GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1985

[rms]

1 Manilla Road - Open the Gates
2 Slayer - Hell Awaits
3 Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
4 Exodus - Bonded by Blood
5 Pentagram - S/t
6 Saint Vitus - Hallow's Victim
7 Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly
8 Hallow's Eve - Tales of Terror

i'll see if i can dig out two more before this ends

 

[The Ozzman]

I'll only have 9 or so if I only rate what I've purchased...it would be maybe 15 otherwise so I won't rate. Hell Awaits would not be in my Top 5 most likely

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Just putting a list here in no particular order to revisit.


Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
W.A.S.P. - The Last Command
Bathory - The Return...
Helloween - Walls of Jericho
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Pentagram - s/t
Overkill - Feel the Fire
Megadeth - Killing is My Business... and Business is Good!
Manilla Road - Open the Gates
Saint Vitus - Hallow's Victim
Possessed - Seven Churches
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Savage Grace - Master of Disguise
Universe - s/t
Kat - Metal and Hell (Idk I'd need to double check this one. On RYM it says '85 but MA says '86)
Attacker - Battle at Helm's Deep
Destruction - Infernal Overkill

Also, I realize Running Wild's Bounded by Exile is this year too, but it's not my favorite by them. It's sorta a lesser Gates to Purgatory imo.

 

[Baroque]

1. Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly
2. Artillery - Fear of Tomorrow
3. Megadeth - KIMB
Dio - Sacred Heart
Exodus - BbB
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse
Destruction - Infernal Overkill
Nasty Savage - s/t
Sacrifice - Torment in Fire
DRI - Dealing with It

 

[no country for old wainds]

Crypts of Eternity sounds like a Venom song that ended up on the wrong album, and both Hell Awaits and Hardening of the Arteries are more innovative than they are excellent.

characterising the most derivative song as innovative while dismissing the most unique and elaborate song as a venom rip off = peak hbb

 

[HamburgerBoy]

How are Hell Awaits or Hardening of the Arteries derivative? They're among the closest things to death metal for their time. Your implication that Venom was incapable of elaborate songs further demonstrates that you know nothing. I was talking in terms of style, not quality or ambition. It's a borderline trad metal song, even though it is still great. Crionics and Face the Slayer are great too, but they clearly don't fit the thrashier half of Show No Mercy.

 

[Bloopy]

Kat - Metal and Hell (Idk I'd need to double check this one. On RYM it says '85 but MA says '86)

Recording completed Nov '85 so a lot more likely they took until '86 to release it.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

1. Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly (top 5 material, you jackasses)
2. Megadeth - Killing is My Business...and Business is Good!
3. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
4. Artillery - Fear of Tomorrow
5. Slauter Xstroyes - Winter Kill
6. Overkill - Feel the Fire
7. Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force - Marching Out
8. Razor - Evil Invaders
9. Slayer - Hell Awaits
10. Destruction - Infernal Overkill

 

[Slammed]

1. Dark Angel – We Have Arrived
2. Slayer – Hell Awaits
3. Exodus – Bonded By Blood
4. Megadeth – Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good!
5. Warlock - Hellbound
6. Kreator – Endless Pain
7. W.A.S.P. The Last Command
8. Armored Saint - Delirious Nomad
9. Twisted Sister – Come Out And Play
10. Helloween – Walls Of Jericho



HM
Anthrax - Spreading The Disease
S.O.D. - Speak English or Die
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Overkill - Feel the Fire
Vicious Rumors - Soldiers Of The Night

 

[Sirjack]

1. Overkill - Feel the Fire
2. Possessed - Seven Churches
3. Midnight Darkness - Holding the Night
4. Exodus - Bonded by Blood
5. Destruction - Infernal Overkill
6. Alcatrazz - Disturbing the Peace
7. Yngwie J Malmsteen - Marching Out
8. Loudness - Thunder in the East
9.Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly
10. Attacker - Battle at Helm's Deep

Chastain - Mystery of Illusion
Onslaught - Power From Hell
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Flatbacker - Snowslide

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

1 - Megadeth - Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!
2 - Slayer - Hell Awaits
3 - Sepultura - Bestial Devastation
4 - Destruction - Infernal Overkill
5 - Razor - Evil Invaders
6 - Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
7 - Dark Angel - We Have Arrived
8 - Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly
9 - Kreator - Endless Pain
10 - Artillery - Fear of Tomorrow

HM:
Sodom - In the Sign of Evil
Omen - Warning of Danger
Razor - Executioner's Song
Possessed - Seven Churches
Blitzkrieg - A Time of Changes
DRI - Dealing With it!
Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse
Helloween - S/T
Venom - Possessed
Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Overkill - Feel the Fire
Hirax - Raging Violence
Bathory - The Return...

 

[The Ozzman]

A wild TB appears!

 

[Krow]

preliminary. Remind me to rank if I dont.

So much awesome old heavy metal this year and so many I've never even heard of from MA. Will have to get on it.

Slayer - Hell Awaits
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Possessed - Seven Churches
Manilla Road - Open the gGates
Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
Trouble - The Skull
Omen - Warning of Danger
Blitzkrieg - A Time of Changes
Attacker - Battle at Helms Deep
Liege Lord - Freedom's Rise
Mercy - Witchburner
Omega - The Prophet
Satanic Rites - Which Way the Wind Blows
Mentors - You Axed For It!
Attack - Return of the Evil

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

A wild TB appears!

 

[Talos of Atmora]

8 - Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly

This needs to be higher. Good to see you again.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

This needs to be higher. Good to see you again.

thanks Elric.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

1. Razor - Evil Invaders
2. Megadeth - Killing is my Business ....and Business is Good!
3. Dark Angel - We Have Arrived
4. Malmsteen - Marching Out
5. Dark Wizard - Reign of Evil
6. Razor - Executioner's Song
7. Possessed - Seven Churches
8. English Dogs - Forward into Battle
9. Zoetrope - Amnesty
10. Corrosion of Conformity - Animosity


First stuff that pops in my head. Awesome year! Too many honorable mentions

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Whiplash - Power and Pain

Whiplash - Power and Pain

Whiplash - Power and Pain

Power and Pain was released in '86 if i am not mistaken. Would've definitely made my top 5 here if it was '85

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/threads/gmd-poll-top-10-metal-albums-of-1986.1108209/

edit: and its good to see that some of you guys are still here!

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Damn........fixed

 

[Bloopy]

1. Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
2. English Dogs - Forward Into Battle
3. Saint Vitus - Hallow's Victim
4. Pentagram - Pentagram (a.k.a. Relentless)
5. Acid - Engine Beast
6. Atomkraft - Future Warriors
7. Avenger - Killer Elite
8. Exodus - Bonded by Blood
9. Blackmayne - Blackmayne
10. Slayer - Hell Awaits

HM:
Grim Reaper - Fear No Evil
Loudness - Thunder in the East