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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 Artists

• DACTYL Metal Related
• GÜNNA VAHM Metal Related
• OATHSWAN Metalcore
• TERROR BUTCHER Goregrind
• NEON Metalcore
• REINA AVEJA Sludge Metal
• GODSONG Sludge Metal
• BRUTAL SPHINCTER Goregrind
• ONSETTER Sludge Metal
• ABADDON RISING Melodic Metalcore
• AHDISTUS Sludge Metal
• RAGEN Metalcore
• MUGRE Crust Punk
• THE COLD FRONT Hardcore Punk
• BASEMENT TORTURE KILLINGS Deathgrind
• ASS PROTECTOR Pornogrind
• PLAGUES (CA) Hardcore Punk
• PLAGUES (MA) Black Metal
• PLAGUES Deathcore
• SHADOWCLOAK Sludge Metal

New Metal Releases

For Those Who Breathe From Darkness Metalcore
OATHSWAN

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TERROR BUTCHER

About Life Sludge Metal
THROATSNAPPER

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BORER

The Stygian Rose Traditional Doom Metal
CRYPT SERMON

New Metal Online Videos

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