Metallica (album)
Metallica
August 12, 1991Best Heavy Metal Albums
Explore Heavy Metal albums, classic releases, hidden gems and influential records. This page helps music lovers discover albums connected by genre, sound and musical history.
The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden
March 22, 1982
Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album)
Iron Maiden
May 11, 1992
Somewhere in Time
Iron Maiden
September 29, 1986
Piece of Mind
Iron Maiden
May 16, 1983
Love at First Sting
Scorpions
February 13, 1984
Ten Commandments (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
December 23, 1990
Powerslave
Iron Maiden
September 3, 1984
40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row
Skid Row
November 3, 1998
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Metallica
November 18, 2016
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Rainbow
September 5, 1975
Garage Inc.
Metallica
November 24, 1998
Diary of a Madman (album)
Ozzy Osbourne
May 31, 1982
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden
April 11, 1988
Senjutsu
Iron Maiden
September 3, 2021
Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest
July 1, 1982
72 Seasons
Metallica
April 14, 2023
Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
May 22, 2007
British Steel
Judas Priest
April 11, 1980
Countdown to Extinction
Megadeth
July 14, 1992
Shout at the Devil
Mötley Crüe
September 26, 1983
Greatest Hits
Mötley Crüe
October 27, 1998
Rising
Rainbow
May 17, 1976
Painkiller
Judas Priest
September 17, 1990
Brave New World (Iron Maiden album)
Iron Maiden
May 29, 2000
Too Fast for Love
Mötley Crüe
November 10, 1981
Iron Maiden (album)
Iron Maiden
April 14, 1980
Youthanasia
Megadeth
November 1, 1994
High 'n' Dry
Def Leppard
July 6, 1981
March ör Die
Motörhead
July 27, 1992
Once More 'Round the Sun
Mastodon
June 24, 2014
Ordinary Man (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
February 21, 2020
Revenge (Kiss album)
Kiss
May 19, 1992
Bad Magic
Motörhead
August 28, 2015
Creatures of the Night
Kiss
October 13, 1982
No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
October 1, 1988
Overkill
Motorhead
March 11, 1979
Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
October 16, 2001
Dance of Death
Iron Maiden
September 2, 2003
Slave to the Grind
Skid Row
June 11, 1991
The Book of Souls
Iron Maiden
September 4, 2015
Defenders of the Faith
Judas Priest
January 13, 1984
A Matter of Life and Death
Iron Maiden
August 25, 2006
No Prayer for the Dying
Iron Maiden
October 1, 1990
Cryptic Writings
Megadeth
June 17, 1997
The Final Frontier
Iron Maiden
August 13, 2010
Bastards
Motörhead
October 11, 1993
Killers
Iron Maiden
February 2, 1981
Rock Believer
Scorpions
February 22, 2022
Inferno
Motörhead
June 22, 2004
United Abominations
Megadeth
May 15, 2007
Point of Entry
Judas Priest
February 27, 1981
Stained Class
Judas Priest
February 10, 1978
Operation: Mindcrime
Queensrÿche
May 3, 1988
Ram It Down
Judas Priest
May 13, 1988
1916
Motörhead
January 21, 1991
Angel of Retribution
Judas Priest
February 28, 2005
Scream (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
June 11, 2010
Tribute (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
April 16, 1987
We Are Motörhead
Motörhead
May 15, 2000
The X Factor (album)
Iron Maiden
October 2, 1995
The Hunter (album)
Mastodon
September 27, 2011
Overnight Sensation
Motörhead
October 15, 1996
Super Collider
Megadeth
June 4, 2013
Queensrÿche (EP)
Queensrÿche
December 24, 1982
Invincible Shield
Judas Priest
March 8, 2024
The Wörld Is Yours
Motörhead
December 14, 2010
On Through the Night
Def Leppard
March 14, 1980
Saints of Los Angeles
Mötley Crüe
June 24, 2008
Sin After Sin
Judas Priest
April 8, 1977
Bomber (album)
Motörhead
October 12, 1979
The System Has Failed
Megadeth
September 14, 2004
Rock 'n' Roll
Motörhead
August 17, 1987
Nostradamus
Judas Priest
June 16, 2008
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Rainbow
April 14, 1978
The World Needs a Hero
Megadeth
May 15, 2001
Killing Machine
Judas Priest
November 3, 1978
The Verdict
Queensrÿche
March 1, 2019
Redeemer of Souls
Judas Priest
July 8, 2014
The Warning
Queensrÿche
September 7, 1984
Live at Budokan (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
June 25, 2002
On Time
Grand Funk Railroad
August 25, 1969
Wings of Tomorrow
Europe
February 24, 1984
Subhuman Race
Skid Row
March 28, 1995
Digital Noise Alliance (album)
Queensrÿche
October 7, 2022
The Gang's All Here
Skid Row
October 14, 2022
Speak of the Devil (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
November 22, 1982
Anthems (Anthrax EP)
Anthrax
March 19, 2013
Maiden Japan
Iron Maiden
September 14, 1981
Sacrifice
Motörhead
March 27, 1995
Power Metal
Pantera
June 24, 1988
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
Budgie
June 30, 1973
Europe (album)
Europe
March 14, 1983
Psycho City
Great White
September 14, 1992
Snake Bite Love
Motörhead
March 10, 1998
Cross Purposes
Black Sabbath
January 31, 1994
Budgie (album)
Budgie
July 30, 1971
Sad Wings of Destiny
Judas Priest
March 26, 1976
Another Perfect Day
Motörhead
May 10, 1983
Hammered
Motörhead
April 9, 2002
Nemesisters
Babes in Toyland
May 9, 1995
Great White
Great White
February 17, 1984
Squawk (album)
Budgie
September 1, 1972
New Tattoo
Mötley Crüe
July 11, 2000
Hear in the Now Frontier
Queensrÿche
March 25, 1997
Operation: Mindcrime II
Queensrÿche
March 31, 2006
Orgasmatron
Motörhead
July 21, 1986
Take Cover
Queensrÿche
November 13, 2007
Tribe
Queensrÿche
July 22, 2003
Power Supply
Budgie
October 10, 1980
Motörhead (album)
Motörhead
August 12, 1977
The Soundhouse Tapes
Iron Maiden
November 9, 1979
What Doesn't Kill You...
Blue Cheer
August 21, 2007
Revolutions per Minute
Skid Row
October 24, 2006
Red, White & Crüe
Mötley Crüe
February 1, 2005
Sonic Attack
Hawkwind
October 2, 1981
Last Concert in Japan
Deep Purple
March 16, 1977
In for the Kill!
Budgie
May 17, 1974
Head First (Uriah Heep album)
Uriah Heep
May 3, 1983
Demolition
Judas Priest
July 31, 2001
The Last Stage
Budgie
October 25, 2004
Bandolier
Budgie
September 5, 1975
Born Villain
Marilyn Manson
April 25, 2012
Jugulator
Judas Priest
October 28, 1997
Hypnotize
System Of A Down
November 22, 2005
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath
November 5, 1973
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
Black Sabbath / Heaven & Hell
April 3, 2007
Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
April 18, 1980
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
February 13, 1970
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
September 18, 1970
Master of Reality
Black Sabbath
August 6, 1971
13 (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
June 10, 2013
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
September 25, 1972
Born Again
Black Sabbath
September 12, 1983
Sabotage (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
July 28, 1975
Nativity in Black
Black Sabbath
October 4, 1994
Technical Ecstasy
Black Sabbath
September 25, 1976
Through the Never(album)
Metallica
September 24, 2013
Instinct (Iggy Pop album)
Iggy Pop
June 20, 1988
Reunion
Black Sabbath
October 19, 1998
Forbidden (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
June 5, 1995
Live at Last (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
June 14, 1980
Live Evil
Black Sabbath
January 4, 1983
The Beast Is Back
Blue Cheer
July 24, 1984