Heavy Metal Album Reviews
Every Heavy Metal record the editors have reviewed, scored out of ten.
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9.3
Judas Priest
Painkiller
Priest light the afterburners and leave a whole genre chasing the vapour trail
Declan Rourke
Sep 11, 2026
9.3
Megadeth
Rust in Peace
Thrash wound to the last tooth, with only the voice running rough.
Saint Sylveszter
Sep 4, 2026
9.0
Pantera
Vulgar Display of Power
Six bare-knuckle shots flatten the room, and the rest is a victory lap
Jonah Pike
Aug 22, 2026
9.4
Iron Maiden
The Number of the Beast
One lame horse in the column, and still the charge that took the field.
Declan Rourke
Aug 20, 2026
9.5
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Poured in days, and the whole genre is still cooling around it
Ilse Brandt
Aug 18, 2026
9.5
Metallica
Master of Puppets
The siege that broke thrash open, fought twice from the same plans
Saint Sylveszter
Aug 17, 2026