Staff Picks
Essential Metal Albums
- Bryan B.
- Saturday, January 11, 2020
Collection
Enjoy some of the best heavy metal that Richland Library has to offer! From the very beginnings with Black Sabbath, to the contemporary albums of Mastodon and Dragonforce, this cross-section of notable metal albums should be more than enough to satisfy any headbanger.
Keeper of the Seven Keys. Part I
Published in 2006
Helloween made their mark in 'power metal' during the 80's and was a huge success in Europe. Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I is a deluxe expanded edition album that includes 4 bonus songs. They pack both fast-paced and melodious rhythms into their music.
Master of Puppets
Published in 2013
Metallica's third album redefined heavy metal, and became a multi-platinum hit, without the benefit of singles or videos. The album does include classic tracks including the title track and Welcome Home (Sanitarium).
Ace of Spades
Published in 1980
As Motorhead's third great album, the band still continues to sound as alive and crazed as ever resulting in a rock-solid release boasting several superlative standouts such as the title track, which would later be their trademark song.
Once
Published in 2004
Trained opera vocalist Tarja Turunen fronts this Finnish symphonic metal outfit that has held fast on the international charts.
Lateralus
Published in 2001
The latest chapter in Tool's career occurs after an exhaustive five-year litigation battle with their label management. Now they take on a much purer progressive rock sound for this release.