Malleus Maleficarum (studio album)
by Pestilence
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Pestilence bestography
Malleus Maleficarum is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Pestilence on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pestilence is Consuming Impulse which is ranked number 15465 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 72.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Malleus Maleficarum track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Malleus Maleficarum rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Metal | 19/100 | - |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 97 Music Albums of 1988 | 65/97 | 2 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2023 |  Decurso | Choosing Death:100 Death Metal Favourites | 84/100 | - |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | The Hitchhiker's Guide To Progressive Metal | 67/100 | - |
| 2023 | MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2023 | MW19704U | The Hitchhiker's Guide To Thrash Metal | 54/100 | - |
| 2023 | Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2022 |  pa | Top 55 Music Albums of 1988 | 20/55 | 3 |
| 2020 |  Spyglass | Top 30 Music Albums of 1988 | 29/30 | - |
| 2020 | Spyglass | Top Death Metal Albums | 44/70 | - |
| 2020 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Bestever Metal Albums | 48/79 | - |
| 2018 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1988... #101-200 | 28/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top 2000 Albums of the 1980s... #1001-1100 | 72/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Favorite 1980s Metal Albums | 58/100 | - |
| 2012 | LaineJ | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 29/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 14 | |||
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Malleus Maleficarum ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/06/2025 10:48 | MetalMan67 | 5,957 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/01/2023 00:15 | Fevernova | 3,136 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2023 14:51 | MW19704U | 6,990 | 59/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2021 14:42 |  LedZep | 4,833 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2020 20:14 |  Anti | 4,627 | 78/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 82.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 5.0.
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Very much feels like Venom's album Black Metal. Definitely worth a go for those who like that one.
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