Debut albums...

[eppst1]

My favs:
Metal Church - s/t
Over Kill - Feel the Fire
Pagan's Mind - Celestial Entrance
Hammerfall - Glory to the Brave
Ensiferum - Ensiferum
Elvenking - Heathenreel
Annihilator - Alice in Hell
Star One - Space Metal
Wintersun - s/t
Atheist - Piece of Time

 

[nomisofsiman]

the diversity of the styles of music in this topic is impressive.

Not according to a certain someone.

 

[jem777az]

Not according to a certain someone.

I know.......damn buzzkill!

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

TED NUGENT - Self-titled 1975 release.
VAN HALEN - Self-titled.
EXODUS - Bonded By Blood.
DREAM EVIL - Dragonslayer.
WRATHCHILD AMERICA - Climbin' the Walls.
RAINBOW - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow 1975 release.
RHAPSODY - Legendary Tales.
FALCONER - Self-titled.

 

[modernwizardry]

Hibria - Defying the Rules

Helloween - Walls of Jericho

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King

Captain Beyond - S/T

 

[hoodaman]

My favorite debut albums across all genres:

Aspera - Ripples
Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
Dave Matthews Band - Under the Table and Dreaming
Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
Freak Kitchen - Appetizer
Future's End - Memoirs of a Broken Man
The Gathering - Mandylion
Haken - Aquarius
Incubus - Fungus Amongus
Matchbox20 - Yourself or Someone Like You
Shadows Fall - The Art of Balance
Skid Row - Skid Row
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
Spheric Universe Experience - Mental Torments
Tantric - Tantric
Toto - Toto

 

[AngraRULES]

To Jasonic:

Do you really have to post all of those huge, annoying, long-to-load covers? Don't be that guy!

To Simon:

Do you really need to quote him when he posts all of those huge, annoying, long-to-load covers? Don't be that guy!

 

[Lionheart]

Some that haven't been mentioned:

A.C.T - Today's Report
Hubi Meisel - EmOcean (Cut doesn't count since it's just covers)
Vanden Plas - The Colour Temple
Wolverine - Fervent Dream (or The Window Purpose if you don't want to include the EP)
Radakka - Malice & Tranquility
Chrome Shift - Ripples In Time
AtmosFear - Into The Atmosphere
Sun Caged - Sun Caged
Pantommind - Shade Of Fate
Scenario - A Fearful Symmetry
Delain - Silent Lucidity
Within Temptation - Enter
Last Tribe - The Ritual
Aeon Zen - A Mind's Portrait
Seventh Wonder - Become
Silent Call - Creations From A Chosen Path
Constancia - Lost And Gone
Nemesea - Mana
Silent Force - The Empire Of Future
Missa Mercuria - Missa Mercuria
Crossfade - White On Blue
Nexx - Colours
Two Of A Kind - Two Of A Kind
Place Vendome - Place Vendome
H.e.a.t. - H.e.a.t.
Virginia Wolf - Virginia Wolf
Urban Tale - Urban Tale
Harem Scarem - Harem Scarem
Satellite - A Street Between Sunrise And Sunset
The Mission - God's Own Medicine
Cutting Crew - Broadcast
Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles
The Call - The Call
Silent Majority - Power
Saxon - Saxon
Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
Souljourners - Mind Control
Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous
Symphorce - Truth To Promises
Twilight - The Edge
Zero Hour - Zero Hour/Metamorphis

 

[Jasonic]

Shadows Fall - The Art of Balance

That's like their 3rd album!!!!

 

[Jasonic]

To Jasonic:

Do you really have to post all of those huge, annoying, long-to-load covers? Don't be that guy!

Yes I do.
As I find that more interesting than just listing them.

Furthermore, album art is very important to me, and adding them in the thread helps back up (at least for me) part of the reason why these albums are so special.

 

[Jasonic]

RAINBOW - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow 1975 release.

 

[labrekk]

Some that haven't been mentioned:

Radakka - Malice & Tranquility
Last Tribe - The Ritual
Constancia - Lost And Gone
Twilight - The Edge

The Radakka is a damn fine album I forgot. The 1st last Tribe was good, but I really preferred the 2 follow-ups.
The Constancia and Twilight were in my post

 

[Claus / Intromental]

The Constancia and Twilight were in my post

Actually ... no ... you mentioned "Eye For An Eye" as the debut album, whereas Lionheart mentioned "The Edge".

Just to clear up (or increase) all confusion:
"Eye For An Eye" was released officially first (twice actually - with different cover artworks), but "The Edge" was the original demo cassette recorded BEFORE "EFAE". It was first years later that we put it onto CD and had it released officially, at which time we went and re-re-released "Eye For An Eye" with yet another artwork .

 

[ratanda]

The Gathering - Mandylion

Good album indeed, but that's like their 2nd or 3rd album.

Some good albums named in this thread.

 

[johan68]

How about this gem....

 

[labrekk]

How about this gem....

It was in my list, excellent album by an underrated band...

 

[labrekk]

Actually ... no ... you mentioned "Eye For An Eye" as the debut album, whereas Lionheart mentioned "The Edge".

Just to clear up (or increase) all confusion:
"Eye For An Eye" was released officially first (twice actually - with different cover artworks), but "The Edge" was the original demo cassette recorded BEFORE "EFAE". It was first years later that we put it onto CD and had it released officially, at which time we went and re-re-released "Eye For An Eye" with yet another artwork .

You're right, I meant Eye For An Eye. Which is a killer album.

 

[hoodaman]

Good album indeed, but that's like their 2nd or 3rd album.

Some good albums named in this thread.

whoops! I got confused. Mandylion was their major label debut but not first album. My mistake

 

[SharkBlack]

Death Angel - The Ultra Violence
Van Halen - s/t
Black Sabbath - s/t
Boston - s/t
The Doors - s/t
Led Zeppelin - 1
Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
The Cars - s/t
Iron Maiden - s/t
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
Testament - The Legacy
Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
Metal Church - s/t
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Slipknot - s/t
Annihilator - Alice in Hell
Dio-Holy Diver
The Ramones - s/t
Kansas - s/t

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

My favorite debut albums across all genres:

Shadows Fall - The Art of Balance

Of One Blood is SHADOWS FALL's debut.