11. Lamb of God - New American Gospel - (2000)
Lamb of God's first album after changing their name from Burn the Priest is a monster. Groove metal heaviness meets metalcore savagery and, with Randy Blythe's tortured, misanthropic screams, create high-quality brutality that leaves one's ears completely ruined. Not just a collection of two-dimensional riff fest though, this album knows when to pull back, change tempos, switch riffs, and then build up to a monumental climax of headbanging art, before moving on to the next mini-masterpiece of creative metal awesomeness. Sometimes in the same song.