GMD Poll: Top 10 Metal Albums of 1983

[CiG]

Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
Motörhead - Another Perfect Day
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Dio - Holy Diver
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Accept - Balls to the Wall
Manowar - Into Glory Ride

Done.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Queer.

 

[Baroque]

Everything that was released

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

No, but no small chunk of it.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Jag Panzer - Jag Panzer (EP)
Ostrogoth - Full Moon's Eyes (EP)
Savage Grace - The Dominatress (EP)

Support!

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Metal Magic and Metal Health over Shout at the Devil? What the fuck?

Incidentally I think I'll follow your lead and start doing top infinity album lists in the future.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Metal Magic and Metal Health over Shout at the Devil? What the fuck?

Incidentally I think I'll follow your lead and start doing top infinity album lists in the future.

They aren't over them, my list isn't ranked. Over course Shout is the superior record of those three.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Support!

Right on, man.

 

[-CC-]

1) Metallica - Kill 'Em All
2) Dio - Holy Diver
3) Satan - Court in the Act
4) Armored Saint - S/T
5) Savatage - Sirens
6) Slayer - Show No Mercy
7) Anvil - Forged in Fire
8) Mercyful Fate - Melissa
9) Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
10) Motorhead - Another Perfect Day

Kind of meh year, I struggled to make this list. I think I should take HBB's advice and fuck off back to the 90's.

 

[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?