best albums year by year

[svenske kocken]

Ok, here´s a tough one. Rank the best album from 2001 to, say, 1980. One album/year. And only metal records, thank you very much. Here´s my list:

2001: Opeth - Blackwater Park
2000: Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
1999: Opeth - Still Life
1998: The Haunted - The Haunted
1997: Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale
1996: Opeth - Morningrise
1995: Dissection - Storm Of The Ligh´s Bane
1994: Dream Theater - Awake
1993: Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
1992: Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
1991: Entombed - Clandestine
1990: Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
1989: Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
1988: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
1987: King Diamond - Abigail
1986: Metallica - Master Of Puppets
1985: Slayer - Hell Awaits
1984: Iron Maiden - Powerslave
1983: Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
1982: Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
1981: Iron Maiden - Killers
1980: Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

Hmmm... don't really pay much attention to the dates on my records...!! But I'll post my favourites anyway, just to piss you off and ruin your thread idea

Metallica - And justice for all
Megadeth - Rust in peace
Opeth - Still Life
Death - The sound of perseverance
Death - Spiritual healing
Martyr - Warp Zone
Cradle of Filth - Midian
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Monkey Euphoria
Atheist - Elements
Nevermore - Politics of Ecstasy
Gorefest - Erase

 

[Kushantaiidan]

2002: Hammering Moss - Dusk
2001: Emperor - Prometheus: The Disciplin Of Fire And Demise
2000:


can't think back that far.