Which are the fifteen best albums of the heavy-metal?

[Toto456]

For me, are:

1-Tool, Lateralus (2001)
2-Queens of the Stone Age, Songs For the Deaf (2002)
3-Megadeth, Rust in Peace (1990)
4-Black Sabbath, Paranoid (1970)
5-Metallica, Master of Puppets (1986)
6-System of a Down, Toxicity (2001)
7-Slayer, Reign In Blood (1986)
8-Rage Against The Machine, Rage Against The Machine (1992)
9-Opeth, Blackwater Park (2001)
10-Queens of the Stone Age, Rated R (2000)
11-Electric Wizard, Dopethrone (2000)
12-Isis, Oceanic (2002)
13-Death, Sound of Persverance (1998)
14-Neurosis, Through Silver In Blood (1982)
15-Darkthrone, A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992)

Honorable Mentions: Iron Maiden, Powerslave (1984)
" " , The Number of the Beast (1982)
Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath (1970)
" " , Master of Reality (1971)
AC/DC, Back In Black (1980)
At The Gates, Slaughter of the Soul (1995)
And More...

And for You?

[newbands1]

I like that your list covers the different sub genres of metal.Add 1 metalcore,black and death metal album and it would be perfect.

[WindowAbove]

I don't think that QOTSA would be classified as metal. Kyuss probably would.

[yourself]

Changes with mood but something like this:

Slayer -reign in blood
At the gates -the red sky is ours
Sigh - Hail Horror Hail
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Darkthrone - a Blaze in the Northern Sky

Mercyful Fate - Don't break the Oath
Sigh - Scorn Defeat
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Disembowelment - Transcendence into the Peripheral
Peste Noire - la sanie des siècles

Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids
Coroner - No more Colour
Gorguts - Obscura (or maybe Colored Sands)
Demilich - Nespithe
Gnaw their tongues - Reeking, Pained and Shuddering

[Mercury]

Idk. My favorites are

1. Master Of Puppets
2. Reign In Blood
3. Ride The Lightning
4. Leprosy
5. Sunbather
6. The Mantle
7. Rust In Peace
8. Paranoid
9. Ace Of Spades
10. Kiill 'Em All
11. Vulgar Display Of Power
12. Psalm 69
13. Number Of The Beast
14. Sad Wings Of Destiny
15. Among The Living
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My Fave Metal - you won't believe #5!!!

[mickilennial]

Not counting sub-genres beyond heavy/speed:

Painkiller (Judas Priest)
Powerslave (Iron Maiden)
Abigail (King Diamond)
Restless And Wild (Accept)
Thundersteel (Riot)
Hall of the Mountain King (Savatage)
Don't Break The Oath (Mercyful Fate)
Nosferatu (Helstar)
Down Among the Deadmen (The Lord Weird Slough Feg)
Overkill (Motorhead)
Borrowed Time (Diamond Head)
Symbol of Salvation (Armored Saint)
Transcendence (Crimson Glory)
The Etruscan Prophecy (Dark Quarterer)
The Deluge (Manilla Road)

[RepoMan]

Note: this could easily go in the BUTT thread. I'm tight, bitch!!!

Top 15 metal albums

Black sabbath - masters of reality (71)
Deep purple - made in japan (72)
Judas Priest - sad wings of destiny (76)
Van Halen - I (78)
Motörhead - overkill (79)
Iron maiden - killers (81)
Merciful Fate - don't break the oath (84)
Metallica - ride the lightning (84)
Slayer - hell awaits (85)
Megadeth - peace sells (86)
Melvins - bullhead (91)
Monster magnet- spine of god (91)
Kyuss - blues for the red sun (92)
Electric Wizard - dopesmoker (00)
Black mountain - in the future (08)

Fuck the Heat!!!

[RockyRaccoon]

[mickilennial]

[Mies]

It's nice to see bands like Kyuss and Isis get credits.

Probably something like this

1. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
2. Isis - Oceanic
3. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
4. Sungrazer - Sungrazer
5. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
6. Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
7. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
8. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
9. Metallica - And Justice For All
10. Stratovarius - Visions (if we count power metal, otherwise it could be a Judas Priest's one)

Are Slayer that good? I think not.