Top 10 Heavy Metal Albums

[Elric of Melniboné]

Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Rainbow - Rising
Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Riot - Rock City
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Venom - Black Metal
Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction

The first 10 that I thought of without repeating artists.

 

[Internally Deformed]

Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
King Diamond - Abigail
Satan - Court in the Act
Helstar - Nosferatu
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Venom - Black Metal
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Iron Maiden - Killers

 

[CiG]

Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Rainbow - Rising
Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Riot - Rock City
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Venom - Black Metal
Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction

The first 10 that I thought of without repeating artists.

I can truly respect this list.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Thanks. There were a lot of other albums that would have made the cut if it wasn't just a top 10 list.

 

[CiG]

Just noticed something, my only complaint is that Hell Awaits isn't quite heavy metal.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I don't have a problem including it, but I can see your point.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

1. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
2. Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
3. Candlemass - Nightfall
4. King Diamond - Them
5. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
6. Satan - Court in the Act
7. Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
8. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
9. Grim Reaper - See You In Hell
10. Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King

 

[Talos of Atmora]

@Elric of Melniboné What do you think of Frost and Fire and Paradise Lost?

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Frost and Fire is one of my favorites. I really like Paradise Lost as well, but it's got some of their lesser songs on it. It also has a few great ones.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Omen - Battle Cry
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Scorpions - Taken By Force
Future Tense - Condemned to the Gallow
Sortilège - Sortilège
Cauldron Born - Born of the Cauldron
Cloven Hoof - A Sultans Ransom
Slough Feg - Hardworlder

 

[Wyvern]

Omen - Battle Cry
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Scorpions - Taken By Force
Sortilège - Sortilège

Nice calls!

 

[CiG]

Paradise Lost is actually probably my favourite Cirith Ungol album.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Paradise Lost is actually probably my favourite Cirith Ungol album.

"I am the god of hellfire and I bring you...FIRE!"

 

[CiG]

"I am the god of hellfire and I bring you...FIRE!"

Yeah... That cover didn't work. I guess thinking about it now, I'd actually go with King Of The Dead.

 

[Slayed Necros]

I actually really like that cover. Join the Legion, Chaos Rising and Paradise Lost are all classic tracks, too.

 

[CiG]

Paradise Lost has some of their very best songs, but I guess it's a little inconsistent.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Paradise Lost has some of their very best songs, but I guess it's a little inconsistent.

I referenced that song because I liked it.

 

[CiG]

I just really, really, really prefer the original.

 

[Infinite_Dreamer]

Hmm, not sure how much of that original list is actually "heavy" metal...

My top 10 would be:
I: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son
II: King Diamond - Abigail
III: Manowar - Hail to England
IV: Running Wild - Death or Glory
V: Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2
VI: Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
VII: Judas Priest - Painkiller
VIII: Wolf - The Black Flame
IX: Gamma Ray - Empire of the Undead
X: Grand Magus - Hammer of the North

 

[Bryant]

Hmm... I kinda think Ac/Dc is more like hard rock than metal. But.. I might be wrong

Yes I think that is exactly what I said. AC/DC is hard rock. It is tough to put them on a list of metal bands. However, Back in Black is so good it is hard to leave them off a list even though they are rock, not metal. The same applies to Van Halen (name your fave release) and Tesla's Mechanical Resonance. They are hard rock, not metal, but have many metal fans that love those releases.