GMD Poll: Top 10 Metal Albums of 1983

has TB ever professed a liking for CRYSTAL LOGIC though? given his tastes i wouldn't be surprised if those genuinely were the only two albums he likes from this year (aside from mamas boys obviously)

Yes, he has.

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.
 
Personally, I have no problem with either of those albums getting beaten by Crystal Logic if enough people vote in its favor. To be honest, I'd rather see people vote sincerely instead of being coerced into voting for something they don't like because it was "influential". If you want to put Sortilège above Kill 'Em All, by all means, go ahead. If you feel that you enjoyed Heavy Load more than Show No Mercy, great! Put it on, if you want.

Besides, I'm actually quite liking the variety in a lot of people's lists so far and this is coming from a guy whose top 10 list for this year changes quite frequently. Besides, if people want to get into more varied stuff from the '80s instead of the usual names being dropped on mainstream sites, that's a pretty good thing in my book. Getting someone to find something that they wouldn't have found otherwise is a great thing.
 
In terms of metal history his top two really are the winners here. But yeah it's sort of more interesting if things are less black and white and people vote based on their own tastes and not what is historically most important
 
From what I've seen I do not see Crystal Logic beating Show No Mercy, but it looks like it's going to place in the top 5 where it very well fucking deserves.

Also, I should note that Show No Mercy and Kill Em All are my favorite albums from each band.
 
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That part was a joke, because both albums are jokes, oh well
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In terms of metal history his top two really are the winners here. But yeah it's sort of more interesting if things are less black and white and people vote based on their own tastes and not what is historically most important

How? Europe was just as historically important, and arguably it was an even more novel album being that hardcore may have eventually ended up creating thrash without metal. Europe's S/T is a landmark power metal album.
 
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