GMD Poll: Top 10 Metal Albums of 1983

[TechnicalBarbarity]

...lulz.

 

[Baroque]

Four (first three and Tempo).

 

[-CC-]

Can we roll the RNG dice early ahead of the next thread so I can go on a relistening spree? I'm itching for a purposeful binge. Throw a year at me dammit.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i'm leaving these threads open for 2+ weeks, how much of a relistening binge do you need lol

 

[-CC-]

2+ weeks isn't a long time for you? That shit is an eternity. I've already listened to Court in the Act like 20 times this week.

EDIT: I do understand that it would take focus away from this thread, so on second thought, I'll just RNG it myself and have a list ready by the time that thread is made (although I'm betting you're gonna be sick and tired of tallying votes after a few more of these threads)

EDIT 2: RNGe'd between 1980-2016. Got 2003.

EDIT 3: Man I was such a little shit back in 03, listening to Arch Enemy and the likes. Looks like I missed a great deal. Pretty good year. No doubt The Work Which Transforms God is gonna win like a motherfucker though (and deservedly so).

 

[CiG]

Just read a UM debate, time will slow down.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Fabulous Disaster is such a fucking masterpiece. I took a long break from it for whatever reason but last year I listened to it in the car and I forgot how quality it was. People bitch about the covers but whatever, it's still a really strong eight song album without them. No band will ever make such an amazing fun-thrash album again.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Sometimes I seriously think if metal had ended in 1986 half this board's metalheads wouldn't be metalheads.

I might not be one tbh and I'm pretty trad-biased. No Dark Quarterer or Adramelch, and the latter was instrumental in getting me into "real" heavy metal (and out of shitty prog metal).

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Sometimes I seriously think if metal had ended in 1986 half this board's metalheads wouldn't be metalheads.

How would metal have ended in 1986? Is it a scenario where the kitchen ran out of metal and had to 86 it?

 

[CiG]

How would metal have ended in 1986? Is it a scenario where the kitchen ran out of metal and had to 86 it?

 

[The Ozzman]

I must be out of the loop or tired. What does RNG mean?

Four (first three and Tempo).

+ Impact is Imminent imo

 

[Krow]

Random number generator?

 

[The Ozzman]

Random number generator?

Thanks. Should've been obvious.

 

[rms]

nobody on this board is talking about melodeath-era at the gates when they talk about their greatness tho?

I thought SOTS was considered the 'most foundational' album for melodeath, but maybe i'm wrong.

Does RMS not like death metal? I noticed he didn't vote on the 1992 thread which was a death metal year.

eh, I enjoy but I guess it's my least favorite out of the 5. wouldn't really consider that year above average in terms of death metal, IMO Golgotha is the only album really worth it off memory

Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Metallica - Kill Em All
Jaguar - Power Games
Satan - Court in the Act
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Witchfinder General - Friends of Hell
Jag Panzer - Jag Panzer (EP)
Sortilège - Sortilège
Heavy Load - Stronger Than Evil

 

[no country for old wainds]

it is, but it's generally regarded by underground metal types as a cash-in a la the black album or w/e

 

[no country for old wainds]

1) iron maiden - piece of mind
2) slayer - show no mercy
3) satan - court in the act
4) silver mountain - shakin' brains
5) manilla road - crystal logic
6) heavy load - stronger than evil
7) rat attack - rat attack
8) metallica - kill 'em all
9) manowar - into glory ride
10) sortilege - sortilege

 

[HamburgerBoy]

+ Impact is Imminent imo

Impact is good and a bit underrated, but it has its weak moments and overall only a couple songs (title track and Changing of the Guard) really match the quality of the first three.

 

[Burkhard]

lists bros? @Burkhard

I think I'll have to skip this round. I only own three albums which were released in 1983 and those are the only ones I'm familiar with (if you can still be familiar with albums which you haven't listened to for about two decades or even more), whereas the minimum amount of releases to be included in one's list is five - or has this requirement been dropped?

 

[Phylactery]

4) silver mountain - shakin' brains

What is this? Never heard of it.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i never actually put that rule in an OP so idk if itd be fair to apply it, i guess i will next time though if the majority wants. i can hardly imagine how hard tech barb's conspiracy theories would rage if i rejected his list when he hasn't broken an explicit rule.

shakin' brains should appeal to people who like malmsteen and 70s shit like rainbow and deep purple.