Can You Identify These Classic Metal Albums?
Think you're a metalhead? Test your knowledge and see if you can identify these classic metal albums that defined the genre!
1. Which band's first album was humorously titled 'Greatest Hits'?
Alien Ant Farm
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Pantera
2. This landmark 1992 album from Pantera spent 158 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. What's the title?
'Vulgar Display of Power'
'Cowboys from Hell'
'Far Beyond Driven'
'Reinventing the Steel'
3. What German band captivated the metal scene with their 1988 album 'Brain Damage'?
Vendetta
Scorpions
Accept
Helloween
4. This 1988 thrash metal album tackles themes of war, politics, and censorship. Can you name it?
'...And Justice for All' - Metallica
'Rust in Peace' - Megadeth
'South of Heaven' - Slayer
'The Years of Decay' - Overkill
5. Ozzy Osbourne released which album in 1988 featuring guitarist Zakk Wylde?
'No Rest for the Wicked'
'Blizzard of Ozz'
'Bark at the Moon'
'Diary of a Madman'
6. Destruction's debut mini-LP featured a striking photo of the band. What was its title?
'Sentence of Death'
'Eternal Devastation'
'Release from Agony'
'Infernal Overkill'
7. This band debuted in 1999 with 'Jump Start' and followed up with 'Shut Your Breath' in 2001. Who are they?
Simon Says
Papa Roach
Linkin Park
Korn
8. Which heavy metal album features the track 'Ace of Spades'?
'Ace of Spades' - Motörhead
'Bomber' - Motörhead
'Overkill' - Motörhead
'Iron Fist' - Motörhead
9. This influential 1987 album by Celtic Frost is considered a major influence on gothic and industrial metal. What is its title?
'Into the Pandemonium'
'To Mega Therion'
'Morbid Tales'
'Vanity/Nemesis'
10. Which album by Judas Priest features the iconic track 'Painkiller'?
'Painkiller'
'British Steel'
'Screaming for Vengeance'
'Defenders of the Faith'
