“Megadeth - Rust in Peace.” (Thanks, fretmeister) Prev of 50 Next Prev of 50 Next “Rust In Peace or Countdown To Extinction by Megadeth.” (Thanks, robwallis) “Rust In Peace - Megadeth.” (Thanks, Shish) “Rust In Peace - Megadeth.” (Thanks, eventhelosers) Second best is Number Of The Beast." (From KienanMolloy via Twitter, thanks) “Rust In Peace - Megadeth.” (Thanks, Akeldama) “Megadeth - Rust In Peace.” (Thanks, agux987) “Rust In Peace - Megadeth.” (Thanks, dudewheresmybass) Polaris!" (From Adam via Facebook, thanks) "By far the best metal album: Megadeth - Rust In Peace. If you're wondering whether Rust In Peace deserves its place in the higher reaches of our Top 50, here's album opener Holy Wars. And Justice For All.” (Thanks, davidian1988)įeaturing the iconic Megadeth lineup of Mustaine, Ellefson, Friedman and Menza, Rust In Peace saw Megadeth enter the Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated big league, while staying true to the intricate thrash and apocalyptic lyrical vision so beloved of Dave Mustaine.
"Best metal album: Metallica - …And Justice For All." (From Sondre via Facebook, thanks) An anthemic metal masterpiece, leading the way for all to follow.” (Thanks, vorax) The success of One as a single and its heavy MTV rotation would pave the way for their crossover into the hard rock mainstream a couple of years later. Metallica had a supremely difficult task following up Master Of Puppets while still mourning the loss of bassist Cliff Burton, and the resulting LP was as relentlessly bleak as it was brilliant. How do you follow a classic? By writing and recording another one, that's how. Vulgar Display Of Power and Cowboys From Hell were both pretty incredible at the time too.” (Thanks, ChrisVinnicombe) Prev of 50 Next Prev of 50 Next “For pure, unadulterated metal, it's Master Of Puppets or Reign In Blood. “Pantera - Cowboys From Hell.” (Thanks, citson) “Cowboys From Hell - Pantera or Sacrament by Lamb Of God, in fact there's too many to list!” (Thanks, LittleBigMatt) “Cowboys From Hell - Pantera.” (Thanks, CoolMcSerious) “Cowboys From Hell – Pantera.” (Thanks, dudewheresmybass) But really - Physical Graffiti?" (From Johannes via Facebook, thanks)
Master Of Puppets, Number Of The Beast, Reign In Blood, Back In Black. "Pantera- Cowboys from hell." (From Thomas via Facebook, thanks) Billy Corgan prefers Far Beyond Driven, but that's his prerogative. The title track and Cemetery Gates still sound ridiculously fresh and rocking. Shrugging off their dubious hair metal beginnings, Cowboys From Hell marked the emergence of Pantera as a formidable force in 1990s metal, with Darrell Abbott's visceral riffing a sonic signature. It‘s got all the essential elements: it's heavy, it's sleazy, it's funky and it‘s what all bands with pretensions to play hard rock should aspire to.” (Thanks Tom Morello, via his 13 greatest heavy metal albums of all time) Prev of 50 Next Prev of 50 Next But I grew up loving metal and Aerosmith was definitely one of my bands, so I‘m going to include this one because I consider it to be one of the great hard rock records of all time. “Depending on how heavy metal is defined, some might question this band and album. It's also Tom Morello's third favourite metal album of all time. Rocks would go on to inspire and influence the likes of Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Nirvana. Is this a heavy metal album? Sure, there's plenty of hard rock and an unashamed Led Zeppelin influence here, but the year that punk broke in the UK saw Boston's answer to The Rolling Stones release their rawest and heaviest set of songs ever. Cemented their emerging status as one of the fathers of the nu-metal movement.” (Thanks, vorax) Prev of 50 Next Prev of 50 Next Nothing says 'metal' more than screaming into a shark's face. We kick things off with the 1997 breakthrough LP by Sacramento, California's loudest sons: Deftones.Īlways destined to outgrow the baggy shorts and frat boy audience that characterised nu-metal, Around The Fur saw Deftones burst out of the underground with pulverising intensity. If you're after a compulsory listening playlist for students of metal and its myriad sub-genres, look no further. So, without further ado, in reverse order of greatness, here are the 50 best and most brutal long players ever committed to tape. The Top 50 Guitar Riffs Of All Time? A mere scuffle in a pub car park compared to the all-out war for which this poll was the catalyst. And we counted your votes, always mindful that this was a question likely to provoke a more passionate debate than any in the history of Ask MusicRadar. Amidst the celebration of bowel-disturbing heaviness that is Metal Week on MusicRadar, it seemed fitting to let you decide for once and for all which piece of plastic or vinyl deserves the ultimate accolade what is The Greatest Heavy Metal Album Of All Time?