GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1984

[CiG]

Not including EPs in any of my lists, so...

 

[Krow]

Why are you guys devoting so much time and energy to discussing USPM albums that are worse than the Dark Age EP?

I dont normally count EPs in these threads or I would have probably included it.

 

[Burkhard]

boy oh boy is counting the results gonna be fun for this one

To make it easier for you, I have now put albums 4 to 7 into a specific order after giving them another spin, though I'm still not 100% sure.

also jesus, as much as i love fates warning i don't think i could justify having NoB even top 20 in a year this stacked lol

Well, this is all about our personal favourites, isn't it? I was a bit surprised myself, but "Night on Bröcken" got more spins from me than the albums ranked below and after re-listening to all of them - I hadn't listened to most of them for a very long time -, I've come to the conclusion that the order in which I ranked them reflects my current personal preferences. Maybe my list would have looked a bit differently way back then - with the exception of Metallica being at no. 1. There's actually a very huge gap between "Ride the Lightning" and any other album mentioned in my list for 1984.

 

[ClichéUserName]

How long are you planning to have this up?

 

[no country for old wainds]

til at least the 29th cause i'm on vacation with no pc til then

 

[The Ozzman]

My list is now completely numbered. A very good year and I bet if I rated them again in 6 months the order would be different.

 

[EspaDa]

1. Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
2. Manowar - Hail to England
3. Manowar - Sign of the Hammer
4. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
5. Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
6. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
7. Anthrax - Fistful of Metal
8. Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
9. Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus
10. Bathory - Bathory

 

[Talos of Atmora]

More people should be putting Métamorphose on their lists, goddamnit.

 

[Baroque]

More people should be putting Métamorphose on their lists, goddamnit.

It could be a case of most people not having heard it. I've heard it once and remember it was good, but then again I don't remember any specifics or feeling the need to go back and listen to it again.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i like sortilege a great deal but i recall that one is their weakest release. hasn't really figured into my thinking in such an insanely great year.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

I'm still working on my list, but I'm shocked by how high it is on my list.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

I really just haven't been that floored with Sortilege and haven't really listened to them enough to have any authority to put them on my list when the following albums I am just far more into. Holy shit I never realized that Manowar put out 2 awesome albums that year.

1. Mercyful Fate – Don't Break the Oath
2. Cirith Ungol – King of the Dead
3. Saint Vitus – Saint Vitus
4. Bathory – Bathory
5. Trouble – Psalm 9
6. Manowar – Hail to England
7. Jag Panzer – Ample Destruction
8. Wolf – Edge of the World
9. Manowar – Sign of the Hammer
10. Medieval Steel - Medieval Steel

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

1. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
2. Warlord - And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun...
3. Manowar - Sign of the Hammer
4. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
5. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
6. Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
7. Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
8. Bathory - Bathory
9. Dio - The Last in Line
10. Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction

Honourable Mention
Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
Grave Digger - Heavy Metal Breakdown
Manowar - Hail to England
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
Medieval Steel - Medieval Steel

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Kinda forgot about that Medieval Steel release since I tend to ignore EPs and Compilations but I might just have to stick it in there and bump out that WASP album, unfortunately...

 

[Baroque]

How does one make a top 10 metal albums list of 1984 and not include RtL? It should be on any all genres list worth anything for 1984 also.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

How does one make a top 10 metal albums list of 1984 and not include RtL? It should be on any all genres list worth anything for 1984 also.

He just HAD to fit that Wolf album on there.

 

[Satanstoenail]

1. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
2. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3. Slayer - Haunting the Chapel
4. Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
5. Venom - At War With Satan
6. Destruction - Sentence of Death
7. Voivod - War and Pain
8. Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
9. Manowar - Hail to England
10. Manowar - Sign of the Hammer

Edit - Been cranking War and Pain and it's fucking great. Out goes St Vitus.

 

[CiG]

Medieval Steel - Medieval Steel

 

[Master_Yoda77]

That Wolf album is better than that Metallica album, just saying. Iron Maiden was really close to making my list as well, as it does contain my favorite Iron Maiden songs, I just felt I prefer the other albums more, even if they aren't the best.

 

[CiG]

Don't even think I know this Wolf band, might have to have a gander.