Top 20 Metal Albums for People Who Don't Like Metal
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- Welcome to the School of Rock (online edition), and this is Intro to Metal Music. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the heavy metal albums that could serve as solid primers for anyone skeptical of the genre. Our countdown of metal albums for people who don't like metal music includes “Appetite for Destruction”, “Vulgar Display of Power”, "British Steel", “Meliora”, “The Number of the Beast”, and more! Which metal album do YOU think could convert a non-believer? Let us know in the comments!
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I Love Music Metal❤
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Metal rules
@@King.Cinephile no one asked about your pointless comment number
How could you completely exclude Ronnie James Dio?
*Nice shirt,* _name three songs._
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Lol
Probably listens to Winger
Nirvana fan girls be like
Gatekeeping question at its best.
Pain remains I
Pain remains II
Pain remains III
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You are your own kid
Anti--hero
Question...?
either way enjoy
Holy Diver by Dio should have had a spot on the list
100%
Hell yeah, long live Dio 🤘
i just commented that too.
If I told a non metal fan to listen to vulgar display of power they would probably block my number. It’s super intense.
0:23 - Appetite for Destruction - Guns N Roses
1:23 - Peace Sells ... But who's buying? - Megadeth
2:26 - Around the Fur - Deftones
3:20 - Images and Words - Dream Theater
4:24 - Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera
5:20 - Van Halen - Van Halen
6:24 - British Steel - Judas Priest
7:31 - Dirt - Alice in Chains
8:43 - Once - Nightwish
9:52 - Meliora - Ghost
10:51 - Mezmerize - System of a Down
11:52 - End of Heartache - Killswitch Engage
13:06 - Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) - Slipknot
14:10 - Sunbather - Deafheaven
15:10 - City of Evil - Avenged Sevenfold
16:20 - The Hunter - Mastadon
17:30 - Blizzard of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne
18:40 - The Number of the beast - Iron Maiden
19:46 - Paranoid - Black Sabbath
21:09 - Metallica (Black Album) - Metallica
Thank you! Saved me a lot of time! 😊👍
good man
Thanks bro
Thank you
Thanks, I'm a newbie
All of this is true, except for Vulgar Display Of Power. You have to get into metal way more to listen to that album. I own it, and trust me, it is NOT for everyone.
Would’ve said Cowboys before Vulgar, but that’s just me.
Before being introduced to them off of "Vulgar" by a friend around 1998, I listened to rap and pop; I was very quickly converted after the first listen through
@@thepot462 fair enough. I realize not everyone is the same, and some may prefer Vulgar, while others may not for a first listen through.
@@bMt5553 I wasn't replying to you, I meant it as an intro to metal as a genre itself
i agree, mouth for war and a new level are totally not beginner tracks. phil's vocal style can also come off as too screaming and aggressive
I’ve been a metal head for 40 years now and I’ll remain one till the day I die.🤘
Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park should've been on the list
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I would’ve bet good money that HT would’ve made this list. Honestly, it can take Around the Furs spot. HT is just more accessible imo.
But that's not metal.
@@rensou82 Yes it is, it’s Nu-Metal, albeit a Diet version of Nu-Metal.
I'd say keep both HT and ATF, and replace Van Halen, Megadeth, or (possibly blasphemously) Pantera - I feel, for as amazing as Pantera and Vulgar both are, a LOT of people aren't going to vibe with the heaviness (although that groove, "the MONEY riff...", does incredible things) and the vocal style Anselmo employs. Nah, get rid of Van Halen for HT - Pantera are just too good.
Once by Nightwish was also a bizarre choice - if I'm picking a Finnish band, I'm picking HIM. If I'm picking a Nightwish album for this purpose, I'm picking Dark Passion Play as I think 'normies' would vibe better on Anette Olzen's vocal style than Tarja Turunen's operatic style
I'd also say Prequelle over Meliora for a Ghost album... And I do like people being 'scared' by Slipknot though, particularly vocally - that's a ridiculous concept to me... I just have to mention slam bands to people I work with for a reaction lol (like Mutilation Barbeque).
Deafheaven's black metal vocals aren't going to appeal to non-metal peeps. At all.
There. That's my (long-winded) say. lol
Quiet Riot’s “Metal Health” and Twisted Sister’s “Stay Hungry” were the first two Metal albums I ever bought. They should’ve been included, especially since “Metal Health” was the first Metal album to be #1 on the pop charts.
The Number of The Beast is the perfect way to convert anyone. When i was a kid back then, i was immediately hooked the very first time i saw that album cover.
Same , it's such a great one . When it comes to iron maiden, I been lucky to see them play a few of songs on that album on there book of souls tour with ghost a couple of years ago.
Woe to you 'o earth and sea...
@@doctornova3015 seeing it perform live is truly a amazing experience. Iron maiden has so much energy when it comes to there performance.
@@Reaperguy67 yeah I saw them on book of souls. I have an uncle ( same guy that turned me onto NOTB in the first place) that saw them in '82 when Beast came out.
@@doctornova3015 that's awesome
So many missing, but I agree it’s tough. Two that for me are really missing in this list are Holy Diver from Dio and Operation:Mindcrime from Queensrÿche
Ronnie James Dio's Holy Diver should have been on the list. It's a masterpiece!
When I was in junior high school everyone had a copy (often a literal copy) of Def Leppard's Pyromania. It was everywhere.
Paranoid was the album that converted me.
Deep purple - Machinehead....what happen to Highway star and Smoke on the water??? I know you passed on it
Aren't they more "hard rock" than metal / heavy metal ?
The Number of the Beast is the perfect album to get someone into metal. It has everything, great song with sing along choruses, big riffs and imagery to top it off 🤘
Who else clicked solely because Maidens Number of the Beast was the thumb? That was my first heavy metal ...wait for it...cassette tape. Also was my first concert ever is 1983 the NotB tour. Still have the 3/4 sleeve shirt. Life was so much simpler then.,
Im glad nightwish is on this list. I’m a huge fan of symphonic metal ❤🤘🏽
Same , I been listening to night wish since there first singer . When it comes to them , I have personally seen them live in st Petersburg Florida. They are amazing live 🤘
Same! Once was one of the first cds I've ever bought, and I still have it to this day. Personally, Gothic Metal is my favorite style, but symphonic is a close second. Nightwish and Epica are what got me into the genre.
@@Crixon100 epic is really amazing as well. Also check out vision of Atlantis. They use duel vocals on there songs . Also the dark element is really good as well.
Pretty good list but I would've included Dio's Holy Diver in there and possibly a Queensryche album somewhere. Other than that, I like it!
Absolutely, Dio's clean vocals and the riffs are an excellent introduction to what metal music is. Queensrych I would say is also good, Operation Mindcrime is my favorite of their and one of my favorite albums of all time. Many complicated sections and great riffs/breakdowns. Geoff Tates vocals of course bring it all together brilliantly.
Watchmojo finally acknowledges Ghosts existence
Love Nightwish. Their music is amazing.
I'm not sure if Shinedown qualifies as metal, but my 2 favorite albums of theirs are Sound of Madness and Threat to Survival.
Disturbed also has some great songs (most are from the album Immortalized): The Light, Who Taught You How to Hate, and....the cover song that is actually better than the original (imo) Sound of Silence.
If Guns 'n' Roses count then Shinedown definitely counts!
This list is great!!!! I love the diversity of sounds that you picked because I’m afraid I would stick to just a sound or two but you guys touched on them all. Although GNR should be higher because that album made it cool to listen to metal to fans who lumped poison into this category
Man what doesn't Watch Mojo cover?! I really enjoyed this one. I was subject to many of these great albums by my dad who I'd love to show this video!
I dabbled in metal in early 80's but was fully converted in 1984 with the releases of Powerslave and Defenders of the Faith. Haven't looked back since.
I have been with the same man for 20 years and so I have heard every Iron Maiden and Nightwish album. With splashes of Pantera, Metallica and Judas Priest here and there.
For someone who is more into classic rock and pop, I have to admit that metal with any of the aforementioned bands is very easy to enjoy.
Was definitely expecting Opeth's Blackwater Park which they did display in the outro. It is the definitive Prog-Death Album with probably the most balance of heavy & soft, fast & slow, and headbanging & melancholic. The songs are just complex enough to not deter casual listeners but intrigue people who wanna explore more.
I LOVE Power Metal the MOST... especially for not being a big metal head for the MOST part in general per se.
Nightwish is an underrated band. Their blend of heavy metal and opera are ingenious and pleasant to listen to.
Nice to see Avenged Sevenfold on the list! City of Evil is an amazing album
Id suggest the Last Stand by Sabaton. Very epic lyrics, amazing production and excellent power metal sound
Thank you for including Nightwish
Comalies by Lacuna Coil would be a good honorable mention
I was coming in here, expecting not to see Nightwish's 'Once', but there it was, so well done!!! Needs more Devin Townsend though....
Or Within Temptation, but no denying some angelic Tarja vocals !!
As soon as they list Baroness, I'm sure they'll add some Devin.
Hybrid Theory was missing also Mötleys Dr Feel Good, and Evanescence’s fallen otherwise pretty good list
Dream Theater is still going 40 years later. Incredible band!
Of the ones listed here, I'd go with your number 1 pick of Metallica. For ones not listed here, I'd have to go with the Ten Thousand Fists album by Disturbed. Thanks for putting this all together, mates!
Great suggestion! I still remember the day my college roommate and I purchased Ten Thousand Fists from Walmart and cranked it up on the way back to the dorm.
The first Montrose album.
Other albums that deserve at least honourable mentions are;
Falloch - Where Distant Spirits Remain
Ice Nine Kills - The Silver Scream
Black Reuss - Metamorphosis
In This Moment - Black Widow
Electric Callboy - Tekkno
Parkway Drive - Reverence
Sinamore - A New Day
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Accept - Balls To The Wall
Amaranthe - The Nexus
Battle Beast - Battle Beast
Within Temptation - Hydra
Hells yeah. Just what I need. Thanks WatchMojo. My day just got ten times better.
21:07 Of course, Watchmojo had to pick Metalilca's well-known album.
The Black Album is good but, for people who aren't into the metal genre, I would recommend "Ride The Lightning" or, my personal favorite Metallica album,"Master of Puppets".
"Fade to Black" off Ride the Lightening was and still is my favorite song of theirs!
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Great job on the list however I have a few honorable mentions.
Tool. Aenima
Korn. Self titled or Follow the leader.
Sleep Token. Take me back to Eden.
Soundgarden. Super Unknown
I would add these:
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Empire - Queensryche
Vivid - Living Colour
Facelift - Alice In Chains
Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
Theater of Pain - Motley Crue
No Tool?????
@williamsummerson. Superunknown isn’t a Metal album.
Soundgarden’s more heavier albums are Louder Than Love and Badmotorfinger
Those two albums are more Metal.
Any hair metal album, considering that hair metal is "metal" for people that don't like metal.
Thx for Tool❤
Deafheaven being on this list and so high up is kinda wild tbh. I like the band, it’s just not something I would show someone who isn’t into metal.
Def Leppard, Nirvana, and Iron Maiden
The three bands you see everyone wearing, even though they don’t know who tf they are 😂
I never wear a band t shirt without at least knowing some of the songs. Its just etiquette :) But I've been into metal for over twenty years(I was a late bloomer) and later got into the more underground Metal. Sadly, yeah the t shirts became a bit of a fashion icon but if you notice they tend to be the mainstream ones. You'd be hard pressed to find a teen wearing a Deicide or Darkthrone t shirt without them knowing at least ONE of the albums from each.
I wear an Iron Maiden tee shirt and I know who they are. I've bought every album from The Number of the Beat on release date, thank you very much.
Nirvana please 😂😂😂😂😂😂🔥
@@starscreamthecruel8026 agreed, though one time I saw a kid wearing a Smashing Pumpkins shirt and he knew exactly who they were, and this was like a popular kid too
I’m friends with a lot of kids at my school as well, but not many of them know I’m a big grunge/alternative geek
I would say this is more true for Nirvana, since they sell their shirts at places like target, but I'd say iron maiden and def Leppard fans would be more educated.
RUST IN PEACE better be at the top of this list or near the top
Awesome album but nope.
It isnt, but van halen sure is. Make it make sense.
I don't like van halen...
@EliRicke-xl9mw i dont dislike them but I wouldnt call them metal.
What the Dead Men Say by Trivium is phenomenal. I also love the two Silver Scream albums by Ice Nine Kills.
Yeah, you need this list.
Hell yeah! I got into INK recently and I love them already!
The title for this video is very misleading. Those who don't like metal will gravitate to songs that are very commercialized like ballads, but will not like the rest of the album.
I'll agree with Number of the Beast, Blizzard of Oz (Personally No More Tears) and Paranoid but no mention of Highway To Hell or Back in Black? Highway to Hell, Shot Down in Flames, Beating around the Bush, You Want Blood (You've got it), Back In Black, Hells bells, Shoot to Thrill, What Do you do for Money Honey are all great songs that got me into heavier bands. I'd also agree with Holy Diver as a good introduction since Holy Diver got me into Iron Maiden. Another one that got me into metal was Hysteria by Def Leppard. I'd also add Going To Hell By the Pretty Reckless.
Another albums I'd recommend to people who don't like metal are Silence in the snow and Temper temper. Both albums (especially Silence in the snow) are really calm vocal and musicwise. Not really any harsh moments at all and since most metal haters are being pushed away by harsh vocals and heavy all over the place riffs those two albums have almost none of that. Just 2 very well technically made albums where you can enjoy some melodic, sometimes chuggy riffs and beautiful vocals
Great video. But I either already had the album (Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Black Sabbath), or didn't like it (most of the rest). With one exception - Once by Nightwish. I was not familiar with this band ( I should have been because Troy Donockley is a current member and I have a lot of his stuff). Suddenly Nightwish is one my favourite bands, thanks to this video.
I’ve been a metalhead for 16 years now, long live metal and rock. Thanks dad for introducing me to good music.
I think pretty much any Scorpions album from Lovedrive to Crazy world is a good start. My personal recommendations are Animal Magnetism, Blackout and Love at First Sting. Also Pearl Jam's Ten and Nirvana's Nevermind are also good starters.
I agree 100% with the Scorpions references, but the title of the video says “Metal Albums”. Pearl Jam and Nirvana are NOT Metal!!
@@BRO77TX Neither is Alice in Chains, but that's still on The list.
How the hell did Deafheaven make this list? I feel like there are 100s of albums that are more accessible.
still to this day im finding new bands in the metal/metal subgenres that i enjoy like amaranthe, arch enemy, dimmu borgir, municipal waste and many others i have discovered over the years. either from word of mouth, suggestions from friends or through streaming services
Metallica has some great songs from their discography: “Enter Sandman” from the band’s self-titled album, “One” from _…And Justice for All,_ and “Orion” from _Master of Puppets._
The entire ...And Justice for All album was awesome! My fave song, though, is The Thing That Should Not Be!
No Dokken? Ratt? Motley Crue? Whitesnake? White Lion?
No Queensryche? Sacrilege! 😳😋🤘
Sorry but real metal fans know that hair bands do not qualify. That being said those bands were awesome in their own right and in their own genre.
@@rightlydividedI hear ya, but I was thinking they'd be a good entryway to the more Classic or Heavy. My first Rock station back in the 80s in Orlando FL played it all ! Seemed to work pretty well. (then they threw in Alternative like The Fixx and AFlock of Seagulls because they had no other place to go at the time. Was on pretty awesome actually imo)
WDIZ Rock 100 😎🤘
@@rightlydividedHair metal is metal for people that don't like metal.
some good choices but I'd like to add Trivium-the crusade and Machine Head-The Blackening for getting people into the genre as well
You could introduce non-Metal fans to any Iron Maiden album. They are so versatile!
Absolutely, and after 40 something years they still got it. I'm amazed every time I listen to them that they still keep cranking out bangers.
I wouldn't play SOAD to somebody who doesn't like metal, SOAD is some hard stuff
I converted my wife to metal by going to extremes right away. Emperor's 'In the Nightside Eclipse' was her ticket to being hooked.
Talking about Randy whilst showing footage of Jake E Lee. That's Mojo
Well you WatchMojo proved me wrong about Pantera being on this list. I am genuinely shocked
M. Shadows didn't tone down the screaming by choice on City of Evil. He blew out his vocal cords on Waking The Fallen and has to have surgery
Accept...Balls the the Wall.
One album I’d put on the list is the one you played during the outro - Opeth’s “Blackwater Park.” Opeth is the band that opened up the world of death metal vocals to me.
Also, where is Dio’s “Holy Diver?”
Holy Diver, one of the best metal / heavy metal album ever.
hell yeah City of Evil! im not a metal fan but thats a top 10 album for me
YES! Nightwish made the list! I've actually used this album to get people interested in metal!
As an OG metalhead, most of the are after my time. 1965-1994 were the the glory days of music.
Sepultura!!! Chaos AD or Roots... one of those should definitely be on this list
Deliverance's Learn was my breakthrough metal album
Love Heavy Metal Music !
Appetite For Destruction wasn’t metal. Was a whole genre in itself that began and ended with that album.
I think Rust In Peace by Megadeth, would be more accessible for those unfamiliar with the sound.
Would absolutely agree, tornado of souls was one of the first metal songs I heard. I can still remember the day, he blasted the song and I said "what's wrong with his voice??" And he said "you'll get used to it" God knows I did. Once they get used to Dave's voice they will fall in love with the album.
The fact that Def Leppard is not mentioned on this list makes this list completely invalid.
People that don't like metal I highly doubt will listen to any of these 😂
Scorpions - Blackout,
Twisted Sister - Still Hungry
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Babymetal - Babymetal
Another good option could be Infest The Rats' Nest by King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard. The band has experimented with lots of very varied genres and styles, but their metal albums are some of their best! I think ITRN is quite accessible for non-metal fans
I usually convince non-metal-heads that metal is not only heavy noise (like machines), screaming and grunting by let them listen to bands like Nighwish, Xandria, Ancient Bards etc. and then - when they have survived this shock - to Power, Progressive and sometimes even Thrash Metal. That often works very well. 😊
Judas Priest, Screaming for Vengeance.
The song that got me into heavy metal, is the song One. by Metallia. From the album, ....And Justice For All.
A timeless classic
Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell record is just a straight forward good rockin' time.
Top albums 🖤 🤘
Did you know that the singer in Nightwish, Floor Jansen, is married to the drummer in Sabaton, Hannes Van Dahl?
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime definitely deserves on this list.
One of my favorite albums of all time, couldn't count on my finger how many times I've listened to it, gold from front to back💯💯
No "October Rust" by Type O Negative?
Megadeth's Youthanasia should have been on this list instead of Peace Sells. It's the only album that I own that I can play from start to finish, and I never skip a track. Ozzy's No More Tears being a close second in that category.
Honestly I agree, Youthanasia is SO slept on, and much more easy listening than Peace Sells. Personally I like Youthanasia more. Peace Sells I feel is kind of overrated.
Black Metal ain't exactly approachable
In Flames' Sounds of a Playground Fading or I; The Mask. Communic's Waves of Visual Decay. Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys 1,2, and Legacy.
Nativity in black. Cover album got me into metal😅
I can't ever consider such a ranking without Tool-Aenima.
Alice Cooper's "Poison" would convert some people. Definitely, "No Rest for the Wicked" and "No More Tears" from Ozzy. Any album from Maiden. You will laugh, but Europe album "Final Countdown", is a place to start to enjoy this never-ending awesome metal road. Pantera or Rage Against the Machine are awesome, but it's not for the civilians--yet.
Im a metal fan but there are bands in this list i wouldn't even touch. Not a list i totally agree with. ❤
I would add the album Ziltoid The Omniscient by Devin Townsend. It's one of the few heavy metal albums that's both comedic and kid friendly fun. Who wouldn't love a story about an intergalactic alien who's search for the ultimate cup of coffee to help power his omnidimensional spaceship?
For megadeth it should have been countdown to extinction. More broad appeal.
I gotta give you guys credit. No bad picks on this countdown. Only debates would probably be if other albums by the bands on here should’ve been selected.
megadeth countdown to extinction. cool 😎
Deftones .. Change (house of flies!)
Powerslave - Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath should be 1
I bought Megadeth album when I was 8 years old I remember giving the guy at the record store my money saying I want to buy this and all he said was good choice kid
What? No Testament or Anthrax? No Baroness? Where's my Queensryche? No Soungarden or Disturbed? Shinedown? Seether? Evanescence? Warlock, Fifth Angel or Sword (for those late 80's rockers)? Dragonforce? Blind Guardian? Seriously, the Mojo list is fine but there are certain albums I would change. While System of a Down had incredible albums, Toxicity should have beaten out Mesmerize. Play Chop Suey for people and they will know that song.