Top Ten Most Influential Metal Albums

1Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath


2The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden


3Master of Puppets - Metallica

Master of Puppets - Metallica


4Rust in Peace - Megadeth

Rust in Peace - Megadeth


5Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Paranoid - Black Sabbath


6Reign In Blood - Slayer

Reign In Blood - Slayer


7Kill Em' All - Metallica

Kill Em


8Black Metal - Venom

Black Metal - Venom


9Sad Wings of Destiny - Judas Priest

Sad Wings of Destiny - Judas Priest


10Scream Bloody Gore - Death

Scream Bloody Gore - Death


11Cowboys from Hell - Pantera

Cowboys from Hell - Pantera


12Machine Head - Deep Purple

Machine Head - Deep Purple


13Ride the Lightning - Metallica

Ride the Lightning - Metallica


14Rising - Rainbow

Rising - Rainbow


15In Rock - Deep Purple

In Rock - Deep Purple


16Morbid Tales - Celtic Frost

Morbid Tales - Celtic Frost


17British Steel - Judas Priest

British Steel - Judas Priest


18Korn - Korn

Korn - Korn


19Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin


20Bonded by Blood - Exodus

Bonded by Blood - Exodus


21Back in Black - AC/DC

Back in Black - AC/DC


22Pleasure to Kill - Kreator

Pleasure to Kill - Kreator


23Lightning to the Nations - Diamond Head

Lightning to the Nations - Diamond Head


24Master of Reality - Black Sabbath

Master of Reality - Black Sabbath


25Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin


26Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses

Appetite for Destruction - Guns N


27Images & Words - Dream Theater

Images & Words - Dream Theater


28Bathory - Bathory

Bathory - Bathory


29Blizzard of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne

Blizzard of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne


30Dressed to Kill - Kiss

Dressed to Kill - Kiss


31Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera

Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera


32All Hope Is Gone - Slipknot

All Hope Is Gone - Slipknot


33Among the Living - Anthrax

Among the Living - Anthrax


34Keeper of the Seven Keys - Helloween

Keeper of the Seven Keys - Helloween


35Roots - Sepultura

Roots - Sepultura