GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1993

[jimmy101]

Looooove Schizophrenia. And agree they never really recaptured what they had going on with that release.

Personally I find it hard to choose between Schizophrenia, Beneath the Remains and Arise. All of them are great and what I regard as "true" Sepultura.

Post-Max, I have a thing for Against. It's a one-of-its-kind album to say the least.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

4 Cynic - Focus
9 Atheist - Elements
10 Believer - Dimensions

 

[jimmy101]

Yep, Focus is legendary. Don't need to say too much about it. Elements is good, but pales in comparison to the Atheist's first 2 albums. And Dimensions is my favourite Believer album. In fact Believer is the only Christian-metal band I like.

 

[CiG]

In fact Believer is the only Christian-metal band I like.

Really? There's so many though.

 

[jimmy101]

Can you name some? I must admit I haven't looked into all that much.

 

[CiG]

Sure thing, right off the top: Seventh Angel, Paramæcium, Mortification, early Trouble, Extol, Leviticus, Detritus...

 

[jimmy101]

Excellent. I'll seek them out and give them all a listen.

 

[Baroque]

Seventh Angel, early Trouble, Extol

Seconding these and Tourniquet have their moments but are a mixed bag like many bands

 

[Bloopy]

1. Life of Agony - River Runs Red
2. Melvins - Houdini
3. Mercyful Fate - In the Shadows
4. Entombed - Wolverine Blues
5. Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
6. Motörhead - Bastards
7. Accept - Objection Overruled
8. Morbid Angel - Covenant
9. Shihad - Churn
10. Cathedral - The Ethereal Mirror

HM:
Anthrax - Sound of White Noise
Earth - Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version

The Shihad album might be a bit borderline but at least sounds more metal to me than the likes of Alice in Chains and others that've been listed in other years.

 

[jimmy101]

Wait, what? People have been listing Alice In Chains? Hopefully not in this thread considering their output in '93 was an acoustic EP. I listed Tool myself, which is pretty borderline.

 

[jimmy101]

First ever Seventh Angel song I listened to...



Hope it's all as good as this.

 

[CiG]

Can definitely strongly vouch for that specific album.

 

[Bloopy]

Wait, what? People have been listing Alice In Chains? Hopefully not in this thread considering their output in '93 was an acoustic EP. I listed Tool myself, which is pretty borderline.

When I said "other years" I was including my mention of AiC in that. They made a few lists in the 1992 thread and one in the 1995 thread as well. We haven't done 1990 yet.

 

[jimmy101]

There's a possibility I might even nominate Facelift myself for the 1990 one.

 

[jimmy101]

Seconding these and Tourniquet have their moments but are a mixed bag like many bands

Well, I'm certainly reaching my quota of Christian-metal for the day. Just listened to a few cuts from Psycho Surgery, Tourniquet are an interesting band. Kinda a groove-thrash-glam hybrid that has a singer who sounds like Lemmy occasionally. Not bad at all.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Sure thing, right off the top: Seventh Angel, Paramæcium, Mortification, early Trouble, Extol, Leviticus, Detritus...

Warlord!

 

[CiG]

Warlord!

Lordian Guard!

Can't believe I forgot these two.

 

[Krow]

Sure thing, right off the top: Seventh Angel, Paramæcium, Mortification, early Trouble, Extol, Leviticus, Detritus...

I’ll add Place of Skull to that list. The Black is Never Far specifically rips.

 

[CiG]

That one was probably my least favourite of the Place of Skulls stuff. It's probably cliche but my pick would be Nailed.

Also, isn't there a whole thread dedicated to Christian metal? Probably a good extensive source for this topic, knowing the autism of GMD.

 

[The Ozzman]

Mortification is solid