Metal Hammer UK top 100 heavy albums - read it and weep

[Tranquillian]

1 judas priest-stained class
2 black sabbath-black sabbath
3 metallica-kill em all
4 slayer-reign in blood
5 pantera-vulgar display of power
6 Slipknot-IOWA
7 Machine Head-through the ashes of empire
8 Superjoint ritual-a lethal dose of american hatred
9 killswitch engage-the end of heartache
10 venom-black metal
11 sepultura-chaos AD
12 chimaira-the impossiblity of reason
13 obituary-slowly we rot
14 morbid angel-blessed are the sick
15 dimmu borgir-stormblast
16 arch enemy-anthems of rebellion
17 death-scream bloody gore
18 shadows fall-the art of balance
19 kyuss-blues from the red sun
20 korn-korn
21 satyricon-nemsis divinia
22 megadeth-peace sells but whos buying
23 carcass-symphonies of sickness
24 darkthrone-a blaze in the northern sky
25 Napalm death-from enslavement to obliteration
26 deicide-deicide
27 system of a down-system of a down
28 bathory-under the sign of the black mark
29 cradle of filth-the principles of evil made flesh
30 anaal nathrakh-the codex necro
31 testament-the legacy
32 zyklon-aeon
33 trouble-psalm 9
34 motorhead-overkill
35 cannibal corpse-butchered at birth
36 godflesh-godflesh
37 NIN-the downward spiral
38 emperor-anthems to the welkin at dusk
39 down-nola
40 iron monkey-our problem
41 the locust-plague soundscapes
42 strapping young lad-city
43 mistress-mistress
44 neurosis-souls at zero
45 iron maiden-killers
46 exodus-bonded by blood
47 big black-songs about fucking
48 akercocke-the goat of mendes
49 meshuggah-destroy erase improve
50 nile-in their darkened shrines
51 D.R.I-dirty rotten album
52 manowar-hail to england
53 the melvins-gluey porch
54 saint vitus-born too late
55 hatebreed-perservernce
56 blue cheer-vincebus eruptum
57 the dilinger escape plan-calcuting infinity
58 lamb of god-new american gospel
59 khanate-things viral
60 raging speedhorn-raging speedhorn
61 celtic frost-to mega therion
62 sick of it all-scratch the surface
63 mastodon-remission
64 will haven-whvn
65 the stooges-fun house
66 ministry-the mind is a terrible thing to taste
67 today is the day-temple of the morning star
68 MC5-kick out the jams
69 deep purple-machine head
70 corrosion of conformity-technocracy
71 electric wizard-dopethrone
72 converge-killing and caring
73 at the gates-slaughter of the soul
74 sunn 0)))-white1
75 painkiller-guts of a virgin
76 children of bodom-hatecrew deathroll
77 the obsessed-lunar womb
78 entombed-wolverine blues
79 uriah heep-look at yourself
80 eyehategod-take as needed for the pain
81 goatsnake-goatsnake vol 1
82 fear factory-soul of a new machine
83 butthole surfers-locust abortion technican
84 burning witch-crippled lucifer
85 labrat-ruining it for everyone
86 mercyful fate-don't break the oath
87 jesus lizard-goat
88 sleep-sleeps holy mountain
89 voivoid-war and pain
90 throbbing gristle-2nd annual report
91 the berzerker-the berzerker
92 marduk-panzer division marduk
93 fudge tunnel-hate songs in e minor
94 anthrax-spreading the diesease
95 faith no more-king for a day, fool for a lifetime
96 sir lord baltimore-kingdom come
97 oxbow-let me be a woman
98 mountain-climbing
99 the acacia strain-thrirty seven fifty
100 Kreator-terrible certainty

What an utterly shit list they came up with. What the FUCK where they thinking? The latest Arch Enemy on place 16 and the first and only Maiden album on the list on place 45? FUCK OFF AND THEN SOME.

 

[Captain Beard]

Fuck that.

 

[J.]

#6-#9 must be a joke

 

[MajestikMøøse]

*cough*paid off*cough*

 

[Ayeka]

I'll give them credit, at least they put some Metal bands on the list. Last issue of False Metal Hammer I bought was two years ago. Linkin Park on the cover, the only Metal band on there was BLAZE in the "Why the fuck did they do that?" column

The fact that there is only one Maiden album on the list and it's at #45 shows the list is bunk. I can only agree that #6 - 9 is the most glaring idiocy. This isn't so much a list of Top Heavy Albums, more just an advertising push for the bands the mag are forced to cover with some old albums thrown in at random points to get the old fans off their backs.

There was an interesting thing about two years back where both Classic Rock and False Metal Hammer did a Classic Albums poll of their readers. Suffice to say, the Classic Rock results were legit whilt FMT's was the biggest list of wank you ever saw. Someone sent a letter to Classic Rock pointing out that the FMT poll was pointless as their readership's idea of a 'classic album' is the one they bought the week before. Dumb kids simply just don't know what they're talking about.

 

[NAD]

There are some good albums on that list, but that order is pretty well fucked. Seems like a whole fuckton of metal classics are absent. Also a few entries are about as metal as my morning dump.

 

[Doom]

Ayeka is right, that list is surprisingly good for that particular magazine. They totally embraced the whole nu-metal thing, and I think now that's pretty much over, they are trying to concentrate on some of the better metal that are becoming more popular these days in the mainstream (better at least than what they were covering a couple of years back). So this list is nothing to be surprised about really.

 

[Demonspell]

J. beat me to my response, as usual with these lists there are a few surprisingly astute choices but the ordering and sucking up to current trends rob it of all credibility.

 

[General Zod]

#6-#9 must be a joke

Only #6 and #9? The odd thing about the list (well, one of the many) is, that in most cases, they don't even have the best disc by the band that they chose. Case in point:

1 judas priest-stained class
2 black sabbath-black sabbath
3 metallica-kill em all
5 pantera-vulgar display of power
9 killswitch engage-the end of heartache
15 dimmu borgir-stormblast
16 arch enemy-anthems of rebellion
17 death-scream bloody gore
18 shadows fall-the art of balance
22 megadeth-peace sells but whos buying
45 iron maiden-killers
58 lamb of god-new american gospel
76 children of bodom-hatecrew deathroll

In my opinion, none of these CDs represent the best of the band listed. I also always find it odd, when in Top 100 lists, they don't have two entries by any of the artists.

Though perhaps the funniest aspect is, nothing Iron Maiden has ever done, surpasses the music of Slipknot, Chimaira or Korn.

Zod

 

[unhinged]

zod is correct

I mean how can they credit godflesh 'godflesh' over streetcleaner

ans: because they can't because they haven't heard it because they don't have a fucking clue and just haked together a fadist list then randomly peppered in a few 'credible' albums that they probably asked someone down the pub for.

load of wank

 

[speed]

yeah I agree with everyones responses. Still though, they have some great somewhat obscure groups on there. sleep, Khanate, Today is the Day, Iron Monkey- I never would have expected to see them. The problem with most of the picks, is that they didnt pick the groups best album- just their first. I mean Temple of the Morning Star has its moments but its no In the Eyes of God, or sadness remains. Soul of a new machine is quite excellent, but its no demanufacture. Etc. etc.

 

[speed]

Oh, and its a terrible list, but a damn sight better than the absolutely awful list metal-rules.com put out. That was a disgrace. Once again music should not be objectified by these damn lists. Why all the lists all the sudden? Is this like the vh1 effect?

 

[Ayeka]

Though perhaps the funniest aspect is, nothing Iron Maiden has ever done, surpasses the music of Slipknot, Chimaira or Korn.

Are you trying to be funny, or are you really just the clueless child you always make yourself out to be?

 

[NAD]

I'm pretty sure he was referring to the list, since those three bands are well above the first Iron Maiden entry.

 

[Captain Beard]

He was being sarcastic, you fool.

 

[Ayeka]

It's hard to see, considering the buffoon he's been on here before

 

[jimbobhickville]

and now you've made yourself to be a buffoon by ripping on him without a credible reason. Congrats.

 

[Henrik Main]

Erik's pic is quite possibly the funniest thing ever created.

 

[Ayeka]

and now you've made yourself to be a buffoon by ripping on him without a credible reason. Congrats.

No, not really. Who are you?