Metallica’s 1986 masterpiece, “Master Of Puppets,” has been named the Greatest Heavy Metal Album Of All Time in a new online poll by readers of Rolling Stone magazine.
The metal icons dominated the poll, launched last Friday, by taking four of the top ten spots.
"Metal fans are a very passionate bunch,” wrote the Rolling Stone editors. “They're also very opinionated, so when we asked them to vote for their favorite metal albums we expected a huge response. We also expected a big debate about the very definition of 'heavy metal.' Some metal fans say that groups like Led Zeppelin and Guns N’ Roses are metal. Others think that's completely insane. We aren't here to settle these debates. We're merely here to count the votes."
Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” and 1970 self-titled debut took second and third, respectively; Iron Maiden’s 1982 album, “The Number Of The Beast” landed in fourth, with Metallica’s “…And Justice For All” rounding out the top 5.
Summing up the poll, the editors wrote “Well, this wasn't much of a contest. Metallica's 1986 LP Master of Puppets blew the competition completely out of the water. It's no big surprise. The disc captured Metallica at the height of their powers. It's their final work with bassist Cliff Burton, and many feel it's their last truly flawless record.”
Check out the results at Rolling Stone here.
"The Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time"
Rolling Stone magazine online readers poll – September 2012
01. "Master Of Puppets" - METALLICA
02. "Paranoid" - BLACK SABBATH
03. "Black Sabbath" - BLACK SABBATH
04. "The Number Of The Beast" - IRON MAIDEN
05. "...And Justice For All" - METALLICA
06. "Reign In Blood" - SLAYER
07. "Appetite For Destruction" - GUNS N' ROSES
08. "Metallica" - METALLICA
09. "Led Zeppelin II" - LED ZEPPELIN
10. "Ride The Lightning" - METALLICA
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