Album Releases by Genre

Master of Puppets [Remastered & Expanded Edition] 1.

Master of Puppets [Remastered & Expanded Edition]

by Metallica
November 10, 2017
The remastered release for the third full-length studio release of the heavy metal band features demos, mixes, interviews and live tracks from six different tour dates. A deluxe box set includes a book, five complete soundboard recordings of five previously unreleased gigs, a fan recording of another show on cassette, and two DVDs of interviews and two other concerts.
Metascore:
95
User Score:
9.2
Lost In The Sound Of Separation 2.

Lost In The Sound Of Separation

by Underoath
September 2, 2008
The sixth album for the metal band from Florida was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz, Matt Goldman, and David Bendeth.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
7.1
Holy Hell 3.

Holy Hell

by Architects
November 9, 2018
The eighth full-length release for the British metalcore band is its first without Tom Searle, who passed away in August 2016.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.7
Songs For The Deaf 4.

Songs For The Deaf

by Queens of the Stone Age
August 27, 2002
Stoner metal is back in the form of the third LP from Queens of the Stone Age, who are supplemented for this release (and supporting tour) by drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) and former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.9
Monoliths & Dimensions 5.

Monoliths & Dimensions

by Sunn O)))
May 26, 2009
The metal band worked with composer Eyvind Kang on its seventh album, which features Australian guitar player Oren Ambarchi, vocalists Attila Csihar, Jessika Kenney, Earth's Dylan Carlson, and trombonists Julian Priester and Stuart Dempster as guest artists.
Metascore:
88
User Score:
6.8
Blue Record 6.

Blue Record

by Baroness
October 13, 2009
The second full-length album for the Georgia-based rock band is its first with new guitarist Peter Adams.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.7
Rage Against the Machine XX [20th Anniversary Edition] 7.

Rage Against the Machine XX [20th Anniversary Edition]

by Rage Against the Machine
November 27, 2012
The self-titled 1992 debut album from Rage Against the Machine is reissued and remastered. Additional B-sides, songs from the band's demo tape, and DVDs are included on the special edition/deluxe box set versions.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.8
Fortress 8.

Fortress

by Protest the Hero
January 29, 2008
The sophomore album for the post-hardcore/metal band from Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
7.7
Fires Within Fires 9.

Fires Within Fires

by Neurosis
September 23, 2016
The 11t full-length release for the Oakland-based post-metal was recorded by producer Steve Albini.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.3
Mezmerize 10.

Mezmerize

by System Of A Down
May 17, 2005
Rick Rubin co-produced this first of two planned 2005 releases for SOAD (with 'Hypnotize' coming in the fall).
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.5
Life Metal 11.

Life Metal

by Sunn O)))
April 19, 2019
The Seattle drone metal specialists return with the first of two planned 2019 follow-ups to 2015's Kannon. This four-song set was produced by Steve Albini.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.4
Sulphur English 12.

Sulphur English

by Inter Arma
April 12, 2019
The Richmond, Virginia metal band's fourth album was produced by Mikey Allred.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
tbd
The Serpent & the Sphere 13.

The Serpent & the Sphere

by Agalloch
May 13, 2014
The fifth full-length release for the Oregon black metal band was produced by Billy Anderson.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.2
Low Teens 14.

Low Teens

by Every Time I Die
September 23, 2016
The eighth full-length release for the Buffalo-based hardcore band features guest appearances from Tim Singer and Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.8
Harmonicraft 15.

Harmonicraft

by Torche
April 24, 2012
The third full-length album for the metal quartet from Miami was produced by the band's guitarist, Kurt Ballou.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.3
Blackjazz 16.

Blackjazz

by Shining
February 2, 2010
The Norwegian band led by Jorgen Munkeby has a sharper metal edge than Jaga Jazzist, which was Munkeby's previous band.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.1
Electric Messiah 17.

Electric Messiah

by High on Fire
October 5, 2018
The eighth full-length studio release for the Oakland, California-based metal band led by Matt Pike was produced by Kurt Ballou.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.6
obZen 18.

obZen

by Meshuggah
March 11, 2008
The Swedish metal band releases its sixth studio album.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.7
Blood Mountain 19.

Blood Mountain

by Mastodon
September 12, 2006
The Atlanta metal band's third album marks their major-label debut.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
Option Paralysis 20.

Option Paralysis

by The Dillinger Escape Plan
March 23, 2010
The fourth album for the rock band is its first on its Season of Mist label and with drummer Billy Rymer (Gil Sharone left to concentrate on his band Stolen Babies).
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.4
Watershed 21.

Watershed

by Opeth
June 3, 2008
The Swedish metal band's ninth album is the first with Martin Axenrot and Fredrik Akesson, who replaced Martin Lopez and Peter Lindgren.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
Crack The Skye 22.

Crack The Skye

by Mastodon
March 24, 2009
The fourth album from the Atlantia, Georgia rock band features songs about the murder of Rasputin.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
Les Voyages de l'ame 23.

Les Voyages de l'ame

by Alcest
January 31, 2012
The French black metal band led by Neige releases its third album.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.5
Burn Piano Island, Burn 24.

Burn Piano Island, Burn

by The Blood Brothers
March 18, 2003
Known for their loud, angry, and extreme take on metal (well, even more so than your average metal band), The Blood Brothers return with their third album in as many years.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.5
All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us 25.

All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us

by Architects
May 27, 2016
The seventh full-length release for the British metalcore band was produced by Henrik Udd and Fredrik Nordström.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
A Small Turn Of Human Kindness 26.

A Small Turn Of Human Kindness

by Harvey Milk
May 18, 2010
The Athens, Georgia-based band releases its seventh full-length album.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
6.5
Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones 27.

Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones

by Cancer Bats
April 13, 2010
This is the third full-length album for the Canadian punk rock band.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.2
At Night We Live 28.

At Night We Live

by Far
May 25, 2010
This is the first album in over 12 years for the Sacramento rock band who is cited as an influence by such bands as Thursday and Blink 182.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.3
The Powerless Rise 29.

The Powerless Rise

by As I Lay Dying
May 11, 2010
The fifth album for the metal band from San Diego was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz and Daniel Castelman.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.3
Snakes For The Divine 30.

Snakes For The Divine

by High on Fire
February 23, 2010
The fifth studio album for the metal band from Oakland, California, was produced by Greg Fidelman.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
6.8
One Day As A Lion [EP] 31.

One Day As A Lion [EP]

by One Day As A Lion
July 22, 2008
Rage Against the Machine's Zack De La Rocha releases his solo EP, which includes Mars Volta's Jon Theodore on drums.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.0
God Hates Us All 32.

God Hates Us All

by Slayer
September 11, 2001
Produced by Matt Hyde, 'God Hates Us All' is the eighth studio album (and first in three years) for the Southern California thrash-metal band. Originally set for a July 2001 release, the album was delayed so that American Recordings head Rick Rubin and producer Sean Beavan could remix each of the tracks.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.4
Pink 33.

Pink

by Boris
May 16, 2006
The Japanese band named after a Melvins song releases their latest album.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.5
Pleiades Dust [EP] 34.

Pleiades Dust [EP]

by Gorguts
May 13, 2016
The 33-minute one-track EP from the Canadian death metal band is about the House of Wisdom, an institution set in Baghdad from the 9th to 13th centuries.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.8
Twilight Of The Thunder God 35.

Twilight Of The Thunder God

by Amon Amarth
September 30, 2008
The Swedish metal band's latest release includes appearances by Apocalyptica, Entombed's Lars Goran Petrov, and Children of Bodom's Roope Latvala.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.7
Death Is This Communion 36.

Death Is This Communion

by High on Fire
September 18, 2007
The fourth album for the Oakland, California metal band.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.3
Wavering Radiant 37.

Wavering Radiant

by Isis
May 5, 2009
The fifth album for the Los Angeles rock band was produced by Joe Barresi.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.4
What We All Come To Need 38.

What We All Come To Need

by Pelican
October 27, 2009
This is the fourth album for the metal band from Chicago.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.2
Static Tensions 39.

Static Tensions

by Kylesa
March 17, 2009
The latest album for the metal band from Savannah, Georgia is its second featuring two drummers.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.9
Incarnate 40.

Incarnate

by Killswitch Engage
March 11, 2016
The seventh full-length studio release for the metalcore quintet was produced by the band's guitarist Adam Dutkiewic.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.4
Antenna 41.

Antenna

by Cave In
March 18, 2003
This major-label debut for the Massachusetts alt-metal band finds the group willing to experiment with and open up its sound, adding more adventurous elements into the mix.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.0
Hypnotize 42.

Hypnotize

by System Of A Down
November 22, 2005
Co-produced by Rick Rubin, this 12-song disc was recorded during the same sessions as 'Mesmerize,' and is intended to be heard with that earlier 2005 disc as one complete set.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.6
World Painted Blood 43.

World Painted Blood

by Slayer
November 3, 2009
Greg Fidelman and Rick Rubin produced the latest disc for the thrash metal band.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.4
Death Magnetic 44.

Death Magnetic

by Metallica
September 12, 2008
The Rick Rubin-produced album for the heavy-metal band is its first to feature Robert Trujillo on bass.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.9
Steal This Album 45.

Steal This Album

by System Of A Down
November 26, 2002
Not the true follow-up to 'Toxicity' that fans were hoping for, 'Steal This Album' instead consists of outtakes from that 2001 album, originally leaked on the Internet in rough versions and now polished up for release on CD.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.7
The Old Believer 46.

The Old Believer

by The Atlas Moth
June 10, 2014
The third full-length release for the Chicago sludge rock band features guest appearances from Gojira’s Joe Duplantier as well as Subrosa violinists Kim Pack and Sarah Pendleton.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Ultra Beatdown 47.

Ultra Beatdown

by DragonForce
August 26, 2008
The metal band releases its first album with Frederic Leclercq on bass.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.6
Wolfmother 48.

Wolfmother

by Wolfmother
May 2, 2006
This is the first full-length release for the hard-rocking, classic rock-influenced Australian power trio.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.5
Stone 49.

Stone

by Baroness
September 15, 2023
The sixth full-length release from heavy metal band Baroness was self-produced.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Black Cascade 50.

Black Cascade

by Wolves in the Throne Room
March 31, 2009
The third album for the Washington-based metal band was produced by Randall Dunn.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.6
Smile 51.

Smile

by Boris
April 29, 2008
The Japanese experimental group's latest album features guest musicians Michio Kurihara of Ghost and Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))).
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.5
Lateralus 52.

Lateralus

by Tool
May 15, 2001
The band's first album of new material in five years was produced by Tool with David Bottrill and features 13 tracks.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.9
Houses of the Molé 53.

Houses of the Molé

by Ministry
June 22, 2004
The oh-so-punny industrial rockers return with, believe it or not, their 10th LP (although that does include their early synth-pop releases when they were scary for very different reasons).
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.5
Deftones 54.

Deftones

by Deftones
May 20, 2003
This self-titled release is the fourth studio album for the California alt-metal outfit.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.5
Wrath 55.

Wrath

by Lamb of God
February 24, 2009
The Virginian metal band's follow-up to its Grammy-nominated 2006 album, "Sacrament," was produced by Josh Wilbur.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Scars On Broadway 56.

Scars On Broadway

by Scars on Broadway
July 29, 2008
The debut album for the band that includes System of a Down's Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.7
Toxicity 57.

Toxicity

by System Of A Down
September 4, 2001
This is the alternative metal band's follow-up to their hit 1998 self-titled debut. Rick Rubin produced the 14-track effort.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.9
Liberation Transmission 58.

Liberation Transmission

by Lostprophets
June 27, 2006
This is the third album for the hard-rocking Welsh band.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.7
The Last Sucker 59.

The Last Sucker

by Ministry
September 18, 2007
The final album for the industrial rock band.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.2
Harvey Milk 60.

Harvey Milk

by Harvey Milk
January 26, 2010
The actual first album for the Atlanta, Georgia, rock band finally receives an official release after being shelved in 1994.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
White Pony 61.

White Pony

by Deftones
June 20, 2000
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.8
Killswitch Engage [2009] 62.

Killswitch Engage [2009]

by Killswitch Engage
June 30, 2009
The latest album for the Massachusetts rock band was produced with Brendan O'Brien.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.3
Strange Cousins From The West 63.

Strange Cousins From The West

by Clutch
July 14, 2009
The first album on the band's own label was produced by J. Robbins.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.4
Probot 64.

Probot

by Probot
February 10, 2004
Probot is the all-star metal band founded by Nirvana/Foo Fighters drummer Dave Grohl and fronted by a variety of singers, including King Diamond, Max Cavalera (Sepultura), and Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead).
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.4
Christ Illusion 65.

Christ Illusion

by Slayer
August 8, 2006
This is the first studio output for the original lineup of the metal band since 1990's Seasons In The Abyss.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.7
Saturday Night Wrist 66.

Saturday Night Wrist

by Deftones
October 31, 2006
Bob Erzin (Jane's Addiction) produced the alt-metal band's fifth album. System Of A Down vocalist Serj Tankian guests.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.7
Bleeding Through 67.

Bleeding Through

by Bleeding Through
April 13, 2010
The metal band from Orange County, California releases its first album on the Rise Records label.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Nude With Boots 68.

Nude With Boots

by The Melvins
July 8, 2008
The latest album for the metal band from Washington includes members from Big Business who joined the band on their last album.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.0
ATGCLVLSSCAP 69.

ATGCLVLSSCAP

by Ulver
January 22, 2016
The 12th full-length release from the Norwegian experimental group features tracks recorded live from 12 different shows in February 2014.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.7
Year Of The Black Rainbow 70.

Year Of The Black Rainbow

by Coheed and Cambria
April 13, 2010
The concept album produced by Atticus Rose and Joe Barresi is the prequel to the prog rock band's Amory Wars narrative, written by singer Claudio Sanchez.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
6.3
Gods Of The Earth 71.

Gods Of The Earth

by The Sword
April 1, 2008
This is the sophomore album for the metal band from Austin, Texas.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.2
Come With Me If You Want to Live 72.

Come With Me If You Want to Live

by Goblin Cock
January 27, 2009
The California metal band started by Pinback's Rob Crow releases its second album.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
In The Absence Of Truth 73.

In The Absence Of Truth

by Isis
October 31, 2006
This fourth LP for the metal band follow's 2004's acclaimed 'Panopticon' as well as an opening slot on Tool's latest tour.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.7
Mechanize 74.

Mechanize

by Fear Factory
February 9, 2010
The metal band returns with original guitarist Dino Cazares for the group's first album in over four years.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.4
Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses) 75.

Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

by Slipknot
May 25, 2004
Rick Rubin produced this third LP for the popular mask-wearing Des Moines-based metal outfit, who are set to headline Ozzfest this summer.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.4
Start Something 76.

Start Something

by Lostprophets
February 3, 2004
This is the second album for the nu-metal band out of Wales.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.6
Nation 77.

Nation

by Sepultura
March 20, 2001
The first release in three years from the Brazilian heavy metal band, which is fronted for the second time out by new vocalist Derrick Green.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.6
Memento Mori 78.

Memento Mori

by Flyleaf
November 10, 2009
The second album for the Texas heavy metal rock band was produced by Howard Benson.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.8
Pyramids 79.

Pyramids

by Pyramids
April 22, 2008
This is the debut album for the Denton, Texas, metal band.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.0
Along Came A Spider 80.

Along Came A Spider

by Alice Cooper
July 29, 2008
The latest album for the hard rock artist is about a serial killer named Spider. It also features Slash and Ozzy Osbourne as guest musicians.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.7
Black Gives Way To Blue 81.

Black Gives Way To Blue

by Alice in Chains
September 29, 2009
The band's first album in more than 14 years was produced with Nick Raskulinecz and features new lead singer William DuVall (original singer Layne Staley died in 2002).
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.7
Closing In 82.

Closing In

by Early Man
October 11, 2005
This debut LP from the guitar/drums duo of Mike Conte and Adam Bennati is defintely harder and heavier than your typical Matador release.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.0
Mind The Drift 83.

Mind The Drift

by Big Business
May 12, 2009
The latest album for the rock band from Seattle was produced by Phil Ek.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.8
All Hope Is Gone 84.

All Hope Is Gone

by Slipknot
August 26, 2008
The fourth album for the metal band was produced with Dave Fortman.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.8
Angel Of Retribution 85.

Angel Of Retribution

by Judas Priest
March 1, 2005
Fifteen years after he left the British metal act, singer Rob Halford returns for this unlikely reunion album.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.5
10,000 Days 86.

10,000 Days

by Tool
May 2, 2006
The dark, proggy, hugely-popular alt-metal outfit fronted by Maynard James Keenan returns with that rarest of things: a new Tool album. It's the band's first release in five years and just their fourth full-length in their 16-year history.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.4
Prior To The Fire 87.

Prior To The Fire

by Priestess
February 2, 2010
The Canadian rock band releases its second album produced by David Schiffman.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.4
Shallow Life 88.

Shallow Life

by Lacuna Coil
April 21, 2009
The fifth album for the Italian metal band was produced by Don Gilmore.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.4
The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion 89.

The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion

by Dredg
June 9, 2009
Inspired partly by a Salman Rushdie essay, the California metal band's fourth album was produced by Matt Radosevich.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.8
Black Clouds & Silver Linings 90.

Black Clouds & Silver Linings

by Dream Theater
June 23, 2009
The tenth album for the metal band was also released as a 3-disc set featuring instrumental mixes and cover songs.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.0
The Chair In The Doorway 91.

The Chair In The Doorway

by Living Colour
September 15, 2009
The New York band returns after five years to release its fifth album.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.0
Iowa 92.

Iowa

by Slipknot
August 28, 2001
Produced by Ross Robinson, 'Iowa' is the metal band's third album.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.4
Animositisomina 93.

Animositisomina

by Ministry
February 18, 2003
Al Jourgensen is back, and, apparently, angrier than ever. Included here on the industrial band's eighth album is a cover of Magazine's "The Light Pours Out of Me."
Metascore:
67
User Score:
8.3
The Way Of All Flesh 94.

The Way Of All Flesh

by Gojira
October 14, 2008
The fourth album for the French metal band features Lamb of God's Randy Blythe as a guest vocalist on one track.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
8.8
God Says No 95.

God Says No

by Monster Magnet
March 27, 2001
Metascore:
67
User Score:
8.2
The Betrayed 96.

The Betrayed

by Lostprophets
January 18, 2010
The Welsh rock band recorded its first album for Sony in Los Angeles, and it is the last for drummer Ilan Rubin, who left to join Nine Inch Nails.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.6
Venus Doom 97.

Venus Doom

by H.I.M.
September 18, 2007
The Finnish hard rock band's sixth album includes one song that is over 10 minutes long.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.7
Shogun 98.

Shogun

by Trivium
September 30, 2008
The fourth album for the Florida-based metal quartet was produced by Nick Raskulinecz.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.9
A Crow Left Of The Murder 99.

A Crow Left Of The Murder

by Incubus
February 3, 2004
The alt-metal band's first album since their 2001 hit 'Morning View' features a slightly different lineup, with Ben Kenney replacing bassist Dirk Lance. Brendan O'Brien produced.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.2
Overcome 100.

Overcome

by All That Remains
September 16, 2008
The fourth album for the metal band was produced by Jason Suecof.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.6