They were the best of times, they were the worst of times. Then thrash kicked glam out of the way, and once again, it was the best of times. Haha. Def Leppard's debut came close. Box of Frogs may yet make an appearance (or two). (Probably not two... something in the air there's just rather Average.)

1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

3.Jeff Beck - There and Back

4.Iron Maiden - Killers

5.Neil Young - Trans

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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Limited to one album for each band.

1.Kreator - Coma Of Souls

2.Vader - Litany

3.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

4.Apocalyptica - Reflections

5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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1.Queensrÿche - Rage For Order

2.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

3.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

4.Therion - Vovin

5.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear

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My top 50 albums of all time.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death

4.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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1.Annihilator - Alice In Hell

2.Annihilator - Never, Neverland

3.Anthrax - Among The Living

4.Artillery - By Inheritance

5.Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion

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My top twelve albums of all time, meaning you may not agree

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Queens Of The Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age

4.Slipknot - Slipknot

5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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Albums

1.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

2.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

3.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

4.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

5.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

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1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Testament - The Gathering

3.Tiamat - Wildhoney

4.E Nomine - Die Prophezeiung

5.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

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1.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Slayer - Reign In Blood

4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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This is what i think... it's not about popularity, it's about sounds: riffs, lyrics, solos and stuffs like that.

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Metallica - Death Magnetic

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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1.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Agalloch - The Mantle

4.Judas Priest - Painkiller

5.Therion - Lemuria

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1.Novembre - Wish I Could Dream It Again

2.Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Novembre - Arte Novecento

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Just Listing, in my opinion, the best Metallica Albums

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.Metallica - Metallica

5.Metallica - Death Magnetic

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These are my top 25 albums. You probably don't agree with me and you may not of heard of all of these but I do encourage you to check them out!
I had a very hard time ordering these so they are in alphabetical order. That just means you should check them all out!

1.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

2.Austere - To Lay Like Old Ashes

3.Autumns eyes - The Awakening of the Sleeping King

4.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

5.Bethlehem - Sardonischer Untergang Im Zeichen Irreligiöser Darbietung

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