10 Perfect Metal Albums With No Bad Songs

10. Ace of Spades - Motorhead

Before heavy metal, all we knew of was the harsher side of rock and roll. Before Black Sabbath and Deep Purple started stomping across the land, the old time rock and roll was how it went if you wanted a little nastier than your average pop music. And when it comes to the nastiest boys of rock and roll, Motorhead pretty much invented their own style with Ace of Spades.

If we're talking some of the most influential albums in history, this would probably rank pretty high, with Lemmy himself being an influence on everyone from Ice T to Metallica. The only caviat is that Lemmy never really saw himself as a metal musician. Up until the day he died, Motorhead always played like a loud rock and roll band, and you can really hear it in these songs.

Through all of the grit and distortion coming through the speakers, you can draw a clear line to the sounds of people like Little Richard and Chuck Berry from back in the day. Being birthed at the same time that garage rock was starting to rise to prominence, Motorhead probably earns the distinction for marking the genesis of what we call metal and punk rock in one go. Even if the shoe doesn't fit perfectly, you have to give respect to one of the godfathers of heavy music.