1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Judas Priest - British Steel

3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

4.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

2.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

3.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

4.AC/DC - Back In Black

5.Rush - Permanent Waves

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An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just…

1.Anathema - The Silent Enigma

2.Opeth - Morningrise

3.Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum

4.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans

5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

3.AC/DC - Back In Black

4.Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law

5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

2.Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz

3.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

4.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

5.Judas Priest - British Steel

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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…

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

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1.Dio - Holy Diver

2.Huntress - Spell Eater

3.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

4.Judas Priest - British Steel

5.Nightmare - Insurrection

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A lot of bands have great debut albums. Obviously this list is just a fraction of all the great debut albums out there, but it's a start. I'll keep expanding this list continuously, so all suggestions…

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2.Aarni - Bathos

3.Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia

4.Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom

5.Sadness - Ames De Marbre

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RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]

Neither popularity among fans nor commercial success (or unsuccess)…

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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Metal albums from 1980.

1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

3.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

4.Def Leppard - On Through The Night

5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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*I do not count Judas Priest and Motorhead as NWOBHM, because they started before that scene…

1.Satan - Court In The Act

2.Cloven Hoof - Cloven Hoof

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4.Witchfinder General - Death Penalty

5.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

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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

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