Top Metal albums
Rize of the Fenix
A Different Kind Of TruthCelebrating their forty-year stay in music, Van Halen have released a new album called A Different Kind Of Truth with songs that have never been put on official albums before. It is very interesting, in style and just like old Van Halen
2012
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Kill Devil Hill
Born Villain
Vulgar Display of Power (20th Anniversary Edition)
Live & Inspired
Stones Grow Her NameSonata Arctica2012
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal, Bluegrass
Greatest Hits
Few Against Many
Death MagneticThis time Metallica has really come close to its earlier and most successful albums turning once again to dark themes and complicated composition structures. The main topic of Death Magnetic is death and all the negative things accompanying it
2008
Thrash Metal
Pandora's Pinata
The Path Of TotalityAmerican band Korn remain true innovators as they fused nu metal with dubstep so that after their tenth album The Path Of Totality no one could have illusions about their creative tiredness
2011
Dubstep, Nu Metal
Weapons
Beyond Magnetic
Hats Off To The Bull
Metallica
American CapitalistFive Finger Death Punch2011
Alternative Metal, Groove Metal, Groove Metal, Hard Rock, Nu Metal
ImaginaerumNightwish second album with singer Anette Olson, called Imaginaerum, offers an extremely various material that easily displays influences of a great many trends
2011
Symphonic Metal, Orchestral
Undead
One-XThree Days Grace has created a strikingly genuine and affective record One-X filled with a great variety of emotions like misery, rage, passion, loneliness, darkness and many others which is absolutely necessary to make a top level rock album
2006
Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge
10,000 DaysAfter 5 years of waiting the truly unique and inspirational Tool return with their new album 10,000 Days. This album is a must have, not only for Tool fans, but for music fans in general
2006
Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock
Lichter Der Stadt
The Power Within
AsylumWe cannot know for sure what helps Disturbed remain on the level where no one dares; but what we can be sure about is that the American band's new album, Asylum, will not leave their fans unhappy
2010
Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Nu Metal
The Great Escape ArtistPioneers of alternative rock Jane's Addiction released their fresh album, titled The Great Escape Artist. The musicians presented the sound, which is quite unusual for them, and that is why the long-awaited long play really intrigues
2011
Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative Metal
IndestructibleDisturbed are one of the most successful heavy acts of today. And judging by their newest album Indestructible there is no reason that could prevent them from being ones. It delivers the most impressive instrumentation they ever produced before
2008
Alternative Metal, Groove Metal, Groove Metal, Hard Rock, Nu Metal
Dark Adrenaline: Italians from Lacuna Coil, who elevated from deep metal underground, shifted to a more widely accepted alternative hard rock and successfully play it on their new release Dark Adrenaline
2012
Alternative, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal, Gothic Metal
NightmareAvenged Sevenfold were strong enough to take the premature passing away of their drummer James Sullivan. Moreover, shortly afterwards, they pulled off an impressive long player called Nightmare
2010
Alternative Metal, Hard Rock
All Hope Is GoneThe pioneers of the new wave of the US alt-metal Slipknot came back after a four-year break with the disc All Hope Is Gone. On this excellent album, they performed not only the up-tempo, but also slow songs
2008
Alternative Metal
Meteora
PhobiaThe band has gone for a much more melodic and dark feel. Phobia is Breaking Benjamin's most musically complex, lyrically the most thought provoking and mature, it is their most ambitious album and the most complete work they have done
2006
Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge
Hybrid Theory
Appetite for Destruction
En Vivo!
Black Gives Way to BlueThe US rock band Alice In Chains hired a new vocalist after the tragic death of Lain Staley and recorded the first in about fourteen years long-play Black Gives Way To Blue. The album is a definite success
2009
Alternative Metal, Grunge, Hard Rock
Graveyard Of Empires
Full CircleThe reunion of the participants of the once famous band Creed was celebrated with the release of their fourth studio album, Full Circle. Despite the long-time absence of the musicians on the stage, they seem to have done what they were supposed to
2009
Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge
Audio SecrecyIn the collective mind of the Stone Sour ensemble, their new effort, Audio Secrecy, was supposed to be a very dark and aggressive album; yet it came out somehow different
2010
Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge
Stalingrad
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