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1994 ALBUM GENRE SCORE 1 THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL TEARS LAID IN EARTH TRANCE / ATMOSPHERIC METAL 2 TIAMAT WILDHONEY GOTHIC METAL 3 QUEENSRYCHE PROMISED LAND PROGRESSIVE METAL 4 MACHINE HEAD BURN MY EYES POWER GROOVE 5 DREAM THEATER AWAKE PROGRESSIVE METAL 6 SOUNDGARDEN SUPERUNKNOWN GRUNGE 7 TESTAMENT LOW THRASH METAL 8 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY DELIVERANCE METALCORE (or CROSSOVER) 9 NAILBOMB POINT BLANK DEATH INDUSTRIAL 10 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS "Purple" GRUNGE 11 BODY COUNT BORN DEAD ALTERNATIVE METAL 12 FALLEN A TRAGEDY'S BITTER END DOOM 13 NIRVANA MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK [Live] GRUNGE 14 BUSH SIXTEEN STONE GRUNGE 15 BLACK SABBATH CROSS PURPOSES HEAVY METAL (MELODIC) 16 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD [Compilation] GLAM / POP METAL 17 PANTERA FAR BEYOND DRIVEN POWER GROOVE 18 ALICE IN CHAINS JAR OF FLIES [EP] GRUNGE 19 BIOHAZARD STATE OF THE WORLD ADDRESS METALCORE (or CROSSOVER) 20 AMORPHIS TALES FROM THE THOUSAND LAKES MELODIC DEATH METAL