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Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1986


Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Honourable mentions:
Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin (Heavy)
Saint Vitus - Born Too Late (Doom)
King Diamond - Fatal Portrait (Heavy)
Exumer - Possessed By Fire (Thrash)
Mortal Sin - Mayhemic Destruction (Thrash)
Destruction - Eternal Devastation (Thrash)

Non-Metal mentions:
Christian Death - Atrocities (Goth)

Created by: blackwreath13 | 03.08.2021



1. Slayer - Reign In Blood
1986 (Thrash) Raining Blood, Angel of Death, Epidemic
2. Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
1986 (Thrash) Pleasure To Kill, Riot of Violence, Ripping Corpse
3. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
1986 (Doom) Solitude, Black Stone Wielder, Crystal Ball
4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
1986 (Thrash) The Thing That Should Not Be, Master of Puppets, Disposable Heroes
5. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
1986 (Thrash) Peace Sells, Devils Island, My Last Words
6. Angel Witch - Frontal Assault
1986 (NWOBHM) Frontal Assault, Take to the Wings, Straight From Hell
7. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
1986 (NWOBHM) Alexander The Great, Stranger In A Strange Land, Sea Of Madness
8. Cro-Mags - The Age Of Quarrel
1986 (Punk/Thrash) Hard Times, Show You No Mercy, World Peace
9. Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
1986 (Thrash) Perish in Flames, Death is Certain (Life is Not), Merciless Death
10. Motörhead - Orgasmatron
1986 (Heavy) Orgasmatron, Deaf Forever, Doctor Rock
11. Nuclear Assault - Game Over
1986 (Thrash) Betrayal, Cold Steel, After the Holocaust



Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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06.08.2021 - 12:05
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
Great choices! My favorites: Peace Sells, Somewhere in Time, Pleasure to Kill.
Epicus and Master of Puppets are also good
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06.08.2021 - 13:37
blackwreath13

Written by F3ynman2000 on 06.08.2021 at 12:05

Great choices! My favorites: Peace Sells, Somewhere in Time, Pleasure to Kill.
Epicus and Master of Puppets are also good

But not Reign in Blood huh?
Thanks! I think 1986 might have been the most competitive year in Metal (or maybe 1990).
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06.08.2021 - 15:26
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
Written by blackwreath13 on 06.08.2021 at 13:37

Written by F3ynman2000 on 06.08.2021 at 12:05

Great choices! My favorites: Peace Sells, Somewhere in Time, Pleasure to Kill.
Epicus and Master of Puppets are also good

But not Reign in Blood huh?
Thanks! I think 1986 might have been the most competitive year in Metal (or maybe 1990).

Yeah I love the two classic songs on Reign, but I'm overall more a fan of their early stuff (Show No Mercy ).
1990 was insane: Painkiller, Rust in Peace, Spiritual Healing, Left Hand Path, Seasons in the Abyss, Hammerheart, Cowboys from Hell, etc
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23.07.2022 - 18:54
Roman Doez
Hallucigenia
Overrated year tbh if you're not really into thrash, there's still some cool stuff though of course:

1. Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
2. Yoshimi Iwasaki - Blizzard (jpop)
3. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
4. Protector - 2 Track Demo Tape
5. Nuclear Death - Wake Me When I'm Dead
6. Hellpreacher - Resurrection
7. Black Shepherd - United Evil Forces
8. Celtic Frost - Tragic Serenades
9. Obscurity - Ovations to Death
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets
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23.07.2022 - 19:31
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Oh yes this is more like it! Another really strong year for metal, in particular thrash metal

Here's my list:

1. Slayer - Reign In Blood
2. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
3. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4. Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
5. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
6. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
7. Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory
8. Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
9. Motörhead - Orgasmatron
10. Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel
11. Manilla Road - The Deluge
12. Destruction - Eternal Devastation
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23.07.2022 - 21:21
Redel

1986 -- what a year for metal. It was metal's first peak, in my books, 3rd or 4th best metal year ever.
My top albums, I only list outstanding ones:

1. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
2. Slayer - Reign In Blood
3. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying
4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
5. Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
6. Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
7. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
8. Holy Moses - Queen Of Siam
9. Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
10. Flotsam And Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver
11. Crimson Glory - Cimson Glory
12. Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
13. Détente - Recognize No Authority
14. Destruction - Eternal Devastation
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