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    Top 200 albums

    1 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.26
    3226
    2 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.26
    2248
    3 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.25
    2428
    4 Metallica
    9.25
    3836
    5 Opeth
    9.24
    3222
    6 Metallica
    9.24
    3631
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.2
    2025
    8 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.16
    1746
    9 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.16
    2740
    10 Death
    9.15
    2119
    11 Agalloch
    9.13
    1608
    12 Iron Maiden
    9.13
    2915
    13 Iron Maiden
    9.13
    2494
    14 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.13
    968
    15 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.12
    877
    16 Led Zeppelin
    9.12
    1236
    17 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.1
    2151
    18 Slayer
    9.09
    2468
    19 Dissection
    9.07
    1173
    20 King Crimson
    9.06
    672
    21 Queensrÿche
    9.06
    1089
    22 Dream Theater
    9.04
    1761
    23 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    9.03
    1446
    24 Rush
    9.02
    819
    25 Black Sabbath
    9.01
    1354
    26 Immortal
    9.01
    1114
    27 Dream Theater
    9.01
    1956
    28 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    9
    1782
    29 Helloween
    9
    1370
    30 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    9
    1340
    31 Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (1970)
    8.99
    1689
    32 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    8.99
    851
    33 Opeth
    8.99
    2302
    34 Black Sabbath
    8.98
    1466
    35 Blind Guardian
    8.98
    1405
    36 Be'lakor
    Stone's Reach (2009)
    8.96
    1215
    37 Ensiferum
    Ensiferum (2001)
    8.96
    1300
    38 W.A.S.P.
    8.94
    576
    39 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.94
    1695
    40 Rush
    2112 (1976)
    8.94
    731
    41 Slayer
    8.93
    1842
    42 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.93
    1413
    43 Saturnus
    8.93
    590
    44 Helloween
    8.92
    1340
    45 Gojira
    8.92
    1196
    46 Draconian
    8.92
    809
    47 Ayreon
    8.92
    948
    48 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.92
    738
    49 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.91
    962
    50 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.91
    343
    51 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.91
    799
    52 Porcupine Tree
    8.91
    887
    53 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.9
    765
    54 Mgła
    8.9
    611
    55 Nevermore
    8.9
    1036
    56 Rush
    Hemispheres (1978)
    8.89
    540
    57 Emperor
    8.89
    1054
    58 AC/DC
    Back In Black (1980)
    8.89
    1114
    59 Porcupine Tree
    In Absentia (2002)
    8.88
    877
    60 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.88
    1059
    61 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.88
    601
    62 Candlemass
    8.88
    739
    63 Nevermore
    8.88
    1143
    64 Gamma Ray
    8.88
    716
    65 Sepultura
    8.87
    1242
    66 Blind Guardian
    8.87
    1444
    67 Green Carnation
    8.87
    535
    68 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.87
    676
    69 Orphaned Land
    8.87
    760
    70 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.87
    1204
    71 Moonsorrow
    8.87
    655
    72 At The Gates
    8.87
    1255
    73 Iron Maiden
    8.86
    2159
    74 Paradise Lost
    8.86
    969
    75 Metallica
    8.86
    3077
    76 Insomnium
    Winter's Gate (2016)
    8.86
    893
    77 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.85
    1065
    78 Kamelot
    8.85
    1242
    79 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.84
    1133
    80 Pain Of Salvation
    8.84
    522
    81 Crimson Glory
    Transcendence (1988)
    8.84
    367
    82 Bolt Thrower
    8.84
    619
    83 Primordial
    8.84
    735
    84 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.84
    529
    85 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.83
    1146
    86 Artillery
    8.83
    415
    87 Anathema
    Alternative 4 (1998)
    8.83
    1016
    88 In Flames
    8.83
    1536
    89 Katatonia
    8.83
    966
    90 Morbid Angel
    8.83
    969
    91 Mercyful Fate
    8.82
    723
    92 Riverside
    Out Of Myself (2003)
    8.82
    514
    93 Iron Maiden
    Piece Of Mind (1983)
    8.82
    2284
    94 Judas Priest
    8.82
    1367
    95 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.82
    1156
    96 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.82
    1139
    97 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.82
    773
    98 Insomnium
    8.82
    1007
    99 Led Zeppelin
    8.82
    841
    100 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.82
    574
    101 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.81
    744
    102 Motörhead
    Ace Of Spades (1980)
    8.81
    850
    103 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.81
    391
    104 Judas Priest
    8.81
    1154
    105 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.81
    885
    106 My Dying Bride
    8.81
    693
    107 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.81
    756
    108 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.81
    756
    109 Blind Guardian
    8.8
    1142
    110 Empyrium
    8.8
    474
    111 Pantera
    8.8
    1652
    112 Symphony X
    8.8
    851
    113 Mastodon
    8.8
    1357
    114 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.8
    680
    115 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.79
    628
    116 Death
    8.79
    1556
    117 Emperor
    8.79
    1079
    118 My Dying Bride
    8.79
    634
    119 Black Sabbath
    8.78
    1235
    120 Riverside
    8.78
    593
    121 Amorphis
    8.78
    1047
    122 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.78
    1052
    123 Uriah Heep
    8.78
    257
    124 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.78
    1653
    125 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson II (2003)
    8.78
    516
    126 Megadeth
    8.77
    2013
    127 Enslaved
    8.77
    951
    128 Savatage
    8.77
    565
    129 Savatage
    Gutter Ballet (1989)
    8.77
    490
    130 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.76
    586
    131 Arcturus
    8.76
    706
    132 AC/DC
    8.76
    827
    133 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.76
    637
    134 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.76
    937
    135 Running Wild
    8.75
    395
    136 Deep Purple
    In Rock (1970)
    8.75
    667
    137 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.75
    729
    138 Amorphis
    8.75
    1068
    139 Guns N' Roses
    8.75
    1083
    140 Estatic Fear
    8.75
    328
    141 My Dying Bride
    8.75
    582
    142 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.75
    844
    143 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.75
    981
    144 Bathory
    8.75
    762
    145 Machine Head
    8.74
    1123
    146 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.74
    490
    147 Opeth
    8.74
    1580
    148 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.74
    816
    149 Overkill
    8.74
    661
    150 Haggard
    8.74
    574
    151 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.73
    896
    152 Slayer
    8.73
    1669
    153 Atheist
    8.73
    578
    154 Leprous
    8.73
    385
    155 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.73
    761
    156 Lost Horizon
    8.73
    378
    157 Lake Of Tears
    8.73
    336
    158 Pantera
    8.72
    1663
    159 Amon Amarth
    8.72
    1786
    160 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.72
    414
    161 Anthrax
    8.72
    1043
    162 Dimmu Borgir
    8.71
    1144
    163 Judas Priest
    8.71
    1023
    164 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.71
    455
    165 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.71
    738
    166 Opeth
    Deliverance (2002)
    8.7
    1907
    167 Vektor
    8.7
    651
    168 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.7
    868
    169 Summoning
    8.7
    449
    170 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.7
    937
    171 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.7
    467
    172 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.7
    695
    173 Exodus
    8.7
    872
    174 Ozzy Osbourne
    8.7
    828
    175 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.69
    379
    176 Katatonia
    8.69
    1112
    177 Ayreon
    8.69
    533
    178 Mastodon
    Leviathan (2004)
    8.69
    1030
    179 Cryptopsy
    None So Vile (1996)
    8.68
    538
    180 Rush
    8.68
    479
    181 Immortal
    8.68
    1012
    182 Swallow The Sun
    8.68
    666
    183 Amorphis
    Queen Of Time (2018)
    8.68
    893
    184 Leprous
    Bilateral (2011)
    8.68
    488
    185 Entombed
    8.68
    601
    186 Nile
    8.68
    825
    187 Slumber
    Fallout (2004)
    8.67
    347
    188 Rainbow
    8.67
    538
    189 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.67
    562
    190 Opeth
    Damnation (2003)
    8.67
    2032
    191 Fates Warning
    Parallels (1991)
    8.67
    282
    192 Trees Of Eternity
    8.66
    433
    193 Septicflesh
    8.66
    1143
    194 Whitesnake
    Whitesnake (1987)
    8.66
    373
    195 Ayreon
    01011001 (2008)
    8.66
    802
    196 Mayhem
    8.66
    875
    197 Shylmagoghnar
    Emergence (2014)
    8.66
    247
    198 Symphony X
    8.66
    730
    199 Paradise Lost
    Icon (1993)
    8.66
    761
    200 Carcass
    8.66
    719