Psst…You want to feel really old?
Maybe nothing in the world will make a person feel the crippling reality of time slowly fading away like finding out that one of their favorite albums has hit the quarter-century mark. 25 years is a long time, roughly a third of the average life cycle. But a 25th anniversary is also a time to reflect. So I present to you 25 classic metal albums that turn 25 years old this year. All released in 1992, these amazing albums did their part in helping propel the metal world through the 90s and into the new millennium.
This is, obviously, not a complete list of metal records released that year. Hell, I wouldn’t even call these my 25 favorite albums of 1992. (Sorry, never was a Fear Factory fan…) But it might very well be a list of the most important albums of that year based on their overall influence on the scene. So as you peruse the list I encourage you to revisit them all. You won’t be disappointed in how well these albums have stood the test of time…
Amorphis – The Karelian Isthmus
Asphyx – Last One On Earth
At The Gates – The Red In The Sky Is Ours
Autopsy – Acts of the Unspeakable
Bolt Thrower – The IV th Crusade
Brutal Truth – Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses
Burzum – Burzum
Cannibal Corpse – Tomb Of The Mutilated
Darkthrone – A Blaze In The Northern Sky
Deicide – Legion
Exhorder – The Law
EyeHateGod – In The Name of Suffering
Fear Factory – Soul of a New Machine
Godflesh – Pure
Kyuss – Blues For The Red Sun
My Dying Bride – As The Flower Withers
Obituary – The End Complete
Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power
Paradise Lost – Shades Of God
Penance – The Road Less Traveled
Samael – Blood Ritual
Solitude Aeturnus – Beyond The Crimson Horizon
Tiamat – Clouds
Unleashed – Shadows In the Deep
Vader – The Ultimate Incantation
The Metal Dad 