GMD Poll: Top 10 Metal Albums of 1983

[TechnicalBarbarity]

1 - Slayer - Show No Mercy
2 - Metallica - Kill Em All

 

[CiG]

Fucking fantastic year mate.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

There are a couple more albums I want to listen to so I may still adjust this list but for now it looks like this:

1. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
2. Rat Attack - Rat Attack
3. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
4. Satan - Court in the Act
5. Tokyo Blade - Tokyo Blade
6. Ritual - Widow
7. Slayer - Show No Mercy
8. Heavy Load - Stronger than Evil
9. Europe - Europe
10. Sortilège - Sortilège

 

[Vilden]

Great #8-10!

 

[no country for old wainds]

i recommend checking out the 220 volt self-titled @Vegard Pompey

i'm actually kinda surprised to see satan that high!

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I did check out the 220 Volt self-titled! It nearly makes the list.

I too am surprised I'd put Satan that high. I sat through the whole album again and was shocked by how consistently great it was. I still don't think "Alone in the Dork" is the greatest song ever or anything.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

A:
1. Dio- Holy Diver
2. Manilla Road- Crystal Logic

A-:
3. Iron Maiden- Piece of Mind
4. Metallica- Kill Em All
5. Slayer- Show No Mercy

B+:
6. Sortilege- Sortliege
7. Black Sabbath- Born Again

B:
8. Hellhammer- Satanic Rites

B-:
9. Motorhead- Another Perfect Day
10. Satan- Court in the Act

Still scanning some of the records I haven't heard that you all have listed, but so far, not much impressive. Easily the weakest year we've done thus far.

On the positive side, Show No Mercy is way stronger than I rememebered.

Edited in honor of TheNightsBane

 

[Phylactery]

What don't you like about Melissa?

But yes, Show No Mercy is amazing (minus the gang shouts that appear a few times).

 

[HamburgerBoy]

And Lombardo's shit-tier drumming.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

What don't you like about Melissa

King Diamond's vocals irritate me after 10-15 minutes.

 

[Baroque]

A:
1. Dio- Holy Diver
2. Manilla Road- Crystal Logic

A-:
3. Iron Maiden- Piece of Mind
4. Metallica- Kill 'em All
5. Slayer- Show No Mercy

B+:
6. Black Sabbath- Born Again

B:
7. Sortilege- Sortliege
8. Hellhammer- Satanic Rites

B-:
9. Motorhead- Another Perfect Day
10. Satan- Court in the Act

Still scanning some of the records I haven't heard that you all have listed, but so far, not much impressive. Easily the weakest year we've done thus far.

On the positive side, Show No Mercy is way stronger than I rememebered.

Are you wanting each grade level to get the same amount of points or more points for 1 than 2?

 

[Baroque]

King Diamond's vocals irritate me after 10-15 minutes.

Same honestly, this belongs in the controversial options thread but I prefer Metallica's covers of the album on Garage Inc. still the strength of the composition is there.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

>slapping together a medley of various songs retains the strength of the original compositions
kek

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Are you wanting each grade level to get the same amount of points or more points for 1 than 2?

No, points should be distributed according to rank, just like everyone else. I do it to give some context to how high of esteem I hold the album. For example, Suffocation's Pierced From Within was #10 for 1995, but is an A- album while the #10 album for 1983 is a B- album.

 

[Phylactery]

King Diamond's vocals irritate me after 10-15 minutes.

I thought this would be your response. His vocals aren't everyone's cup of tea.

Also, not really comparable but I rate Court in the Act much more highly than Pierced from Within.

Same honestly, this belongs in the controversial options thread but I prefer Metallica's covers of the album on Garage Inc. still the strength of the composition is there.

Lol. Definitely belongs in the Controversial Opinions thread. That is just outrageous to me. Melissa is far better than anything Metallica ever did.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Same honestly, this belongs in the controversial options thread but I prefer Metallica's covers of the album on Garage Inc. still the strength of the composition is there.

Ugh. I know you're probably right. I should give it another listen :|

 

[Baroque]

>slapping together a medley of various songs retains the strength of the original compositions
kek

No I meant I still voted for Melissa because it has strength of composition. It's #5 on my list even though I don't like the vocals.

 

[Baroque]

Other than those first 3 records.

Their first 5 are better than Melissa imo

 

[Phylactery]

No. Ride the Lightning is the only Metallica that even comes close to the glory of Melissa. But my general distaste for Metallica has been discussed enough on this board.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Puppets is definitely Melissa-tier, Kill Em All isn't really even close, even though it's a more important and influential album.