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1988 ALBUM GENRE SCORE 1 METALLICA ... AND JUSTICE FOR ALL SPEED METAL 2 IRON MAIDEN SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON HEAVY METAL 3 SLAYER SOUTH OF HEAVEN THRASH / DEATH 4 VOIVOD DIMENSION HATROSS INDUSTRIAL THRASH 5 CANDLEMASS ANCIENT DREAMS DOOM 6 DINOSAUR JR. BUG GRUNGE 7 HELLOWEEN KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS Part II POWER METAL (MELODIC) 8 MALMSTEEN Yngwie J. ODYSSEY GLAM / POP METAL 9 QUEENSRYCHE OPERATION: MINDCRIME PROGRESSIVE METAL 10 VAN HALEN OU812 GLAM / POP METAL 11 SCORPIONS SAVAGE AMUSEMENT HEAVY METAL 12 LEE ROTH David SKYSCRAPER GLAM / POP METAL 13 TESTAMENT THE NEW ORDER THRASH METAL 14 SATRIANI Joe DREAMING #11 GUITAR ROCK 15 GUNS N' ROSES LIES GLAM / POP METAL 16 SATRIANI Joe NOT OF THIS EARTH GUITAR ROCK 17 MEGADETH SO FAR, SO GOOD… SO WHAT! TECHNO THRASH