Metal Massacre
| Metal Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Cover of Metal Massacre vol. 1 | |
| Compilation album | |
| Released | 1981–2021 | 
| Genre | Heavy metal, extreme metal, power metal, doom metal, progressive metal | 
| Label | Metal Blade | 
| Producer | Brian Slagel | 
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | Vol. 1 | 
| AllMusic | Vol. 2 | 
| AllMusic | Vol. 3 | 
| AllMusic | Vol. 4 | 
| Kerrang! | (very unfavorable) Vol. 4 | 
| AllMusic | Vol. 6 | 
| AllMusic | Vol. 8 | 
| AllMusic | Vol. 11 | 
Metal Massacre is a series of compilation albums released through Metal Blade Records. It is famous for "shedding light" on heavy metal and extreme metal bands such as The Obsessed, Trouble, Overkill, Metal Church, Metallica, Slayer, Virgin Steele, Hellhammer, Voivod, Armored Saint, Lizzy Borden, Possessed and more.