Most significant metal releases

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In my opinion, of course, but I'm interested in your views of the most significant, influential and important metal releases...not a favorites list!

Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath...of course

Stained Class-Judas Priest...I think this album separated and defined the genre

Melissa-Mercyful Fate...first real in your face evil

Kill 'em All-Metallica...most important moment in thrash

2112-Rush...early epic concept album

Images and Words-Dream Theater...an original with many imitators to follow

Speak English or Die-SOD...hardcore+metal+humor...an original concept

For guitarists

Van Halen-Van Halen...Eruption, nuff said...changed the approach to the instrument forever

Bizzard of Ozz-Ozzy...introduction of Randy Rhoads

Rising Force-Yngwie Malmsteen...first full neo classical shred release

I'm sure there's lot's more.
 
Momo said:
There's one Glaring Omission on your list for significant releases.

Slayer - Reign In Blood


Momo
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I thought about it...what in your opinion is the significance of the release?...I couldn't come up with anything specific...if it was released a few years earlier, I would have included it.

Actually forgot Welcome to Hell-Venom
 
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath. The first metal release. This album changed music forever.

Judas Priest- Sad Wings of Destiney. Priest's original classic.

Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast. Dickinson's debut with the gods. Absolute classic.

Metallica - Ride The Lightning. While MoP may be their most praised album (and AJFA my personal fav) this albums significange cannot be denied.

Slayer - Reign In Blood. DUH! This thrash classic totally changed the metal landscape, being a huge influence on death metal.

Possessed - Seven Churches. See above.

Venom - Black Metal. Classic shit here. Huge influence on many black metal bands. (despite not being a BM album)

Mercyful Fate - Melissa/Don't Break The Oath. ^above

Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger. Defnitive Norweigen BM
 
Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Yes - 90125 - Alternative music before there was alternative
Jethro Tull - Aqualung - He used a fuckin' flute!
Sacred Reich - Ignorance
S.O.D. Speak English or Die. - I refuse to explain
Charged GBH - City Baby Attacked By Rats - Hardcore the right way.
Destruction - Infernal Overkill
Led Zeppelin - II
Exciter - Violence and Force
 
Alice Cooper.......Love it to Death.....:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: Started me OFF
MegaDeth..........Peace Sells...........:headbang: :headbang: Opened my eye's to life other than Metallica.
M.O.D...............U.S.A for M.O.D.....:headbang: Just totally got it :worship: .
and a special mention to
Suicidal Tendencies should've got a lot more respect with all their early work.

PEACE, TOAST AND MARMITE & A NICE CUPPA ROSIE, CARTOON NETWORK ON TO FUCKIN LOUD!!!!
 
Oblivious Maximus said:
You mean Chase the Dragon? I never heard anyone mention Magnum in so long. Nice :)
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Yup...sorry...Chase the Dragon...my bad...it was a long day...I love that album...I saw them open for UFO and Ozzy back in '82 or '83. :headbang:
 
First three Celtic Frost albums.

Coroner- No More Color (remember all the people that used to wear Coroner shirts?)

Great to see Exodus and Sacred Reich represented. The latter is rereleasing their stuff.

Watchtower

Death- take your pick, honestly.

Early Candlemass

Megadeth- Rust in Peace
 
Iron Maiden - "Iron Maiden" - a step in the right direction after years of dinosaur rock. Fresh and ballsy. Still sounds good today.

And I guess, "NOTB" - a step up in class and sales, Maiden were on their way, and becoming accepted as seriously good business.

Metallica - "Metallica". Like it or not, regardless of what they have done since, this was the release that took Metallica into superstardom, mega-sales, they went from being a Heavy Metal band called Metallica, to being Metallica the household name.

Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark at the Moon" - Ditto. This was when Ozzy became "the legendary wild-man of rock" as opposed to being "the former Black Sabbath vocalist" (in the eyes of the public-at-large, rather than us lot, of course!)

Slayer - "Reign in Blood". Listen to "Hell Awaits" then "Reign.." What a difference in sound quality, listen to the riffing, feel the ferocious aggression, what happened, it's like 2 different bands? It sounds like someone kicked them in the nuts and told them he had fucked their mothers. Up the arse.
A definite step up, making "thrash" (or whatever you want to call it) less of a niche market.

Van Halen - 5150. Once again, no comment on the content, but significant for showing there was life after DLR, at a crucial point after the mainstream exposure from "Jump" etc. Changing a front-man then should have been the kiss-of-death, but they pulled it off.

Guns 'n' Roses - "Use Your Illusion". 2 LPs, midnight releases, long queues to get it, string sections, mega-budgets, grand pianos, power-mad Axl, riots, etc etc. And they (well, he) still have to follow it. We are waiting.......( well, I'm not, but you know)
 
TheAssMaster said:
Iron Maiden - "Iron Maiden" - a step in the right direction after years of dinosaur rock. Fresh and ballsy. Still sounds good today.

And I guess, "NOTB" - a step up in class and sales, Maiden were on their way, and becoming accepted as seriously good business.

Metallica - "Metallica". Like it or not, regardless of what they have done since, this was the release that took Metallica into superstardom, mega-sales, they went from being a Heavy Metal band called Metallica, to being Metallica the household name.

Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark at the Moon" - Ditto. This was when Ozzy became "the legendary wild-man of rock" as opposed to being "the former Black Sabbath vocalist" (in the eyes of the public-at-large, rather than us lot, of course!)

Slayer - "Reign in Blood". Listen to "Hell Awaits" then "Reign.." What a difference in sound quality, listen to the riffing, feel the ferocious aggression, what happened, it's like 2 different bands? It sounds like someone kicked them in the nuts and told them he had fucked their mothers. Up the arse.
A definite step up, making "thrash" (or whatever you want to call it) less of a niche market.

Van Halen - 5150. Once again, no comment on the content, but significant for showing there was life after DLR, at a crucial point after the mainstream exposure from "Jump" etc. Changing a front-man then should have been the kiss-of-death, but they pulled it off.

Guns 'n' Roses - "Use Your Illusion". 2 LPs, midnight releases, long queues to get it, string sections, mega-budgets, grand pianos, power-mad Axl, riots, etc etc. And they (well, he) still have to follow it. We are waiting.......( well, I'm not, but you know)
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5150 and Use Your Illusion:zombie: ...nothing influential there...I don't see that at all...sorry...same with Bark at the Moon...it's just 80's metal...nothing ground breaking there.
 
schenkadere said:
In my opinion, of course, but I'm interested in your views of the most significant, influential and important metal releases...not a favorites list!

Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath...of course

Stained Class-Judas Priest...I think this album separated and defined the genre

Melissa-Mercyful Fate...first real in your face evil

Kill 'em All-Metallica...most important moment in thrash

2112-Rush...early epic concept album

Images and Words-Dream Theater...an original with many imitators to follow

Speak English or Die-SOD...hardcore+metal+humor...an original concept

For guitarists

Van Halen-Van Halen...Eruption, nuff said...changed the approach to the instrument forever

Bizzard of Ozz-Ozzy...introduction of Randy Rhoads

Rising Force-Yngwie Malmsteen...first full neo classical shred release

I'm sure there's lot's more.
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Very Good selection covered important ground there :kickass:

I would add

Racer X Street lethal

Scorpions Taken by Force

Symphony X the divine wings of tragedy

Cacophony Speed Metal Symphony

UFO Strangers in the night
 
Flavio CotM said:
Very Good selection covered important ground there :kickass:

I would add

Racer X Street lethal

Scorpions Taken by Force

Symphony X the divine wings of tragedy

Cacophony Speed Metal Symphony

UFO Strangers in the night
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I like your choices, but I'd be interested in a brief explaination of why you feel they are significant.
 
Legends.....

Death-Symbolic
Emperor-Anthems to the welkin at dusk
Mercyful Fate-Melissa
King Diamond-Abigail
Black Sabbath-Sabbath bloody Sabbath
Bathory-Blood Fire Death
Morbid Angel-Altars of Madness
Judas Priest-Painkiller
Iron Maiden-Powerslave
Slayer-Show no Mercy/Hell awaits
Metallica-Ride the Lightning
Venom-Black metal
 
Alteredmindeath said:
Legends.....

Death-Symbolic
Emperor-Anthems to the welkin at dusk
Mercyful Fate-Melissa
King Diamond-Abigail
Black Sabbath-Sabbath bloody Sabbath
Bathory-Blood Fire Death
Morbid Angel-Altars of Madness
Judas Priest-Painkiller
Iron Maiden-Powerslave
Slayer-Show no Mercy/Hell awaits
Metallica-Ride the Lightning
Venom-Black metal
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Powerslave and Painkiller...both great albums...but how are they significant?
 
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