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Metal

Heavy, fast, precise, and uncompromising — the loudest groove in the crate.

Black Sabbath's debut album was recorded in a single 12-hour session in 1970Metallica's Black Album has sold 30 million+ copies — one of the bestselling everIron Maiden's mascot Eddie has appeared on every studio album since 1980The term heavy metal is borrowed from Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild (1968)AC/DC has never used a recording studio outside of Albert Studios for key albumsMetal vinyl is among the most aggressively collected genres globally todayBlack Sabbath's debut album was recorded in a single 12-hour session in 1970Metallica's Black Album has sold 30 million+ copies — one of the bestselling everIron Maiden's mascot Eddie has appeared on every studio album since 1980The term heavy metal is borrowed from Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild (1968)AC/DC has never used a recording studio outside of Albert Studios for key albumsMetal vinyl is among the most aggressively collected genres globally today

Heavy metal emerged from the blues-rock of the late 1960s when bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple began pushing amplifiers and performance to extremes. Defined by distorted guitars, powerful drumming, complex riffs, and often soaring or aggressive vocals, metal is one of the most devoted and detailed musical communities in the world.

Metal encompasses a vast taxonomy of sub-genres — from the accessible hard rock of AC/DC and Van Halen to the progressive complexity of Iron Maiden and Megadeth, the thrash precision of Metallica and Slayer, and the theatrical extremes of death and black metal. On vinyl, metal's dense productions reveal layers that compression obscures — the depth of the kick drum, the detail in a guitar tone.

Timeline

1960sHeavy blues-rock — Cream, Hendrix, Zeppelin plant the seeds

1970sBlack Sabbath, Deep Purple, Judas Priest forge the genre

1980sNWOBHM, glam metal, thrash — Iron Maiden to Metallica

1990sGrunge, death metal, nu-metal — heavier and more diverse

2000sMetal diversifies globally — Scandinavian black metal, djent

2010s+Vinyl revival drives demand for classic metal first pressings

Notable Artists

Black Sabbath Metallica Iron Maiden AC/DC Judas Priest Deep Purple Slayer Megadeth Ozzy Osbourne Van Halen

Our Metal Collection

1,127 titles

Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness - Green Carnation - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹10,499

Symphony Of Death - Grave Digger - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹6,199

Trash Attack - V/a - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹8,799

The Eternal Hunger - Harrowed - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹6,299

Miserable Ever After - Grief - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹9,999

Houses Of The Mole - Ministry - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹9,699

Metta, Benevolence. Bbc 6music: Live On The Invita - Sunn O))) - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹5,099

Point Of Entry - Judas Priest - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹6,199

From The New World - Allt - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹5,899

So Far, So Good... So What! - Megadeth - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹9,099

Nothing But Death Remains (re-issue) - Edge Of Sanity - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹5,899

Diadem Of 12 Stars - Wolves In The Throne Room - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹8,799

Purgatory Afterglow (re-issue) - Edge Of Sanity - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹5,899

Live Ii - Amenra - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹6,299

Visions Of Europe - Stratovarius - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹5,899

Heart Of Darkness - Grave Digger - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹8,199

The Ghost Of A Future Dead - At The Gates - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹5,899

Wonderworld - Uriah Heep - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹5,199

Elegy - Chapter Ii (demos Comp.) - Edge Of Sanity - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹8,199

Torso - Grief - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹9,999

Runnin' Wild - Airbourne - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹4,399

Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience - Bury Tomorrow - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹6,199

Nuns & Roaches - Tasty Little Bastards - Black Label Society - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹6,899

Common Suffering - Harms Way - LP - Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

₹6,499

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Why Metal on Vinyl?

Metal on vinyl rewards the listener who goes beyond streaming. The full dynamic range — the build, the crush, the silence before the riff — is preserved in the analog groove in a way digital clipping cannot match. Original pressings of Sabbath's Paranoid or Maiden's Powerslave have a density and physical presence in sound that is genuinely different from any remaster. Heavy music demands a heavy format.

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