metal; sludge metal | 9.25 |
| 30 | | Snakes And Ladders | Hanker | 2001 | | 9.25 |
| 31 |  | Clockwork Angels | Rush | 2012 | progressive rock; hard rock; rock | 9.25 |
| 32 |  | A Flame To The Ground Beneath | Lost horizon | 2003 | power metal; progressive metal; metal | 9.24 |
| 33 |  | Paradise Lost | Symphony X | 2007 | progressive metal; power metal; symphonic metal; progressive power metal | 9.24 |
| 34 |  | Bonded By Blood | Exodus | 1985 | thrash metal; speed metal; metal | 9.24 |
| 35 |  | Awaken The Guardian | Fates Warning | 1986 | progressive metal; heavy metal; metal; progressive | 9.23 |
| 36 |  | Human | Death | 1991 | death metal; technical death metal; progressive death metal; metal | 9.23 |
| 37 |  | Screaming For Vengeance | Judas Priest | 1982 | heavy metal; metal; nwobhm; hard rock | 9.22 |
| 38 |  | The Gathering Wilderness | Primordial | 2005 | black metal; pagan metal; doom metal; folk metal | 9.21 |
| 39 |  | The Spell Of Retribution | The Chasm | 2004 | death metal | 9.21 |
| 40 |  | Necroticism-Descanting The Insalubrious | Carcass | 1991 | death metal; grindcore; goregrind; deathgrind; progressive death metal | 9.21 |
| 41 |  | The Blackening | Machine Head | 2007 | thrash metal; groove metal; metal; heavy metal | 9.20 |
| 42 |  | Tempo Of The Damned | Exodus | 2004 | thrash metal; metal; heavy metal | 9.20 |
| 43 |  | Mercy Falls | Seventh Wonder | 2008 | progressive metal | 9.19 |
| 44 |  | Buried In Oblivion | Into Eternity | 2004 | progressive metal; melodic death metal; progressive death metal; death metal; metal | 9.19 |
| 45 |  | Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite | The Ruins Of Beverast | 2009 | atmospheric black metal; doom; black metal; avant-garde black metal | 9.19 |
| 46 |  | Oceanborn | Nightwish | 1998 | symphonic metal; power metal; gothic metal; metal | 9.18 |
| 47 |  | Condition red | Iron savior | 2002 | power metal | 9.18 |
| 48 |  | Character | Dark Tranquillity | 2005 | melodic death metal; death metal; metal | 9.17 |
| 49 |  | OM | Negură Bunget | 2006 | black metal; atmospheric black metal; pagan black metal; progressive metal; atmospheric | 9.17 |
| 50 |  | Don't Break The Oath | Mercyful Fate | 1984 | heavy metal; black metal; progressive metal; thrash metal | 9.17 |
| 51 |  | Images And Words | Dream Theater | 1992 | progressive metal; progressive rock | 9.16 |
| 52 |  | The Eye Of Every Storm | Neurosis | 2004 | post-metal; sludge; doom metal | 9.16 |
| 53 |  | Signs For The Fallen | Suidakra | 2003 | melodic death metal; folk metal | 9.16 |
| 54 | | Mabool: The Story of The Three Sons of Seven | Orphaned Land | 2004 | progressive metal; folk metal; death metal | 9.16 |
| 55 |  | Remission | Mastodon | 2002 | progressive metal; sludge metal; heavy metal | 9.15 |
| 56 |  | V-Hävitetty | Moonsorrow | 2007 | folk metal; metal; black metal; viking metal | 9.15 |
| 57 |  | Unity | Rage | 2002 | heavy metal; power metal; metal | 9.15 |
| 58 |  | The Black Is Never Far | Place Of Skulls | 2006 | doom metal; heavy metal; metal | 9.15 |
| 59 |  | Urd | Borknagar | 2012 | progressive black metal; progressive metal; black metal | 9.15 |
| 60 |  | The Dark | Metal Church | 1986 | thrash metal; heavy metal; speed metal | 9.14 |
| 61 |  | Secret Of The Runes | Therion | 2001 | symphonic metal; progressive metal; gothic metal; metal | 9.14 |
| 62 |  | Riders Of The Apocalypse | Demonoid | 2004 | death metal; metal; black metal; thrash metal | 9.14 |
| 63 |  | Crack The Skye | Mastodon | 2009 | progressive metal; sludge metal | 9.14 |
| 64 |  | Shift | Nasum | 2004 | grindcore; grind | 9.14 |
| 65 |  | With vilest of worms to dwell | Hollenthon | 2001 | death metal; symphonic metal; symphonic black metal; symphonic death metal; metal | 9.14 |
| 66 |  | Ordo Ad Chao | Mayhem | 2007 | black metal; true black metal; norwegian black metal; avant-garde black metal | 9.13 |
| 67 |  | The dark ride | Helloween | 2000 | power metal; heavy metal; melodic metal | 9.13 |
| 68 |  | Damage Done | Dark Tranquillity | 2003 | melodic death metal; death metal; metal | 9.13 |
| 69 |  | Lemuria / Sirius B | Therion | 2004 | gothic metal; melodic metal | 9.13 |
| 70 |  | Dreaming Neon Black | Nevermore | 1999 | progressive metal; thrash metal; heavy metal | 9.12 |
| 71 |  | Hell Is Empty And All The Devils Are Here | Anaal Nathrakh | 2007 | grindcore; black metal; industrial black metal; grind | 9.12 |
| 72 |  | Spiritual healing | Death | 1990 | death metal; technical death metal; metal | 9.12 |
| 73 | | The White Goddess | Atlantean Kodex | 2013 | | 9.12 |
| 74 |  | Warning Of Danger | Omen | 1985 | heavy metal | 9.11 |
| 75 |  | Peace Sells…But Who's Buying | Megadeth | 1986 | thrash metal; metal; hard rock; speed metal; heavy metal | 9.11 |
| 76 |  | Köld | Solstafir | 2009 | post-metal; progressive metal; post-black metal; sludge; metal | 9.11 |
| 77 |  | Transcendence | Crimson Glory | 1988 | progressive metal; melodic metal; metal; power metal; heavy metal | 9.11 |
| 78 |  | Extreme Aggression | Kreator | 1989 | thrash metal; metal; speed metal | 9.11 |
| 79 |  | Blackwater Park | Opeth | 2001 | progressive death metal; progressive metal; metal; death metal | 9.11 |
| 80 |  | Mechanize | Fear Factory | 2010 | industrial metal; groove metal; metal; death metal | 9.11 |
| 81 |  | Altars Of Madness | Morbid angel | 1989 | death metal; brutal death metal; old school death metal; metal | 9.11 |
| 82 |  | Hangman's Hymn | Sigh | 2007 | symphonic black metal; black metal; symphonic metal | 9.11 |
| 83 |  | Silence | Sonata Arctica | 2001 | power metal; melodic metal; metal | 9.10 |
| 84 |  | Alive In Athens | Iced Earth | 1999 | power metal; heavy metal | 9.10 |
| 85 |  | Suffocation | Suffocation | 2006 | death metal; technical death metal; brutal death metal; metal; brutal technical death metal | 9.10 |
| 86 |  | Panopticon | Isis | 2004 | post-metal; progressive metal; sludge | 9.10 |
| 87 |  | Focus | Cynic | 1993 | progressive metal; progressive death metal; technical death metal; death metal | 9.10 |
| 88 |  | Aealo | Rotting Christ | 2010 | black metal; melodic black metal; folk black metal; metal | 9.09 |
| 89 |  | Effigy Of The Forgotten | Suffocation | 1991 | death metal; brutal death metal; technical death metal; old school death metal | 9.09 |
| 90 |  | With Oden On Our Side | Amon Amarth | 2006 | melodic death metal; viking metal; death metal; metal | 9.09 |
| 91 |  | The Number Of The Beast | Iron Maiden | 1982 | heavy metal; metal; nwobhm | 9.09 |
| 92 |  | Those Once Loyal | Bolt thrower | 2005 | death metal; metal; grindcore | 9.09 |
| 93 |  | Lazarus Bird | Burst | 2008 | progressive metal; hardcore; post-metal | 9.08 |
| 94 |  | Axioma Ethica Odini | Enslaved | 2010 | progressive black metal; black metal; progressive metal | 9.08 |
| 95 |  | Carnage in worlds beyond | Enthroned | 2002 | black metal | 9.08 |
| 96 |  | Planetary Confinement | Antimatter | 2005 | melancholic; ambient | 9.08 |
| 97 | | Soundchaser | Rage | 2003 | power metal; heavy metal | 9.07 |
| 98 |  | In search of truth | Evergrey | 2001 | progressive metal; power metal; progressive rock | 9.07 |
| 99 | | The House of Atreus: Act I | Virgin steele | 1999 | power metal; metal; heavy metal | 9.07 |
| 100 |  | Anthems To The Welkin' At Dusk | Emperor | 1997 | black metal; symphonic black metal; norwegian black metal; metal | 9.07 |
| 101 |  | Resurrection | Halford | 2000 | heavy metal; metal | 9.07 |
| 102 |  | From Afar | Ensiferum | 2009 | folk metal; viking metal; melodic death metal; epic | 9.07 |
| 103 |  | Phantom Antichrist | Kreator | 2012 | thrash metal; melodic death metal; heavy metal; death metal | 9.07 |
| 104 |  | Under A Funeral Moon | Darkthrone | 1993 | black metal; true norwegian black metal; norwegian black metal; true black metal | 9.06 |
| 105 |  | Hellfire Club | Edguy | 2004 | power metal; heavy metal; melodic metal | 9.06 |
| 106 |  | Watershed | Opeth | 2008 | progressive metal; progressive death metal; death metal | 9.06 |
| 107 |  | Dead Reckoning | Threshold | 2007 | progressive metal; metal | 9.06 |
| 108 |  | Enemy Of God | Kreator | 2005 | thrash metal; metal | 9.06 |
| 109 |  | Tentacles Of Whorror | Leviathan | 2004 | black metal; ambient; depressive black metal | 9.06 |
| 110 |  | Iii: So Long Suckers | Reverend Bizarre | 2007 | doom metal; traditional doom metal | 9.06 |
| 111 |  | One Foot In Hell | Cirith Ungol | 1986 | heavy metal; epic metal; classic; doom metal | 9.06 |
| 112 |  | My Arms, Your Hearse | Opeth | 1998 | progressive death metal; progressive metal; death metal; metal | 9.06 |
| 113 |  | Visions | Stratovarius | 1997 | power metal; melodic metal; symphonic metal | 9.06 |
| 114 |  | Heart Of Darkness | Burnt By The Sun | 2009 | hardcore; metalcore | 9.06 |
| 115 |  | Black sun | Primal Fear | 2002 | power metal; heavy metal; speed metal | 9.05 |
| 116 |  | Hope | Swallow The Sun | 2007 | doom metal; death doom metal; metal | 9.05 |
| 117 |  | Blessing In Disguise | Metal Church | 1989 | thrash metal; heavy metal; power metal | 9.05 |
| 118 |  | Ensiferum | Ensiferum | 2002 | viking metal; folk metal; melodic death metal | 9.05 |
| 119 |  | Demons & wizards | Demons & wizards | 2000 | power metal; metal; heavy metal; melodic metal | 9.05 |
| 120 |  | Words That Go Unspoken Deeds That Go Undone | Akercocke | 2005 | death metal; blackened death metal; progressive metal; black metal | 9.05 |
| 121 |  | Tara | Absu | 2002 | black metal; black thrash metal; thrash metal; thrash | 9.05 |
| 122 |  | The Ones I Condemn | Sacrifice | 2009 | thrash metal; metal | 9.04 |
| 123 |  | Storm Of The Light's Bane | Dissection | 1995 | black metal; melodic black metal; metal | 9.04 |
| 124 |  | The Human Equation | Ayreon | 2004 | progressive metal; progressive rock | 9.04 |
| 125 |  | The Hours That Remain | Mercenary | 2006 | melodic death metal; metal; power metal | 9.04 |
| 126 |  | In their darkened shrines | Nile | 2002 | death metal; technical death metal; brutal death metal; metal | 9.04 |
| 127 |  | Overlords Of Chaos | Ironsword | 2008 | heavy metal | 9.04 |
| 128 |  | Shadows In The Light | Immolation | 2007 | death metal; technical death metal; metal | 9.03 |
| 129 |  | Liquid Monster | Brainstorm | 2005 | power metal; heavy metal; metal; rock | 9.03 |
| 130 |  | Steadfast | Forefather | 2008 | viking metal; melodic black metal | 9.03 |
| 131 |  | 11 Dreams | Mercenary | 2004 | melodic death metal; metal; progressive metal; heavy metal | 9.03 |
| 132 |  | Rust In Peace | Megadeth | 1990 | thrash metal; heavy metal; speed metal; metal | 9.03 |
| 133 |  | Iron Will | Grand Magus | 2008 | heavy metal; doom metal; hard rock | 9.03 |
| 134 |  | Autumn Aurora | Drudkh | 2004 | black metal; atmospheric black metal; atmospheric; metal | 9.03 |
| 135 |  | Beyond The Veil | Tristania | 1999 | gothic metal; symphonic metal; gothic doom metal; doom metal | 9.02 |
| 136 |  | Tulimyrsky | Moonsorrow | 2008 | black metal; viking metal; folk metal; pagan metal | 9.02 |
| 137 |  | Those Whom The Gods Detest | Nile | 2009 | death metal; technical death metal; metal | 9.02 |
| 138 |  | Demanufacture | Fear Factory | 1995 | industrial metal; metal; industrial | 9.02 |
| 139 |  | No Heroes | Converge | 2006 | metalcore; hardcore; mathcore | 9.02 |
| 140 |  | Kivenkantaja | Moonsorrow | 2003 | viking metal; folk metal; black metal | 9.02 |
| 141 |  | Death To Tyrants | Sick Of It All | 2006 | hardcore; hardcore punk | 9.02 |
| 142 |  | Abigail | King diamond | 1987 | heavy metal; progressive metal; metal | 9.02 |
| 143 |  | Web Of Faith | Hanker | 2004 | | 9.01 |
| 144 |  | Unholy Cult | Immolation | 2002 | death metal; technical death metal; brutal death metal; grindcore | 9.01 |
| 145 |  | Pitch Black Progress | Scar Symmetry | 2006 | melodic death metal; progressive metal; death metal; metal | 9.01 |
| 146 |  | Ii : Crush The Insects | Reverend Bizarre | | doom metal; traditional doom metal | 9.01 |
| 147 |  | Rain Upon The Impure | The Ruins Of Beverast | 2006 | black metal; atmospheric black metal; metal | 9.01 |
| 148 |  | Rock In Rio | Iron Maiden | 2002 | heavy metal | 9.01 |
| 149 |  | Second Life Syndrome | Riverside | 2005 | progressive rock; progressive metal; rock | 9.01 |
| 150 |  | Zos Kia Cultus (here And Beyond) | Behemoth | 2002 | death metal; blackened death metal; black metal; metal | 9.01 |
| 151 |  | Agent Orange | Sodom | 1989 | thrash metal; metal; speed metal; teutonic thrash metal | 9.01 |
| 152 |  | Ashes Against The Grain | Agalloch | 2006 | doom metal; progressive metal; folk metal; atmospheric metal | 9.01 |
| 153 |  | Imaginations From The Other Side | Blind Guardian | 1995 | power metal; epic metal; heavy metal; speed metal | 9.01 |
| 154 |  | Ample Destruction | Jag Panzer | 1984 | heavy metal; power metal; classic; thrash metal | 9.01 |
| 155 |  | The Mantle | Agalloch | 2002 | doom metal; folk metal; progressive metal; black metal | 9.00 |
| 156 |  | This Godless Endeavor | Nevermore | 2005 | progressive metal; thrash metal; heavy metal; metal | 9.00 |
| 157 |  | Back In Black | AC/DC | 1980 | hard rock; rock; classic rock | 9.00 |
| 158 |  | Gone Forever | God Forbid | 2004 | metalcore; metal; thrash metal; melodic death metal | 9.00 |
| 159 |  | The Divine Wings Of Tragedy | Symphony X | 1996 | progressive metal; power metal; symphonic metal; progressive rock | 9.00 |
| 160 |  | The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw | Pelican | 2005 | instrumental; post-rock; post rock; post-metal | 8.99 |
| 161 |  | Eve | Ufomammut | 2010 | doom metal; psychedelic; drone doom; drone metal | 8.99 |
| 162 |  | Eclipse | Amorphis | 2006 | progressive metal; melodic death metal; metal; death metal | 8.99 |
| 163 |  | Cabinet | Spawn Of Possession | 2003 | technical death metal; death metal; brutal death metal; technical brutal death metal | 8.99 |
| 164 |  | Sons Of The Jackal | Legion Of The Damned | 2007 | thrash metal; death-thrash metal; death metal; metal | 8.99 |
| 165 |  | Painkiller | Judas Priest | 1990 | heavy metal; metal; speed metal; nwobhm | 8.99 |
| 166 |  | Maaäet | Tenhi | 2006 | folk; progressive rock; neofolk | 8.99 |
| 167 |  | Sympathetic Resonance | Arch/matheos | 2011 | progressive metal | 8.99 |
| 168 |  | Transmutations | Yakuza | 2007 | progressive metal; jazz; sludge; metalcore | 8.98 |
| 169 |  | Human Remains | Hell | 2011 | heavy metal; nwobhm | 8.98 |
| 170 |  | Legacy | Shadow gallery | 2001 | progressive metal; progressive rock; rock; metal | 8.98 |
| 171 |  | Wolfheart | Moonspell | 1995 | gothic metal; black metal; dark metal; doom metal; metal | 8.98 |
| 172 |  | Feeding The Abscess | Martyr | 2006 | death metal; technical death metal; progressive metal; progressive death metal | 8.98 |
| 173 |  | Snakes For The Divine | High On Fire | 2010 | stoner metal; metal | 8.98 |
| 174 |  | Annihilation Of The Wicked | Nile | 2005 | death metal; technical death metal; brutal death metal; metal | 8.98 |
| 175 |  | Clandestine | Entombed | 1991 | death metal; old school death metal | 8.98 |
| 176 |  | Subsurface | Threshold | 2004 | progressive metal; metal; rock | 8.97 |