Dear Psycho Hose Beast,

I would like to personally welcome you to the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Albums of All Time Official Countdown.  I’d also like to extend a hearty congratulations to you for stumbling upon this life-altering/shattering experience.  You see, over the last 5 years I have spent very little time and effort polling the little demonic unicorns living inside my fat hairy skull.  In the end, another imperfect list came to fruition.  We can only hope that you despise it.

P.S. Remember, these rankings represent the greatest albums ever written, performed, and released by hard rock and heavy metal bands.  Please feel free to customarily projectile vomit blood and bile all over these rankings at your own leisure.  Without further ado, here is the complete countdown of the Top 100 Albums of All Time:

____________________

#100  Lita Ford – Lita (1988)

#99  Meshuggah – Nothing (2002)

#98  System of a Down – Toxicity (2001)

#97  Sick of it All – Scratch The Surface (1994) 

#96  Foo Fighters – The Colour and the Shape (1997)

#95  Sevendust – Sevendust (1997)

#94  Living Colour – Vivid (1988)

#93  King’s X – Gretchen Goes To Nebraska (1989)

#92  Vision of Disorder – Vision of Disorder (1996)

#91  Black Label Society – The Blessed Hellride (2003) 

#90  Mr. Big – Mr. Big (1989)

#89  Queensrÿche – Empire (1990)

#88  Extreme – Extreme (1989)

#87  Helloween – Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 (1988)

#86  Biohazard – Urban Discipline (1992)

#85  Slipknot – Slipknot (1999)

#84  Whitesnake – Whitesnake (1987)

#83  Deftones – Around The Fur (1998)

#82  Primus – Sailing The Seas of Cheese (1991)

#81  Life of Agony – River Runs Red (1993)

#80   Warrant – Cherry Pie (1989)

#79  Cannibal Corpse – Tomb of the Mutilated (1992)

#78  Hatebreed – Supremacy (2006)

#77  GWAR – Scumdogs of the Universe (1990)

#76  Armored Saint – Symbol of Salvation (1991) 

#75  Suicidal Tendencies – Join The Army (1987)  

#74  Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine (1992)

#73  Stone Temple Pilots – Core (1992)

#72  Kreator – Endless Pain (1985) 

#71  Metal Church – The Dark (1986)

#70  Avenged Sevenfold – Waking The Fallen (2003)

#69  Korn – Korn (1994)

#68  Mastodon – Leviathan (2004)

#67  Saxon – Denim and Leather (1981)

#66  Corrosion of Conformity – Deliverance (1994)

#65  Tool – AEnima (1996)

#64  Down – NOLA (1995)

#63  Lamb of God – Ashes of the Wake (2004)

#62  Testament – The Ritual (1992) 

#61  Faith No More – Angel Dust (1992)

#60  Joe Satriani – Surfing With The Alien (1987)

#59  Sammy Hagar – VOA (1984) 

#58  UFO – Phenomenon (1974)

#57  Bon Jovi – New Jersey (1988) 

#56  Danzig – Danzig (1988) 

#55  Quiet Riot – Metal Health (1983)

#54  Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991) 

#53  Fear Factory – Demanufacture (1995)

#52  Kyuss – Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)

#51  Tesla – Mechanical Resonance (1986)

#50  Ministry – Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992)

#49  Pearl Jam – Ten (1991)

#48  Rammstein – Sehnsucht (1997)

#47  Ratt – Out of the Cellar (1984)

#46  Poison – Look What The Cat Dragged In (1986)

#45  Exodus – Bonded By Blood (1985)

#44  Skid Row – Slave To The Grind (1991) 

#43  Amon Amarth – Fate of Norns (2004)

#42  Type-o-Negative – Bloody Kisses(1993)

#41  W.A.S.P. – W.A.S.P. (1984)

#40  Venom – Welcome To Hell (1981)

#39  The Misfits – Walk Among Us (1982)

#38  Dream Theater – Images and Words (1992)

#37  Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak (1976)

#36  Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar (1996)

#35  Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry (1984)

#34  Cream – Disraeli Gears (1968) 

#33  Rainbow – Rising (1976)

#32  Sepultura – Roots (1996)

#31  Overkill – Under The Influence (1988) 

#30  Machine Head – Burn My Eyes (1994)

#29  Mercyful Fate – Melissa (1982)

#28  Accept – Balls To The Wall (1983)

#27  White Zombie – La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1  (1992)

#26  Rush – Moving Pictures (1981)

#25  Ted Nugent – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)

#24  Alice In Chains – Facelift (1990)

#23  Dio – Holy Diver (1983)

#22  Deep Purple – Machine Head (1972)

#21  Scorpions – Love At First Sting (1984) 

#20  Def Leppard – Hysteria (1987)

#19  Anthrax – Among The Living (1987)

#18  Van Halen – 1984 (1984)

#17  Queen – A Day At The Races (1976)

#16  Alice Cooper – School’s Out (1972)

#15  Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood (1989)

#14  Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction (1988)

#13  Kiss – Destroyer (1976)

#12  Aerosmith – Toys in the Attic (1975)

#11  Judas Priest – British Steel (1980)

#10  Megadeth – Rust In Peace (1990)

#9  Pantera – Cowboys From Hell (1990)

#8  Motorhead – Ace of Spades (1980) 

#7  Slayer – Reign In Blood (1986)

#6  Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz (1980)  

#5  Iron Maiden – Piece of Mind (1983) 

#4  AC/DC – Back In Black (1980)

#3  Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971) 

#2  Metallica – Master of Puppets (1986) 

#1  Black Sabbath – Paranoid (1970)