My picks for the best metal albums released in 1977. Not a lot of releases for this year, so a short list.

1. Colosseum II - Wardance

2. Judas Priest - Sin After Sin

3. UFO - Lights Out

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1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2. Iron Maiden - Powerslave

3. Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

4. Warlord - And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...

5. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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1. TNT - Knights Of The New Thunder

2. TNT - Tell No Tales

3. TNT - My Religion

4. TNT - Realized Fantasies

5. TNT - Intuition

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1. Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant

2. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

3. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

4. Opeth - Orchid

5. Gojira - Terra Incognita

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Made in San Francisco in 1980, Metal Church consisted of vocalist David Wayne, guitarists Kurdt Vanderhoof and Craig Wells, bassist Duke Erickson, and drummer Kirk Arrington. Their 1985 self-titled debut album, recorded when the thrash/speed metal genre was still evolving, made a huge splash on the scene, as did its follow-up, The Dark. However, the band really hit its stride when Wayne left and was replaced by Mike Howe. Metal Church has Heavy Power Sound.

1. Metal Church - Metal Church

2. Metal Church - The Dark

3. Metal Church - Blessing In Disguise

4. Metal Church - The Human Factor

5. Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance

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Alphabetical Order. Categorized as OSBM based on the year of release and/or style of the music. Some minor gray area albums included.

1. Aeternus - Beyond The Wandering Moon

2. Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus

3. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

4. Autopsy - Mental Funeral

5. Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit

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Some stories, themes or concepts are presented not just in one single song but are split in separate tracks that (often) share the same title but are distinguished by a number of the corresponding part of the song series.

However, sometimes these parts are not found together on one album, but are included on different releases of the artist.
They can be found on two (or more) conceptually linked albums (where they function as part of an ensemble together with the other songs), or they can be included on independent releases (where only they alone continue their story).

Therefore, the main purpose of this list is to give an overview that enables the reader to find the missing song pieces - or even to inform that these pieces exist at all.

Please feel free to find and suggest more examples of these "song jigsaw puzzles": one song(concept) in separate parts on different albums.

1. After Forever - Prison Of Desire

2. Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

3. Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

4. Dream Theater - Octavarium

5. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

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1. Devin Townsend - Empath

2. Periphery - Periphery IV: Hail Stan

3. Soilwork - Verkligheten

4. Lacuna Coil - Black Anima

5. Mayhem - Daemon

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May is here, spring is here.

1. Immortal - War Against All

2. Sacred Outcry - Towers Of Gold

3. Burning Witches - The Dark Tower

4. Baruk Khazad - Gold

5. Horn - 20

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"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

- Vince Lombardi

1. Non Est Deus - Legacy

2. Hyldr - Order Of The Mist

3. Sermon - Of Golden Verse

4. Ciemra - The Tread Of Darkness

5. Hasard - Malivore

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1. Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

2. Metallica - Kill 'Em All

3. Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon

4. Dio - Holy Diver

5. Manowar - Into Glory Ride

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COVID-19 year, one of the worst year in history of mankind, not only of heavy metal music.

1. Brothers Of Metal - Emblas Saga

2. Mindless Sinner - Poltergeist

3. Demons & Wizards - III

4. Rage - Wings Of Rage

5. Primal Fear - Metal Commando

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1. Judas Priest - Painkiller

2. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

3. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

4. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

5. King Diamond - Abigail

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Kansas albums ranked, including the first Livgren solo album.

1. Kansas - Leftoverture

2. Kansas - Masque

3. Kansas - Point of Know Return

4. Kansas - Song for America

5. Kansas - Kansas

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One of the first punk-metal fusion bands, Corrosion of Conformity were formed in North Carolina by guitarist Woody Weatherman during the early '80s. In their early years, C.O.C. became known for their aggressive sound, intelligent political lyrics, and willingness to break away from both hardcore and metal conventions. In the '90s, their shift to a more stripped-down, deliberate sound -- sort of Black Sabbath filtered through the Deep South -- brought them enough in line with the alt-metal Zeitgeist to bring them a measure of mainstream popularity.

1. Corrosion Of Conformity - Wiseblood

2. Corrosion Of Conformity - Deliverance

3. Corrosion Of Conformity - America's Volume Dealer

4. Corrosion Of Conformity - In The Arms Of God

5. Corrosion Of Conformity - No Cross No Crown

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