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MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more

Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA

Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH

Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH

Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN

Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW

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New Metal Releases

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New Metal Online Videos

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