Time to appreciate who's on the other side of the album! We've selected ten works that we think stand out for their production, and we're asking you to cast your votes: which is the best-produced Heavy Metal album?

Check out the nominees, cast your vote, and share in the comments which albums could have made the list!

Which album is the best produced?

  • Metallica (Metallica) (41%)
  • Reign In Blood (Slayer) (17%)
  • Chaos AD (Gallows) (11%)
  • Symbolic (Death) (8%)
  • Creatures Of The Night (Kiss) (7%)
  • Blackwater Park (Opeth) (6%)
  • Draconian Times (Paradise Lost) (4%)
  • Killer (Alice Cooper) (2%)
  • The Gathering (Testament) (2%)
  • In Absentia (Porcupine Tree) (2%)
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Blackwater Park (Opeth) – Produced by Opeth and Steven Wilson

Chaos AD (Sepultura) – Produced by Andy Wallace

Creatures Of The Night (Kiss) – Produced by Michael James Jackson, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons

Draconian Times (Paradise Lost) – Produced by Simon Efemey

The Gathering (Testament) – Produced by Eric Peterson and Chuck Billy

In Absentia (Porcupine Tree) – Produced by Steven Wilson

Killer (Alice Cooper) – Produced by Bob Ezrin

Metallica (Metallica) – Produced by Bob Rock, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich

Reign In Blood (Slayer) – Produced by Rick Rubin and Slayer

Symbolic (Death) – Produced by Jim Morris and Chuck Schuldiner

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