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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
October 24, 2000
Fallen
Evanescence
March 4, 2003
Metallica (album)
Metallica
August 12, 1991
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
August 18, 1986
The Final Countdown (album)
Europe
May 26, 1986
Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Korn
October 5, 2004
...And Justice for All (album)
Metallica
September 7, 1988
New Jersey (album)
Bon Jovi
September 19, 1988
Hysteria
Def Leppard
August 3, 1987
Follow the Leader
Korn
August 18, 1998
Vulgar Display of Power
Pantera
February 25, 1992
Rage Against the Machine (album)
Rage Against The Machine
November 6, 1992
Trash (Alice Cooper album)
Alice Cooper
July 25, 1989
The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden
March 22, 1982
A-Sides
Soundgarden
November 4, 1997
Make Yourself
Incubus
October 26, 1999
Dark Passion Play
Nightwish
September 26, 2007
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
October 8, 1996
Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album)
Iron Maiden
May 11, 1992
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
January 23, 1984
Issues
Korn
November 16, 1999
Collected (Limp Bizkit album)
Limp Bizkit
May 12, 2008
Somewhere in Time
Iron Maiden
September 29, 1986
Korn (album)
Korn
October 11, 1994
Far Beyond Driven
Pantera
March 22, 1994
Piece of Mind
Iron Maiden
May 16, 1983
Skid Row album
Skid Row
January 24, 1989
Cowboys from Hell
Pantera
July 24, 1990
Love at First Sting
Scorpions
February 13, 1984
See You on the Other Side
Korn
December 6, 2005
Ten Commandments (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
December 23, 1990
Kill 'Em All
Metallica
July 25, 1983
Powerslave
Iron Maiden
September 3, 1984
Rust in Peace
Megadeth
September 24, 1990
Around the Fur
Deftones
October 28, 1997
Take a Look in the Mirror
Korn
November 21, 2003
Every Six Seconds
Saliva
March 27, 2001
Back into Your System
Saliva
November 12, 2002
10,000 Days
Tool
April 28, 2006
Diamond Eyes
Deftones
May 4, 2010
Evanescence
Evanescence
October 7, 2011
Lateralus
Tool
May 15, 2001
The Serenity of Suffering
Korn
October 21, 2016
Untouchables
Korn
June 11, 2002
40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row
Skid Row
November 3, 1998
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Metallica
November 18, 2016
Undertow
Tool
April 6, 1993
Evil Empire (album)
Rage Against The Machine
April 16, 1996
Seasons in the Abyss
Slayer
October 9, 1990
Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Nightwish
March 25, 2015
Whitesnake
Whitesnake
March 16, 1987
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Rainbow
September 5, 1975
Animalize
Kiss
September 13, 1984
The Path of Totality
Korn
December 6, 2011
Garage Inc.
Metallica
November 24, 1998
Master of Puppets
Metallica
March 3, 1986
Best of Def Leppard
Def Leppard
October 25, 2004
Ænima
Tool
September 17, 1996
One Hot Minute
Red Hot Chili Peppers
September 12, 1995
Diary of a Madman (album)
Ozzy Osbourne
May 31, 1982
Empire
Queensrÿche
September 4, 1990
Death Magnetic
Metallica
September 12, 2008
Saturday Night Wrist
Deftones
October 31, 2006
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden
April 11, 1988
Saliva
Saliva
August 26, 1997
Senjutsu
Iron Maiden
September 3, 2021
Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest
July 1, 1982
As Ugly as They Wanna Be
Ugly Kid Joe
October 8, 1991
Lick It Up
Kiss
September 22, 1983
St. Anger
Metallica
June 5, 2003
Hot in the Shade
Kiss
October 17, 1989
Once
Nightwish
June 7, 2004
The Battle of Los Angeles
Rage Against The Machine
November 2, 1999
72 Seasons
Metallica
April 14, 2023
Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
May 22, 2007
British Steel
Judas Priest
April 11, 1980
Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax
Anthrax
June 26, 2001
White Pony
Deftones
June 20, 2000
Pyromania
Def Leppard
January 20, 1983
Savage Amusement
Scorpions
April 18, 1988
Countdown to Extinction
Megadeth
July 14, 1992
...Twice Shy
Great White
April 12, 1989
Shout at the Devil
Mötley Crüe
September 26, 1983
Greatest Hits
Mötley Crüe
October 27, 1998
Reinventing the Steel
Pantera
March 21, 2000
Rising
Rainbow
May 17, 1976
The Great Southern Trendkill
Pantera
May 7, 1996
Pork Soda
Primus
April 20, 1993
Painkiller
Judas Priest
September 17, 1990
Brave New World (Iron Maiden album)
Iron Maiden
May 29, 2000
Reign in Blood
Slayer
October 20, 1986
Dr. Feelgood
Mötley Crüe
August 28, 1989
Too Fast for Love
Mötley Crüe
November 10, 1981
Dystopia
Megadeth
January 22, 2016
South of Heaven
Slayer
July 5, 1988
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
Megadeth
September 25, 1986
Iron Maiden (album)
Iron Maiden
April 14, 1980
Crazy Nights
Kiss
September 21, 1987
Deftones
Deftones
May 20, 2003
Bloody Kisses
Type O Negative
August 17, 1993
Oceanborn
Nightwish
December 7, 1998
Life Is Killing Me
Type O Negative
June 17, 2003
October Rust
Type O Negative
August 20, 1996
Lights...Camera...Revolution!
Suicidal Tendencies
July 3, 1990
Youthanasia
Megadeth
November 1, 1994
Life Is Peachy
Korn
October 15, 1996
High 'n' Dry
Def Leppard
July 6, 1981
Hey Stoopid
Alice Cooper
July 2, 1991
The Nothing
Korn
September 13, 2019
The Bitter Truth
Evanescence
March 26, 2021
March ör Die
Motörhead
July 27, 1992
Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Primus
May 14, 1991
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
So Far, So Good... So What!
Megadeth
January 19, 1988
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
Ohms
Deftones
September 25, 2020
Wishmaster
Nightwish
May 8, 2000
Overkill
Motorhead
March 11, 1979
Century Child
Nightwish
May 25, 2002
Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
October 16, 2001
Requiem
Korn
February 4, 2022
Crack the Skye
Mastodon
March 24, 2009
Show No Mercy
Slayer
December 3, 1983
God Hates Us All
Slayer
September 11, 2001
Dance of Death
Iron Maiden
September 2, 2003
Slave to the Grind
Skid Row
June 11, 1991
Imaginaerum
Nightwish
November 30, 2011
The Book of Souls
Iron Maiden
September 4, 2015
Asylum
Kiss
September 16, 1985
Defenders of the Faith
Judas Priest
January 13, 1984
Emperor of Sand
Mastodon
March 31, 2017
Turbo
Judas Priest
April 7, 1986
Human. :II: Nature.
Nightwish
April 10, 2020
A Matter of Life and Death
Iron Maiden
August 25, 2006
Among the Living
Anthrax
March 16, 1987
Korn III: Remember Who You Are
Korn
July 13, 2010
Hell Awaits
Slayer
April 8, 1985
Frizzle Fry
Primus
February 7, 1990
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
Once Bitten
Great White
June 17, 1987
Private Music
Deftones
August 22, 2025
Leviathan (album)
Mastodon
August 31, 2004
Killers
Iron Maiden
February 2, 1981
Rock Believer
Scorpions
February 22, 2022
World Coming Down
Type O Negative
September 21, 1999
Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album)
Mötley Crüe
May 20, 1987
The Art of Rebellion
Suicidal Tendencies
June 30, 1992
Inferno
Motörhead
June 22, 2004
Untitled
Korn
July 31, 2007
Theatre of Pain
Mötley Crüe
June 21, 1985
United Abominations
Megadeth
May 15, 2007
Point of Entry
Judas Priest
February 27, 1981
World Painted Blood
Slayer
November 3, 2009
Stained Class
Judas Priest
February 10, 1978
Strays
Jane's Addiction
July 22, 2003
Operation: Mindcrime
Queensrÿche
May 3, 1988
Ram It Down
Judas Priest
May 13, 1988
Koi No Yokan
Deftones
November 13, 2012
Antipop
Primus
October 19, 1999
S&M2
Metallica
August 28, 2020
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
State of Euphoria
Anthrax
September 19, 1988
Hushed and Grim
Mastodon
October 29, 2021
Rainier Fog
Alice In Chains
August 24, 2018
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
Megadeth
June 12, 1985
Obituary (album)
Obituary
March 17, 2017
The Hunter (album)
Mastodon
September 27, 2011
In the End
The Cranberries
April 26, 2019
The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited
Metallica
August 21, 1987
Thirteen
Megadeth
October 27, 2011
Overnight Sensation
Motörhead
October 15, 1996
Divine Intervention (Slayer album)
Slayer
September 27, 1994
Super Collider
Megadeth
June 4, 2013
Frozen in Time
Obituary
July 12, 2005
Queensrÿche (EP)
Queensrÿche
December 24, 1982
Spreading the Disease
Anthrax
October 30, 1985
Christ Illusion
Slayer
August 8, 2006
Invincible Shield
Judas Priest
March 8, 2024
Mother's Milk
Red Hot Chili Peppers
August 16, 1989
Slide It In
Whitesnake
January 30, 1984
The Wörld Is Yours
Motörhead
December 14, 2010
Adrenaline
Deftones
October 3, 1995
Sol Invictus (album)
Faith No More
May 19, 2015
Brown Album
Primus
July 8, 1997
Blood Mountain (album)
Mastodon
September 12, 2006
Cause of Death (album)
Obituary
September 19, 1990
On Through the Night
Def Leppard
March 14, 1980
Sound of White Noise
Anthrax
May 25, 1993
Saints of Los Angeles
Mötley Crüe
June 24, 2008
Rage for Order
Queensrÿche
June 27, 1986
Sin After Sin
Judas Priest
April 8, 1977
Bomber (album)
Motörhead
October 12, 1979
Gore
Deftones
April 8, 2016
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
Pylon
Killing Joke
October 23, 2015
Endgame
Megadeth
September 15, 2009
Slip of the Tongue
Whitesnake
November 7, 1989
Euphoria (Def Leppard album)
Def Leppard
June 8, 1999
Cinco Diablo
Saliva
December 16, 2008
All Is One
Orphaned Land
June 24, 2013
The End Complete
Obituary
April 21, 1992
Killing Machine
Judas Priest
November 3, 1978
Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)
Ugly Kid Joe
June 13, 1995
The Verdict
Queensrÿche
March 1, 2019
Redeemer of Souls
Judas Priest
July 8, 2014
Dark Side of the Spoon
Ministry
June 8, 1999
For All Kings
Anthrax
February 26, 2016
Slow, Deep and Hard
Type O Negative
June 11, 1991
Introduce Yourself
Faith No More
April 23, 1987
Under Your Skin
Saliva
March 22, 2011
Slowly We Rot
Obituary
May 16, 1989
The Warning
Queensrÿche
September 7, 1984
Live at Budokan (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
June 25, 2002
Diabolus in Musica
Slayer
June 9, 1998
Dying of Everything
Obituary
January 13, 2023
Fistful of Metal
Anthrax
January 6, 1984
On Time
Grand Funk Railroad
August 25, 1969
Dead Again
Type O Negative
March 13, 2007
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Ministry
November 14, 1989
Wings of Tomorrow
Europe
February 24, 1984
Subhuman Race
Skid Row
March 28, 1995
Remission (album)
Mastodon
May 28, 2002
Inked in Blood
Obituary
October 24, 2014
The Origin of the Feces
Type O Negative
May 12, 1992
Filth Pig
Ministry
January 30, 1996
In It to Win It
Saliva
September 3, 2013
Killing Joke (2003 album)
Killing Joke
July 28, 2003
Digital Noise Alliance (album)
Queensrÿche
October 7, 2022
Mabool
Orphaned Land
February 23, 2004
Angels Fall First
Nightwish
November 1, 1997
Hopiumforthemasses
Ministry
March 1, 2024
The Gang's All Here
Skid Row
October 14, 2022
Speak of the Devil (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Ozzy Osbourne
November 22, 1982
Rio Grande Blood
Ministry
May 2, 2006
Promised Land
Queensrÿche
October 18, 1994
Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs
Orphaned Land
January 26, 2018
Anthems (Anthrax EP)
Anthrax
March 19, 2013
Maiden Japan
Iron Maiden
September 14, 1981
Love, Lies & Therapy
Saliva
June 10, 2016
Sacrifice
Motörhead
March 27, 1995
Anthology
Obituary
January 23, 2001
Moral Hygiene
Ministry
October 1, 2021
Power Metal
Pantera
June 24, 1988
MMXII (Killing Joke album)
Killing Joke
April 2, 2012
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
Budgie
June 30, 1973
Europe (album)
Europe
March 14, 1983
Generation Swine
Mötley Crüe
June 24, 1997
Shot in the Dark
Great White
August 28, 1986
Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
Anthrax
July 21, 1998
Psycho City
Great White
September 14, 1992
Triumph and Agony
Triumph
September 25, 2006
Medium Rarities (album)
Mastodon
September 11, 2020
Snake Bite Love
Motörhead
March 10, 1998
Cross Purposes
Black Sabbath
January 31, 1994
Back from the Dead (Obituary album)
Obituary
April 22, 1997
Pandemonium (Killing Joke album)
Killing Joke
July 25, 1994
No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family
Suicidal Tendencies
September 7, 2010
Budgie (album)
Budgie
July 30, 1971
The Power to Believe
King Crimson
March 4, 2003
World Demise
Obituary
September 6, 1994
Sad Wings of Destiny
Judas Priest
March 26, 1976
Another Perfect Day
Motörhead
May 10, 1983
Hammered
Motörhead
April 9, 2002
The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR
Orphaned Land
January 25, 2010
Nemesisters
Babes in Toyland
May 9, 1995
Fungus Amongus
Incubus
November 1, 1995
Houses of the Molé
Ministry
June 21, 2004
Great White
Great White
February 17, 1984
Hosannas from the Basements of Hell
Killing Joke
April 3, 2006
Call of the Mastodon
Mastodon
February 7, 2006
Squawk (album)
Budgie
September 1, 1972
New Tattoo
Mötley Crüe
July 11, 2000
Troublegum
Therapy?
February 7, 1994
From Beer to Eternity
Ministry
September 6, 2013
Hear in the Now Frontier
Queensrÿche
March 25, 1997
Armed and Dangerous (EP)
Anthrax
February 3, 1985
Worship Music (album)
Anthrax
September 12, 2011
Relapse
Ministry
March 23, 2012
Operation: Mindcrime II
Queensrÿche
March 31, 2006
I Am the Night
Pantera
August 16, 1985
The Last Sucker
Ministry
September 18, 2007
Orgasmatron
Motörhead
July 21, 1986
Animositisomina
Ministry
February 18, 2003
Slap-Happy
L7
August 24, 1999
Perfect Saviors
The Armed
August 25, 2023
Darkest Day
Obituary
June 30, 2009
Metal Magic
Pantera
June 10, 1983
Semi Detached
Therapy?
March 30, 1998
Projects in the Jungle
Pantera
July 27, 1984
Take Cover
Queensrÿche
November 13, 2007
Tribe
Queensrÿche
July 22, 2003
Untitled (The Armed album)
The Armed
June 23, 2015
Power Supply
Budgie
October 10, 1980
Hard Cold Fire
Therapy?
May 5, 2023
Darkhorse
Crazy Town
November 12, 2002
Motörhead (album)
Motörhead
August 12, 1977
Equator
Uriah Heep
July 18, 1985
Persistence of Time
Anthrax
August 21, 1990
Dedicated to Chaos
Queensrÿche
June 28, 2011
The Soundhouse Tapes
Iron Maiden
November 9, 1979
Xecutioner's Return
Obituary
August 27, 2007
We've Come for You All
Anthrax
May 6, 2003
What Doesn't Kill You...
Blue Cheer
August 21, 2007
Different World
Uriah Heep
February 19, 1991
Revolutions per Minute
Skid Row
October 24, 2006
Live: The Island Years
Anthrax
April 5, 1994
Red, White & Crüe
Mötley Crüe
February 1, 2005
Stomp 442
Anthrax
October 24, 1995
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
See You on the Other Side
Mercury Rev
September 19, 1995
Bandolier
Budgie
September 5, 1975
Revelation
Saliva
September 8, 2023
Born Villain
Marilyn Manson
April 25, 2012
Jugulator
Judas Priest
October 28, 1997
Roots
Sepultura
February 20, 1996
Chaos A.D.
Sepultura
September 28, 1993
Arise (Sepultura album)
Sepultura
March 25, 1991
Steal This Album!
System Of A Down
November 26, 2002
Hypnotize
System Of A Down
November 22, 2005
Toxicity
System Of A Down
September 4, 2001
Ride the Lightning
Metallica
July 27, 1984
Greatest Hitz
Limp Bizkit
November 8, 2005
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath
November 5, 1973
Still Sucks
Limp Bizkit
October 31, 2021
Mezmerize
System of a Down
March 17, 2005
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
Black Sabbath / Heaven & Hell
April 3, 2007
Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
April 18, 1980
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
October 17, 2000
King Animal
Soundgarden
November 13, 2012
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
February 13, 1970
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
September 18, 1970
Beneath the Remains
Sepultura
April 7, 1989
Quadra
Sepultura
February 7, 2020
Angel Dust (Faith No More album)
Faith No More
June 16, 1992
Master of Reality
Black Sabbath
August 6, 1971
System of a Down (album)
System Of A Down
June 30, 1998
The Platinum Collection
Faith No More
January 10, 2006
Results May Vary
Limp Bizkit
September 23, 2003
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
Faith No More
March 28, 1995
Significant Other (album)
Limp Bizkit
June 22, 1999
Gold Cobra
Limp Bizkit
June 28, 2011
13 (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
June 10, 2013
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
September 25, 1972
The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)
Limp Bizkit
May 2, 2005
The Real Thing (Faith No More album)
Faith No More
June 20, 1989
Bloodlust (Body Count album)
Body Count
March 31, 2017
Nation
Sepultura
March 20, 2001
Album of the Year (Faith No More album)
Faith No More
June 3, 1997
Born Again
Black Sabbath
September 12, 1983
Stag (Melvins album)
Melvins
July 15, 1996
Broken (Nine Inch Nails EP)
Nine Inch Nails
September 22, 1992
Bullhead
Melvins
January 28, 1991
Sabotage (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
July 28, 1975
Nativity in Black
Black Sabbath
October 4, 1994
Against
Sepultura
October 6, 1998
Schizophrenia
Sepultura
October 30, 1987
Lulu
Lou Reed and Metallica
October 31, 2011
The Works (Faith No More album)
Faith No More
March 31, 2008
Born Dead
Body Count
September 6, 1994
Technical Ecstasy
Black Sabbath
September 25, 1976
Louder Than Love
Soundgarden
September 5, 1989
Through the Never(album)
Metallica
September 24, 2013
Instinct (Iggy Pop album)
Iggy Pop
June 20, 1988
Reunion
Black Sabbath
October 19, 1998
Kairos
Sepultura
June 24, 2011
Forbidden (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
June 5, 1995
Carnivore
Body Count
March 6, 2020
Houdini
Melvins
September 21, 1993
Live at Last (Black Sabbath album)
Black Sabbath
June 14, 1980
Ozma (album)
Melvins
November 1, 1989
Machine Messiah
Sepultura
January 13, 2017
Murder 4 Hire
Body Count
August 1, 2006
Roorback
Sepultura
May 27, 2003
The Mediator Between Head and Hands..
Sepultura
October 25, 2013
Dante XXI
Sepultura
March 14, 2006
Live Evil
Black Sabbath
January 4, 1983
Violent Demise: The Last Days
Body Count
March 11, 1997
A-Lex
Sepultura
January 23, 2009
Who Cares a Lot?
Faith No More
November 24, 1998
Working with God
Melvins
February 26, 2021
Manslaughter (album)
Body Count
June 10, 2014
The Paradigm Shift
Korn
October 7, 2013
These Are Lights
The Armed
September 25, 2009
(A) Senile Animal
Melvins
October 10, 2006
Hostile Ambient Takeover
Melvins
April 16, 2002
Gluey Porch Treatments
Melvins
December 18, 1987
The Beast Is Back
Blue Cheer
July 24, 1984