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    Top 200 albums

    1 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.25
    2446
    2 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.25
    3245
    3 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.25
    2260
    4 Metallica
    Master Of Puppets (1986)
    9.25
    3849
    5 Opeth
    Blackwater Park (2001)
    9.24
    3227
    6 Metallica
    Ride The Lightning (1984)
    9.24
    3645
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.2
    2033
    8 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.16
    2749
    9 Death
    The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
    9.15
    2130
    10 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.15
    1752
    11 Agalloch
    Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
    9.13
    1613
    12 Iron Maiden
    The Number Of The Beast (1982)
    9.13
    2923
    13 Iron Maiden
    Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
    9.13
    2500
    14 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.13
    972
    15 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.12
    882
    16 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
    9.12
    1234
    17 Slayer
    Reign In Blood (1986)
    9.1
    2474
    18 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.1
    2157
    19 Dissection
    Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
    9.08
    1180
    20 King Crimson
    In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
    9.07
    676
    21 Queensrÿche
    Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
    9.06
    1091
    22 Dream Theater
    Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
    9.04
    1768
    23 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    9.03
    1448
    24 Rush
    Moving Pictures (1981)
    9.02
    818
    25 Black Sabbath
    Heaven And Hell (1980)
    9.01
    1357
    26 Immortal
    At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
    9.01
    1114
    27 Dream Theater
    Images And Words (1992)
    9.01
    1957
    28 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    9
    1783
    29 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
    9
    1371
    30 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    9
    1345
    31 Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (1970)
    8.99
    1693
    32 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    8.99
    853
    33 Opeth
    Ghost Reveries (2005)
    8.99
    2307
    34 Black Sabbath
    Master Of Reality (1971)
    8.98
    1469
    35 Blind Guardian
    Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
    8.98
    1408
    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
    576
    40 Saturnus
    Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
    8.94
    592
    41 Slayer
    Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
    8.93
    1848
    42 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.93
    1416
    43 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.93
    1703
    44 Ayreon
    The Human Equation (2004)
    8.93
    947
    45 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
    8.92
    1341
    46 Gojira
    From Mars To Sirius (2005)
    8.92
    1199
    47 Draconian
    Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
    8.92
    810
    48 Porcupine Tree
    Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
    8.92
    894
    49 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.91
    965
    50 Nevermore
    Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
    8.91
    1038
    51 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.91
    346
    52 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.91
    804
    53 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.91
    742
    54 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.9
    765
    55 Mgła
    Exercises In Futility (2015)
    8.9
    614
    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
    1116
    60 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.88
    1062
    61 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.88
    600
    62 Candlemass
    Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
    8.88
    743
    63 Nevermore
    This Godless Endeavor (2005)
    8.88
    1144
    64 Gamma Ray
    Land Of The Free (1995)
    8.88
    716
    65 Sepultura
    Beneath The Remains (1989)
    8.87
    1245
    66 Blind Guardian
    Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
    8.87
    1449
    67 Green Carnation
    Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
    8.87
    533
    68 Orphaned Land
    Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
    8.87
    760
    69 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.87
    1207
    70 Moonsorrow
    Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
    8.87
    658
    71 Iron Maiden
    Somewhere In Time (1986)
    8.86
    2161
    72 Paradise Lost
    Draconian Times (1995)
    8.86
    972
    73 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.86
    679
    74 Metallica
    ...And Justice For All (1988)
    8.86
    3085
    75 At The Gates
    Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
    8.86
    1256
    76 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.85
    1065
    77 Crimson Glory
    Transcendence (1988)
    8.85
    368
    78 Insomnium
    Winter's Gate (2016)
    8.85
    894
    79 Kamelot
    The Black Halo (2005)
    8.85
    1243
    80 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.84
    1136
    81 Bolt Thrower
    Those Once Loyal (2005)
    8.84
    621
    82 Primordial
    To The Nameless Dead (2007)
    8.84
    734
    83 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.84
    531
    84 Mercyful Fate
    Don't Break The Oath (1984)
    8.83
    726
    85 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.83
    1149
    86 Artillery
    By Inheritance (1990)
    8.83
    416
    87 Pain Of Salvation
    The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
    8.83
    524
    88 Anathema
    Alternative 4 (1998)
    8.83
    1017
    89 In Flames
    The Jester Race (1996)
    8.83
    1536
    90 Katatonia
    Brave Murder Day (1996)
    8.83
    967
    91 Morbid Angel
    Altars Of Madness (1989)
    8.83
    972
    92 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.82
    748
    93 Riverside
    Out Of Myself (2003)
    8.82
    519
    94 Iron Maiden
    Piece Of Mind (1983)
    8.82
    2288
    95 Judas Priest
    Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
    8.82
    1372
    96 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.82
    1161
    97 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.82
    777
    98 Insomnium
    Above The Weeping World (2006)
    8.82
    1006
    99 My Dying Bride
    The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
    8.82
    694
    100 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.82
    757
    101 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin II (1969)
    8.82
    841
    102 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.82
    575
    103 Motörhead
    Ace Of Spades (1980)
    8.81
    852
    104 Judas Priest
    Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
    8.81
    1159
    105 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.81
    1140
    106 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.81
    884
    107 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.81
    755
    108 Blind Guardian
    Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
    8.8
    1145
    109 Empyrium
    Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
    8.8
    474
    110 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.8
    394
    111 Pantera
    Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
    8.8
    1657
    112 Symphony X
    The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
    8.8
    853
    113 Mastodon
    Crack The Skye (2009)
    8.8
    1357
    114 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.8
    682
    115 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.79
    627
    116 Emperor
    In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
    8.79
    1081
    117 My Dying Bride
    Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
    8.79
    637
    118 Black Sabbath
    Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
    8.78
    1238
    119 Death
    Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
    8.78
    1565
    120 Riverside
    Second Life Syndrome (2005)
    8.78
    599
    121 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.78
    1657
    122 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson II (2003)
    8.78
    517
    123 Amorphis
    Under The Red Cloud (2015)
    8.77
    1051
    124 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.77
    1057
    125 Megadeth
    Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
    8.77
    2021
    126 Enslaved
    Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
    8.77
    951
    127 Savatage
    Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
    8.77
    565
    128 Savatage
    Gutter Ballet (1989)
    8.77
    490
    129 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.76
    584
    130 Arcturus
    The Sham Mirrors (2002)
    8.76
    705
    131 Uriah Heep
    Demons And Wizards (1972)
    8.76
    259
    132 AC/DC
    Highway To Hell (1979)
    8.76
    829
    133 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.76
    641
    134 My Dying Bride
    The Dreadful Hours (2001)
    8.76
    583
    135 Running Wild
    Death Or Glory (1989)
    8.75
    395
    136 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.75
    489
    137 Deep Purple
    In Rock (1970)
    8.75
    667
    138 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.75
    729
    139 Amorphis
    Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
    8.75
    1070
    140 Guns N' Roses
    Appetite For Destruction (1987)
    8.75
    1085
    141 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.75
    843
    142 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.75
    987
    143 Bathory
    Blood Fire Death (1988)
    8.75
    763
    144 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.75
    940
    145 Machine Head
    The Blackening (2007)
    8.74
    1125
    146 Opeth
    My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
    8.74
    1586
    147 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.74
    818
    148 Estatic Fear
    A Sombre Dance (1999)
    8.74
    330
    149 Overkill
    The Years Of Decay (1989)
    8.74
    661
    150 Haggard
    Eppur Si Muove (2004)
    8.74
    576
    151 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.73
    898
    152 Slayer
    South Of Heaven (1988)
    8.73
    1673
    153 Atheist
    Unquestionable Presence (1991)
    8.73
    580
    154 Leprous
    Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
    8.73
    386
    155 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.73
    763
    156 Pantera
    Cowboys From Hell (1990)
    8.72
    1667
    157 Amon Amarth
    With Oden On Our Side (2006)
    8.72
    1788
    158 Anthrax
    Among The Living (1987)
    8.72
    1047
    159 Dimmu Borgir
    Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
    8.71
    1147
    160 Opeth
    Deliverance (2002)
    8.71
    1912
    161 Vektor
    Terminal Redux (2016)
    8.71
    653
    162 Judas Priest
    Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976)
    8.71
    1028
    163 Lost Horizon
    A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
    8.71
    380
    164 Lake Of Tears
    Forever Autumn (1999)
    8.71
    340
    165 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.7
    416
    166 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.7
    940
    167 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.7
    458
    168 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.7
    468
    169 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.7
    742
    170 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.69
    382
    171 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.69
    872
    172 Summoning
    Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame (2001)
    8.69
    452
    173 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.69
    697
    174 Fates Warning
    Parallels (1991)
    8.69
    286
    175 Katatonia
    The Great Cold Distance (2006)
    8.69
    1114
    176 Ayreon
    Into The Electric Castle (1998)
    8.69
    533
    177 Exodus
    Bonded By Blood (1985)
    8.69
    876
    178 Ozzy Osbourne
    Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
    8.69
    831
    179 Cryptopsy
    None So Vile (1996)
    8.68
    542
    180 Rush
    A Farewell To Kings (1977)
    8.68
    479
    181 Immortal
    Sons Of Northern Darkness (2002)
    8.68
    1013
    182 Leprous
    Bilateral (2011)
    8.68
    487
    183 Nile
    Annihilation Of The Wicked (2005)
    8.68
    828
    184 Mastodon
    Leviathan (2004)
    8.68
    1031
    185 Rainbow
    Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978)
    8.67
    542
    186 Swallow The Sun
    The Morning Never Came (2003)
    8.67
    667
    187 Opeth
    Damnation (2003)
    8.67
    2041
    188 Amorphis
    Queen Of Time (2018)
    8.67
    897
    189 Whitesnake
    Whitesnake (1987)
    8.66
    372
    190 Ayreon
    01011001 (2008)
    8.66
    802
    191 Mayhem
    De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994)
    8.66
    879
    192 Paradise Lost
    Icon (1993)
    8.66
    762
    193 Carcass
    Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious (1991)
    8.66
    726
    194 Entombed
    Left Hand Path (1990)
    8.66
    606
    195 Bloodbath
    Nightmares Made Flesh (2004)
    8.66
    741
    196 Rage Against The Machine
    Rage Against The Machine (1992)
    8.65
    643
    197 Septicflesh
    The Great Mass (2011)
    8.65
    1148
    198 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.65
    567
    199 Iron Maiden
    Brave New World (2000)
    8.65
    2030
    200 Diamond Head
    Lightning To The Nations (1980)
    8.65
    282