Top 10 Metal albums (80's)

[Layla]

What are your favorite 10 Metal albums from the 80' s ?

 

[Layla]

Mine in no particularly order :

Ride The Lightning - Metallica (1984)
Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath (1980)
Reign in Blood - Slager (1986)
The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden (1982)
Peace Sells. ...but Who's Buying ? - Megadeth (1986)
Screaming For Vengeance - Judas Priest (1982)
Master of Puppets - Metallica (1986)
Blizzard of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne (1980)
Epicus Doomixus6 Metallicus - Candlemass (1986)
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (1980)

 

[Riff Raff]

This is going to be difficult because it includes many sub genres.

Not in any particular order.

Ride The Lightning - Metallica
Peace Sells - Megadeth
Altars of Madness - Morbid Angel
Metal Heart - Accept
Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest
Leprosy - Death
Bonded by Blood - Exodus
Breaking the Silence - Heathen
Beyond the Gates - Possessed
Schizophrenia - Sepultura

A few honourable mentions -
Hell Awaits by Slayer
Deathcrush EP by Mayhem
Walls of Jericho by Helloween

 

[SanguineRemedy]

Of course... no particular order after Diary being my favorite pick here.

Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osbourne
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? - Megadeth
Lightning to the Nations - Diamond Head
Holy Diver - Dio
Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part 1 - Helloween
Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest
Fire Down Under - Riot
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Reign in Blood - Slayer
Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath

 

[joe]

South of Heaven - Slayer
Reign in Blood - Slayer
Powerslave - Iron Maiden
Kill 'Em All - Metallica
Master of Puppets - Metallica
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys II
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell

 

[Vader]

This is an impossible task but off the top my head and no band repeats...
Not in order. So many more could have made this list....

BLACK SABBATH ~ HEAVEN & HELL
IRON MAIDEN ~ POWERSLAVE
DIO ~ HOLY DIVER
CELTIC FROST ~ TO MEGA THERION
MERCYFUL.FATE ~ MELISSA
SLAYER ~ SOUTH OF HEAVEN
MEGADETH ~ PEACE SELLS
METALLICA ~ KILL EM ALL
TESTAMENT ~ THE NEW ORDER
OZZY OSBOURNE ~ DIARY OF A MADMAN
ANGEL WITCH ~ ANGEL WITCH..

 

[mrblond]

Limit one per band:

Accept - Balls to the Wall (1983)
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith (1984)
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry (1984)
Dio - Holy Diver (1983)
Metallica - Kill 'Em All (1983)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Scorpions - Blackout (1982)
Saxon - Crusader (1984)
Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force (1984)
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (1980)

 

[Arkie]

Death ~ Scream Bloody Gore
Possessed ~ Seven Churches
Anthrax ~ Among the Living
Slayer ~ South of Heaven
Megadeth~ Piece Sells , but...
Metallica ~Kill em All
Bolt Thrower ~ In Battle There Is No Law
Carcass ~ Symphonies Of Sickness
Coroner ~ No More Color
Venom ~ Black Metal