Top album openers

[timmyc]

I was listening to a Metal Hammer podcast the other day and they did a segement on their their fave opening tunes on a record ever. Thought it'd make a good thread. Mine in no particular order:

1. Machine Head - Imperium
2. Megadeth - Holy Wars
3. Metallica - Blackened (Battery was close here)
4. Anthrax - Among the Living
5. GnR - Welcome to the Jungle
6. Sepultura - Refuse / Resist
7. Slayer - Angel of Death
8. Deftones - My Own Summer
9. Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell
10. Skid Row - Monkey Business

 

[Umodian]

Cool idea! Here's mine:

1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2. Slayer - Hell Awaits
3. Mercyful Fate - Evil
4. Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye
5. Voivod - Killing Technology
6. Megadeth - Into the Lungs of Hell/(Set the World Afire)
7. King Diamond - Funeral/(Arrival)
8. Slayer - South of Heaven
9. Megadeth - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
10. Cirith Ungol - Frost and Fire

Honorable mentions:
Anthrax - Among the Living, Exodus - Deranged, Possessed - The Exorcist, Voivod - Fix My Heart

 

[johnnieCzech]

Pantera: The Great Southern Trendkill
King Diamond: Welcome Home
Stone Temple Pilots: Meat Plow
Alice In Chains: Grind
Judas Priest: Painkiller
Anthrax: Potters Field
Machine Head: Davidian
Megadeth: Skin O'My Teeth
Mercyful Fate: The Uninvited Guests
Master's Hammer: Nordfrostkrampfland

 

[the Medication]

Yeh album openers are one of the most important spots on an album.

Anthrax - Among the Living
Dimmu Borgir - Fear and Wonder (the most epic of them all)
Iron Maiden - Moonchild
Metallica - Battery
Megadeth - Into the Lungs of Hell
Killswitch Engage - A Bid Farewell
In Flames - Moonshield
At the Gates - The Swarm

 

[resumurofnikufesin]

Megadeth - Last Rites/Loved To Deth
Slayer - Angel Of Death
Violence - Eternal Nightmare
Testament - Over The Wall
Iron Maiden - Where Eagles Dare
Metallica - Battery
Anthrax - A.I.R.
Carcass - Buried Dreams
S.O.D. - March Of The S.O.D.
Voivod - Killing Technology
Kreator - Extreme Aggressions
Nuclear Assault - New Song

 

[mrthrax]

pantera-cfh
pantera-mouth for war
anthrax-what doesnt die
anthrax-earth on hell
slipknot-sic
stone sour 30 30 150

theres plenty more just thought of those.

 

[betty rocker]

slayer - angel of death
Led Zep - immigrant song
most precious blood - shark ethic
At The Drive-In - Arcarsenal
pink floyd - one of these days
anthrax - among
public enemy - bring the noize
black sabbath - sabbath bloody sabbath
the clash - london calling
ghost -con clavi con dio

 

[Anthrax_Mosher]

"The Light That Blinds" -Shadows Fall - The War Within

"Dialectic Chaos" - Megadeth - Endgame

 

[timmyc]

1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Oh shit, how did I forget that!!????

 

[Umodian]

Oh shit, how did I forget that!!????

Excellent question good sir!

 

[resumurofnikufesin]

also -
Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Slayer - War Ensemble
Slayer - South Of Heaven
Danzig - Long Way Back From Hell
Voivod - Unknown Knows
Faith No More - From Out Of Nowhere
Rush - Tom Sawyer

 

[aliasp]

I've included some non metal in here too...

Guns N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
Queensryche - Revolution Calling
Yngwie J Malmsteen - Rising Force (pure cheese at times but man I love this song)
Dio - Night People
Megadeth - Holy Wars
Megadeth - Trust
Metallica - Blackened
Anthrax - Time
Anthrax - What Doesn't Die
U2 - Where the Streets have no name
Muse - Apocalypse Please
Prince - Let's Go Crazy (Purple Rain is one of the most amazing albums ever!)
Faith No More - From out of Nowhere
Iron Maiden - Aces High
QOTSA - You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire

 

[putihsom]

Almost every single Anthrax-Opener has been mentioned, but:

BE ALL, END ALL anyone??? Right on top with Among to me.

A few not mentioned yet:

It's a long way to the top - AC/DC
Shout at the devil - Mötley Crüe
King of the Kill - Annihilator
Bad Seamstress Blues - Cinderella

 

[Mikey-Bong]

I haven't seen Motorhead - Ace Of Spades mentioned yet.

 

[aliasp]

^ ACES OF FUCKING SPADES!!! Great shout.

Living Colour - Cult of Personality
Soulfly - Prophecy
Suicidal Tendencies - You can't bring me down

 

[timmyc]

Korn's "Blind" is another belter.

 

[Social Distortion]

...
Irresonsible Hate Anthem by Manson
Death To All But Metal by Steel Panther
Poundcake by Van Halen
Continuin War On Stupidity by Napalm Death
...

 

[aliasp]

...
Poundcake by Van Halen
...

^ This

 

[mj777]

IRON MAIDEN ides of march
DANZIG long way back from hell
MOTÖRHEAD ace of spades
MEGADETH intro the lungs of hell
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM no place for disgrace
METALLICA fight fire with fire
SEPULTURA arise
EXODUS the last act of defiance
PYRACANDA top gun
SLAYER south of heaven
BAD RELIGION generator

 

[Social Distortion]

BE ALL, END ALL anyone??? Right on top with Among to me.

Best Anthrax album opener, and song, ever.