SYMPHONIES OF DESTRUCTION
THE TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 1991
Cathedral
FOREST OF EQUILIBRIUM
No one expected Napalm Death’s ex-singer to reinvent himself as a doom icon. But that’s what Lee Dorrian did on Cathedral’s landmark debut.
Guns n’ roses
USE YOUR ILLUSION I & II
The pinnacle of rock star hubris – two massive albums released on the same day. And you know what? They were both bloody brilliant.
Metallica
METALLICA
Metallica stripped away their thrash excesses for the monolithic ‘Black’ album. Still the biggestever metal album, and you can hear why.
Morbid angel
BLESSED ARE THE SICK
The second album from the Tampa, Florida legends, Blessed Are The Sick sealed their place at the head of the death metal pack.
Mr bungle
MR BUNGLE
Faith No More sounded like Abba next to Mike Patton’s other band. Their debut album was unsettling and utterly, utterly brilliant.
nirvana
NEVERMIND
Nirvana’s second album changed the course of the 90s. Suddenly, everyone was chopping off their hair and growing a goatee.
ozzy osbourne
NO MORE TEARS
With Zakk Wylde now settled in, Ozzy produced one of his finest solo album, with a little help from some fella named Lemmy.
red hot Chili peppers
BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK
The Chilis might have left rock behind long ago, but in 1992 this was on just about every metal fan’s turntable.
Sepultura
ARISE
An overlooked step on Max and co‘s journey to domination. Suddenly, Brazil showed it could punch its weight on the world stage.
SOUNDGARDEN
BADMOTORFINGER
They’d been early out of the grunge traps, but with Jesus Christ Pose, Outshined and Rusty Cage, they sealed their legend.