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    Top 200 albums

    1 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.26
    2247
    2 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.26
    3224
    3 Metallica
    9.25
    3833
    4 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.25
    2425
    5 Opeth
    9.25
    3220
    6 Metallica
    9.24
    3630
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.2
    2024
    8 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.16
    2738
    9 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.16
    1747
    10 Death
    9.15
    2116
    11 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.13
    968
    12 Iron Maiden
    9.13
    2491
    13 Agalloch
    9.13
    1608
    14 Iron Maiden
    9.13
    2913
    15 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.12
    877
    16 Led Zeppelin
    9.12
    1238
    17 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.1
    2148
    18 Slayer
    9.09
    2468
    19 Dissection
    9.07
    1173
    20 Queensrÿche
    9.06
    1091
    21 King Crimson
    9.06
    673
    22 Dream Theater
    9.04
    1758
    23 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    9.03
    1448
    24 Rush
    9.02
    821
    25 Black Sabbath
    9.01
    1354
    26 Dream Theater
    9.01
    1957
    27 Immortal
    9.01
    1111
    28 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    9
    1782
    29 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    9
    1340
    30 Helloween
    9
    1372
    31 Opeth
    8.99
    2303
    32 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    8.99
    854
    33 Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (1970)
    8.99
    1689
    34 Blind Guardian
    8.98
    1404
    35 Black Sabbath
    8.98
    1466
    36 Be'lakor
    Stone's Reach (2009)
    8.96
    1216
    37 Ensiferum
    Ensiferum (2001)
    8.96
    1299
    38 Rush
    2112 (1976)
    8.94
    730
    39 W.A.S.P.
    8.94
    576
    40 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.94
    1415
    41 Slayer
    8.93
    1844
    42 Saturnus
    8.93
    590
    43 Ayreon
    8.93
    948
    44 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.93
    1694
    45 Draconian
    8.92
    810
    46 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.92
    736
    47 Helloween
    8.92
    1342
    48 Gojira
    8.92
    1197
    49 Porcupine Tree
    8.91
    887
    50 Nevermore
    8.9
    1033
    51 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.9
    962
    52 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.9
    798
    53 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.9
    765
    54 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.9
    343
    55 AC/DC
    Back In Black (1980)
    8.89
    1116
    56 Rush
    Hemispheres (1978)
    8.89
    540
    57 Emperor
    8.89
    1054
    58 Mgła
    8.89
    610
    59 Candlemass
    8.88
    738
    60 Porcupine Tree
    In Absentia (2002)
    8.88
    877
    61 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.88
    601
    62 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.88
    1061
    63 Gamma Ray
    8.88
    716
    64 Moonsorrow
    8.87
    655
    65 Green Carnation
    8.87
    535
    66 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.87
    1203
    67 Nevermore
    8.87
    1142
    68 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.87
    675
    69 Orphaned Land
    8.87
    760
    70 At The Gates
    8.87
    1255
    71 Sepultura
    8.87
    1244
    72 Blind Guardian
    8.87
    1444
    73 Paradise Lost
    8.86
    971
    74 Iron Maiden
    8.86
    2159
    75 Metallica
    8.86
    3077
    76 Insomnium
    Winter's Gate (2016)
    8.86
    895
    77 Kamelot
    8.85
    1244
    78 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.85
    1067
    79 Primordial
    8.84
    734
    80 Pain Of Salvation
    8.84
    522
    81 Morbid Angel
    8.84
    966
    82 Bolt Thrower
    8.84
    618
    83 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.84
    528
    84 Crimson Glory
    Transcendence (1988)
    8.84
    367
    85 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.84
    1134
    86 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.83
    1147
    87 Led Zeppelin
    8.83
    840
    88 Katatonia
    8.83
    967
    89 In Flames
    8.83
    1536
    90 Anathema
    Alternative 4 (1998)
    8.83
    1018
    91 Artillery
    8.83
    414
    92 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.82
    1139
    93 Iron Maiden
    Piece Of Mind (1983)
    8.82
    2285
    94 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.82
    574
    95 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.82
    770
    96 Insomnium
    8.82
    1007
    97 Mercyful Fate
    8.82
    722
    98 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.82
    1157
    99 Riverside
    Out Of Myself (2003)
    8.82
    514
    100 Judas Priest
    8.82
    1367
    101 Judas Priest
    8.81
    1154
    102 Symphony X
    8.81
    851
    103 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.81
    755
    104 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.81
    742
    105 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.81
    680
    106 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.81
    755
    107 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.81
    885
    108 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.81
    391
    109 Motörhead
    Ace Of Spades (1980)
    8.81
    851
    110 My Dying Bride
    8.81
    693
    111 Mastodon
    8.8
    1357
    112 Pantera
    8.8
    1654
    113 Empyrium
    8.8
    474
    114 Blind Guardian
    8.8
    1142
    115 Death
    8.79
    1554
    116 Emperor
    8.79
    1080
    117 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.79
    628
    118 My Dying Bride
    8.79
    634
    119 Black Sabbath
    8.78
    1234
    120 Riverside
    8.78
    593
    121 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson II (2003)
    8.78
    516
    122 Amorphis
    8.78
    1048
    123 Uriah Heep
    8.78
    257
    124 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.78
    1653
    125 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.78
    1052
    126 Enslaved
    8.77
    953
    127 Megadeth
    8.77
    2012
    128 Savatage
    Gutter Ballet (1989)
    8.77
    490
    129 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.76
    842
    130 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.76
    938
    131 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.76
    586
    132 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.76
    637
    133 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.76
    728
    134 Savatage
    8.76
    564
    135 Arcturus
    8.76
    706
    136 AC/DC
    8.76
    828
    137 My Dying Bride
    8.75
    581
    138 Deep Purple
    In Rock (1970)
    8.75
    667
    139 Bathory
    8.75
    762
    140 Estatic Fear
    8.75
    328
    141 Amorphis
    8.75
    1069
    142 Running Wild
    8.75
    394
    143 Opeth
    8.75
    1579
    144 Guns N' Roses
    8.75
    1086
    145 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.75
    981
    146 Machine Head
    8.74
    1124
    147 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.74
    489
    148 Leprous
    8.74
    383
    149 Overkill
    8.74
    661
    150 Haggard
    8.74
    574
    151 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.74
    817
    152 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.73
    763
    153 Lost Horizon
    8.73
    378
    154 Amon Amarth
    8.73
    1786
    155 Lake Of Tears
    8.73
    336
    156 Atheist
    8.73
    578
    157 Slayer
    8.73
    1672
    158 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.73
    897
    159 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.72
    414
    160 Pantera
    8.72
    1665
    161 Anthrax
    8.72
    1044
    162 Dimmu Borgir
    8.71
    1144
    163 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.71
    738
    164 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.71
    456
    165 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.7
    939
    166 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.7
    869
    167 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.7
    467
    168 Ozzy Osbourne
    8.7
    828
    169 Summoning
    8.7
    449
    170 Judas Priest
    8.7
    1021
    171 Vektor
    8.7
    651
    172 Exodus
    8.7
    873
    173 Opeth
    Deliverance (2002)
    8.7
    1906
    174 Katatonia
    8.69
    1114
    175 Ayreon
    8.69
    533
    176 Mastodon
    Leviathan (2004)
    8.69
    1031
    177 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.69
    694
    178 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.69
    379
    179 Entombed
    8.68
    601
    180 Leprous
    Bilateral (2011)
    8.68
    485
    181 Nile
    8.68
    826
    182 Rush
    8.68
    478
    183 Cryptopsy
    None So Vile (1996)
    8.68
    537
    184 Immortal
    8.68
    1013
    185 Opeth
    Damnation (2003)
    8.67
    2031
    186 Amorphis
    Queen Of Time (2018)
    8.67
    894
    187 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.67
    562
    188 Fates Warning
    Parallels (1991)
    8.67
    282
    189 Rainbow
    8.67
    538
    190 Slumber
    Fallout (2004)
    8.67
    347
    191 Carcass
    8.67
    719
    192 Swallow The Sun
    8.67
    664
    193 Exodus
    8.66
    655
    194 Trees Of Eternity
    8.66
    433
    195 Paradise Lost
    Icon (1993)
    8.66
    761
    196 Symphony X
    8.66
    730
    197 Dan Swanö
    Moontower (1999)
    8.66
    247
    198 Saturnus
    Martyre (2000)
    8.66
    379
    199 Bloodbath
    8.66
    735
    200 Be'lakor
    8.66
    1109