GMD Votes: Top 20 Traditional/Doom Albums

[The Ozzman]

Top 20:

Candlemass Epicus Doomicus Metallicus 15 213 1
Judas Priest Sad Wings Of Destiny 12 180 2
Manilla Road Crystal Logic 10 155 3
Fates Warning Awaken The Guardian 8 145 4
Trouble Psalm 9 13 143 5
Fates Warning The Spectre Within 10 139 6
Jag Panzer Ample Destruction 13 136 7
Cirith Ungol King Of The Dead 12 135 8
Mercyful Fate Don't Break The Oath 11 134 9
Mercyful Fate Melissa 10 131 10
Pagan Altar Volume 1 7 108 11
Black Sabbath Paranoid 6 105 12
Warning Watching From A Distance 6 103 13
Black Sabbath Master of Reality 4 95 14
Judas Priest Stained Class 6 87 15
Adramelch Irae Melanox 5 85 16
Solstice New Dark Age 5 84 17
Dio Holy Diver 6 82 18
Satan Court In The Act 7 80 19
Angel Witch Angel Witch 7 78 20

The rest:

Saint Vitus Saint Vitus 6 75 21
Reverend Bizarre In The Rectory Of The Bizarre Reverend 7 73 22
Revelation Release 4 70 23
Iron Maiden Piece of Mind 4 68 24
Black Sabbath Sabotage 3 65 25
Saint Vitus Born Too Late 7 63 26
Scald Will of the Gods is Great Power 5 63 26
Rainbow Rising 4 60 28
Pentagram Day of Reckoning 4 57 29
Omen Battle Cry 5 50 30
Helstar Remnants of War 4 48 31
Saint Vitus Die Healing 4 48 31
Judas Priest Painkiller 4 46 33
Solitude Aeturnus Beyond the Crimson Horizon 4 43 34
Witchfinder General Death Penalty 5 43 34
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath 3 41 36
Black Sabbath Vol. 4 3 41 36
Pagan Altar Mythical & Magical 3 39 38
Manowar Into Glory Ride 3 38 39
Iron Maiden Iron Maiden 3 37 40
Manilla Road The Deluge 3 37 40
Candlemass Nightfall 4 36 42
Iron Maiden Powerslave 6 36 42
Megadeth Youthanasia 2 36 42
Trouble Trouble 2 36 42
Blood Farmers Blood Farmers 3 35 46
Manowar Hail to England 4 35 46
Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 2 34 48
Motorhead Ace of Spades 2 34 48
Rainbow Long Live Rock n Roll 2 34 48
Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell 2 32 51
Brocas Helm Black Death 3 32 51
Virgin Steele The Marriage of Heaven & Hell Part 1 2 32 51
Manilla Road Mystification 2 31 54
Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Ozz 3 30 55
Solstice Lamentations 2 30 55
Deep Purple Deep Purple in Rock 1 28 57
Iron Maiden Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 2 28 57
Slough Feg Traveller 3 28 57
The Lord Weird Slough Feg Traveller 3 28 57
Deep Purple Machine Head 1 27 61
Pentagram Relentless 3 27 61
Riot Thundersteel 4 27 61
Satan'S Host Metal From Hell 2 27 61
Gods Tower The Turns 1 26 65
Iron Maiden Killers 2 26 65
Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance 2 26 65
Helstar Nosferatu 3 24 68
Orodruin Epicurean Mass 2 24 68
The Lord Weird Slough Feg Down Among the Deadmen 2 24 68
Gods Tower The Eerie 2 23 71
Judas Priest British Steel 1 23 71
Ozzy Osbourne Diary of a Madman 2 23 71
Revelation Yet So Far 1 23 71
Scald will of the gods Is a Great Power 2 23 71
Trouble The Skull 3 23 71
Virgin Steele The House of Atreus: Act I 1 23 71
Heavy Load Death Or Glory 1 22 78
Judas Priest Sin After Sin 1 22 78
Avatarium Avatarium 2 21 80
King Diamond Abigail 2 21 80
Manilla Road Open the Gates 1 21 80
Pagan Altar The Lords of Hypocrisy 1 21 80
Pentagram Pentagram 1 21 80
Gotham City The Unknown 1 20 85
Secrecy Art in Motion 1 20 85
Tank Filth Hounds of Hades 1 20 85
Cloven Hoof A Sultan's Ransom 1 19 88
Dio The Last in Line 2 19 88
Scorpions Lovedrive 1 19 88
Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time 1 18 91
Liege Lord Freedom’s Rise 1 18 91
Atlantean Kodex The Golden Bough 2 17 93
Blitzkrieg A Time Of Changes 1 17 93
Dark Quarterer Dark Quarterer 2 17 93
Ereb Altor By Honour 2 17 93
Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast 2 17 93
Othyrworld Beyond into the Night of Day 1 17 93
Venom Welcome To Hell 1 17 93
Atlantean Kodex The White Goddess 1 16 100
Doomsword Resound the Horn 1 16 100
Sacred Blade Of the Sun and Moon 1 16 100
Saxon Angelwitch 1 16 100
Scorpions Taken by Force 2 16 100
Black Sabbath Mob Rules 1 15 105
Candlemass Candlemass 1 15 105
Crimson Glory Crimson Glory 1 15 105
Doomsword My Name Will Live On 1 15 105
Pentagram Be Forewarned 1 15 105
The Lord Weird Slough Feg Down Among the Dead Men 1 15 105
UFO Phenomenon 1 15 105
Black Hole Land of Mystery 1 14 112
Brocas Helm Defender of the Crown 1 14 112
Cauldron Born Born of the Cauldron 1 14 112
Cirith Ungol One Foot in Hell 1 14 112
Judas Priest Defenders of the Faith 1 14 112
Queensryche Rage for Order 1 14 112
Saint Vitus Hallow's Victim 1 14 112
Solitude Aeturnus Into the Depths of Sorrow 1 14 112
Tokyo Blade Genghis Khan Killers 1 14 112
Chastain The 7th of Never 1 13 121
Dragonslayer Dragonslayer 1 13 121
Helstar A Distant Thunder 2 13 121
Iced Earth Burnt Offerings 2 13 121
Mirror of Deception Mirrorsoil 1 13 121
Savatage Hall of the Mountain King 1 13 121
Virgin Steele Invictus 1 13 121
Gehenna En busca del valle de Gehenna 1 12 128
Manilla Road Metal 1 12 128
Metal Church Metal Church 3 12 128
Sortilege Metamorphose 1 12 128
Vicious Rumors Soldiers of the Night 1 12 128
Diamond Head Lightning to the Nations 1 10 133
Heaven and Hell The Devil You Know 2 10 133
Iron Maiden Number of the Beast 1 10 133
Motorhead Overkill 1 10 133
Siren No Place Like Home 1 10 133
WASP The Headless Children 1 10 133
Armored Saint Delirious Nomad 2 9 139
Ogre Seven Hells 1 9 139
Zions Abyss TALES 1 9 139
Blind Guardian Somewhere Far Beyond 1 8 142
Legend Death in the Nursery 1 8 142
Picture Diamond Dreamer 1 8 142
Queensryche The Warning 1 8 142
While Heaven Wept Of Empires Forlorn 1 8 142
Altar of Oblivion Sinews of Anguish 1 7 147
Armored Saint Raising Fear 1 7 147
Bathory Hammerheart 1 7 147
Metal Church The Dark 1 7 147
Oz Fire in the Brain 1 7 147
Running Wild Gates to Purgatory 2 7 147
The Lord Weird Slough Feg Atavism 1 7 147
The Obsessed Lunar Womb 1 7 147
Argus Boldly Stride the Doomed 1 6 155
Asylum The Earth is the Insane Asylum of the Universe 1 6 155
Chastain Ruler of the Wasteland 1 6 155
Dio Lock up the Wolves 1 6 155
Funeral Circle Funeral Circle 1 6 155
Helstar Burning Star 1 6 155
Holocaust The Nightcomers 1 6 155
Slow Horse Slow Horse II 1 6 155
Dokken Tooth and Nail 1 5 163
Manilla Road Gates of Fire 1 5 163
Manilla Road Out of the Abyss 1 5 163
Manowar Battle Hymns 2 5 163
Ogre Plague of the Planet 1 5 163
Taramis Queen of Thieves 1 5 163
The Gates of Slumber Conqueror 1 5 163
Bruce Dickinson Accident of Birth 1 4 170
Electric Wizard Witchcult Today 1 4 170
Northwinds Chimeres 1 4 170
Riot Fire Down Under 1 4 170
Savage Grace After the Fall From Grace 1 4 170
Slough Feg Hardworlder 1 4 170
Spirit Caravan Jug Fulla Sun 1 4 170
The River In Situ 1 4 170
Venom At War With Satan 1 4 170
Cloven Hoof Cloven Hoof 1 3 179
Death SS …In Death of Steve Sylvester 1 3 179
Exciter Heavy Metal Maniac 1 3 179
Legend Fröm the Fjörds 1 3 179
Lord Vicar Signs of Osiris 1 3 179
Ozzy Osbourne No More Tears 1 3 179
Reverend Bizarre Crush the Insects 1 3 179
Saxon Wheels of Steel 1 3 179
Virgin Steele The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part 2 1 3 179
Against Nature Accumulus 1 2 188
Dawnbringer Into the Lair of the Sun God 1 2 188
Heavy Load Stronger Than Evil 1 2 188
Metalucifer Heavy Metal Drill 1 2 188
Quicksand Dream Aelin: A Story About Destiny 1 2 188
Saxon Power and the Glory 1 2 188
Sleep Sleep's Holy Mountain 1 2 188
The Lamp of Thoth Portents, Omens, & Dooms 1 2 188
Attacker Battle at Helm's Deep 1 1 196
Judas Priest Killing Machine 1 1 196
Riot Narita 1 1 196
Savatage Sirens 1 1 196
Scorpions Blackout 1 1 196
Twisted Tower Dire The Curse of Twisted Tower 1 1 196
Tyrant Too Late to Pray 1 1 196
Valkyrie Man of Two Visions 1 1 196

Numbers from left to right:

Number of votes, Total Score, Rank

I think the funniest thing is that both of Mercyful Fate's choices ended up right next to each other.

Voting ends in 8 days.

Happy voting!

 

[J.]

1. Pagan Altar - Volume 1
2. Solstice - New Dark Age
3. Warning - Watching From a Distance
4. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
5. Trouble - Psalm 9
6. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
7. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
8. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
9. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
10. Dio - Holy Diver
11. Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
12. Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
13. Angel Witch - Angel Witch
14. Satan - Court in the Act
15. Judas Priest - Stained Class
16. Adramelch - Irae Melanox
17. Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
18. Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
19. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
20. Mercyful Fate - Melissa

 

[Slayed Necros]

1. Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
2. Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
3. Satan - Court in the Act
4. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
5. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
6. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
7. Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
8. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
9. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
10. Adramelch - Irae Melanox
11. Judas Priest - Stained Class
12. Angel Witch - Angel Witch
13. Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
14. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
15. Trouble - Psalm 9
16. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
17. Pagan Altar - Volume 1
18. Warning - Watching From a Distance
19. Solstice - New Dark Age
20. Dio - Holy Diver

 

[Nephilim96]

13. Angel Witch - Court in the Act

 

[no country for old wainds]

1) warning - watching from a distance
2) fates warning - awaken the guardian
3) fates warning - the spectre within
4) jag panzer - ample destruction
5) cirith ungol - king of the dead
6) adramelch - irae melanox
7) judas priest - sad wings of destiny
8) manilla road - crystal logic
9) trouble - psalm 9
10) satan - court in the act
11) candlemass - epicus doomicus metallicus
12) solstice - new dark age
13) angel witch - angel witch
14) mercyful fate - don't break the oath
15) judas priest - stained class
16) black sabbath - paranoid
17) pagan altar - volume 1
18) black sabbath - master of reality
19) mercyful fate - melissa
20) dio - holy diver

 

[no country for old wainds]

8. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metalicus
Mercyfyl Fate - Don't Break the Oath

needs correcting to metallicus and mercyful

 

[The Ozzman]

I do quality checking before I submit results. I'll get it.

 

[Draehl]

Saint Vitus got Drudkhed.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Whoa, how'd the fuck did I miss the prelims? Bah, let's see...

1.) Pagan Alter - Volume I
2.) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3.) Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
4.) Satan - Court in the Act
5.) Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
6.) Angel Witch - Angel Witch
7.) Judas Priest - Stained Cross
8.) Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
9.) Mercyful Fate - Melissa
10.) Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
11.) Black Sabbath - Masters of Reality
12.) Trouble - Psalm 9
13.) Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
14.) Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
15.) Warning - Watching from a Distance
16.) Fates Warning - The Spectre Within **not that familiar with these next 3 ones due to not hearing them in a really long time
17.) Solstice - New Dark Age
18.) Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
19.) Adramelch - Irae Melanox
20.) Dio - Holy Diver **why the fuck isn't Rainbow's Rising here instead?!

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Wow, this list is fucking really awesome actually. Sad not to see some of my favorites on there (no Reverend?) but wow.

I'll update this later.

1. Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
2. Pagan Altar - Volume I
3. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
4. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
5. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
6. Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
7. Warning - Watching From a Distance
8. Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
9. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
10. Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
11. Judas Priest - Stained Class
12. Trouble - Psalm 9
13. Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
14. Satan - Court in the Act
15. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
16. Dio - Holy Diver
17. Solstice - New Dark Age
18. Angel Witch - Angel Witch
19. Adramelch - Irae Melanox
20. Black Sabbath - Paranoid

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

**why the fuck isn't Rainbow's Rising here?!

yea, that album not making the list completely baffled me.

 

[Nephilim96]

Saint Vitus got Drudkhed.

Seriously, what the fuck?

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Too many people voting for different Vitus albums. I guess that is a true testament to their greatness when none of us can come to an agreement on which is best (also, Born Too Late is the best and fuck everyone else).

 

[no country for old wainds]

HOLY DIVER above RISING is criminal yea. although i'd rather scorpions made it over both

 

[no country for old wainds]

Wow, this list is fucking really awesome actually. Sad not to see some of my favorites on there (no Reverend?) but wow.

it's cool that revelation nearly made it!

 

[The Ozzman]

HOLY DIVER above RISING is criminal yea.

No it isn't. What is up with all you fuckers putting Holy Diver last? That's easily one of the best metal albums of all time.

1) warning - watching from a distance
2) fates warning - awaken the guardian
3) fates warning - the spectre within
4) jag panzer - ample destruction
5) cirith ungol - king of the dead
6) adramelch - irae melanox
7) judas priest - sad wings of destiny
8) manilla road - crystal logic
9) trouble - psalm 9
10) satan - court in the act
11) candlemass - epicus doomicus metallicus
12) solstice - new dark age
13) angel witch - angel witch
14) mercyful fate - don't break the oath
15) judas priest - stained class
16) black sabbath - paranoid
17) pagan altar - volume 1
18) black sabbath - master of reality
19) mercyful fate - melissa
20) dio - holy diver

Please start capitalizing for these lists. Thanks.

 

[rms]

1.) Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
2.) Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
3.) Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
4.) Cirith Ungol - King Of The Dead
5.) Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
6.) Warning - Watching From A Distance
7.) Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
8.) Trouble - Psalm 9
9.) Pagan Altar - Volume 1
10.) Satan - Court In The Act
11.) Angel Witch - Angel Witch
12.) Judas Priest - Stained Class
13.) Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
14.) Mercyful Fate - Melissa
15.) Solstice - New Dark Age
16.) Adramelch - Irae Melanox
17.) Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
18.) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
19.) Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
20.) Dio - Holy Diver

It's really a damn shame that one of the best American metal bands ever, Revelation, cannot crack one album on the top20. I hope for all those who aren't familiar with the band or didn't rank an album high enough, please give them a listen. John Brenner is arguably one of the best musicians of my lifetime, more so than Shelton.

https://revelationbaltimore.bandcamp.com/

5$ for some of the best albums you'll ever hear.

 

[The Ozzman]

7.) Judas Priest - Stained Cross

Seriously? I'm convinced you did that purposely.

It's really a damn shame that one of the best American metal bands ever, Revelation, cannot crack one album on the top20.

John Brenner is arguably one of the best musicians of my lifetime, more so than Shelton.

I'm betting these statements are grossly exaggerated given the source.

 

[Mort Divine]

they're not exaggerations at all

 

[The Ozzman]

they're not exaggerations at all

Listening to Revelation now. Waiting to hear some ground breaking stuff. Nothing yet so, thus far, it is an exaggeration.