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Old-school Metal: The Must-haves
The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 4. | Crimson Glory - Transcendence |
| 5. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
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The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's
These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
| 1. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
| 2. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell |
| 4. | Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| + 206 more |
One-Hit Albums
A (most probably incomplete) list of albums on which I really enjoy only a single song (in alphabetical order, excluding one-track albums).
They turn out to be albums that I rate a 6 or 7 overall -- with…
They turn out to be albums that I rate a 6 or 7 overall -- with…
| 1. | Agalloch - Pale Folklore |
| 2. | Amorphis - Far From The Sun |
| 3. | Annihilator - Set The World On Fire |
| 4. | Asphyx - The Rack |
| 5. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
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1980- Favourite Albums
| 1. | Motörhead - Ace Of Spades |
| 2. | Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz |
| 3. | Saxon - Wheels Of Steel |
| 4. | Judas Priest - British Steel |
| 5. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
Best Album Of Each Year
Fifty years of metal, 50 best albums of the year. Note that in order to diversify the list I limited it to one album per band, otherwise there would have been too much Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV |
| 3. | Deep Purple - Machine Head |
| 4. | Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend |
| 5. | Queen - Queen II |
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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites
Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split…
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split…
| 1. | Madder Mortem - Eight Ways |
| 2. | Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side |
| 3. | Ayreon - 01011001 |
| 4. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
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Metal on Wheels: Songs About Riding & Driving (Fast)
A list of songs that focus on cars, bikes, racing, highways, or engines - literally, metaphorically, or as instrumental imagery. Mainly Speed, Heavy and Thrash, though I don't suppose Black or Death…
| 1. | Accept - Breaker |
| 2. | Accept - Restless And Wild |
| 3. | Annihilator - Alice In Hell |
| 4. | Annihilator - Never, Neverland |
| 5. | Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal |
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Singles That Defined The 80's
Chronological list of the most notable tunes released as singles during the decade 1980-1989.
Must Collect Singles.
[Under Construction]
Must Collect Singles.
[Under Construction]
| 1. | Judas Priest - Breaking The Law |
| 2. | AC/DC - Hells Bells |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Running Free |
| 4. | Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving |
| 5. | Saxon - Wheels Of Steel |
| + 95 more |
Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1980
Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/
Non-Metal mentions:
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (Goth)
Non-Metal mentions:
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (Goth)
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell |
| 2. | Motörhead - Ace Of Spades |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| 4. | Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz |
| 5. | Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations |
| + 6 more |
TOP 50 POWER/HEAVY/Hardrock 1980-1989
| 1. | Iron Maiden - Powerslave |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| 4. | Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil |
| 5. | Michael Schenker Group - M.S.G. |
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