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Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)

Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) is Marilyn Manson's fourth studio album, released November 2000 on Nothing/Interscope. A 19-track concept album completing the trilogy with Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals, it responds to Columbine, debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in six countries.

Hopiumforthemasses

Hopiumforthemasses (HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES) is Ministry's sixteenth studio album, released March 1, 2024 on Nuclear Blast, produced by Al Jourgensen, nine tracks with guests Jello Biafra and Eugene Hutz.

Houses of the Molé

Houses of the Molé is Ministry's tenth studio album (June 21, 2004, Sanctuary), an anti-George W. Bush industrial thrash record, the first without Paul Barker, opener "No W" sampling Carmina Burana.

Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory is Linkin Park's debut album, released October 24, 2000 on Warner Bros.; produced by Don Gilmore, it sold over 28 million copies, was RIAA Diamond certified, and spawned "One Step Closer", "Crawling", "Papercut", and "In The End".

Hypnotize (album)

Hypnotize is System of a Down's fifth studio album, released November 22, 2005 as the second half of the Mezmerize/Hypnotize double album. Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 320,000 first-week US sales and remains the band's last studio album.

Immortalized (Disturbed album)

Immortalized (Disturbed album): American heavy metal band Disturbed's sixth studio album, released August 21, 2015 on Reprise, produced by Kevin Churko in secret in Las Vegas; fifth consecutive Billboard 200 #1 debut, includes The Vengeful One and a Sound of Silence cover.

Iowa (album)

Iowa is Slipknot's second album, released August 28, 2001 on Roadrunner Records. Produced by Ross Robinson with the band, it topped the UK chart with ~52,000 first-week sales, hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and was RIAA-certified platinum.

Issues (Korn album)

Issues (1999) is Korn's fourth studio album, released on Epic/Immortal, produced by Brendan O'Brien, and the first made by Jonathan Davis sober. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 575,000 first-week sales, used four fan-submitted MTV contest covers, and has sold over 13 million copies.

Keep Me Fed

Keep Me Fed is the fourth studio album by Mexican rock band The Warning, released June 28, 2024 on Lava/Republic. Produced by Anton DeLost in Monterrey; 12 tracks; UK Rock & Metal number 1, Billboard peak 59.

Koi No Yokan

Koi No Yokan (恋の予感), a Japanese phrase for the sense of falling in love at first meeting, is the seventh studio album by Deftones, released in 2012 to critical acclaim.

Korn (album)

Korn (1994) is the debut album by Bakersfield nu metal band Korn, on Immortal/Epic. Recorded at Indigo Ranch for $14,000 with Ross Robinson, its downtuned seven-string riffs and track "Daddy" defined nu metal.

Legacy (Five Finger Death Punch album)

Legacy is the tenth studio album by Five Finger Death Punch, released digitally July 31, 2026 via Better Noise Music to mark the band's 20th anniversary; produced by Drew Fulk, 10 tracks, 36 minutes.

Liebe ist für alle da

Liebe ist für alle da is Rammstein's sixth studio album, released 16 October 2009 on Universal. Recorded in California with Jacob Hellner, it hit number 1 in eight countries, went platinum in a week, and was indexed by Germany's BPjM before courts reversed the ban in 2010.

Life Is Peachy

Life Is Peachy is Korn's second studio album, released October 15, 1996 on Immortal/Epic, produced by Ross Robinson. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with 106,000 first-week US sales, went RIAA platinum in December 1997, and features Chino Moreno on "Wicked".

Love Metal

Love Metal (2003) is the fourth studio album by Finnish band HIM, produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa and mixed by Tim Palmer. It hit No.1 in Finland and Germany, reached UK No.55, and established Valo's self-coined "love metal" genre.

Mantras (Alien Ant Farm album)

Mantras (stylized ~mAntras~) is the sixth studio album by American rock band Alien Ant Farm, released April 26, 2024 on Megaforce/MRI, their first album in nine years, self-produced in Mike Cosgrove's home studio, including a Wham! cover.

Merciless (Body Count album)

Merciless is Body Count's eighth studio album, released November 22, 2024 on Century Media, produced by Will Putney, with guests Max Cavalera, Corpsegrinder, Howard Jones, Joe Bad, and David Gilmour on a Comfortably Numb rework.

Meteora (album)

Meteora is Linkin Park's second studio album, released March 25, 2003 on Warner Bros. Produced with Don Gilmore, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with over 810,000 copies, spawned "Numb" and "Somewhere I Belong", and has sold over 8 million US copies.

Mutter (album)

Mutter, Rammstein's third studio album (German for "Mother"), released 2 April 2001 on Vertigo/Capitol; produced by Jacob Hellner, recorded at Studio Miraval in France, debuted at number 1 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

One (Sevendust album)

ONE is the 15th studio album by Atlanta alternative metal band Sevendust, released May 1, 2026 via Napalm Records, produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette; singles include "Is This The Real You?".

One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1

One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1 is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson, released on November 22, 2024 through Nuclear Blast Records.

One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2

One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 is Marilyn Manson's thirteenth studio album, released August 14, 2026 on Nuclear Blast. Produced with Tyler Bates, it completes the two-part story begun with Chapter 1 (2024), with nine tracks including singles Exit Wound, Front Toward Enemy, and Unalive.

Point No. 1

Point #1 (also written Point No. 1) is the 1999 debut album by American rock band Chevelle, produced by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio and released on Squint Entertainment, the band's only album for that label.

Portrait of an American Family

Portrait of an American Family is the 1994 debut album by Marilyn Manson, released July 19 on Nothing/Interscope Records, produced by Trent Reznor and Mr. Manson, and ranked on Rolling Stone's 2017 metal list.

Private Music (album)

private music is the tenth studio album by Sacramento alternative metal band Deftones, released August 22, 2025 on Reprise/Warner. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz, 11 tracks, 42 minutes; debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and earned a Metacritic score of 90.

Rage Against the Machine (album)

Rage Against the Machine is the 1992 debut album by the American rock band of the same name, blending rap vocals, heavy metal riffs, and political lyrics.

Reflections (From Ashes to New album)

Reflections is the fifth studio album by Pennsylvania band From Ashes to New, released April 17, 2026 via Better Noise Music, made after the band scrapped 16 demos, with "Drag Me" giving them their first Billboard Mainstream Rock No. 1.

Reise, Reise

Reise, Reise is Rammstein's fourth studio album, released 27 September 2004, recorded in Malaga, Spain, produced by Jacob Hellner; reached German number 1 and went double platinum.

Results May Vary

Results May Vary is Limp Bizkit's fourth studio album, released September 23, 2003 on Flip/Interscope. Their only album without Wes Borland, recorded with replacement Mike Smith after scrapped sessions, it earned a Metacritic score of 33 and peaked at number 7 in the UK.

Rosenrot

Rosenrot, Rammstein's fifth studio album (Vertigo Berlin, October 28, 2005), 11 tracks largely from Reise, Reise outtakes plus six new songs; number 1 in Germany, Austria, Estonia, Finland, and Mexico.