Heavy Metal Vinyl Records - Classic, Thrash, Death, Black & Doom on Vinyl

Home / Metal & Heavy Metal Vinyl Records / 

Metal and Heavy Metal form the foundation of one of the most powerful and influential movements in modern music. From the amplified riffs and soaring vocals of early Heavy Metal to the speed, aggression and extremity that shaped Thrash, Death, Black and Doom Metal, the genre spans decades of evolution and innovation. 

New to Metal on vinyl? Read our guide to 32 Essential Heavy Metal Vinyl Records, Ranked — Black Sabbath through Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer and onwards to Mastodon and Opeth.

Metal Sub Genres - Metal / Heavy Metal

Our heavy metal catalogue runs from the foundational records of the genre — Black Sabbath's self-titled debut, Iron Maiden's catalogue, Judas Priest's pioneering work — through 70s hard rock crossover with AC/DC and Motörhead.

The 80s and 90s thrash and groove era is well represented by Metallica, Slayer, Guns N' Roses and Ozzy Osbourne's solo work, with the alternative-metal and nu-metal moment driven by Alice in Chains, Korn and System of a Down.

For a curated route through the catalogue, our guide 32 Essential Heavy Metal Vinyl Records, Ranked covers the records that built the genre — from the Birmingham blueprint through thrash, glam metal and the modern era.

Browse by sub-category: Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock. Adjacent collections worth exploring: Rock for the broader hard-rock tradition, Grunge for the 90s heavy alternative wave, and Punk for metal's louder cousin. Everything in our heavy metal collection is in stock, new and sealed, with fast UK delivery.