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Virtual XI
Virtual XI, Iron Maiden's eleventh studio album (EMI, March 23, 1998), the second and last with vocalist Blaze Bayley, produced by Steve Harris, peaking at No. 16 UK and ending the Blaze era.
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
Slipknot's third studio album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), released May 2004 on Roadrunner, produced by Rick Rubin at The Mansion, LA; hit No. 2 on Billboard, went Platinum, and won a 2006 Grammy.
Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath album)
Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath, 1972) is the English heavy metal band's fourth studio album, self-produced at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. Working title Snowblind was rejected by Warner Bros over cocaine references; it hit number 13 in the US and number 8 in the UK.
Vol. II (Angine de Poitrine album)
Vol. II is the second album by masked Quebec microtonal math-rock duo Angine de Poitrine (Khn and Klek de Poitrine), released April 3, 2026 after their viral KEXP session; six tracks including Fabienk, Sarniezz, and Angor.
Volume V (album)
Volume V (Volume 5) is the fifth studio album by New Orleans sludge metal supergroup Down, released November 20, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records; first full-length since 2007's Over the Under, with King Diamond guesting on "Merciful Fate".
Vulgar Display of Power
Vulgar Display of Power, Pantera's sixth studio album (Atco, February 25, 1992), defined groove metal with Terry Date producing at Pantego Sound Studio; it peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and is certified 2x Platinum.
Waking the Fallen
Waking the Fallen is Avenged Sevenfold's second studio album, released August 26, 2003 on Hopeless Records. The melodic metalcore record, first with Synyster Gates and Johnny Christ, produced by Andrew Murdock, went RIAA platinum in 2021.
War Eternal
War Eternal is Arch Enemy's tenth studio album, melodic death metal, released June 2014 on Century Media, the first with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz replacing Angela Gossow and without Christopher Amott; highest US and German chart positions to date.
We Are Not Your Kind
We Are Not Your Kind is Slipknot's sixth studio album, released August 9, 2019 on Roadrunner Records; the Chris Fehn-era band's first UK and Billboard 200 number one, with Metacritic score 89.
We've Come for You All
We've Come for You All is Anthrax's ninth studio album (2003, Nuclear Blast), the fourth and last John Bush-era record, produced by guitarist Rob Caggiano, with guests Dimebag Darrell and Roger Daltrey, and regarded as the band's comeback album.
When Dream and Day Unite
When Dream and Day Unite is the 1989 studio debut by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on Mechanic/MCA Records and its only album with vocalist Charlie Dominici.
White Pony
White Pony is a 2000 album by the California band Deftones, their third studio album and first Grammy winner, known for the single "Change (In the House of Flies)".
Witch (In This Moment album)
Witch is the ninth studio album by American metal band In This Moment, released August 28, 2026 on Better Noise Music, their first for the label and follow-up to Godmode. 11 tracks, 49 minutes, guests Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, Kat Von D; covers Pink Floyd and Nine Inch Nails.
Within (Protest the Hero album)
Within (2026) is the sixth studio album by Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero, their first in six years after Palimpsest and their first fully self-owned, independent release, with artwork by Martin Wittfooth.
Women and Children First
Women and Children First, Van Halen's third studio album (March 26, 1980, Warner Bros.), their first all-original-songs record; produced by Ted Templeman at Sunset Sound, heavier tone, Wurlitzer debut, Nicolette Larson guest vocal, peaked at number 6 and went triple Platinum.
Wonder What's Next
Wonder What's Next is Chevelle's 2002 second studio album and Epic Records major-label debut, 11 tracks produced by GGGarth, peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard 200, certified Double Platinum, with singles The Red, Send the Pain Below, and Closure.
X (Def Leppard album)
X (pronounced ten) is Def Leppard's eighth studio album and tenth overall, released July 30, 2002. Produced with Per Aldeheim, Andreas Carlsson, and Pete Woodroffe, it reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and No. 14 in the UK.
Year Zero (album)
Year Zero is a fifth studio album by Nine Inch Nails. Released in 2007, this industrial rock concept album explored a dystopian near-future United States and launched an elaborate alternate reality game.
Yesterwynde
Yesterwynde is Nightwish's tenth studio album, released September 20, 2024 on Nuclear Blast; third part of the trilogy begun with Endless Forms Most Beautiful, themed on time, history, and mortality, and never toured live.
You Can't Stop Me (album)
You Can't Stop Me is the fourth studio album by American deathcore band Suicide Silence, released July 2014 on Nuclear Blast. First album with vocalist Eddie Hermida after Mitch Lucker's 2012 death; title from Lucker's lyrics; debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200.
You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To is Knocked Loose's third album, released May 10, 2024 on Pure Noise Records; produced by Drew Fulk, featuring Poppy and Chris Motionless, it scored 87 on Metacritic and earned a 2025 Grammy nomination.
Youthanasia
Youthanasia is Megadeth's sixth studio album, released November 1, 1994 on Capitol Records; produced by Dave Mustaine and Max Norman in Phoenix, it debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and went RIAA platinum.
Z²
Z² (Z squared) is Devin Townsend's 2014 double album on InsideOut Music, pairing the Devin Townsend Project disc Sky Blue with Dark Matters, the sequel to 2007's Ziltoid the Omniscient; guests include Chris Jericho and Anneke van Giersbergen.