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January is chock full of huge albums by Led Zeppelin, Exodus, Def Leppard, Megadeth and others. Here is a breakdown of the best titles released each day of the month.

There's way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe.

They flopped commercially, but it wasn't for a lack of quality.

It was the decade of the guitar hero — but sometimes one wasn't enough.

The genre was more than hits and filler.

Bassist is sticking to his guns about not working with Sebastian Bach again.

The genre's best bands had a penchant for reinvention — making this list especially difficult.

The album flopped and the band hates it — but what if they're all wrong?

The subgenre packed a harder punch than its detractors were willing to admit.