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1986

6 ranked · 4 mentions

Album of the year

Reign In Blood

Slayer

Thrash MetalPick: Angel Of Death

Ranked

  1. 1

    Reign In Blood

    Slayer

    Thrash MetalPick: Angel Of Death

  2. 2

    Master Of Puppets

    Metallica

    Thrash MetalPick: Master Of Puppets

  3. 3

    Peace Sells

    Megadeth

    Thrash MetalPick: My Last Words

  4. 4

    Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

    Candlemass

    Doom MetalPick: Solitude

  5. 5

    Somewhere In Time

    Iron Maiden

    Heavy MetalPick: Stranger In a Strange Land

  6. 6

    Rage For Order

    Queensrÿche

    Heavy MetalPick: The Killing Words

Honorable mentions

Albums we love just as much — kept here as favorites beyond the ranked list.

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