The AV Club's 30 Best Metal Albums of the Decade

Not only is it about time for Best of the Year lists to start popping up, we've got some Best of Decades to look forward to, as well.

Here's the first, courtesy of The Onion's AV Club. Discuss.

(alphabetical)

• Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Frozen Corpse Stuffed With Dope (2002)
• Amon Amarth, Twilight Of The Thunder God (2008)
• Anaal Nathrakh, The Codex Necro (2001)
• Baroness, Blue Record (2009)
• Blut Aus Nord, The Work Which Transforms God (2003)
• Boris, Pink (2005)
• Converge, Jane Doe (2001)
• Deftones, White Pony (2000)
• The Dillinger Escape Plan, Ire Works (2007)
• Earthless, Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky (2007
• Electric Wizard, Dopethrone (2000)
• Goatwhore, Carving Out The Eyes Of God (2009)
• Harvey Milk, Life… The Best Game In Town (2008)
• High On Fire, Blessed Black Wings (2005)
• Isis, Oceanic (2002)
• The Mars Volta, Frances The Mute (2005)
• Mastodon, Leviathan (2004)
• Melechesh, Djinn (2001)
• The Melvins, (A) Senile Animal (2006)
• Meshuggah, Catch Thirtythree (2005)
• Opeth, Watershed (2008)
• Orthrelm, OV (2005)
• Pelican, The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw (2005)
• Pig Destroyer, Phantom Limb (2007)
• Queens Of The Stone Age, Songs For The Deaf (2002)
• Skeletonwitch, Breathing The Fire (2009)
• Slayer, Christ Illusion (2006)
• Sleep, Dopesmoker (2003)
• The Sword, Age Of Winters (2006)
• System Of A Down, Toxicity (2001)