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1988 Heavy Metal Album Releases
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Apr 11
Iron Maiden
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
80
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(559)
May 3
Queensrÿche
Operation: Mindcrime
83
critic score
(4)
81
user score
(152)
Oct 13
Danzig
Danzig
78
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(146)
May 17
Judas Priest
Ram It Down
45
critic score
(2)
58
user score
(72)
Sep 28
Ozzy Osbourne
No Rest for the Wicked
67
critic score
(3)
67
user score
(54)
Sep 13
King Diamond
Them
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(48)
Jun 24
Pantera
Power Metal
50
critic score
(1)
54
user score
(47)
May 17
Blind Guardian
Battalions of Fear
50
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(37)
Sep 1
Celtic Frost
Cold Lake
60
critic score
(1)
42
user score
(33)
Aug 28
Metallica
Harvester Of Sorrow
87
user score
(29)
Nov 18
Manowar
Kings of Metal
50
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(26)
Aug 8
Jason Becker
Perpetual Burn
80
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(22)
Mar 24
Riot
ThunderSteel
90
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(21)
1988
Crimson Glory
Transcendence
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(21)
Mar 20
Iron Maiden
Can I Play With Madness?
30
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(13)
1988
Yngwie Malmsteen
Odyssey
60
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(12)
Apr 14
X Japan
Vanishing Vision
79
user score
(11)
Aug 1
Iron Maiden
The Evil That Men Do
87
user score
(8)
1988
Scanner
Hypertrace
66
user score
(7)
Oct
Adramelch
Irae Melanox
79
user score
(7)
Feb 9
Vicious Rumors
Digital Dictator
100
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(5)
1988
Whetstone
Ancient Metal
79
user score
(5)
1988
Liege Lord
Master Control
77
user score
(5)
1988
King Diamond
The Dark Sides
60
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(4)
1988
Death SS
...In Death of Steve Sylvester
74
user score
(3)
1988
Virgin Steele
Age Of Consent
67
user score
(3)
Jun 22
Impellitteri
Stand in Line
80
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(3)
1988
Brocas Helm
Black Death
69
user score
(2)
Mar
Lita Ford
Kiss Me Deadly
78
user score
(2)
May 21
Anthem
Gypsy Ways
85
user score
(2)
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1988
Afterbirth
Who's In There?
70
user score
(1)
1988
Xandril
Perfect Darkness
64
user score
(1)
Oct 1
Omen
Escape to Nowhere
71
user score
(1)
1988
Eternal Flame
Stalingrad
79
user score
(1)
Jan 1
Exciter
Exciter (O.T.T.)
35
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(1)
1988
Bad News
Bootleg
1988
Screamer
Target: Earth
Feb 13
Girl Tique
四重人格
1988
Reji Cat JimZ's Christ
Straight From Hell
Feb
Mana Mana
Maria Magdalena / Vaarallista
1988
Paul Chain Violet Theatre
Ash
1988
Bloodlust
Terminal Velocity
1988
Various Artists
Return Of The Living Dead Part II (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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