Mental Orgasm
- Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies – 1973
- Alice Cooper – Welcome to my nightmare – 1975
- Annihilator – King of the Kill – 1994
- Kreator – Enemy of God – 2005
- Megadeth – Countdown to Extinction – 1992
- Megadeth – Youthanasia – 1994
- Metallica – …and Justice for All – 1988
- Sacred Reich – The American Way – 1990
- Sass Jordan – Bitches Blues – 2022
- Slayer – Reign in Blood – 1986
Close to perfection
- Accept – Blind Rage – 2014
- Accept – Too Mean to Die – 2021
- Alice Cooper – Killer – 1971
- Anthrax – Among the Living – 1987
- Death – The Sound of Perseverance – 1997
- Exumer – The Raging Tides – 2016
- Kiss – Peter Criss – 1978
- KK’s Priest – Sermons of the Sinner – 2021
- Metallica – Kill ‘Em All – 1983
- Metallica – Ride the Lightning – 1984
- Midway – Kickstart Riot – 2015
- Mötley Crüe – Shout at the Devil – 1983
- Scorpions – Blackout – 1982
- Silver Fist – Fé Ciega – 2016 – Spanish Thrash Metal
- Slayer – Haunting the Chapel EP – 1984
- Thunder – Rip it up – 2017
Great; higher ratings are rare
- Accept – Blood of the Nations – 2010
- Accept – Death Row – 1994
- Accept – Humanoid – 2024
- Accept – Predator – 1996
- Accept – The Rise of Chaos – 2017
- Aimee Mann – 2017 – Mental Illness
- Alestorm – Curse of the Crystal Coconut – 2020
- Alice Cooper – Constrictor – 1986
- Alice Cooper – DaDa (1983)
- Alice Cooper – Road – 2023
- Alice Cooper – The Revenge of Alice Cooper – 2025
- Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare – 2011
- And We Should All Die of That Roar – 2014
- Annihilator – Never Neverland – 1990
- Annihilator – Refresh the Demon – 1996
- Annihilator – Set the World on Fire – 1993
- Aqua – Aquarium – 1997
- Aqua – Megalomania – 2011
- Art of Anarchy – The Madness – 2017
- Astral Doors – 2017 – Black Eyed Children
- Barenaked Ladies – Gordon – 1992
- Battleaxe – Power from the Universe – 1984
- BB King – Deuces Wild – 1997
- Black Sabbath – Paranoid – 1970
- Blackmore’s Night – Fires at Midnight – 2001
- Blackmore’s Night – Nature’s Light – 2021
- Blackmore’s Night – The Village Lanterne – 2006
- Bourbon Boys – Hail to the Chief – 2013
- Chugger – Human Plague – 2015
- Cobra Spell – 666 – 2023
- Crashdiet – Automaton – 2022
- Crematory – Destination – 2025
- Death – Individual Thought Patterns – 1993
- Death – Spiritual Healing – 1990
- Def Leppard – High n Dry – 1981
- Demons and Wizards – Touched by the Crimson King – 2005
- Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms – 1985
- Dragonforce – Reaching into Infinity – 2017
- Eclipse – Monumentum – 2017
- Edgar Winter – Rebel Road – 2007
- Eric McFadden – Hail to Hell – 2021
- Every Mother’s Nightmare – Backtraxx – 2001
- Flotsam and Jetsam – I am the Weapon – 2024
- Girlshool – Take a Bite – 1988
- Grave Digger – Return of the Reaper – 2014
- Helix – Walkin’ the Razors Edge – 1984
- Helloween – Walls of Jericho – 1985
- Henrik Freischlader Trio – Openness – 2016
- Hezt – Där för dig – 2018
- Iron Savior – Firestar – 2023
- Jack Russell’s Great White – He Saw it Comin’ – 2017
- Joe Bonamassa – Sloe Gin – 2007
- John Mellencamp – Sad Clowns and Hillbillies – 2017
- Judas Priest – Firepower – 2018
- Judas Priest – Invincible Shield – 2024
- King Diamond – The Puppet Master – 2003
- King Kobra – II – 2013
- Kiss – Destroyer – 1976
- Kiss – Sonic Boom – 2009
- Kreator – Coma of Souls – 1990
- Kreator – Gods of Violence – 2017
- Kreator – Violent Revolution – 2001
- Lovebites – Judgement Day – 2023
- Megadeth – Dystopia – 2016
- Megadeth – Megadeth – 2026
- Megadeth – Rust in Peace – 1990
- Melissa Etheridge – This is M.E. – 2014
- Metallica – Master of Puppets – 1986
- Metallica – Metallica (The Black Album) – 1991
- Nils Landgren Funk Unit – Funky Abba – 2004
- Overkill – The Grinding Wheel – 2017
- Overkill – White Devil Armory – 2014
- Slayer – Christ Illusion – 2006
- Slayer – Hell Awaits – 1985
- Slayer – Seasons in the Abyss – 1990
- Slayer – South of Heaven – 1988
- Slayer – World Painted Blood – 2009
- Socrates – Plaza – 1983
- Texas – Jump on Board – 2017
- Texas Hippie Coalition – Dark Side of Black – 2016
- The Cat Empire – Bird in Paradise – 2025
- The Darkness – Dreams on Toast – 2025
- The Hellacopters – Overdriver – 2025
- The Night Flight Orcestra – Amber Galactic – 2017
- Tongue – Look! It’s Rock ’n’ Roll! – 2014
- Travel with the Sun – TwentySeventeen – 2017
- Venom – From the Very Depths – 2015
- Warning Sign – Path to Destruction – 2020
- Willie Nelson – Bluegrass – 2023
- Wolvespirit – Change the World – 2022
Memorable, leaves an impression
- Accept – Balls to the Wall -1983
- Accept – Metal Heart – 1985
- Accept – Russian Roulette – 1986
- Accept – Stalingrad – 2012
- Ace Frehley – 10.000 Volts – 2024
- Ace Frehley – Space Invader – 2014
- Act of Defiance – Old Scars New Wounds – 2017
- Alice Cooper – Along Came a Spider (2008)
- Alice Cooper – Goes to Hell – 1976
- Alice Cooper – Love it to Death – 1971
- Alice Cooper – Muscle of Love – 1973
- Alice Cooper – Paranormal – 2017
- Amaranthe – The Catalyst – 2024
- Amerikan Kaos – Armageddon Boogie – 2024
- Annihilator – Alice in Hell – 1989
- Annihilator – Carnival Diablos – 2001
- Asphalt Valentine – 2009 – Strip Rock Roll
- Bad Religion – The Gray Race – 1996
- Battle Beast – Circus of Doom – 2022
- Beatallica – A Garage Dayz Nite – 2001
- Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath – 1970
- Black Sabbath – Master of Reality – 1971
- Broken Fate – Fighters & Dreamers – 2023
- Burn – Rock Royale – 2010
- Cannibal Corpse – Chaos Horrific – 2023
- Cyndi Lauper – Detour – 2016
- Dave Edmunds – Again – 2013
- Daxx & Roxane – Ticket to Rock – 2017
- Dean Brody – Beautiful Freakshow – 2016
- Death – Leprosy – 1988
- Death – Scream Bloody Gore – 1987
- Dennis Dunaway Project – Bones in the Yard – 2006
- Diamond Head – What’s in your Head? – 2007
- Dying Fetus – Make them Beg for Death – 2023
- Every Mothers Nightmare – Every Mothers Nightmare – 1990
- George Thorogood – Party of One – 2017
- Grave Digger – Healed my Metal – 2017
- Helix – White Lace & Black Leather – 1981
- John Mellencamp – Strictly A One-Eyed Jack – 2022
- Johnny Bennet – Blurred Lines – 2012
- Karen Jonas – The Restless – 2023
- Kiefer Sutherland – Down in a Hole – 2016
- Kiss – Ace Frehley – 1978
- Kiss – Dressed to Kill – 1975
- Kiss – Dynasty – 1979
- Kiss – Revenge – 1992
- KK’s Priest – The Sinner Rides Again – 2023
- Kobra and the Lotus – Prevail I – 2017
- Kreator – Cause for Conflict – 1995
- Kreator – Extreme Aggression – 1989
- Kreator – Hate Über Alles – 2022
- Kreator – Hordes of Chaos – 2009
- Kreator – Phantom Antichrist – 2012
- Kreator – Pleasure to Kill – 1986
- Lita Ford – Out for Blood – 1983
- Magnum – Here Comes the Rain – 2024
- Marco Luponero and the Loud Ones – the War on Science – 2023
- Megadeth – The System has Failed – 2004
- Metallica – Beyond Magnetic – 2011
- Metallica – Hardwired…to Self-Destruct – 2016
- Mötley Crüe – Too Fast for Love – 1981
- Neopera – Tuba Mirum
- Nita Strauss – The Call of the Void – 2023
- Oz – Fire in the Brain – 1983
- Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons – Kings of the Asylum – 2023
- Randall Bramblett – Juke Joint at the Edge of the World – 2017
- Ratt – Invasion of your Privacy – 1985
- Sacred Reich – Heal – 1996
- Sacred Reich – Surf Nicaragua – 1988
- Sade – Soldier of Love – 2010
- Saxon – Carpe Diem – 2022
- Scorpions – Eye II Eye – 1999
- Slayer – Repentless – 2015
- Slayer – Show no Mercy – 1983
- Sonata Arctica – Talviyö – 2019
- Speed Limit – First Offence – 1978
- Steve Lukather – I Found the Sun Again – 2021
- Supersonic Deuces – Deuce on the Loose – 2025
- Ted Nugent – Cat Scratch Fever – 1977
- The Bacon Brothers – 36¢ – 2014
- The Erotics – Today the Devil, Tomorrow the World – 2010
- The Hawkins – Aint Rock n Roll – 2017
- Thundermother – Dirty & Divine – 2025
- Trailerpark Idlers – Fifty Gallons of Lightning – 2014
- Tygers of Pan Tang – Tygers of Pan Tang – 2016
- U.D.O. – Game Over – 2021
- Van Halen – Women and Children First – 1980
- Various Artists – A tribute to the Beast – 2002
- Whiskey River Revival – Shattered – 2025
- Woe Gothenburg – It’s Woe Time – 2015
- Y&T – Facemelter – 2010
- Yngwie Malmsteen – Rising Force – 1984
Good, enjoyable, and occasionally striking
- Abba – Voyage – 2021
- Accept – Breaker – 1981
- Accept – I’m a Rebel – 1980
- Accept – Objection Overruled – 1993
- Accept – Restless and Wild – 1982
- Ace Frehley – Anomaly – 2009
- Alcatrazz – V – 2021
- Alestorm – Black Sails at Midnight – 2009
- Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet – 2000
- Alice Cooper – Hell is – A Compilation
- Alius – The Art Of Self-Reflection – 2022
- Amy MacDonald – Under Stars – 2017
- Ancient Bards – A New Dawn Ending – 2014
- Andreas Aleman – From Whithin – 2017
- Angra – Omni – 2018
- Annihilator – Criteria for a Black Widow – 1999
- Anthrax – Sound of White Noise – 1993
- Aqua – Aquarius – 2000
- Arturius – Arturius – 2017
- Asylum – Nowhere Fast – an “oldie” Heavy Metal EP
- Backstreet Girls – In Lust We Trust – 2023
- Black Star Riders – Heavy Fire – 2017
- Blaze Bailey – Circle of Stone – 2024
- Blutgott – Respawned in Heavy Metal – 2023
- Bruce Dickinson – The Mandrake Project – 2024
- Charley Crockett – Lonesome Drifter – 2025
- Chez Kane – Powerzone – 2022
- Cobra Cult – Don’t Kill the Dark – 2022
- Death – Human – 1991
- Death – Symbolic – 1995
- Def Leppard – On Through the Night – 1980
- Desensitised – Virus of Violence – 2006
- Digger – As Above, So Below – 2021
- Dismantle – Enter the Forbidden – 2012
- Doro – Conqueress – Forever Strong and Proud – 2023
- Dream Evil – Metal Gods – 2024
- Epica – Aspiral – 2025
- Exodus – Goliath – 2026
- Forced Entry – Uncertain Future – 1989
- Grand Theft Culture – Grand Theft Culture – 2017
- Gretchen Wilson – One of the Boys – 2007
- Heavy Load – Death or Glory – 1982
- Heavy Load – Riders of the Ancient Storm – 2023
- House of Lords – Saints and Sinners – 2022
- Iced Earth – Plagues of Babylon – 2014
- Iron Maiden – Senjutsu – 2021
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – Unvarnished – 2013
- John Mellencamp – Other People’s Stuff – 2018
- Kane Roberts – Saints and Sinners – 1991
- Kardinal Sin – S.A.L.I.G.I.A. – 2023
- Karma – Inside the Eyes – 2000
- Kee Marcello – Scaling up – 2016
- Kiefer Sutherland – Bloor Street – 2022
- King Rebel – Riot in the Gutter – 2023
- Kingdom – Lost in the City – 1988
- Kiss – Gene Simmons – 1978
- Kiss – Hotter Than Hell – 1974
- Kiss – Kiss – 1974 – Debut Album
- Kiss – Love Gun – 1977
- Kreator – Endorama – 1999
- Kreator – Krushers of the World – 2026
- Madam X – Monstrocity – 2017
- Madman’s Choice – Vanity – 2017
- Marshall – Iron Horse – 2020
- Marshall – Old Rockers Never Die – 2021
- Megadeth – Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? – 1986
- Megadeth – The World Needs a Hero – 2001
- Metallica – 72 Seasons – 2023
- Metallica – Death Magnetic – 2008
- Metallica – Garage Inc. – 1998
- Metallica – Load – 1996
- Mick Mars – The Other Side of Mars – 2024
- Necro Algorithm – Machina Omnipotens – 2025
- Nina Simone – Nina’s Back – 1985
- Nita Strauss – Controlled Chaos – 2018
- Nuclear Assault – Third World Genoside – 2005
- Ostrogoth – Ecstasy and Danger – 1983
- Oz – Heavy Metal Legends aka The Oz – 1982
- Place Vendome – Close to the Sun – 2017
- Sacred Reich – Ignorance – 1987
- Saxon – Hell Fire and Damnation – 2024
- Scorpions – Rock Believer – 2022
- Sherrie Austin – Love in the Real World – 1999
- Slayer – God Hates us All – 2001
- Smith/Kotzen – Black Light/White Noise – 2025
- The Family Sowell – Time Travel – 2022
- The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds – 2023
- The Sheepdogs – Changing Colours – 2018
- Tokyo Blade – Time is the fire – 2025
- Tomorrow’s Outlook – A Voice Unheard – 2018
- Trash – Burnin’ Rock – 1985
- Trash – Watch Out – 1983
- Trick or Treat – Ghosted – 2025
- Twin – Wasteland – 2017 – Swedish Metal!
- U.D.O. – Touchdown – 2023
- Van Halen – 1984 – 1984
- Van Halen – Fair Warning – 1981
- Van Halen – II – 1979
- Van Halen – Van Halen – 1978
- Venom – Black Metal – 1982
- Vital Remains – Let Us Pray – 1992
- X (X Japan) – Vanishing Vision – 1988
Decent, a few moments stand out
- AC/DC – High Voltage (Australian Edition)
- Accept – Eat the Heat – 1989
- Alestorm – Sunset on the Golden Age – 2014
- Alice Cooper – School’s Out – 1972
- Anvil – Impact is Imminent – 2022
- Aramis – Crimson – 2023
- Arch Emeny – War Eternal – 2014
- Audioslave – Revelations – 2006
- Awqanákuy – Supraconciencia – 2025
- Barenaked Ladies – Stunt – 1998
- Bathory – Under the Sign of the Black Mark – 1987
- Blind Salvation – Eyes of Nebulas – 2022
- Blood Mortized – The Key to a Black Heart – 2012
- Carcass – Surgical Steel – 2013
- Culf of the Fox – A Vow of Vengeance – 2011
- Dolly Parton – Rockstar – 2023
- Dragonforce – Warp Speed Warriors – 2024
- East of Eden – Mercator Projected – 1969
- Evergrey – The Atlantic – 2019
- Firehouse – Firehouse – 1990
- Flying Buffaloes – Loaded & Rollin’ – 2019
- Gary Moore – Wild Frontier – 1987
- Hammerfall – Avenge the Fallen – 2024
- Heleven – New Horizons Pt 1 – 2023
- Horisont – About Time – 2017 – Swedish Hardrock!
- Judas Priest – Sin After Sin – 1977
- Kiss – Crazy Nights – 1987
- Kiss – Lick It Up – 1983
- Kiss – Monster – 2012
- Kreator – Endless Pain – 1985
- Kreator – Terrible Certainty – 1987
- Lord of Cyclopses – Karma Hammer – 2017
- Megadeth – Cryptic Writings – 1997
- Megadeth – Killing is my Business….and Business is good – 1985
- Mercyful Fate – Melissa – 1983
- Metallica – Reload – 1997
- Nocean – Diamond – 2017
- Power Trip – Nightmare Logic – 2017
- Primal Fear – Code Red – 2023
- Putrescence – The Wrath to Conquer all – 2022
- Roads – Into the Future – 1986
- Sacred Reich – Independent – 1993
- Satanic Warmaster – Aamonganr – 2022
- Scaremeister – 31 Spirits – 2014
- Scorpions – Lonesome Crow – 1972
- Slayer – Diabolus in Musica – 1998
- Stereoside – Hellbent – 2016
- The Dead Krazukies – Icarus – 2020
- The Price Sisters – Between the Lines – 2024
- Van Halen – Diver Down – 1982
Mediocre, mostly boring
- (B O L T) – (0 5) – Black Metal
- Alice Cooper – Easy Action – 1970
- All Them Witches – Sleeping Through the War – 2017
- Annihilator – Remains – 1997
- Bathory – Bathory – 1984
- Bathory – Blood Fire Death – 1988
- Blasphemous Creation – Battle of the Ancients – 2012
- Body Count – Bloodlust – 2017
- Dark Lord – 1988 – It’s Nigh’ Time
- Hailee Steinfeld – Half Written Story – 2020
- Kerry King – From Hell I Rise – 2024
- King Diamond – The Graveyard – 1996
- Kiss – Animalize – 1984
- Kiss – Creatures of the Night – 1982
- Kiss – Paul Stanley – 1978
- Kiss – Rock and Roll Over – 1976
- Kreator – Outcast – 1997
- Kreator – Renewal – 1992
- Megadeth – Risk – 1999
- Megadeth – So Far So Good….So What! – 1988
- Slayer – Divine Intervention – 1994
- Tarantula – Tarantula – 1987
- Weird Al Yankovic – Dare to be Stupid – 1985
- Yngwie Malmsteen – Parabellum – 2021
Bad
- Alice Cooper – Pretties For You – 1969
- Dismissed – Heads Held High – 2017
- Hour of Penance – Cast the First Stone – 2017
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Changeup – 2022
- Morbid Saint – Spectrum of Death (extended edition) – 2014
- Venom – Welcome to Hell – 1981
- Wight – Wight – 2023
Very bad
- Accept – Accept – 1979
- Bathory – The Return of the Darkness and Evil – 1985
- Excalibur – The Bitter End – 1985
- Metallica – St Anger – 2003
- Slayer – Undisputed Attitude – 1996
- Superheaven – Superheaven – 2025
- Transilvania – Of Sleep and Death – 2021
Abysmal
