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    Top 200 albums

    1 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.25
    2446
    2 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.25
    3248
    3 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.25
    2268
    4 Metallica
    Master Of Puppets (1986)
    9.25
    3854
    5 Opeth
    Blackwater Park (2001)
    9.24
    3228
    6 Metallica
    Ride The Lightning (1984)
    9.24
    3650
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.2
    2036
    8 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.16
    2751
    9 Death
    The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
    9.15
    2131
    10 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.15
    1752
    11 Iron Maiden
    The Number Of The Beast (1982)
    9.14
    2925
    12 Agalloch
    Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
    9.13
    1615
    13 Iron Maiden
    Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
    9.13
    2501
    14 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.13
    974
    15 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.12
    884
    16 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
    9.12
    1234
    17 Slayer
    Reign In Blood (1986)
    9.1
    2476
    18 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.1
    2157
    19 Dissection
    Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
    9.08
    1184
    20 King Crimson
    In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
    9.07
    679
    21 Queensrÿche
    Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
    9.06
    1096
    22 Dream Theater
    Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
    9.04
    1767
    23 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    9.03
    1446
    24 Rush
    Moving Pictures (1981)
    9.02
    818
    25 Black Sabbath
    Heaven And Hell (1980)
    9.01
    1358
    26 Immortal
    At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
    9.01
    1117
    27 Dream Theater
    Images And Words (1992)
    9.01
    1958
    28 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    9
    1786
    29 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
    9
    1375
    30 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    9
    1347
    31 Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (1970)
    8.99
    1695
    32 Black Sabbath
    Master Of Reality (1971)
    8.99
    1470
    33 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    8.99
    854
    34 Opeth
    Ghost Reveries (2005)
    8.99
    2306
    35 Blind Guardian
    Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
    8.98
    1409
    36 Be'lakor
    Stone's Reach (2009)
    8.96
    1219
    37 Ensiferum
    Ensiferum (2001)
    8.96
    1301
    38 Rush
    2112 (1976)
    8.95
    730
    39 W.A.S.P.
    The Crimson Idol (1992)
    8.94
    577
    40 Saturnus
    Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
    8.94
    594
    41 Slayer
    Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
    8.93
    1851
    42 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.93
    1420
    43 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.93
    1705
    44 Ayreon
    The Human Equation (2004)
    8.93
    947
    45 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
    8.92
    1346
    46 Gojira
    From Mars To Sirius (2005)
    8.92
    1202
    47 Draconian
    Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
    8.92
    811
    48 Porcupine Tree
    Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
    8.92
    894
    49 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.91
    967
    50 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.91
    347
    51 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.91
    809
    52 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.91
    744
    53 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.9
    765
    54 Mgła
    Exercises In Futility (2015)
    8.9
    616
    55 Nevermore
    Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
    8.9
    1039
    56 Porcupine Tree
    In Absentia (2002)
    8.89
    882
    57 Rush
    Hemispheres (1978)
    8.89
    540
    58 Emperor
    Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (1997)
    8.89
    1054
    59 AC/DC
    Back In Black (1980)
    8.89
    1118
    60 Sepultura
    Beneath The Remains (1989)
    8.88
    1249
    61 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.88
    1066
    62 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.88
    601
    63 Candlemass
    Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
    8.88
    743
    64 Nevermore
    This Godless Endeavor (2005)
    8.88
    1144
    65 Gamma Ray
    Land Of The Free (1995)
    8.88
    717
    66 Blind Guardian
    Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
    8.87
    1448
    67 Green Carnation
    Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
    8.87
    533
    68 Iron Maiden
    Somewhere In Time (1986)
    8.87
    2163
    69 Paradise Lost
    Draconian Times (1995)
    8.87
    972
    70 Orphaned Land
    Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
    8.87
    760
    71 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.87
    1208
    72 Moonsorrow
    Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
    8.87
    658
    73 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.86
    679
    74 Metallica
    ...And Justice For All (1988)
    8.86
    3088
    75 Insomnium
    Winter's Gate (2016)
    8.86
    897
    76 At The Gates
    Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
    8.86
    1258
    77 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.85
    1067
    78 Crimson Glory
    Transcendence (1988)
    8.85
    370
    79 Primordial
    To The Nameless Dead (2007)
    8.85
    733
    80 Kamelot
    The Black Halo (2005)
    8.85
    1244
    81 Bolt Thrower
    Those Once Loyal (2005)
    8.84
    624
    82 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.84
    531
    83 Mercyful Fate
    Don't Break The Oath (1984)
    8.83
    729
    84 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.83
    1139
    85 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.83
    1150
    86 Artillery
    By Inheritance (1990)
    8.83
    418
    87 Pain Of Salvation
    The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
    8.83
    525
    88 Anathema
    Alternative 4 (1998)
    8.83
    1019
    89 In Flames
    The Jester Race (1996)
    8.83
    1536
    90 Katatonia
    Brave Murder Day (1996)
    8.83
    968
    91 Morbid Angel
    Altars Of Madness (1989)
    8.83
    974
    92 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.82
    751
    93 Riverside
    Out Of Myself (2003)
    8.82
    520
    94 Iron Maiden
    Piece Of Mind (1983)
    8.82
    2289
    95 Judas Priest
    Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
    8.82
    1381
    96 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.82
    1162
    97 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.82
    777
    98 Insomnium
    Above The Weeping World (2006)
    8.82
    1007
    99 My Dying Bride
    The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
    8.82
    700
    100 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.82
    759
    101 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin II (1969)
    8.82
    843
    102 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.82
    574
    103 Motörhead
    Ace Of Spades (1980)
    8.81
    855
    104 Judas Priest
    Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
    8.81
    1168
    105 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.81
    1141
    106 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.81
    884
    107 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.81
    755
    108 Blind Guardian
    Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
    8.8
    1146
    109 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.8
    394
    110 Pantera
    Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
    8.8
    1660
    111 Symphony X
    The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
    8.8
    853
    112 Mastodon
    Crack The Skye (2009)
    8.8
    1357
    113 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.8
    685
    114 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.79
    628
    115 Death
    Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
    8.79
    1566
    116 Empyrium
    Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
    8.79
    474
    117 Emperor
    In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
    8.79
    1081
    118 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson II (2003)
    8.79
    518
    119 My Dying Bride
    Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
    8.79
    641
    120 Black Sabbath
    Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
    8.78
    1241
    121 Riverside
    Second Life Syndrome (2005)
    8.78
    599
    122 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.78
    1659
    123 Amorphis
    Under The Red Cloud (2015)
    8.77
    1052
    124 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.77
    1059
    125 Uriah Heep
    Demons And Wizards (1972)
    8.77
    260
    126 Megadeth
    Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
    8.77
    2023
    127 Enslaved
    Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
    8.77
    952
    128 Savatage
    Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
    8.77
    567
    129 Savatage
    Gutter Ballet (1989)
    8.77
    491
    130 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.76
    584
    131 Arcturus
    The Sham Mirrors (2002)
    8.76
    705
    132 AC/DC
    Highway To Hell (1979)
    8.76
    829
    133 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.76
    642
    134 My Dying Bride
    The Dreadful Hours (2001)
    8.76
    589
    135 Running Wild
    Death Or Glory (1989)
    8.75
    397
    136 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.75
    489
    137 Deep Purple
    In Rock (1970)
    8.75
    667
    138 Opeth
    My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
    8.75
    1587
    139 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.75
    730
    140 Amorphis
    Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
    8.75
    1072
    141 Guns N' Roses
    Appetite For Destruction (1987)
    8.75
    1091
    142 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.75
    845
    143 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.75
    989
    144 Bathory
    Blood Fire Death (1988)
    8.75
    763
    145 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.75
    940
    146 Machine Head
    The Blackening (2007)
    8.74
    1125
    147 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.74
    818
    148 Estatic Fear
    A Sombre Dance (1999)
    8.74
    330
    149 Haggard
    Eppur Si Muove (2004)
    8.74
    578
    150 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.73
    900
    151 Slayer
    South Of Heaven (1988)
    8.73
    1674
    152 Atheist
    Unquestionable Presence (1991)
    8.73
    581
    153 Leprous
    Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
    8.73
    386
    154 Overkill
    The Years Of Decay (1989)
    8.73
    662
    155 Pantera
    Cowboys From Hell (1990)
    8.72
    1668
    156 Amon Amarth
    With Oden On Our Side (2006)
    8.72
    1788
    157 Anthrax
    Among The Living (1987)
    8.72
    1051
    158 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.72
    764
    159 Dimmu Borgir
    Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
    8.71
    1149
    160 Opeth
    Deliverance (2002)
    8.71
    1912
    161 Vektor
    Terminal Redux (2016)
    8.71
    655
    162 Judas Priest
    Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976)
    8.71
    1031
    163 Lost Horizon
    A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
    8.71
    381
    164 Lake Of Tears
    Forever Autumn (1999)
    8.71
    340
    165 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.7
    417
    166 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.7
    941
    167 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.7
    459
    168 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.7
    469
    169 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.7
    743
    170 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.7
    698
    171 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.69
    384
    172 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.69
    872
    173 Katatonia
    The Great Cold Distance (2006)
    8.69
    1113
    174 Ayreon
    Into The Electric Castle (1998)
    8.69
    533
    175 Exodus
    Bonded By Blood (1985)
    8.69
    877
    176 Ozzy Osbourne
    Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
    8.69
    833
    177 Mastodon
    Leviathan (2004)
    8.69
    1033
    178 Cryptopsy
    None So Vile (1996)
    8.68
    545
    179 Rush
    A Farewell To Kings (1977)
    8.68
    479
    180 Immortal
    Sons Of Northern Darkness (2002)
    8.68
    1015
    181 Leprous
    Bilateral (2011)
    8.68
    487
    182 Summoning
    Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame (2001)
    8.68
    452
    183 Fates Warning
    Parallels (1991)
    8.68
    287
    184 Nile
    Annihilation Of The Wicked (2005)
    8.68
    830
    185 Rainbow
    Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978)
    8.67
    543
    186 Swallow The Sun
    The Morning Never Came (2003)
    8.67
    668
    187 Opeth
    Damnation (2003)
    8.67
    2038
    188 Amorphis
    Queen Of Time (2018)
    8.67
    897
    189 Whitesnake
    Whitesnake (1987)
    8.66
    373
    190 Ayreon
    01011001 (2008)
    8.66
    801
    191 Carcass
    Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious (1991)
    8.66
    728
    192 Entombed
    Left Hand Path (1990)
    8.66
    605
    193 Faith No More
    Angel Dust (1992)
    8.66
    511
    194 Septicflesh
    The Great Mass (2011)
    8.65
    1152
    195 Rainbow
    Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)
    8.65
    606
    196 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.65
    567
    197 Mayhem
    De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994)
    8.65
    883
    198 Iron Maiden
    Brave New World (2000)
    8.65
    2032
    199 Diamond Head
    Lightning To The Nations (1980)
    8.65
    282
    200 Paradise Lost
    Icon (1993)
    8.65
    764