10 Best Metal Albums Of The 90's

If you were into heavy music in the 90's, industrial music seemed to fit the bill for the more raw sounds of hard rock. With bands like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry gaining notoriety, the time was right for music that was much more atonal and dangerous. By the time the 90's hit their stride, industrial music had found its king in Marilyn Manson.

Assisted by Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor, Antichrist Superstar is the true industrial rock opera, detailing the story of a man going from a mess of a human being into evil incarnate. Though the album has fantastic riffs, the sonic star is Manson himself, whose disquieting vocal timbres sent shivers down the spine of every hard rock fan on tracks like "The Beautiful People" and "Tourniquet." By using various noise ambience combined with audio samples and blistering guitars, this record takes every disturbing sound that could be put into metal and culled it together into a beautiful mess of a record.

This album not only set the precedent for industrial, but also put Marilyn on the map as Public Enemy No. 1 in the eyes of parents and religious leaders alike. Given the album's enduring legacy, Manson would have it no other way.