It wasn’t until Scorpions broke worldwide in the late 70s that Germany established itself as a global metal powerhouse, but once it did it never looked back. From its thriving mid-80s thrash scene and the birth of power metal as we know it to the emergence of Rammstein and beyond, the German metal scene is as consistently successful as its celebrated soccer team. To prove it, here are the 10 greatest metal albums Deutschland has gifted the rest of the world.
The Top 10 best German metal albums
By Metal Hammer
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