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2002 Metal Album Releases
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Nov 26
System of a Down
Steal This Album!
77
critic score
(8)
79
user score
(1,498)
Aug 13
Agalloch
The Mantle
90
critic score
(2)
85
user score
(553)
Jun 11
Korn
Untouchables
69
critic score
(7)
68
user score
(338)
May 28
Mastodon
Remission
83
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(305)
Apr 26
Boris
Heavy Rocks
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(286)
Nov 12
Opeth
Deliverance
72
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(271)
Sep 16
ISIS
Oceanic
97
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(249)
Jan 29
Dream Theater
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
78
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(177)
Jan 22
System of a Down
Toxicity
96
user score
(173)
Jul 9
Glassjaw
Worship and Tribute
70
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(160)
Aug 27
The Dillinger Escape Plan & Mike Patton
Irony Is a Dead Scene
81
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(157)
Jul 30
Linkin Park
Reanimation
56
critic score
(7)
75
user score
(150)
Jun 11
System of a Down
Aerials
95
user score
(147)
Aug 6
Meshuggah
Nothing
77
critic score
(4)
81
user score
(145)
Oct 8
Chevelle
Wonder What's Next
63
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(145)
Sep 17
Disturbed
Believe
66
critic score
(4)
61
user score
(125)
Aug 27
Breaking Benjamin
Saturate
65
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(121)
May 21
Killswitch Engage
Alive or Just Breathing
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(118)
Sep 3
Today Is The Day
Sadness Will Prevail
50
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(97)
2002
TOOL
Parabola
96
user score
(80)
Apr 30
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me
80
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(74)
Aug 27
Stone Sour
Stone Sour
80
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(72)
May 24
Nightwish
Century Child
85
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(72)
Feb
TOOL
Lateralus
94
user score
(71)
Sep 3
In Flames
Reroute to Remain
88
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(67)
Jun 18
Papa Roach
Lovehatetragedy
63
critic score
(8)
47
user score
(65)
Mar 25
Electric Wizard
Let Us Prey
70
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(60)
Feb 4
Immortal
Sons of Northern Darkness
80
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(60)
Nov 5
Trapt
Trapt
50
critic score
(1)
34
user score
(59)
Jan 22
Sunn O)))
Flight of the Behemoth
83
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(58)
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Jan 15
Pain of Salvation
Remedy Lane
90
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(54)
Aug 13
Norma Jean
Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(50)
Feb 26
Underoath
The Changing of Times
55
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(49)
Oct 28
Behemoth
Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(47)
Feb 25
Cannibal Corpse
Gore Obsessed
80
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(45)
Jun 17
Muse
Dead Star/In Your World
87
user score
(44)
Nov 19
Mudvayne
The End of All Things to Come
49
critic score
(4)
65
user score
(44)
Oct 29
Lacuna Coil
Comalies
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(44)
Nov 12
Bloodbath
Resurrection Through Carnage
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(43)
Mar 5
Blind Guardian
A Night at the Opera
60
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(42)
Nov 18
Bathory
Nordland I
60
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(41)
Aug 20
Nile
In Their Darkened Shrines
80
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(40)
Sep 3
Bongzilla
Gateway
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(39)
Nov 18
Amon Amarth
Versus the World
80
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(36)
Jul 22
Dark Tranquillity
Damage Done
85
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(36)
Jan 22
Nine Inch Nails
And All That Could Have Been
64
critic score
(5)
81
user score
(34)
Sep 8
Xasthur
Nocturnal Poisoning
75
user score
(33)
May 28
High on Fire
Surrounded by Thieves
86
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(33)
Nov 5
Symphony X
The Odyssey
73
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(31)
Mar 12
Hatebreed
Perseverance
75
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(30)
Nov 12
Paradise Lost
Symbol of Life
60
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(29)
Jul 22
Trust Company
The Lonely Position of Neutral
57
critic score
(3)
69
user score
(29)
Oct
System of a Down
Innervision
86
user score
(28)
Jan 15
Bolt Thrower
Honour – Valour – Pride
50
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(28)
Apr 22
Arcturus
The Sham Mirrors
90
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(27)
Apr 15
Melvins
Hostile Ambient Takeover
58
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(27)
Jul 30
Cattle Decapitation
To Serve Man
60
critic score
(2)
60
user score
(27)
May 21
Dio
Killing the Dragon
50
critic score
(4)
65
user score
(26)
Jul 3
Skindred
Babylon
80
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(25)
Jun 18
Otep
Sevas Tra
80
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(25)
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