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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive, 1988


A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

Man this list was a rough one, but in a good way 1988 is one of the best years in metal history and a lot of great release came out that year, cutting it down to just 20 was tough and ranking them was even harder.


My favorite non metal albums of 1988:


1. Straight Outta Compton
by N.W.A.(Gangsta Rap)




2. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
By Public Enemy (East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop)




3. Daydream Nation
By Sonic Youth ( Noise /Experimental Rock, Post-Punk)




4. Surfer Rosa
By Pixies ( Indie rock, Alternative rock)



5. The Serpent's Egg
By Dead Can Dance (Neoclassical, Darkwave)




My favorite movie from 1988




Created by: Handala | 03.06.2022



1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
Progressive heavy metal
2. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
Power metal
3. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
Viking black metal, First wave of black metal
4. Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
Epic doom metal
5. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
New wave of British heavy metal
6. Running Wild - Port Royal
Havey metal, Speed metal
7. Coroner - Punishment For Decadence
Technical thrash metal
8. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Bay Area thrash metal
9. Riot - ThunderSteel
Havey metal, Hard rock
10. Virgin Steele - Age Of Consent
Havey metal, US power metal
11. Testament - The New Order
Bay Area thrash metal
12. Slayer - South Of Heaven
Thrash metal
13. Morbid Saint - Spectrum Of Death
Thrash metal
14. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Progressive heavy metal
15. Danzig - Danzig
Hard rock
16. Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator
US Power metal
17. King Diamond - "Them"
Heavy metal
18. Liege Lord - Master Control
US power metal
19. Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow... When I Can't Even Smile Today
Crossover thrash metal, Hardcore
20. Cinderella - Long Cold Winter
Glam metal



Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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21.07.2022 - 08:08
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
1988 is probably the last great year for heavy metal and thrash metal was in full swing!

here's my list:

1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2. Riot - ThunderSteel
3. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4. Death - Leprosy
5. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
6. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
7. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
8. Running Wild - Port Royal
9. Slayer - South Of Heaven
10. King Diamond - "Them"
11. Testament - The New Order
12. Bolt Thrower - In Battle There Is No Law
13. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
14. Liege Lord - Master Control
15. Napalm Death - From Enslavement To Obliteration
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21.07.2022 - 10:42
John doe
A lot of great ones in here.
Nice to see Cinderella getting some love!
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21.07.2022 - 15:29
Redel
Moderator
Also here I would say: A year for not too many masterpieces but definitely a long list of really really great and relevant releases. I had to cut my top list at some point to not let it become too prominent here.

1. Slayer - South Of Heaven
2. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
3. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
4. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
5. Holy Terror - Mind Wars
6. Voivod - Dimension Hatröss
7. Num Skull - Ritually Abused
8. Blind Guardian - Battalions of fear
9. Znowhite - Act of God
10. Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow... When I Can't Even Smile Today
11. Vendetta (GER) - Brain damage
12. Metallica - ...And Justice for all
13. Flotsam and Jetsam - No place for disgrace
14. Razor - Violent restitution
15. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
16. Forbidden - Forbidden Evil
17. Danzig - Danzig
18. Coroner - Punishment for decadence
19. Riot - ThunderSteel
20. Necrosis - The Search
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