As part of their recently published list of ‘The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time‘, Rollingstone.com also polled a number of prominent metal musicians on what their favorite records from the genre were. One of the metal luminaries to participate was Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, who also provided explanations for each of his choices. You can read all that over at Rollingstone.com with a flat list available below:
AC/DC – “Let There Be Rock”
Alice In Chains – “Dirt”
Black Sabbath – “Sabotage”
Blue Öyster Cult – “On Your Feet or On Your Knees”
Deep Purple – “Made In Japan”
Diamond Head – “Lightning To The Nations”
Guns N’ Roses – “Appetitie For Destruction”
Iron Maiden – “The Number Of The Beast”
Judas Priest – “Unleashed In The East”
Mercyful Fate – “Melissa”
Motörhead – “Overkill”
Rage Against The Machine – “The Battle Of Los Angeles”
System Of A Down – “Toxicity”
UFO – “Strangers In The Night”
Warrior Soul – “The Space Age Playboys“