Top 500 Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Albums of All Time

[AboveAverage484 0]

Well, the new book is out, and instead of songs this time we get albums. I went ahead and changed the title from "Heavy Metal" to "Hard Rock/Heavy Metal" so as to eliminate any controversy pertaining to whether this or that band is "metal."

 

Anyways...

 

Nos. 500-401:

 

500. "Black Tiger" by Y&T

 

499. "Loose 'N Lethal" by Savage

 

498. "The Nightcomers" by Holocaust

 

497. "Narita" by Riot

 

496. "Bleach" by Nirvana

 

495. "Cheap Trick" by Cheap Trick

 

494. "Wiped Out" by Raven

 

493. "Wishmaster" by Nightwish

 

492. "Signals" by Rush

 

491. "The Human Factor" by Metal Church

 

490. "Tunoela" by Amorphis

 

489. "Double Live Gonzo!" by Ted Nugent

 

488. "The Downward Spiral" by Nine Inch Nails

 

487. "Down to Earth" by Rainbow

 

486. "Desolation Boulevard" by Sweet

 

485. "Blackout in the Bed Room" by Love/Hate

 

484. "Bandolier" by Budgie

 

483. "Mechanical Animals" by Marilyn Manson

 

482. "Russian Roulette" by Accept

 

481. "I Against I" by Bad Brains

 

480. "Ruthless & Dead" by Witchery

 

479. "Passion and Warfare" by Steve Vai

 

478. "Vices" by Kick Axe

 

477. "Balance" by Van Halen

 

476. "Parallels" by Fates Warning

 

475. "Blue Öyster Cult" by Blue Öyster Cult

 

474. "Live at Leeds" by The Who

 

473. "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull

 

472. "Heavy Metal Maniac" by Exciter

 

471. "Calculating Infinity" by Dillinger Escape Plan

 

470. "Death Penalty" by Witchfinder General

 

469. "1916" by Motörhead

 

468. "March of the Saint" by Armored Saint

 

467. "When Dream and Day Unite" by Dream Theater

 

466. "The Sickness" by Disturbed

 

465. "Permanent Waves" by Rush

 

464. "The Final Countdown" by Europe

 

463. "On Through the Night" by Def Leppard

 

462. "The Metal Opera" by Aventasia

 

461. "Tokyo Tapes" by Scorpions

 

460. "9" by Mercyful Fate

 

459. "Severed Survival" by Autopsy

 

458. "Free for All" by Ted Nugent

 

457. "Lick It Up" by Kiss

 

456. "Meantime" by Helmet

 

455. "Sweet Freedom" by Uriah Heep

 

454. "Strange Highways" by Dio

 

453. "Thundersteel" by Riot

 

452. "Ace Frehley" by Ace Frehley

 

451. "Fire of Unknown Origin" by Blue Öyster Cult

 

450. "Live Evil" by Black Sabbath

 

449. "Get a Grip" by Aerosmith

 

448. "If You Want Blood" by AC/DC

 

447. "Divine Wings of Tragedy" by Symphony X

 

446. "Core" by Stone Temple Pilots

 

445. "Mental Vortex" by Coroner

 

444. "The Eye" by King Diamond

 

443. "Axis: Bold as Love" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

442. "Look What the Cat Dragged In" by Poison

 

441. "Fireball" by Deep Purple

 

440. "Carnival Bizarre" by Cathedral

 

439. "Fly by Night" by Rush

 

438. "War and Pain" by Voivod

 

437. "Into the Mirror Black" by Sanctuary

 

436. "Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth

 

435. "Pump" by Aerosmith

 

434. "Vandenberg" by Vandenberg

 

433. "Doomsday for the Deceiver" by Flotsam & Jetsam

 

432. "Swansong" by Carcass

 

431. "The Razors Edge" by AC/DC

 

430. "In Utero" by Nirvana

 

429. "Headless Cross" by Black Sabbath

 

428. "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow..." by Suicidal Tendencies

 

427. "S&M" by Metallica

 

426. "No Exit" by Fates Warning

 

425. "Theatre of Pain" by Mötley Crüe

 

424. "Holy Land" by Angra

 

423. "Lateralus" by Tool

 

422. "Powertrip" by Monster Magnet

 

421. "River Runs Red" by Life of Agony

 

420. "Coma of Souls" by Kreator

 

419. "Faster Pussycat" by Faster Pussycat

 

418. "Episode" by Stratovarius

 

417. "Violence and Force" by Exciter

 

416. "Hatebreeder" by Children of Bodom

 

415. "The Great Radio Controversy" by Tesla

 

414. "Use Your Illusion I" by Guns N' Roses

 

413. "Force It" by UFO

 

412. "Bomber" by Motörhead

 

411. "Long Cold Winter" by Cinderella

 

410. "Jaws of Death" by Primal Fear

 

409. "Oceanborn" by Nightwish

 

408. "Priest...Live!" by Judas Priest

 

407. "The Sound of Perseverance" by Death

 

406. "Triumph and Agony" by Warlock

 

405. "Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols" by Sex Pistols

 

404. "Disraeli Gears" by Cream

 

403. "Morningrise" by Opeth

 

402. "The Angel and the Dark River" by My Dying Bride

 

401. "On Stage" by Rainbow

[Red Baron 0]

To see Live at Leeds that high up, makes me wonder how people make these lists

[AboveAverage484 0]

People don't make them, these top 500s are voted on by fans and the results were made into the book I mentioned in the first topic.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

481. "I Against I" by Bad Brains

 

Whoa, I own something on this list. And I have some Who, just not Live at Leeds.

[Red Baron 0]

500. "Black Tiger" by Y&T

 

499. "Loose 'N Lethal" by Savage

 

498. "The Nightcomers" by Holocaust

 

497. "Narita" by Riot

 

496. "Bleach" by Nirvana

 

495. "Cheap Trick" by Cheap Trick

 

494. "Wiped Out" by Raven

 

493. "Wishmaster" by Nightwish

 

492. "Signals" by Rush

 

491. "The Human Factor" by Metal Church

 

490. "Tunoela" by Amorphis

 

489. "Double Live Gonzo!" by Ted Nugent

 

488. "The Downward Spiral" by Nine Inch Nails

 

487. "Down to Earth" by Rainbow

 

486. "Desolation Boulevard" by Sweet

 

485. "Blackout in the Bed Room" by Love/Hate

 

484. "Bandolier" by Budgie

 

483. "Mechanical Animals" by Marilyn Manson

 

482. "Russian Roulette" by Accept

 

481. "I Against I" by Bad Brains

 

480. "Ruthless & Dead" by Witchery

 

479. "Passion and Warfare" by Steve Vai

 

478. "Vices" by Kick Axe

 

477. "Balance" by Van Halen

 

476. "Parallels" by Fates Warning

 

475. "Blue Öyster Cult" by Blue Öyster Cult

 

474. "Live at Leeds" by The Who

 

473. "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull

 

472. "Heavy Metal Maniac" by Exciter

 

471. "Calculating Infinity" by Dillinger Escape Plan

 

470. "Death Penalty" by Witchfinder General

 

469. "1916" by Motörhead

 

468. "March of the Saint" by Armored Saint

 

467. "When Dream and Day Unite" by Dream Theater

 

466. "The Sickness" by Disturbed

 

465. "Permanent Waves" by Rush

 

464. "The Final Countdown" by Europe

 

463. "On Through the Night" by Def Leppard

 

462. "The Metal Opera" by Aventasia

 

461. "Tokyo Tapes" by Scorpions

 

460. "9" by Mercyful Fate

 

459. "Severed Survival" by Autopsy

 

458. "Free for All" by Ted Nugent

 

457. "Lick It Up" by Kiss

 

456. "Meantime" by Helmet

 

455. "Sweet Freedom" by Uriah Heep

 

454. "Strange Highways" by Dio

 

453. "Thundersteel" by Riot

 

452. "Ace Frehley" by Ace Frehley

 

451. "Fire of Unknown Origin" by Blue Öyster Cult

 

450. "Live Evil" by Black Sabbath

 

449. "Get a Grip" by Aerosmith

 

448. "If You Want Blood" by AC/DC

 

447. "Divine Wings of Tragedy" by Symphony X

 

446. "Core" by Stone Temple Pilots

 

445. "Mental Vortex" by Coroner

 

444. "The Eye" by King Diamond

 

443. "Axis: Bold as Love" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

442. "Look What the Cat Dragged In" by Poison

 

441. "Fireball" by Deep Purple

 

440. "Carnival Bizarre" by Cathedral

 

439. "Fly by Night" by Rush

 

438. "War and Pain" by Voivod

 

437. "Into the Mirror Black" by Sanctuary

 

436. "Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth

 

435. "Pump" by Aerosmith

 

434. "Vandenberg" by Vandenberg

 

433. "Doomsday for the Deceiver" by Flotsam & Jetsam

 

432. "Swansong" by Carcass

 

431. "The Razors Edge" by AC/DC

 

430. "In Utero" by Nirvana

 

429. "Headless Cross" by Black Sabbath

 

428. "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow..." by Suicidal Tendencies

 

427. "S&M" by Metallica

 

426. "No Exit" by Fates Warning

 

425. "Theatre of Pain" by Mötley Crüe

 

424. "Holy Land" by Angra

 

423. "Lateralus" by Tool

 

422. "Powertrip" by Monster Magnet

 

421. "River Runs Red" by Life of Agony

 

420. "Coma of Souls" by Kreator

 

419. "Faster Pussycat" by Faster Pussycat

 

418. "Episode" by Stratovarius

 

417. "Violence and Force" by Exciter

 

416. "Hatebreeder" by Children of Bodom

 

415. "The Great Radio Controversy" by Tesla

 

414. "Use Your Illusion I" by Guns N' Roses

 

413. "Force It" by UFO

 

412. "Bomber" by Motörhead

 

411. "Long Cold Winter" by Cinderella

 

410. "Jaws of Death" by Primal Fear

 

409. "Oceanborn" by Nightwish

 

408. "Priest...Live!" by Judas Priest

 

407. "The Sound of Perseverance" by Death

 

406. "Triumph and Agony" by Warlock

 

405. "Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols" by Sex Pistols

 

404. "Disraeli Gears" by Cream

 

403. "Morningrise" by Opeth

 

402. "The Angel and the Dark River" by My Dying Bride

 

401. "On Stage" by Rainbow

 

Bold indicates good albums IMO

[Slayer 0]

Numbers 500-50 will be a random list and the top 50 will be the same old albums that have been listed every other time

 

Nothing new to see here

[Red Baron 0]

ya, but hey if Maiden got number one (which it wont) it'll be different

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

So, after seeing In Utero and Bleach so far down the list, where can we expect NEvermind to show up? My guess is at around #5 or 10.

[Slayer 0]

I bet we could predict the top 10 already

 

I predict Paranoid, Back in Black and Master of Puppets as the top 3

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0]

I DEMAND that the list be edited to represent the true title of that Witchery album. Restless And Dead . It also needs to placed about 225 places higher on the list.

 

Regardless, Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk by Emperor is number one, so whatever.

 

This list is going to be ass anyway so I guess I can't be too mad at the inclusion of the interchangeable flower metal bands (symphony x, Fates Warning, etc)

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

471. "Calculating Infinity" by Dillinger Escape Plan

 

463. "On Through the Night" by Def Leppard

 

Criminal

[Steviekick 0]

421. "River Runs Red" by Life of Agony

 

This should be at least in the lower 200s.[/choken one]

 

I think this list should be good since they seem to be balanced as far as their mainstream/underground and metal/hard rock inclusions. It'll propably go to hell when it gets to the top 50 though.

 

Here are the ones I reccommend:

 

488. "The Downward Spiral" by Nine Inch Nails

483. "Mechanical Animals" by Marilyn Manson

480. "Ruthless & Dead" by Witchery

471. "Calculating Infinity" by Dillinger Escape Plan

469. "1916" by Motörhead

466. "The Sickness" by Disturbed

432. "Swansong" by Carcass

428. "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow..." by Suicidal Tendencies

423. "Lateralus" by Tool

422. "Powertrip" by Monster Magnet

418. "Episode" by Stratovarius

414. "Use Your Illusion I" by Guns N' Roses

412. "Bomber" by Motörhead

405. "Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols" by Sex Pistols

403. "Morningrise" by Opeth

402. "The Angel and the Dark River" by My Dying Bride