GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1984

[no country for old wainds]

7) Trouble (Psalm 9) by Trouble
It's too late to cry to the Lord...

"What are the Sabbath rip-off moments on Psalm 9? To me, Trouble is by far one of the most distinctive and individual of all the early trad doom bands. I mean, if we're going to discuss rip-offs, Candlemass nicked a bunch of Trouble riffs/ideas early on. Psalm 9 got rid of all the relaxed/"stoner" vibe of Black Sabbath (and Pentagram) and replaced it with tight and aggressive thrashy riffage. The musicianship was also way ahead of most of their contemporaries; listening to the instrumental Endtime you don't even need Watchtower to hear where Confessor got their inspiration." - @HamburgerBoy

Chosen by:
CASSETTEISGOD (#4)
TechnicalBarbarity (#5)
Phylactery (#5)
-CyanideChrist- (#5)
Anom@nder Rake (#5)
Master_Yoda77 (#5)
HamburgerBoy (#6)
Burkhard (#6)
Baroque (#=8)
Bloopy (#8)
RedinTheSky (#8)
no country for old wainds (#9)
rms (#10)

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

i thought Psalm 9 would have been higher on most lists here.

 

[CiG]

Their imagery and album covers are fucking' cringeworthy and i have to question anyone that considers that shit "metal". More like pretentious goofball posers to me. Nothing metal about dressing up in leather thongs and posing for pictures. And to top it off the band members are top notch douches who think way too highly off themselves. I can proudly say i am not a fan of them.

And like i said, average at best. There is nothing they do that countless other bands dont do better ... except play dress up.

It's really funny when massive try-hard faggots hate bands for doing the exact same thing as them.

 

[no country for old wainds]

6) Saint Vitus by Saint Vitus
Your sanity is thin now, just takes a little push...

"vitus were an even more cynical, burnt out, tortured, despairing black sabbath with a gutter punk ethos, which was unfashionable in a number of ways in the '80s. in the beginning, with reagers on the mic, they were also deranged, delusional and heroin-fucked, an addict's nightmares distilled into sound." - @no country for old wainds

"Reagers sounds like a fucking mental patient." - @mutantllama

Chosen by:
CASSETTEISGOD (#1)
Vegard Pompey (#1)
no country for old wainds (#2)
Krow (#3)
Master_Yoda77 (#3)
-CyanideChrist- (#4)
Bloopy (#5)
rms (#6)
Slayed Necros (#9)
alex76 (#9)
EspaDa (#9)

 

[CiG]

Your quote is fucking spot on man.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Unless Defenders of the Faith pops up somewhere it seems impossible for this list to not be completely awesome.

 

[no country for old wainds]

5) Ample Destruction by Jag Panzer
Nothing will escape the Panzer stronghold!

"Ample Destruction is the most heterosexual metal album of all time." - @Elric of Melniboné

"Between the slashing riffs and wild solos, Conklin's unrestrained screams and absurd, poseur-killing lyrics, a generally hostile attitude, and a barely containable level of masculinity, Ample Destruction is the absolute embodiment of power metal. The unassailable spirit of heavy metal lives eternally on this record, regaling the listener with tales of steel and leather and black clad gangs terrorizing women and children. It's 100% over-the-top brain melting heavy metal mayhem and it's as essential as it gets." - @Slayed Necros

Chosen by:
Slayed Necros (#1)
rms (#1)
crimsonfloyd (#1)
no country for old wainds (#3)
Burkhard (#4)
RedinTheSky (#4)
Anom@nder Rake (#6)
-CyanideChrist- (#6)
Phylactery (#6
Master_Yoda77 (#7)
Krow (#9)
Serjeant Grumbles (#10)

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

It's really funny when massive try-hard faggots hate bands for doing the exact same thing as them.

Whoa there, did i disrespect one of you family members or something? Try getting demaios balls out of your mouth before responding to my opinion on them.

And you calling someone else a try-hard is mind-boggling. You are the essence of poserism bruh. I think we've made that clear already. And on top of all that your a little tattle-telling bitch. How do you even look at yourself in the mirror?

 

[Satanstoenail]

Try getting demaios balls out of your mouth before responding to my opinion on them.

You have an opinion on Demaio's balls?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

yes, i dont think they belong in cassettes mouth. Or i dunno, maybe they do.

 

[CiG]

You are the essence of poserism bruh.

How do you even look at yourself in the mirror?

With my eyes.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

With my eyes.

 

[The Ozzman]

second-rate copycat talentless hacks like Quorthon and the Immortal guys ever did

wut?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

wut?

There's quite a bit of that Manowar sound on the first couple Immortal albums, isn't there? I forget the particular songs off the top of my head.

 

[no country for old wainds]

4) King of the Dead by Cirith Ungol
Your fate hangs before you on a wheel of fire...

"As the sole guitarist on the album, the late Jerry Fogle recorded multiple guitar parts and his distinctive axe work is a true highlight during the album's many extended guitar sequences. Flint's bass parts are massive and they play a key role in the progression of the songs rather than just being a rhythm element. Robert Garven plays with a hard-hitting style that provides a suitable framework for the musical tapestry created by the other instrumentalists. Perhaps the most recognizable element of Cirith Ungol's sound is Tim Baker, and his unique snarl is more venomous than it was on the band's debut album." - @Omni

Chosen by:
Krow (#1)
EspaDa (#1)
no country for old wainds (#1)
Master_Yoda77 (#2)
Phylactery (#2)
Slayed Necros (#2)
rms (#4)
Anom@nder Rake (#4)
CASSETTEISGOD (#6)
Talos of Atmora (#6)
gand1234 (#8)
Vegard Pompey (#8)
crimsonfloyd (#8)

 

[The Ozzman]

There's quite a bit of that Manowar sound on the first couple Immortal albums, isn't there? I forget the particular songs off the top of my head.

I'll have to listen to them again

 

[no country for old wainds]

3) Don't Break the Oath by Mercyful Fate
My sweet Satan, you are the one!

"The fact that people hate King Diamond means they haven't listened to Don't Break the Oath, and that is just fucking blasphemy. That has some of the best riffs I've ever heard." - @The Ozzman

"Don't Break The Oath is right up there with Sad Wings of Destiny as the greatest heavy metal record of all time." - @Master_Yoda77

Chosen by:
The Ozzman (#1)
Master_Yoda77 (#1)
Serjeant Grumbles (#1)
Anom@nder Rake (#1)
gand1234 (#1)
Krow (#2)
alex76 (#3)
Atomic Tide (#3)
RedinTheSky (#3)
HamburgerBoy (#5)
zabu of nΩd (#6)
Slayed Necros (#7)
rms (#7)
no country for old wainds (#7)
Bloopy (#7)
Phylactery (#8)
-CyanideChrist- (#8)
Baroque (#=8)
CASSETTEISGOD (#9)
Talos of Atmora (#10)

 

[Phylactery]

Surprised at how well DBtO has done. I don't find it to be anywhere near the level of Melissa. And this is probably a stronger than 1983.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

RTL vs Powerslave, woo

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

so whos alt account is @gand1234?