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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.
Death Magnetic
Death Magnetic is Metallica's ninth studio album, released September 12, 2008 on Warner Bros. and produced by Rick Rubin. A thrash return to form scoring Metacritic 78, it is best known as the loudness war's most famous victim, with a DR3 master, a cleaner Guitar Hero version, and a 2015 remaster.
Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith is a 1984 studio album by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It is platinum-certified and features the controversial track "Eat Me Alive."
Diabolus in Musica
Diabolus in Musica is Slayer's eighth studio album (1998, Columbia), Latin for "the devil in music" after the tritone. Largely written by Jeff Hanneman, groove-based and down-tuned, it sold 46,000 first week, peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard 200, and divided fans over its nu metal debate.
Diary of a Madman (album)
Diary of a Madman is Ozzy Osbourne's second studio album, released 7 November 1981, the last with guitarist Randy Rhoads. Singles "Flying High Again" and "Over the Mountain"; 3x Platinum, Billboard 200 peak No. 16.
Diver Down
Diver Down is Van Halen's fifth studio album, released April 14, 1982 on Warner Bros. A 31-minute, cover-heavy record made in 12 days for about $46,000, it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard chart and spurred Eddie Van Halen's push for creative control.
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.
Dystopia (Megadeth album)
Dystopia, Megadeth's fifteenth studio album (January 22, 2016, Tradecraft/UMe/T-Boy), a thrash return-to-form with Kiko Loureiro and Chris Adler; debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and won the band's first Grammy, Best Metal Performance, for the title track.
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).
Flick of the Switch
Flick of the Switch is AC/DC's 1983 studio album, the band's first self-produced record, recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, reaching number 4 in the UK, number 15 in the US, and later going Platinum there.
For All Kings
For All Kings is the eleventh studio album by thrash metal band Anthrax, released February 26, 2016 via Nuclear Blast and Megaforce. Produced by Jay Ruston, it was the band's first with guitarist Jon Donais and stood as their latest album until Cursum Perficio (2026).
Gene Simmons (album)
Gene Simmons (1978) is the Kiss bassist's debut solo album, one of four simultaneous Kiss member solo releases on Casablanca, September 18, 1978; it peaked at US #22, the highest of the four, with guests including Cher, Joe Perry, and Rick Nielsen.
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 Hates Us All
God Hates Us All is Slayer's ninth studio album, released September 11, 2001 on American Recordings. Produced by Matt Hyde in Vancouver, with Kerry King lyrics attacking religion; released the day of the 9/11 attacks.
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.
Goliath (Exodus album)
Goliath is the twelfth studio album by Bay Area thrash metal band Exodus, released March 20, 2026 on Napalm Records. It marks vocalist Rob Dukes's return after an 11-year absence, features guests Peter Tägtgren and violinist Katie Jacoby, and is the band's most collaborative record.
Good God / Baad Man
Good God / Baad Man is a 2026 double album by Corrosion of Conformity, released April 3 on Nuclear Blast; first studio album in eight years, written by Pepper Keenan and Woody Weatherman after Reed Mullin's death and Mike Dean's departure.
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.
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct is Metallica's tenth studio album, a double album released November 18, 2016 on Blackened Recordings, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 and the first Metallica album without Kirk Hammett songwriting credits.
Headless Cross (album)
Headless Cross is a 1989 studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, the second featuring singer Tony Martin and the first with drummer Cozy Powell.
Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath album)
Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath's ninth studio album (April 1980), the band's first with vocalist Ronnie James Dio after Ozzy Osbourne's firing; produced by Martin Birch, UK No. 9, over a million US copies sold.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits, Slayer's second studio album (Metal Blade, 1985, seven tracks, 37:12), the slow, demonic record that shaped extreme metal before Reign in Blood, later remastered for its 40th anniversary.
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.
High 'n' Dry
High 'n' Dry (1981) is Def Leppard's second studio album, the first produced by Mutt Lange, recorded at Battery Studios. It reached No. 38 US and No. 26 UK, was Pete Willis's last album, and became the band's first US platinum LP.