Top 10 Metal Albums for People Who Don't Like Metal

We get it: this genre isn’t for everyone. But these albums definitely are.

For this list, we’ve selected albums usually classified as metal that have captured mainstream success while still sounding true to the genre. Basically, these are releases that will have both your mom and your teenage cousin banging their heads.

The Top Ten

1 Metallica (1991) Metallica

2 Paranoid (1970) Black Sabbath

3 The Number of the Beast (1982) Iron Maiden

4 Blizzard of Ozz (1980) Ozzy Osbourne

5 The Hunter (2011) Mastodon

6 City of Evil (2005)  Avenged Sevenfold

7 Sunbather (2013)  Deafheaven

8 Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (2004)  Slipknot

9 The End of Heartache (2004) Killswitch Engage

10 Mezmerize (2005) System of a Down

The Contenders

11 Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park

12 Fallen - Evanescence

13 Infest - Papa Roach

14 British Steel - Judas Priest

15 Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine

16 The Stage - Avenged Sevenfold

Some pop influences in this album.

17 Images and Words - Dream Theater

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