Best heavy metal Albums
These albums define heavy metal. Whether you're starting fresh or revisiting classics, this list highlights the records worth your time.
Top heavy metal Artists
heavy metal Albums
Hushed and Grim
Mastodon · 2021
Rock n Roll Jesus
Kid Rock · 2004
Trial by Fire
Yngwie Malmsteen · 1989
Redeemer of Souls
Judas Priest · 2014
Nostradamus
Judas Priest · 2008
Angel of Retribution
Judas Priest · 2005
Firepower
Judas Priest · 2018
Invincible Shield
Judas Priest · 2024
Rust in Peace
Megadeth · 1990
The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!
Megadeth · 2022
Thirteen
Megadeth · 2011
Youthanasia
Megadeth · 1994
Endgame
Megadeth · 2009
Dystopia
Megadeth · 2016
Super Collider
Megadeth · 2013
Brutal Planet
Alice Cooper · 2000
Welcome to My Nightmare
Alice Cooper · 1975
Lulu
Metallica · 2011
Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden · 1991
Midnight at the Lost and Found
Meat Loaf · 1983
Heaven & Hell
Meat Loaf · 1989
Blizzard of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne · 1980
Scream
Ozzy Osbourne · 2010
Ordinary Man
Ozzy Osbourne · 2020
Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith
Aerosmith · 2006
Honkin' on Bobo
Aerosmith · 2004
Aerosmith
Aerosmith · 1973
Toys in the Attic
Aerosmith · 1975
Danzig III: How the Gods Kill
Danzig · 1992
Blackacidevil
Danzig · 1996
The Coffin Train
Diamond Head · 2019
Diamond Head
Diamond Head · 2016
Live at the Aragon
Mastodon · 2011
Once More 'Round the Sun
Mastodon · 2014
Crack the Skye
Mastodon · 2009
Remission
Mastodon · 2002
Cold Dark Place
Mastodon · 2017
Blood Mountain
Mastodon · 2006
The Hunter
Mastodon · 2011
Emperor of Sand
Mastodon · 2017
The Inner Sanctum
Saxon · 2007
Rock the Nations
Saxon · 1986
Operation: Mindcrime II
Queensrÿche · 2006
Q2K
Queensrÿche · 1999
Operation: Mindcrime
Queensrÿche · 1988
Promised Land
Queensrÿche · 1994
The Sin and the Sentence
Trivium · 2017
In the Court of the Dragon
Trivium · 2021
Vengeance Falls
Trivium · 2013
Silence in the Snow
Trivium · 2015