The 2000s was an incredibly strong decade for heavy metal of all subgenres, new and old. Here are the 50 best albums from that beloved era.

What happens when Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner loses his axe for much of the group’s third studio album? He makes his synths sound like six-strings and the YYYs offer its most danceable ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR HARD ROCK ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

These now-classic albums helped to shape and reshape the face of mainstream rock in the 1990s and left lasting impacts on the ...