Top 10 Rock and Metal Albums that Define Their Subgenre

The Top Ten

1 Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera (Groove Metal)

2 The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (Progressive Rock)

Hard disagree on this one. It feels more like an art rock record. Wish You Were Here defines prog rock better. Close to the Edge too.

It's not even a prog record. It should be Close to the Edge or the court of the crimson king.

3 Ride the Lightning - Metallica (Thrash Metal)

4 Back in Black - AC/DC (Hard Rock)

5 Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (Nu Metal)

6 Rust in Peace - Megadeth (Thrash Metal)

7 Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division (Post Punk)

8 The Number of The Beast - Iron Maiden (Traditional Heavy Metal)

9 Siamese Dream - The Smashing Pumpkins (Alternative Rock)

10 Dirt - Alice In Chains (Grunge)

The Contenders

11 Loveless - My Bloody Valentine (Shoegaze)

12 Scream Bloody Gore - Death (Death Metal)

13 Marquee Moon - Television (Post Punk)

14 Minor Threat - Minor Threat (Hardcore Punk)

15 The Colour and the Shape - Foo Fighters (Post-Grunge)

16 Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue (Glam Rock/Metal)

17 Slipknot - Slipknot (Nu Metal)

18 Alles in Rot - Schleim-Keim (Punk Rock)

19 De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas - Mayhem (Black Metal)

20 The Feeding of the 5000 - Crass (Anarcho-Punk)

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