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Alternative Rock
(22)
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(19)
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(27)
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(16)
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(22)
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(44)
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(33)
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(37)
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(41)
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(40)
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(22)
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(18)
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(103)
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(20)
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(127)
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(64)
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(39)
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(28)
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(18)
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(18)
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(205)
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(18)
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(38)
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(34)
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(23)
Aug 25
Metallica
...And Justice for All
77
critic score
(5)
82
user score
(1,105)
Apr 11
Iron Maiden
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
80
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(346)
Nov 16
Death
Leprosy
70
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(304)
Jul 5
Slayer
South of Heaven
53
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(234)
Jan 19
Megadeth
So Far, So Good... So What!
57
critic score
(3)
68
user score
(189)
Aug 23
Jane's Addiction
Nothing's Shocking
91
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(169)
Oct 8
Bathory
Blood Fire Death
80
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(149)
Oct 31
Soundgarden
Ultramega OK
73
critic score
(3)
70
user score
(114)
May 3
Queensrÿche
Operation: Mindcrime
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(105)
Oct 13
Danzig
Danzig
78
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(95)
Oct 11
Ministry
The Land of Rape and Honey
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(91)
May 3
Living Colour
Vivid
93
critic score
(3)
73
user score
(72)
Sep 19
Anthrax
State of Euphoria
50
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(60)
Aug 29
Helloween
Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
80
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(58)
May 5
Testament
The New Order
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(55)
Jun 29
Voivod
Dimension Hatröss
90
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(48)
May 17
Judas Priest
Ram It Down
45
critic score
(2)
58
user score
(44)
Sep 28
Ozzy Osbourne
No Rest for the Wicked
50
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(39)
1988
Godflesh
Godflesh
79
user score
(38)
Sep 13
King Diamond
Them
80
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(30)
May 3
Poison
Open Up and Say...Ahh!
50
critic score
(2)
48
user score
(29)
Sep 13
Suicidal Tendencies
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Smile Today
90
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(29)
Sep 1
Bolt Thrower
In Battle There Is No Law!
50
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(27)
Sep 1
Celtic Frost
Cold Lake
60
critic score
(1)
43
user score
(27)
Jun 24
Pantera
Power Metal
50
critic score
(1)
55
user score
(26)
Nov 22
Candlemass
Ancient Dreams
60
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(26)
Aug 1
Coroner
Punishment for Decadence
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(25)
Jul 5
Cinderella
Long Cold Winter
60
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(24)
May 17
Blind Guardian
Battalions of Fear
50
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(21)
Nov 18
Manowar
Kings of Metal
50
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(18)
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Apr
Vio-lence
Eternal Nightmare
60
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(16)
Aug 28
Metallica
Harvester Of Sorrow
88
user score
(16)
Mar 24
Riot
ThunderSteel
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(15)
Jul 1
Death Angel
Frolic Through the Park
80
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(14)
Aug 8
Jason Becker
Perpetual Burn
80
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(14)
1988
Crimson Glory
Transcendence
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(13)
Jul 5
Overkill
Under the Influence
60
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(13)
Sep
Pestilence
Malleus Maleficarum
50
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(13)
Mar 30
Fates Warning
No Exit
80
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(10)
Mar 20
Iron Maiden
Can I Play With Madness?
30
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(9)
May 23
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Up Your Alley
50
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(9)
Sep 27
Running Wild
Port Royal
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(8)
1988
DOOM
Complicated Mind
55
user score
(7)
1988
Yngwie Malmsteen
Odyssey
40
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(7)
Apr 14
X Japan
Vanishing Vision
77
user score
(7)
Aug 10
Winger
Winger
90
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(7)
1988
Razor
Violent Restitution
80
user score
(6)
1988
Scanner
Hypertrace
64
user score
(5)
1988
Whetstone
Ancient Metal
79
user score
(5)
Feb 17
Megadeth
Anarchy In The U.K.
50
user score
(5)
Dec 1
Deathrow
Deception Ignored
81
user score
(5)
1988
Sabbat
History of a Time to Come
67
user score
(4)
Feb 9
Vicious Rumors
Digital Dictator
66
user score
(4)
May 12
Megadeth
Mary Jane
67
user score
(4)
May 19
Megadeth
Liar
72
user score
(4)
Aug 1
Iron Maiden
The Evil That Men Do
86
user score
(4)
Sep 12
Kix
Blow My Fuse
90
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(4)
1988
Dethroner
First Massacre
71
user score
(3)
1988
Virgin Steele
Age Of Consent
71
user score
(3)
1988
Helstar
A Distant Thunder
90
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(3)
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