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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

4,001 titles

Dancing Undercover – Ratt – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹6,399

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Strong Arm Of The Law – Saxon – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹5,799

Running Free – Iron Maiden – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹11,699

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Only The Strong – Thor (7) – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹9,599

Quiet Riot – Quiet Riot – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹49,299

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From All Of Us, To All Of You – Marino (10) – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹3,999

Fighting Back – Paul Di'Anno's Battlezone – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹8,499

Hell Hath No Fury – Rock Goddess – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹7,999

Vices – Kick Axe – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹4,999

Wild Child (The Wild Remix) – W.A.S.P. – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹10,799

Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses – Brutal Truth – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹20,999

Never Stay Here, Never Forget You - Loudness Best Tracks – Loudness (5) – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹3,699

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Human Dog – X-Ray (35) – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹3,099

Stranger In A Strange Land – Iron Maiden – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹15,599

On The Steel Breeze – Bronx (7) – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹10,799

Hit And Run – Girlschool – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹5,899

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Live X – 5X (2) – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹3,699

Turbo – Judas Priest – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹11,099

The Outer Mission – Seikima-II – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹25,099

Look What The Cat Dragged In – Poison (3) – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹10,599

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Mind Over Muscle – 220 Volt – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹10,399

Chemical Invasion – Tankard – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹10,099

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Breaker – Accept – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹7,799

Repression – Trust (2) – Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹11,299

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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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