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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.
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.
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.
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.
Brave New World (Iron Maiden album)
Brave New World is Iron Maiden's twelfth studio album, released 29 May 2000 on EMI. First album with Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith back and three guitars; recorded live at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris, produced by Kevin Shirley; UK number 7.
Come This Madness
Come This Madness is the twelfth studio album by Swedish hard rock band Europe, released 25 September 2026 on Silver Lining Music, their first in nine years, produced by Tom Dalgety, mixed by Mike Fraser, with guests Tobias Forge and Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Cowboys from Hell
Cowboys from Hell is Pantera's fifth studio album, released July 24, 1990 on ATCO Records; the Texas band's major-label debut and first platinum album, it shed their glam metal past and pioneered groove metal.
Dance of Death (album)
Dance of Death (2003) is Iron Maiden's 13th studio album, also called Dance Of Death, produced by Kevin Shirley and Steve Harris at Sarm West Studios; 11 tracks, UK No. 2, toured 2003–04 with the Death on the Road live album.
Dead to Rights (album)
Dead to Rights is Metal Church's 14th studio album, released April 10, 2026, featuring Brian Allen, David Ellefson, and Ken Mary alongside Kurdt Vanderhoof; a thrash-tinged heavy metal record following 2023's Congregation of Annihilation.
Doom Crew Inc.
Doom Crew Inc. is Black Label Society's eleventh studio album, released November 26, 2021 via MNRK Heavy; a tribute to the band's road crew and fanbase, recorded with Zakk Wylde, John DeServio, Jeff Fabb, and Dario Lorina.
Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)
Down to Earth is Ozzy Osbourne's eighth studio album, released October 16, 2001 after a six-year gap. Produced by Tim Palmer, with Zakk Wylde, Robert Trujillo, and Mike Bordin; peaked No. 4 on the Billboard 200, RIAA Platinum.
Dreams on Toast
Dreams on Toast is the eighth studio album by The Darkness, released March 28, 2025. It is a 33-minute collection of ten songs produced by Dan Hawkins.
Engines of Demolition
Engines of Demolition is the twelfth Black Label Society studio album by Zakk Wylde, released March 27, 2026 on Spinefarm/MNRK Heavy, its first since 2021's Doom Crew Inc., closing with the Ozzy Osbourne tribute Ozzy's Song.
Far Beyond Driven
Far Beyond Driven is Pantera's seventh studio album, released March 22, 1994 on East West. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and is noted as the heaviest album to reach that chart position.
Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album)
Fear of the Dark, Iron Maiden's ninth studio album (1992, EMI), co-produced by Steve Harris and Martin Birch at Barnyard Studios, Essex. Its title track became a live staple, and it was Bruce Dickinson's last album until Brave New World (2000).
Generation Swine
Generation Swine, Mötley Crüe's eighth studio album (Elektra, June 24, 1997), reunited Vince Neil with the band; produced by Scott Humphrey with Sixx and Lee, it peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and sold about 306,000 US copies.
God of Angels Trust
God of Angels Trust is Volbeat's ninth studio album, released June 6, 2025 via Vertigo/Universal. First album as a trio after Rob Caggiano's exit, written in three weeks, recorded in 13 days with Jacob Hansen.
Got Your Six
Got Your Six is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, released September 4, 2015 on Prospect Park; it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 119,000 units and was later certified RIAA Platinum.
Hail to the King (Avenged Sevenfold album)
Hail to the King is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released in 2013 and debuted at number 1 in the US and UK.
Hell, Fire and Damnation
Hell, Fire and Damnation is a 2024 studio album by the English heavy metal band Saxon, produced by Biff Byford and Andy Sneap, peaking at number 4 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Humanoid (Accept album)
Humanoid is Accept's 17th studio album, released April 26, 2024 on Napalm Records, produced by Andy Sneap, 11 tracks on AI and technology themes, peaking at No. 7 on the UK Rock & Metal chart.
I Want Blood
I Want Blood, Jerry Cantrell's fourth solo album (2024, Double J Music), is a dark, heavy nine-track follow-up to Brighten, produced with Joe Barresi, featuring Duff McKagan, Robert Trujillo, Mike Bordin, Gil Sharone, and Greg Puciato.
Just Push Play
Just Push Play (2001) is Aerosmith's thirteenth studio album, self-produced with the Boneyard Boys on Columbia. Recorded all-digital in home Pro Tools studios, it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, went Platinum, and yielded the Top 10 single "Jaded."
Metal Galaxy
Metal Galaxy is Babymetal's third studio album, released worldwide October 11, 2019, its first as a duo after Yuimetal's 2018 departure. A concept album about a spaceship odyssey to the metal galaxies, it features guests F. Hero, Alissa White-Gluz, Joakim Brodén, and Polyphia's Tim Henson and Scott LePage.
Mötley Crüe (album)
Mötley Crüe (1994) is the band's sixth studio album, self-titled on Elektra, produced by Bob Rock, the only album with singer John Corabi instead of Vince Neil; it peaked at No. 7 in the U.S., went gold, and sold about 500,000 copies.
New Crown
New Crown is the third studio album by Australian rock band Wolfmother, surprise-released in March 2014 without Universal Music's involvement, with ten tracks written by Andrew Stockdale in a 1970s-tinted hard rock style.
No More Tears
No More Tears (1991) is Ozzy Osbourne's sixth solo studio album on Epic, produced by Duane Baron and John Purdell, with four songs co-written by Lemmy Kilmister. It peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200, went 4x Multi-Platinum, and won a 1993 Grammy for Best Metal Performance.
No Prayer for the Dying
No Prayer for the Dying is Iron Maiden's eighth studio album, released 1 October 1990: recorded in Steve Harris's Essex barn, first album with Janick Gers after Adrian Smith quit, featuring the BBC-banned UK number one "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter".
Opus Eponymous
Opus Eponymous is the 2010 debut studio album by Swedish band Ghost, released on Rise Above Records. Recorded in Linköping by Tobias Forge (as producer pseudonym Gene Walker), it pairs Satanic occult imagery with melodic 1970s-style heavy metal and became Rise Above's biggest seller.