GMD Poll: Top 10 Metal Albums of 1983

[no country for old wainds]

sorry to cut your 1990 talk short, but the RNG has spoken!

RYM albums list
RYM EPs list

the scoring explained

post your lists, have a lovely time etc

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Fuck yeah.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

 

[HamburgerBoy]

1. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
2. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
3. Savatage - Sirens
4. Satan - Court in the Act
5. Black Sabbath - Born Again
6. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
7. Dio - Holy Diver
8. Europe - Europe
9. Slayer - Show No Mercy
10. Banshee - Breakdown / I Am the Night

EDIT: Wait a sec, had to remove Queensryche, forgot about the pre-EMI 1982 press.

 

[Phylactery]

Easy top five for me. The rest will take some deliberation.

Melissa or Show No Mercy are the clear winners.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Anyone that doesn't consider Piece of Mind a clear winner should fuck off to the 90s.

 

[Phylactery]

Anyone that thinks Kill 'em All is better than Show No Mercy should reevaluate their life.

Piece of Mind is great, but not my favourite Maiden.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Half of Show No Mercy is better than most of Kill Em All, but the weak songs are pretty gosh darn weak compared to KEA which is a paragon of consistency.

 

[EspaDa]

1. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind (the greatest Maiden album)
2. Witchfinder General - Friends of Hell
3. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
4. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
5. Satan - Court in the Act
6. Slayer - Show No Mercy
7. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
8. Sortilège - Sortilège
9. Hellhammer - Satanic Rites
10. Grim Reaper - See You in Hell

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Crystal Logic was 1984.

 

[EspaDa]

RYM suggested 83.

 

[no country for old wainds]

december 83 according to MA and RYM

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Show No Mercy winning is the only correct outcome here.

 

[no country for old wainds]

there are 5 or 6 different possible winners here. i'd probably bet on slayer but it'll be close.

 

[EspaDa]

@HamburgerBoy u don't like Witchfinder?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

december 83 according to MA and RYM

The album was officially released in January 1984, regardless of what the imprint says.

http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pw...kAsXf__R52R6TjLraL6k&SEQ=20170320162147&SID=1

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

there are 5 or 6 different possible winners here. i'd probably bet on slayer but it'll be close.

i think the in-crowd will push Crystal Logic to the top spot. I like the album a lot, but i dont think ill be giving any points to it just because of the ridiculous fact that it'll probably end up beating Show No Mercy, Kill Em All, etc. Which is truly sad imho.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

@HamburgerBoy u don't like Witchfinder?

Neither of their albums really excite me.

 

[The Ozzman]

Holy Diver will be my #1 but I'll make my list when I get home.

 

[Baroque]

Holy Diver will be my #1 but I'll make my list when I get home.

I kind of agree with Ozz on this one. KeA is a close 2nd and how can you deny its influence though. Hmmm