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Here are the 35 best metal albums that were released in 1991.<\/p>\n
With each new decade, it’s guaranteed to come with some sort of shift or evolution, building upon influences from the past decade to create something new or further contribute to existing styles. Trends come and go and bands do their best to weather the storm.<\/p>\n
While\u00a0Metallica<\/a>, Pantera<\/a> and Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> kept metal’s spirit from being completely extinguished from the public eye in the 1990s<\/a>,\u00a0metal was becoming twisted and mangled\u00a0into intense new forms \u2014 death metal<\/a>, black metal<\/a>, grindcore, sludge, doom etc. Another leap in advanced musicianship arrived, bringing jazz-fusion into the extreme metal mix. Meanwhile, black metal was lurking with lo-fi qualities and\u00a0oftentimes simplistic but nightmarish guitar work with that genre’s landmark release year coming in 1992.<\/p>\n Alternative metal\u00a0avenues were also being explored right in step with the genre-smashing alt-rock that rose to prominence during this decade.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0The Best Death Metal Album of Each Year Since 1985<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Around the world, pockets of extreme metal were developing, each yielding their own timeless sound and style. Viking metal, prog metal<\/a>, folk metal… 1991 was a year where heavy metal’s evolution became even less linear and a multitude of offshoots all had new and different ideas as to how metal can and should sound.<\/p>\n See all of the best metal albums of 1991 directly below!<\/p>\n The metal underground was thriving in 1991 alongside some pretty big commercial releases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Joe DiVita<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n See Loudwire’s picks for the Best Metal Album of Each Year Since 1970.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n35 Best Metal Albums of 1991<\/h2>\n
The Best Metal Album of Each Year Since 1970<\/h2>\n