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...And Justice for All (album)
...And Justice for All (album): Metallica's fourth studio album, released August 25, 1988, first after bassist Cliff Burton's death, featuring Jason Newsted, a near-inaudible bass mix, the song "One," and US number 6 chart peak.
.5: The Gray Chapter
.5: The Gray Chapter (ザ・グレイ・チャプター) is Slipknot's fifth studio album, released 20 October 2014; a tribute to bassist Paul Gray, produced by Greg Fidelman, introducing Venturella and Weinberg, with Grammy-nominated "The Negative One" and "Custer".
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10,000 Days (Tool album)
10,000 Days is Tool's fourth studio album, released May 1-2, 2006 on Tool Dissectional/Volcano; self-produced with engineer Joe Barresi, mastered by Bob Ludwig, Grammy-winning stereoscopic packaging, never officially pressed on vinyl.
10,000 Volts
10,000 Volts, Ace Frehley's eighth and final solo studio album (MNRK, February 23, 2024), co-produced with Trixter's Steve Brown, debuted at No. 72 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on Top Album Sales.
72 Seasons
72 Seasons is Metallica's eleventh studio album, released April 14, 2023 on Blackened Recordings. First new album since 2016's Hardwired... to Self-Destruct; 77 minutes, 12 tracks, produced by Greg Fidelman; title refers to the first 18 years of life.
A Matter of Life and Death (album)
A Matter of Life and Death is Iron Maiden's fourteenth studio album, a dark, war-themed record released in August 2006 and played in full on its world tour.
A Pale White Dot
A Pale White Dot is Periphery's eighth studio album, released May 15, 2026 on 3DOT Recordings. A 12-song, 47-minute concept album about loneliness, titled after Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot, and the band's first non-numbered release since Juggernaut (2015).
Absolute Elsewhere
Absolute Elsewhere is Blood Incantation's two-track, 43:39 studio album blending death metal with 1970s prog, released October 4, 2024 on Century Media and recorded at Berlin's Hansa Studios with producer Arthur Rizk.
Ace Frehley (album)
Ace Frehley (1978) is the Casablanca solo debut by Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, released September 18, 1978 with three bandmate solo albums; produced by Eddie Kramer, it yielded the hit "New York Groove" (No. 13) and shipped the most copies of the four.
Addicted to the Violence
Addicted to the Violence is a hard rock album by Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway. The 10-song record explores violence, including terrorism, gang warfare, and domestic violence.
Adrenaline (album)
Adrenaline is Deftones' 1995 debut album on Madonna's Maverick label, produced by Terry Date in Seattle; a foundational nu metal record with "Bored" and "7 Words" that went platinum via touring.
All Hope Is Gone
All Hope Is Gone is Slipknot's fourth studio album, released August 26, 2008 on Roadrunner, produced by Dave Fortman in Iowa. It was the band's first Billboard 200 number one and the last album by the classic nine-member lineup.
All Is Beautiful... Because We're Doomed
All Is Beautiful... Because We're Doomed (aka All Is Beautiful... Because We Are Doomed) is We Came As Romans' seventh studio album, released August 22, 2025 on Sharptone Records; a 13-track, 41-minute looping metalcore concept album produced by Will Carlson.
Among the Living
Among the Living is Anthrax's third studio thrash metal album (1987, Megaforce), produced by Eddie Kramer, inspired by The Stand, Judge Dredd and John Belushi; also the title of 2014 and 2022 horror films and novels by Lebbon and Rabb.
An Undying Love for a Burning World
An Undying Love for a Burning World is a 2026 studio album by Neurosis, its first in a decade, introducing Aaron Turner of Sumac and Isis.
Angel Dust (Faith No More album)
Angel Dust, Faith No More's fourth album (June 8, 1992, Slash/Reprise), recorded in San Francisco with Matt Wallace; first full Patton songwriting effort, Billboard Top 10, US gold, Jim Martin's last album.
Antifragile (album)
Antifragile (album) refers to two releases: All That Remains' tenth studio album, an independent 2025 metalcore record, and ANTIFRAGILE, LE SSERAFIM's 2022 second mini album on Source Music.
Around the Fur
Around the Fur, Deftones' second album (1997, Maverick), produced by Terry Date at Studio Litho, Seattle; features My Own Summer, Be Quiet and Drive, and the Headup tribute to Dana Wells; platinum in 2011.
Ascension (Paradise Lost album)
Ascension is Paradise Lost's 17th studio album, released September 19, 2025 on Nuclear Blast, its first in five years after Obsidian, produced by Gregor Mackintosh, with UK chart peak No. 54 and Metal Hammer ranking it 12th of 2025.
Aspiral (album)
Aspiral is the ninth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, released April 11, 2025 on Nuclear Blast; 11 tracks, 1:01:12, titled after a 1965 Szukalski statue, recorded at Sandlane, produced by Joost van den Broek.
Atonement (Killswitch Engage album)
Atonement is Killswitch Engage's eighth studio album, released August 16, 2019 on Metal Blade Records, the first after Jesse Leach's vocal cord surgery, with guests Howard Jones and Chuck Billy and a Grammy nomination for Unleashed.
Avenged Sevenfold (album)
Avenged Sevenfold (2007) is the American metal band's self-titled fourth album, also called the White Album: self-produced, last with drummer The Rev, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, known for A Little Piece of Heaven and Dear God.
Awake (Dream Theater album)
Awake is Dream Theater's third studio album, released October 4, 1994 on East West Records; last with keyboardist Kevin Moore, first with Petrucci's seven-string guitar, darker and heavier than Images and Words.
Axis Mundi (Imminence album)
Axis Mundi is the sixth studio album by Swedish metalcore band Imminence, released October 2, 2026 on Sumerian Records: 11 tracks, 46 minutes, produced by Eddie Berg, Harald Barrett, and Henrik Udd, with a companion short film.
Back in Black
Back in Black is AC/DC's 1980 album, the first with singer Brian Johnson after Bon Scott's death, recorded at Compass Point, Nassau with producer Mutt Lange; it sold about 50 million copies, second only to Thriller.
Banished by Sin
Banished by Sin (2024) is Deicide's thirteenth studio album and first in six years, released on Reigning Phoenix Music; 12 tracks, 38:59, live-style production, AI cover art controversy.
Bark at the Moon
Bark at the Moon, also called Bark At The Moon, is Ozzy Osbourne's third studio album, released 15 November 1983, his first with guitarist Jake E. Lee after Randy Rhoads's death; it peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.
Be Not Afraid
Be Not Afraid: fifth studio album by Texas instrumental rock band Polyphia, released October 23, 2026 on Rise Records. Twelve tracks, about 45 minutes, no guest appearances, recorded 2024-2025 in Miami, Los Angeles, and Dallas; distinct from the 1975 Dufford hymn of the same name.
Black Ice (album)
Black Ice (2008) is AC/DC's fifteenth studio album, produced by Brendan O'Brien in Vancouver, their debut Columbia/Sony BMG release, first UK/US chart-topper in decades, and Malcolm Young's final album.