Alternative Metal · ranked by score
Best Alternative Metal Albums, Ranked
10 albums reviewed
We have reviewed 10 Alternative Metal albums released between 1994 and 2013, averaging 7.8 out of 10. The highest score so far goes to Tool's Lateralus (8.5). Korn (2), Slipknot (2), System of a Down (2) appear more than once.



The top of the pile
Highest-rated Alternative Metal albums
- 1
Tool – Lateralus (2001, 8.5)8.5 - 2
Deftones – White Pony (2000, 8.4)8.4 - 3
System of a Down – Toxicity (2001, 8.2)8.2 - 4
Slipknot – Iowa (2001, 8.1)8.1 - 5
Bring Me the Horizon – Sempiternal (2013, 8.0)8.0
Through the years
By decade
- 1990s3 albums, best rated Korn (7.9)
- 2000s6 albums, best rated Lateralus (8.5)
- 2010s1 album, best rated Sempiternal (8.0)
Every record, best first
All Alternative Metal reviews
8.5Lateralus
Tool
ProgressiveAlternative
8.4White Pony
Deftones
AlternativeNu
8.2Toxicity
System of a Down
NuAlternative
8.1Iowa
Slipknot
NuDeath
8.0Sempiternal
Bring Me the Horizon
MetalcoreAlternative
7.9Korn
Korn
NuAlternative
7.7Slipknot
Slipknot
NuAlternative
7.6Mezmerize
System of a Down
NuHeavy
7.4Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
NuAlternative
6.6Issues
Korn
Nu