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Motörhead
October 15, 1996Best 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.
A Night at the Opera
Queen
November 28, 1975
Highlights and Lowlives
Blue Cheer
March 16, 1990
Rock & Roll Machine
Triumph
November 3, 1977
Scream (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
June 11, 2010
Eclipse
Journey
May 24, 2011
Facelift
Alice in Chains
August 21, 1990
Redeemer of Souls
Judas Priest
July 8, 2014
Reload
Metallica
November 18, 1997
Live in Cuba
Audioslave
October 11, 2005
Forbidden (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
June 5, 1995
Dance of Death
Iron Maiden
September 2, 2003
Mechanix
UFO
February 21, 1982
Fair Warning
Van Halen
April 29, 1981
Overkill
Motorhead
March 11, 1979
The Gang's All Here
Skid Row
October 14, 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
November 8, 1971
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
Budgie
June 30, 1973
Worship Music (album)
Anthrax
September 12, 2011
United Abominations
Megadeth
May 15, 2007
Uglier Than They Used ta Be
Ugly Kid Joe
September 18, 2015
Stiff Upper Lip
AC/DC
February 28, 2000
Victims of the Future
Gary Moore
January 30, 1984
Saints of Los Angeles
Mötley Crüe
June 24, 2008
Psycho Circus
Kiss
September 22, 1998
Chaos & Colour
Uriah Heep
January 27, 2023
On Stage
Rainbow
July 7, 1977
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
February 27, 1973
SZNZ: Summer
Weezer
June 21, 2022
The Bitter Truth
Evanescence
March 26, 2021
Operation: Mindcrime
Queensrÿche
May 3, 1988
Born Villain
Marilyn Manson
April 25, 2012
Core
Stone Temple Pilots
September 29, 1992
Truth (Jeff Beck album)
Jeff Beck
July 29, 1968
Psycho City
Great White
September 14, 1992
Once More 'Round the Sun
Mastodon
June 24, 2014
The Revölution by Night
Blue Öyster Cult
November 8, 1983
Hypnotize
System Of A Down
November 22, 2005
Abandon
Deep Purple
May 11, 1998
Vapor Trails
Rush
May 14, 2002
Armageddon (Armageddon album)
Armageddon
July 4, 1975
Europe (album)
Europe
March 14, 1983
Bounce (Bon Jovi album)
Bon Jovi
October 8, 2002
Love at First Sting
Scorpions
February 13, 1984
Give Us a Wink
Sweet
February 16, 1976
Kick Out the Jams
MC5
February 16, 1969
Radio Ethiopia
Patti Smith
October 19, 1976
Projects in the Jungle
Pantera
July 27, 1984
On Time
Grand Funk Railroad
August 25, 1969
On the Level
Status Quo
February 14, 1975
Instinct (Iggy Pop album)
Iggy Pop
June 20, 1988
Superunknown
Soundgarden
March 8, 1994
Beck-Ola
The Jeff Beck Group
June 25, 1969
Sleeping Through the War
All Them Witches
February 24, 2017
Red (King Crimson album)
King Crimson
October 6, 1974
High 'n' Dry
Def Leppard
July 6, 1981
Restrictions
Cactus
October 18, 1971
Nemesisters
Babes in Toyland
May 9, 1995
Desolation Boulevard
The Sweet
November 15, 1974
Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Lou Reed
February 21, 1974
Use Your Illusion II
Guns N' Roses
September 17, 1991
Beyond Good and Evil
The Cult
June 5, 2001
Sonic Attack
Hawkwind
October 2, 1981
The Runaways (album)
The Runaways
March 16, 1976
Performance Rockin' the Fillmore
Humble Pie
November 2, 1971
Rocks
Aerosmith
May 3, 1976
Too Tough to Die
Ramones
October 1, 1984
All We Love We Leave Behind
Converge
October 8, 2012
Downwind
Pierre Moerlen's Gong
February 9, 1979
Draconian Times
Paradise Lost
June 12, 1995
Gamma 2
Gamma
August 21, 1980
Kingdom of Desire
Toto
September 7, 1992
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
October 24, 1995
Tribute (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
April 16, 1987
Invincible Shield
Judas Priest
March 8, 2024
Thunder Seven
Triumph
November 19, 1984
Maiden Japan
Iron Maiden
September 14, 1981
The Monkey Puzzle
UFO
September 25, 2006
Making Contact
UFO
January 12, 1983
The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden
March 22, 1982
Live at Last (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
June 14, 1980
Defenders of the Faith
Judas Priest
January 13, 1984
Misdemeanor
UFO
November 4, 1985
Metallica (album)
Metallica
August 12, 1991
Queen II
Queen
March 8, 1974
Run for Cover
Gary Moore
September 2, 1985
Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
October 16, 2001
Just a Game
Triumph
March 12, 1979
A Different Kind of Truth
Van Halen
February 7, 2012
Black Gives Way to Blue
Alice In Chains
September 29, 2009
The System Has Failed
Megadeth
September 14, 2004
Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
April 18, 1980
Nativity in Black
Black Sabbath
October 4, 1994
You Are Here
UFO
March 16, 2004
Deliver Us from Evil
Budgie
October 23, 1982
Best of Budgie (1997 album)
Budgie
December 22, 1997
Live Evil
Black Sabbath
January 4, 1983
BBC Sessions
Led Zeppelin
November 17, 1997
Corridors of Power (album)
Gary Moore
October 11, 1982
Snake Bite Love
Motörhead
March 10, 1998
Dr. Feelgood
Mötley Crüe
August 28, 1989
America's Least Wanted
Ugly Kid Joe
September 8, 1992
Dining with the Sharks
Blue Cheer
January 19, 1991
For All Kings
Anthrax
February 26, 2016
Orgasmatron
Motörhead
July 21, 1986
40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row
Skid Row
November 3, 1998
Lights Out
UFO
May 30, 1977
Through the Never(album)
Metallica
September 24, 2013
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
September 18, 1970
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
February 13, 1970
Covenant
UFO
July 25, 2000
Jazz
Queen
November 10, 1978
The Last Temptation (Alice Cooper album)
Alice Cooper
July 12, 1994
The Warning
Queensrÿche
September 7, 1984
Seven Deadly
UFO
February 27, 2012
Head First (Uriah Heep album)
Uriah Heep
May 3, 1983
Nightflight
Budgie
October 2, 1981
Anthems (Anthrax EP)
Anthrax
March 19, 2013
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden
April 11, 1988
Revolutions per Minute
Skid Row
October 24, 2006
Sabotage (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
July 28, 1975
Sonic Origami
Uriah Heep
September 27, 1998
Ram It Down
Judas Priest
May 13, 1988
Senjutsu
Iron Maiden
September 3, 2021
Live at Budokan (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
June 25, 2002
The Beast Is Back
Blue Cheer
July 24, 1984
Youthanasia
Megadeth
November 1, 1994
The Magician's Birthday
Uriah Heep
November 19, 1972
The Salentino Cuts
UFO
September 29, 2017
72 Seasons
Metallica
April 14, 2023
Hear in the Now Frontier
Queensrÿche
March 25, 1997
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
September 25, 1972
Load (album)
Metallica
June 4, 1996
Tribe
Queensrÿche
July 22, 2003
Powerage
AC/DC
April 28, 1978
Point of Entry
Judas Priest
February 27, 1981
Hotter than Hell
Kiss
October 22, 1974
Return to Forever
Scorpions
February 20, 2015
Angel of Retribution
Judas Priest
February 28, 2005
War of Kings
Europe
March 2, 2015
The Verdict
Queensrÿche
March 1, 2019
Motel California
Ugly Kid Joe
October 22, 1996
Heaven Forbid
Blue Öyster Cult
March 24, 1998
Squawk (album)
Budgie
September 1, 1972
Abominog
Uriah Heep
March 11, 1982
Cult Classic
Blue Öyster Cult
June 10, 1994
Power Metal
Pantera
June 24, 1988
We Are Motörhead
Motörhead
May 15, 2000
The Symbol Remains
Blue Öyster Cult
October 9, 2020
Outsideinside
Blue Cheer
August 16, 1968
The Wörld Is Yours
Motörhead
December 14, 2010
Never Surrender
Triumph
December 3, 1983
Look at Yourself
Uriah Heep
September 20, 1971
Fire of Unknown Origin
Blue Öyster Cult
June 22, 1981
Inferno
Motörhead
June 22, 2004
A Matter of Life and Death
Iron Maiden
August 25, 2006
Cross Purposes
Black Sabbath
January 31, 1994
Diver Down
Van Halen
April 14, 1982
Obsession
UFO
June 23, 1978
Revenge (Kiss album)
Kiss
May 19, 1992
Led Zeppelin Boxed Set
Led Zeppelin
October 29, 1990
Motörhead (album)
Motörhead
August 12, 1977
Women and Children First
Van Halen
March 26, 1980
All the World's a Stage
Rush
September 29, 1976
How the West Was Won (Led Zeppelin album)
Led Zeppelin
May 27, 2003
Ordinary Man (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
February 21, 2020
Last Concert in Japan
Deep Purple
March 16, 1977
Subhuman Race
Skid Row
March 28, 1995
The Hunter (album)
Mastodon
September 27, 2011
Shout at the Devil
Mötley Crüe
September 26, 1983
Quo
Status Quo
May 3, 1974
Sin After Sin
Judas Priest
April 8, 1977
After the War
Gary Moore
January 25, 1989
Force It
UFO
July 21, 1975
Sharks
UFO
September 3, 2002
Sting in the Tail
Scorpions
March 14, 2010
Wild Frontier
Gary Moore
March 2, 1987
Made in Japan
Deep Purple
December 8, 1972
Rad Wings of Destiny
Ugly Kid Joe
October 21, 2022
Countdown to Extinction
Megadeth
July 14, 1992
Somewhere in Time
Iron Maiden
September 29, 1986
Great White
Great White
February 17, 1984
No Prayer for the Dying
Iron Maiden
October 1, 1990
Led Zeppelin Remasters
Led Zeppelin
October 15, 1990
New Tattoo
Mötley Crüe
July 11, 2000
Bomber (album)
Motörhead
October 12, 1979
Monster
Kiss
October 9, 2012
Greatest Hits
Mötley Crüe
October 27, 1998
Painkiller
Judas Priest
September 17, 1990
Walk on Water
UFO
April 14, 1995
I Am the Night
Pantera
August 16, 1985
Virgin Killer
Scorpions
November 22, 1976
Along Came a Spider (album)
Alice Cooper
July 29, 2008
Back in Black
AC/DC
July 25, 1980
Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album)
Iron Maiden
May 11, 1992
Rising
Rainbow
May 17, 1976
No Heavy Petting
UFO
May 12, 1976
Piece of Mind
Iron Maiden
May 16, 1983
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath
November 5, 1973
The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
UFO
January 16, 1981
Presence (album)
Led Zeppelin
March 31, 1976
Speak of the Devil (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
November 22, 1982
Living the Dream
Uriah Heep
September 14, 2018
Off the Record (album)
Sweet
April 13, 1977
Red, White & Crüe
Mötley Crüe
February 1, 2005
Wings of Tomorrow
Europe
February 24, 1984
Take Cover
Queensrÿche
November 13, 2007
Wonderworld
Uriah Heep
June 29, 1974
Sacrifice
Motörhead
March 27, 1995
Metal Magic
Pantera
June 10, 1983
Electric
The Cult
April 6, 1987
Van Halen
Van Halen
February 10, 1978
Destroyer
Kiss
March 15, 1976
Sea of Light (album)
Uriah Heep
April 2, 1995
Made in Europe
Deep Purple
November 15, 1976
Face the Heat
Scorpions
September 21, 1993
Power Supply
Budgie
October 10, 1980
Technical Ecstasy
Black Sabbath
September 25, 1976
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
January 16, 1968
Dirt
Alice In Chains
September 29, 1992
Outsider (Uriah Heep album)
Uriah Heep
June 6, 2014
Lovedrive
Scorpions
February 16, 1979
Mezmerize
System of a Down
March 17, 2005
...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
Uriah Heep
June 19, 1970
Ten Commandments (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
December 23, 1990
Diary of a Madman (album)
Ozzy Osbourne
May 31, 1982
Rock 'n' Roll
Motörhead
August 17, 1987
On Through the Night
Def Leppard
March 14, 1980
Sweet Fanny Adams (album)
The Sweet
April 26, 1974
Allied Forces (album)
Triumph
September 17, 1981
In Trance
Scorpions
September 17, 1975
Animalize
Kiss
September 13, 1984
Powerslave
Iron Maiden
September 3, 1984
1984
Van Halen
January 9, 1984
Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden
October 8, 1991
A Conspiracy of Stars
UFO
February 23, 2015
Perfect Strangers
Deep Purple
October 29, 1984
Salisbury
Uriah Heep
January 19, 1971
Sad Wings of Destiny
Judas Priest
March 26, 1976
Deep Purple in Rock
Deep Purple
June 5, 1970
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Rainbow
April 14, 1978
Garage Inc.
Metallica
November 24, 1998
Reunion
Black Sabbath
October 19, 1998
The Book of Souls
Iron Maiden
September 4, 2015
Blue for You
Status Quo
March 12, 1976
Master of Reality
Black Sabbath
August 6, 1971
Iron Maiden (album)
Iron Maiden
April 14, 1980
Rock Believer
Scorpions
February 22, 2022
Killing Machine
Judas Priest
November 3, 1978
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
October 22, 1969
Agents of Fortune
Blue Öyster Cult
May 21, 1976
Budgie (album)
Budgie
July 30, 1971
Skid Row album
Skid Row
January 24, 1989
No Place to Run
UFO
January 21, 1980
Greatest Hits (Guns N' Roses album)
Guns N' Roses
March 23, 2004
Taken by Force
Scorpions
December 4, 1977
Demons and Wizards (Uriah Heep album)
Uriah Heep
May 19, 1972
Unbreakable
Scorpions
May 4, 2004
Never Say Die!
Black Sabbath
September 29, 1978
The Final Frontier
Iron Maiden
August 13, 2010
The X Factor (album)
Iron Maiden
October 2, 1995
Born Again
Black Sabbath
September 12, 1983
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Rainbow
September 5, 1975
Turbo
Judas Priest
April 7, 1986
High Stakes & Dangerous Men
UFO
February 3, 1992
Bandolier
Budgie
September 5, 1975
Pyromania
Def Leppard
January 20, 1983
Digital Noise Alliance (album)
Queensrÿche
October 7, 2022
Van Halen II
Van Halen
March 23, 1979
Cryptic Writings
Megadeth
June 17, 1997
Kiss (Kiss album)
Kiss
February 18, 1974
Best of Budgie
Budgie
December 31, 1981
Super Collider
Megadeth
June 4, 2013
Queen (Queen album)
Queen
July 13, 1973
A-Sides
Soundgarden
November 4, 1997
Sound of White Noise
Anthrax
May 25, 1993
Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
May 22, 2007
1916
Motörhead
January 21, 1991
Born to Die
Grand Funk Railroad
January 2, 1976
In for the Kill!
Budgie
May 17, 1974
The Visitor
UFO
June 2, 2009
Another Perfect Day
Motörhead
May 10, 1983
Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest
July 1, 1982
Nostradamus
Judas Priest
June 16, 2008
Into the Wild (Uriah Heep album)
Uriah Heep
April 12, 2011
British Steel
Judas Priest
April 11, 1980
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
Black Sabbath
April 3, 2007
The Very Best of Deep Purple
Deep Purple
May 9, 2000
Alive!
Kiss
September 10, 1975
Phenomenon
UFO
May 21, 1974
March ör Die
Motörhead
July 27, 1992
Machine Head
Deep Purple
March 30, 1972
Imaginos
Blue Öyster Cult
July 15, 1988
What Doesn't Kill You...
Blue Cheer
August 21, 2007
Mothership
Led Zeppelin
November 12, 2007
Bad Magic
Motörhead
August 28, 2015
Hammered
Motörhead
April 9, 2002
Jugulator
Judas Priest
October 28, 1997
Lick It Up
Kiss
September 22, 1983
The World Needs a Hero
Megadeth
May 15, 2001
Sweet Freedom
Uriah Heep
September 11, 1973
Operation: Mindcrime II
Queensrÿche
March 31, 2006
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
January 8, 1972
Creatures of the Night
Kiss
October 13, 1982
Queensrÿche (EP)
Queensrÿche
December 24, 1982
Appetite for Destruction
Guns N' Roses
July 21, 1987
Fly on the Wall
AC/DC
July 1, 1985
Death Magnetic
Metallica
September 12, 2008
Spectres
Blue Öyster Cult
November 10, 1977
Return to Fantasy
Uriah Heep
June 13, 1975
Demolition
Judas Priest
July 31, 2001
Love Gun
Kiss
June 30, 1977
Stained Class
Judas Priest
February 10, 1978
Sonic Boom
Kiss
October 6, 2009
One Way... or Another
Cactus
February 24, 1971
Walk the Earth
Europe
October 20, 2017
No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
October 1, 1988
The Last Stage
Budgie
October 25, 2004
Brave New World (Iron Maiden album)
Iron Maiden
May 29, 2000
The Soundhouse Tapes
Iron Maiden
November 9, 1979
Promised Land
Queensrÿche
October 18, 1994
Too Fast for Love
Mötley Crüe
November 10, 1981
13 (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
June 10, 2013
Animal Magnetism
Scorpions
March 31, 1980
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Metallica
November 18, 2016
Fireball
Deep Purple
July 11, 1971
Killers
Iron Maiden
February 2, 1981
Bastards
Motörhead
October 11, 1993
Curse of the Hidden Mirror
Blue Öyster Cult
June 5, 2001
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Deep Purple
July 19, 2024
Dirty Fingers
Gary Moore
July 26, 1983
Hidden City
The Cult
February 5, 2016
Uriah Heep Live
Uriah Heep
May 11, 1973
We Want Moore!
Gary Moore
October 1, 1984
Slave to the Grind
Skid Row
June 11, 1991
Live (Gary Moore album)
Gary Moore
September 21, 1983
Cactus
Cactus
July 1, 1970
The House of Blue Light
Deep Purple
January 12, 1987
Tyranny and Mutation
Blue Öyster Cult
February 11, 1973
Progressions of Power
Triumph
March 10, 1980
Secret Treaties
Blue Öyster Cult
April 5, 1974
Impeckable
Budgie
February 17, 1978
Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses
September 17, 1991