GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1985

[Anom@nder Rake]

1. Slayer - Hell Awaits
2. Razor - Evil Invaders
3. Possessed - Seven Churches
4. Bathory - The Return
5. Saint Vitus - Hallow's Victim
6. Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
7. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
8. Destruction - Infernal Overkill
9. Overkill - Feel the Fire
10. Attacker - Battle At Helm's Deep

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Skeptics Apocalypse is solid USPM, a few spots off making my list. I like this song in particular:

 

[Bloopy]

How does that Loudness album compare to The Law of the Devil’s Land?

I prefer Thunder in the East. It's more catchy with a bit of a glam influence, but the better production also makes it sound more epic to me.

 

[Phylactery]

Slayer - Hell Awaits
Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Possessed - Seven Churches
Saint Vitus - Hallow's Victim
Destruction - Infernal Overkill
Attacker - Battle at Helm's Deep
Overkill - Feel the Fire
Sodom - In the Sign of Evil
Trouble - The Skull

Is this ordered or not?

I'll have a go at this one. Just getting the list on the proverbial paper for now:

Slayer - Hell Awaits
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
Dokken - Under Lock and Key
Carnivore - Carnivore
Megadeth - KIMB
ADX - Execution
Yngwie - Marching Out
Kreator - Endless Pain
Possessed - Seven Churches
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Dio - Sacred Heart
Armored Saint - Delirious Nomad

Are you going to cut this to 10 and order it or are you not participating?

 

[The Ozzman]

Are you going to cut this to 10 and order it or are you not participating

I said at least 2 pages ago I'm not participating anymore

 

[Krow]

I’ll order my list when I get home if I didn’t already. I dint remember

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Is this ordered or not?



Are you going to cut this to 10 and order it or are you not participating?

It is 10 and I’m comfortable enough with that order.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

It is 10 and I’m comfortable enough with that order.

Okaaayy Ozzman

 

[crimsonfloyd]

1. Megadeth- Killing is My Business... and Business is Good!
2. Slayer- Hell Awaits
3. Fates Warning- The Spectre Within
4. Celtic Frost- To Mega Therion
5. Dio- Sacred Heart
6. Overkill- Feel the Fire
7. Manilla Road- Open the Gates
8. Destruction- Infernal Overkill
9. Pentagram- Pentagram
10. Possessed- Seven Churches

Barely have had time to relisten to any on these, so beyond the top 3, the order feels way more nebulous than normal for me.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

2) Whiplash - Power and Pain

Power and Pain is from '86. Just wanted to give you a heads up so you don't waste your #2 spot on it.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

If an unordered list has "Hell Awaits" at the top, presume it's ordered.

 

[-CC-]

Power and Pain is from '86. Just wanted to give you a heads up so you don't waste your #2 spot on it.

Good catch, thanks man

 

[Phylactery]

1. Slayer - Hell Awaits
2. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
3. Destruction - Infernal Overkill
4. Sodom - In the Sign of Evil
5. Trouble - The Skull
6. Manilla Road - Open the Gates
7. Liege Lord - Freedom’s Rise
8. Savage Grace - Master of Disguise
9. Bathory - The Return
10. Possessed - Seven Churches

Does anyone want to tally these up and send me the results and then I’ll do the countdown?

 

[Omni]

No. Do it yourself since you love math so much.

 

[Krow]

1. Slayer - Hell Awaits
2. Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
3. Possessed - Seven Churches
4. Trouble - The Skull
5. Bathory - The Return......
6. Blitzkrieg - A Time of Changes
7. Running Wild - Branded and Exiled
8. Attacker - Battle at Helms Deep
9. Omega - The Prophet
10. Mentors - You Axed For It!

My memory is fuck. Hopefully this is in time.

 

[no country for old wainds]

yay another blitzkrieg mention

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Barely have had time to relisten to any on these.

Open the Gates is on your list, so yeah i can tell.

 

[CiG]

 

[HamburgerBoy]

9. Omega - The Prophet

If the Beatles cover and that other out-of-place poppy song were replaced with songs on par with the other five, this would be an easy top 10 for me.

 

[Krow]

If the Beatles cover and that other out-of-place poppy song were replaced with songs on par with the other five, this would be an easy top 10 for me.

The couple out of place tracks stop that album from all time cult status tbh.