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Back In Black isn't so good that it needs to be shoved onto a metal list even though it's not metal. I'd forgive any of the previous albums being included before I'd forgive Back In Black.
"8. Def Leppard - Hysteria"
A lot of people think of Def Leppard as just rock so I am surprised people here are calling true metal... Not the Hysteria isn't one of the prettiest song I have ever heard...
Back In Black isn't so good that it needs to be shoved onto a metal list even though it's not metal. I'd forgive any of the previous albums being included before I'd forgive Back In Black.
Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
FW would make my list with Perfect Symmetry. While Dream Theater's Images and Words is still to this day the proverbial measuring stick for progressive metal, Fates Warning's "Perfect Symmetry" is the release that is the cornerstone of the sub-genre.
FW would make my list with Perfect Symmetry. While Dream Theater's Images and Words is still to this day the proverbial measuring stick for progressive metal, Fates Warning's "Perfect Symmetry" is the release that is the cornerstone of the sub-genre.
Back In Black isn't so good that it needs to be shoved onto a metal list even though it's not metal. I'd forgive any of the previous albums being included before I'd forgive Back In Black.
I wrote down about 15 of my absolute favorites off the top of my head, and tried to keep it 1 per group/artist (but mentioned a couple that can swap in/out on any given day):
(not in any order)
Dio - Holy Diver
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind (or Powerslave)
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
King Diamond - Abigail
Queensryche - Rage for Order (or The Warning)
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Van Halen - Fair Warning (or 1984)
Scorpions - Lovedrive (or Love at First Sting)
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Accept - Metal Heart
Loudness - Thunder in the East
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Death Angel - Act III
UFO - Strangers in the Night