Best Heavy Metal Albums By Top Artists
Selection and ranking of the best albums of some of the top heavy metal artists.
Best Cannibal Corpse Albums
Cannibal Corpse is one of the few death metal bands that have received mainstream media attention and are known outside of metal circles. They raised the ire of onetime Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole; were prohibited from playing early songs in Germany; crashed the Billboard charts in the mid-1990s and were featured in the Jim Carrey movie Ace Ventura, Pet Detective. More impor…
Cannibal Corpse is one of the few death metal bands that have received mainstream media attention and are known outside of metal circles. They raised the ire of onetime Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole; were prohibited from playing early songs in Germany; crashed the Billboard charts in the mid-1990s and were featured in the Jim Carrey movie Ace Ventura, Pet Detective. More impor…
Best Anthrax Albums
New York thrash legends Anthrax have had quite an up-and-down career. The band hit it big in the mid-1980s with a series of successful albums. In the early 90s, vocalist Joey Belladonna would suddenly leave the band, and John Bush came in as his replacement. From there, the '90s were a rough period for the band, with line-up chan…
New York thrash legends Anthrax have had quite an up-and-down career. The band hit it big in the mid-1980s with a series of successful albums. In the early 90s, vocalist Joey Belladonna would suddenly leave the band, and John Bush came in as his replacement. From there, the '90s were a rough period for the band, with line-up chan…
Best Black Sabbath Albums
The five best Black Sabbath albums, as selected by the About Guide To Heavy Metal.
The five best Black Sabbath albums, as selected by the About Guide To Heavy Metal.
Best Dream Theater CDs
Over the past two decades, progressive metal band Dream Theater has become one of the top bands in the genre, with technical mastery of their respective instruments and an awe-inspiring live show with a consistently-revolving set list. The band has had its ups and downs, like any other long-standing metal band, but Dream…
Over the past two decades, progressive metal band Dream Theater has become one of the top bands in the genre, with technical mastery of their respective instruments and an awe-inspiring live show with a consistently-revolving set list. The band has had its ups and downs, like any other long-standing metal band, but Dream…
Top 5 Death Albums
One of the most influential death metal bands of all time, Death was the brainchild of guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner. Even with constantly changing lineups Death released several outstanding albums. Schuldiner tragically died in 2001. The band's career lasted from their debut in 1987 with their final studio album being released…
One of the most influential death metal bands of all time, Death was the brainchild of guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner. Even with constantly changing lineups Death released several outstanding albums. Schuldiner tragically died in 2001. The band's career lasted from their debut in 1987 with their final studio album being released…
Martin Popoff's Top 5 Dio Albums
The Top 5 Dio albums as chosen by Martin Popoff, author of the book Dio: Light Beyond The Black.
The Top 5 Dio albums as chosen by Martin Popoff, author of the book Dio: Light Beyond The Black.
Best Iron Maiden Albums Of The '80s
The Top 5 albums released by Iron Maiden in the 1980's.
The Top 5 albums released by Iron Maiden in the 1980's.
Best Judas Priest Albums
The best Judas Priest albums, as selected by the About Guide To Heavy Metal.
The best Judas Priest albums, as selected by the About Guide To Heavy Metal.
Best Megadeth CDs
The five best Megadeth CDs.
The five best Megadeth CDs.
Best Metallica Albums
The About Guide To Heavy Metal's Top 5 albums by Metallica.
The About Guide To Heavy Metal's Top 5 albums by Metallica.
Best Pantera Albums
While starting out as a glam metal band, Pantera would reinvent themselves with 1990’s Cowboys From Hell. The band eventually became one of the biggest metal bands of the '90s. The Texas foursome influenced countless bands while showing that metal music still had some steam left in it, even with grunge music sweeping airwaves nationwide. 1994’s Far Beyond Driven would top the Bi…
While starting out as a glam metal band, Pantera would reinvent themselves with 1990’s Cowboys From Hell. The band eventually became one of the biggest metal bands of the '90s. The Texas foursome influenced countless bands while showing that metal music still had some steam left in it, even with grunge music sweeping airwaves nationwide. 1994’s Far Beyond Driven would top the Bi…
Best Sepultura Albums
While the Brazilian band Sepultura would later go on to play music with a groove metal edge to it, the late '80searly '90s are considered by many to be the high point of Sepultura's career. An unholy metal trilogy was created with 1987’s Schizophrenia, 1989’s Beneath The Remains and 1991’s Arise. Sepultura rose above the competition with the smooth lead work of Andreas …
While the Brazilian band Sepultura would later go on to play music with a groove metal edge to it, the late '80searly '90s are considered by many to be the high point of Sepultura's career. An unholy metal trilogy was created with 1987’s Schizophrenia, 1989’s Beneath The Remains and 1991’s Arise. Sepultura rose above the competition with the smooth lead work of Andreas …
Best Slayer Albums
In the 1980s, Slayer was one of the “Big 4” of thrash metal, alongside Anthrax, Metallica, and Megadeth. Taking a more extreme approach to the genre, Slayer was the subject of constant controversy and criticism for their gruesome art work and disturbing lyrics, which discussed topics ranging from serial killers to Satanism. The band thrived with the negative publicity, reaching a larger audie…
In the 1980s, Slayer was one of the “Big 4” of thrash metal, alongside Anthrax, Metallica, and Megadeth. Taking a more extreme approach to the genre, Slayer was the subject of constant controversy and criticism for their gruesome art work and disturbing lyrics, which discussed topics ranging from serial killers to Satanism. The band thrived with the negative publicity, reaching a larger audie…