GMD Poll: Top 10 Metal Albums of 1983

[HamburgerBoy]

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.

 

[CiG]

anyone that enjoys either of those two garbage albums should be deleting their accounts.

the fact that europe has made a few of the lists here is mindboggling tbh. only @ ultimate metalz.

Wrong.

 

[Vilden]

the fact that europe has made a few of the lists here is mindboggling tbh. only @ ultimate metalz.

Why?

 

[CiG]

The first two Europe albums are killer. It's retarded that they're not in the Encyclopedia Metallum database.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Second to the exclusion of Protest the Hero, probably the most retarded decision on it.

 

[CiG]

I don't give a shit about that band so I suppose it's not so grievous to me personally.

 

[ClichéUserName]

lists bros? @ClichéUserName

Nah skipping it, my list just isn't big enough.

 

[no country for old wainds]

where's your list @Phylactery, did you leave it next to your dental hygiene?! haha, lil british in-joke there

 

[Phylactery]

I'll have my list finalised by the end of Saturday. Thought you'd be leaving this open a bit longer tbh. Didn't think we had that many votes.

 

[no country for old wainds]

we have 25 lots of votes, and a couple people said they weren't participating (plus @Elric of Melniboné and @Sword of Kalki have vanished). still haven't heard anything from @Serjeant Grumbles or @I-TEND-TO-DIE i don't think - i'm assuming they aren't interested - other than that it's just you. i'd like to do the results sunday if possible as i have a busy week after that.

 

[Phylactery]

1. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
2. Slayer - Show No Mercy
3. Satan - Court in the Act
4. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
5. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
6. Sortilege - Sortilege
7. Hellhammer - Satanic Rites
8. Warlord - Deliver Us
9.. Loudness - The Law of the Devil's Land
10. Manowar - Into Glory Ride

 

[I-TEND-TO-DIE]

we have 25 lots of votes, and a couple people said they weren't participating (plus @Elric of Melniboné and @Sword of Kalki have vanished). still haven't heard anything from @Serjeant Grumbles or @I-TEND-TO-DIE i don't think - i'm assuming they aren't interested - other than that it's just you. i'd like to do the results sunday if possible as i have a busy week after that.

sorry haha I was very busy the last week(s) very much shit in my personal life going on.
But I will definitly will vote bro.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Ok. those Europe songs are fucking awesome.

 

[no country for old wainds]

@I-TEND-TO-DIE closing this monday fyi

 

[Talos of Atmora]

 

[no country for old wainds]

nice obscure reference there

ok i just spent like a hundred hours putting together a fucking sideboard but i'll start this shit soon

 

[no country for old wainds]

GMD's Top 10 Albums of 1983
10) Sirens by Savatage
I believe we'll find a new world...

"Sirens drops off pretty significantly with the second half, but that run with the first four tracks is perfect." - hbb in this very thread

Chosen by:
HamburgerBoy (#3)
Talos of Atmora (#4)
-CyanideChrist- (#5)
Vilden (#6)
Baroque (#8)

 

[no country for old wainds]

9) Sortilège by Sortilège
He will throw you to the flames...

"Possibly the ultimate heavy metal voice. I fucking worship this EP." - @Slayed Necros

Chosen by:
Slayed Necros (#2)
crimsonfloyd (#5)
alex76 (#5)
Phylactery (#6)
EspaDa (#8)
rms (#9)
no country for old wainds (#10)
Vilden (#10)
Dazed and Brutal (#10)
Vegard Pompey (#10)

 

[Master_Yoda77]

I don't want to get into including demos and EPs otherwise I'd never see the fucking light of day. I would have included that Sortilege EP if I did, though.

 

[no country for old wainds]

'bourreau' is such a great song. most of the EP is v good but if it was all on that level it'd be a lot higher on my list.