FIRST METAL ALBUM?

Nuclear Assault - Out Of Order
Hammerfall - Crimson Thunder

Yep.
 
I bought Twisted Into Form by Forbidden and NWOBHM - '79 Revisited (that double compilation album Lars Ulrich put together) on the same day about 15 years ago!
 
First metal album:
Metallica - s/t (this was in 2001-02, can't remember)

2nd metal album & first that I still enjoy:
Black Sabbath - s/t
 
Manowar - Kings of Metal

And then, I continued with Hail to England, Sign of the Hammer, Battle Hymns, then with Iron Maiden etc.:heh:
 
Megadeth - "Cryptic Writings" many moons ago, back when I was watching MTV and listening to MTV music, my cousin talked me into buying it while at the local record store
 
Symphony X - V
In Flames - The Jester Race

Both were bought around the same time, looking back its pretty obvious that TJR has foreshadowed my current taste far more than Symphony X.