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Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1981


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

Non-Metal mentions:
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Juju (Goth)
The Exploited - Punk's Not Dead (Punk)
Black Flag - Damaged (Punk)

Created by: blackwreath13 | 28.06.2021



1. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
1981 (Heavy) The Sign of the Southern Cross, The Mob Rules, Falling Off the Edge of the World
2. Iron Maiden - Killers
1981 (NWOBHM) Killers, Purgatory, Genghis Khan
3. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
1981 (Heavy) Believer, Over The Mountain, Diary Of A Madman
4. Venom - Welcome To Hell
1981 (Proto-Black) In Nomine Satanas, Bloodlust, Welcome to Hell
5. Accept - Breaker
1981 (Heavy) Son Of A Bitch, Starlight, Run If You Can
6. Girlschool - Hit And Run
1981 (NWOBHM) The Hunter, Future Flash, C'mon Let's Go
7. Saxon - Denim And Leather
1981 (NWOBHM) Never Surrender, And the Bands Played On, Fire In The Sky
8. Holocaust - The Nightcomers
1981 (NWOBHM) Death Or Glory, Mavrock, The Nightcomers
9. Tygers Of Pan Tang - Spellbound
1981 (NWOBHM) Gangland, Tyger Bay, Don't Stop By
10. Riot - Fire Down Under
1981 (Heavy) Swords And Tequila, Fire Down Under, Run For Your Life
11. Judas Priest - Point Of Entry
1981 (Heavy) Desert Plains, Solar Angels, Hot Rockin'



Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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17.08.2021 - 17:57
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
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Sign of the Southern Cross and Falling off the Edge of the World are amazing songs on Mob Rules!
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17.08.2021 - 18:08
JoHn Doe
Thumbed it up especially for Holocaust's debut. Underrated I dare say.
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17.08.2021 - 18:30
blackwreath13
Written by F3ynman2000 on 17.08.2021 at 17:57

Sign of the Southern Cross and Falling off the Edge of the World are amazing songs on Mob Rules!

Oh I love those songs, they're a big reason why I like the Mob Rules slightly more than its predecessor.
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17.08.2021 - 18:33
blackwreath13
Written by JoHn Doe on 17.08.2021 at 18:08

Thumbed it up especially for Holocaust's debut. Underrated I dare say.

Oh yeah the three songs I listed in particular I find to be greatly ahead of their time. Thanks for the thumbs up.
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17.08.2021 - 18:36
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
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Written by blackwreath13 on 17.08.2021 at 18:30

Written by F3ynman2000 on 17.08.2021 at 17:57

Sign of the Southern Cross and Falling off the Edge of the World are amazing songs on Mob Rules!

Oh I love those songs, they're a big reason why I like the Mob Rules slightly more than its predecessor.

Hmm. I only remember those two songs being extraordinary. Heaven and Hell was more memorable for me.
What other Mob Rules songs did you find great? Maybe I'll listen to it again.
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17.08.2021 - 20:09
blackwreath13
Written by F3ynman2000 on 17.08.2021 at 18:36

Written by blackwreath13 on 17.08.2021 at 18:30

Written by F3ynman2000 on 17.08.2021 at 17:57

Sign of the Southern Cross and Falling off the Edge of the World are amazing songs on Mob Rules!

Oh I love those songs, they're a big reason why I like the Mob Rules slightly more than its predecessor.

Hmm. I only remember those two songs being extraordinary. Heaven and Hell was more memorable for me.
What other Mob Rules songs did you find great? Maybe I'll listen to it again.

Well I also like really the title track, Country Girl, Turn Up The Night and Voodoo personally. The instrumental is interesting too.
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23.07.2022 - 14:11
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
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Let's have a go at 1981 then heavy metal was in full swing, and Rush released an absolute masterpiece! But other than that it wasn't a particularly memorable year imo.

Here is my list:

1. Rush - Moving Pictures
2. Riot - Fire Down Under
3. Iron Maiden - Killers
4. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
5. Def Leppard - High 'N' Dry
6. Saxon - Denim And Leather
7. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
8. Venom - Welcome To Hell
9. AC/DC - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
10. Judas Priest - Point Of Entry
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23.07.2022 - 15:08
Redel
Moderator
I agree, other than Rush's masterpiece and a great Sabbath album there was not much coming in 1981.
I have (including "only good" albums):

1. Rush - Moving Pictures
2. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
3. Samson - Shock Tactics
4. Saxon - Denim And Leather
5. Saracen - Heroes, Saints & Fools
6. Venom - Welcome To Hell
7. Discharge - Why?
8. Dark Star - Dark Star
9. Def Leppard - High 'N' Dry
10. Raven - Rock Until You Drop
11. Anvil - Hard 'N' Heavy
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23.07.2022 - 18:34
Roman Doez
Hallucigenia
Fuck, now we're really hitting the years I don't know jackshit about.

1. Chakra - Satekoso (jpop)
2. SPK - Information Overload Unit (Noise)
3. Rush - Moving Pictures
4. Iron Maiden - Killers
5. Venom - Welcome to Hell
6. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
7. Esplendor Geométrico - EG-1 (Industrial / noise)

That's all I've heard from then but all these releases are pretty good, especially the top 2
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