Poetic Justice connects thick guitar riffing with a more melancholy melodic sense.
United States Metal & Hard Rock Albums of the 1990s – Page 3
Browse 150 metal and hard rock albums connected to the United States scene in the 1990s, with detailed artist and album pages.
Albums
Countdown to Extinction streamlines some of the intricate thrash complexity of Rust in Peace and brings thick riffs, clear choruses and heavy groove to the front.
Rage Against the Machine’s self-titled debut connects Zack de la Rocha’s urgent rap, Tom Morello’s alien guitar sound, and the heavy groove of Tim Commerford and Brad Wil
The Wild Life keeps Slaughter’s clear chorus hooks and bright hard-rock lift while moving into a more varied set of songs than its predecessor.
The Ritual tightens Testament’s earlier thrash attack and puts thick riffs and heavy groove at the front.
Realized Fantasies combines vivid guitar phrases, clear keyboard color and Tony Harnell’s high vocal range.
Treat’s self-titled album introduces Mats Levén at the front and adds a harder texture to the band’s established melodic-hard-rock brightness.
Hear! is Trixter’s second album of accessible melody, broad chorus and light-footed guitar.
Dog Eat Dog keeps Warrant’s melodic identity while putting thicker riffs and tougher groove further forward.
Attack of the Killer B's is best heard not simply as a covers-related entry, but as a record that shows how ANTHRAX translates outside material into its
Screw It! uses Ted Poley’s clear vocal, Andy Timmons’s vivid guitar and thick chorus layers to create bright, flamboyant hard rock.
Parallels keeps Fates Warning’s complex rhythm and extended development while giving the songs a clearer outline around Ray Alder’s vocal.
Unusual Heat introduces a new front voice and places Mick Jones’s guitar at the center of a harder, more early-1990s sound.
The Human Factor brings Metal Church’s sharp guitar attack, heavy-moving rhythm and Mike Howe’s forceful voice into a focused whole.
Metallica, widely known as The Black Album, streamlines some of the band’s more complex thrash construction and brings low, heavy riffs and larger melody to the front.
One Size Fits All tightens Pink Cream 69’s blend of thick riffs, Andi Deris’s clear vocal and memorable chorus hooks.
Slave to the Grind keeps Skid Row’s ability to write large hooks but pushes guitar weight, Sebastian Bach’s scream and rough rhythm much further forward.
Psychotic Supper avoids excessive overdubbing and brings guitar texture, Jeff Keith’s rough vocal and the band’s shared breathing to the front.
Ceremony builds a longer, more shadowed song world around Billy Duffy’s thick guitar and Ian Astbury’s deep vocal.
Timebomb centers on Udo Dirkschneider’s rough roar and sharply chugging guitar in a hard-edged metal setting.
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge reduces the keyboard emphasis and puts Eddie Van Halen’s thick guitar riffs and the band’s live-feeling drive at the front.
Hungry combines streetwise guitar riffing, Terry Ilous’s strong vocal and direct chorus hooks.
Persistence of Time finds ANTHRAX in a phase that uses angular riffs and urgent rhythm to examine thrash-metal aggression from several sides.
Heartbreak Station finds CINDERELLA in a phase that puts hard rock’s physical pull forward on a base of bluesy grit and thick riffs.
Act III finds DEATH ANGEL in a phase that uses angular riffs and urgent rhythm to examine thrash-metal aggression from several sides.
Impact Is Imminent finds EXODUS in a phase that uses angular riffs and urgent rhythm to examine thrash-metal aggression from several sides.
Pornograffitti finds EXTREME in a phase that crosses heavy riffs, bouncing rhythm and dense harmony to create a distinctive groove.
FireHouse captures FIREHOUSE at a point where the later image is not yet fully fixed.
Brigade is a useful way to hear HEART from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.
Rust in Peace finds MEGADETH in a phase that uses angular riffs and urgent rhythm to examine thrash-metal aggression from several sides.
Flesh & Blood is a useful way to hear POISON from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.
Detonator is a useful way to hear RATT from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.
Stick It to Ya finds SLAUGHTER in a phase that uses hard-edged guitar and wide-open vocal melody to deepen a melodic-hard-rock outline.
Seasons in the Abyss is a useful way to hear SLAYER from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.
Talisman captures TALISMAN at a point where the later image is not yet fully fixed.
Souls of Black finds TESTAMENT in a phase that uses angular riffs and urgent rhythm to examine thrash-metal aggression from several sides.
Trixter captures TRIXTER at a point where the later image is not yet fully fixed.
Faceless World is a useful way to hear U.D.O.
Cherry Pie is a useful way to hear WARRANT from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.
In the Heart of the Young finds WINGER in a phase that uses hard-edged guitar and wide-open vocal melody to deepen a melodic-hard-rock outline.