Most of metal’s biggest bands have made an outright stinker of an album. Metallica have St Anger, Iron Maiden have Virtual XI, Megadeth have Risk, and so on and so on. This is why it’s so impressive when, somehow, other artists defy the odds and sustain a career of nonstop sonic excellence. Although it’s a herculean feat, names from practically every subgenre and level of popularity you can picture have pulled it off. So, in celebration of the geniuses that stay musically perfect, Hammer’s compiled a top 20 of metal bands who’ve never once let their fans down.
