The 25 best heavy metal albums from the 2000's are shown below. The list represents the combined opinion of numerous heavy metal fans: the points used to develop the rankings are derived from more than 70 heavy metal lists shown here.
When the points for two or more albums are equal, the tie breakers in order are (1) the number of lists that the album appeared on (higher is better); (2) highest position achieved on any list; and (3) earliest release date.
The list of 50 All-Time Best Heavy Metal Albums compiles the results from all decades.
Separate Top-25 lists are also provided by decade, for the Seventies, Eighties, and Nineties.
The 25 Best Heavy Metal Albums of the 2000's
Rank 25
Municipal Waste
Hazardous Mutation (2005)
31 points
Rank 24
Dimmu Borgir
Death Cult Armageddon (2003)
31 points
Rank 23
High On Fire
Blessed Black Wings (2005)
31 points
Rank 22
Meshuggah
Catch Thirtythree (2005)
34 points
Rank 21
Gojira
From Mars to Sirius (2005)
35 points
Rank 20
Celtic Frost
Monotheist (2006)
38 points
Rank 19
Solitude Aeturnus
Alone (2006)
39 points
Rank 18
Nevermore
This Godless Endeavor (2005)
39 points
Rank 17
Symphony X
V: The New Mythology Suite (2000)
39 points
Rank 16
Symphony X
The Odyssey (2002)
39 points
Rank 15
Tool
Lateralus (2001)
43 points
Rank 14
Sleep
Dopesmoker (2003)
44 points
Rank 13
Candlemass
Candlemass (2005)
45 points
Rank 12
Agalloch
The Mantle (2002)
45 points
Rank 11
Isis
Oceanic (2002)
46 points
Rank 10
Mastodon
Leviathan (2004)
49 points
Rank 9
Lamb Of God
Ashes Of The Wake (2004)
53 points
Rank 8
Children Of Bodom
Follow The Reaper (2000)
56 points
Rank 7
Machine Head
The Blackening (2007)
57 points
Rank 6
Eyehategod
Confederacy Of Ruined Lives (2000)
59 points
Rank 5
Iron Maiden
Brave New World (2000)
60 points
Rank 4
System Of A Down
Toxicity (2001)
62 points
Rank 3
Kreator
Enemy Of God (2005)
72 points
Rank 2
Electric Wizard
Dopethrone (2000)
100 points
Rank 1
Opeth
Blackwater Park (2001)
105 points
