Heavy metal is a genre that hits hardest when you can feel it on all fronts — ears, brain, heart — and sometimes there’s nothing that showcases that better than a good concept album full of clever storytelling.

From Queensrÿche’s Operation: Mindcrime all the way through pretty much Coheed and Cambria’s entire discography, there are a plethora of great rock and metal concept albums to explore, and when you want something a little darker and/or intricate to capture your attention, you might try these…

Abigail by King Diamond

Merycyful Fate frontman King Diamond set out on his own in the late ’80s with an all-new band, and, after dropping their debut album Fatal Portrait in 1986, the freshly minted band returned the following year with Abigail, a concept album that would go on to be an ico

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