Top Albums of 1983 and 1993

[DMR]

This year is the 20th or 30th anniversary of lots of great albums. We all like to celebrate meaningless milestones, don't we? Talk about your favorites. No need to list every album in your collection from these years, just a top five or so is fine. And I better not hear anyone say there weren't any good albums from 1993!

1983
Slayer – Show No Mercy
Manilla Road – Crystal Logic
Manowar – Into Glory Ride
Misfits – Earth A.D.
Heavy Load – Stronger Than Evil

1993
Sentenced – North From Here
Thunder Way – The Order Executors
Dark Tranquillity - Skydancer
Unanimated – In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead
Eucharist – A Velvet Creation

 

[nomisofsiman]

In addition to the ones you said:

1983
Accept - Balls to the Wall
Grim Reaper - See You In Hell
Oz - Fire in the Brain
Satan - Court in the Act

1993
Atheist - Elements
Carcass - Heartwork
Cynic - Focus
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Fight - War of Words
Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Satyricon - Dark Medievel Times
My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans
Mercyful Fate - In the Shadows

 

[Master_Yoda77]

1983
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Dio - Holy Diver
Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning
Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac

1993
Demilich - Nespithe
Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon
Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth
Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Burzum - Det Som Engang Var

 

[Keir]

1983:
Accept - Balls To The Wall
Ashbury - Endless Skies
Dio - Holy Diver
Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Mindless Sinner - Master Of Evil
Queensryche - Queensryche
Savatage - Sirens
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Warlord - Deliver Us

1993:
Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers
Anathema - Serenades
Dark Tranquillity - Skydancer
Gamma Ray - Insanity And Genius
Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance
Mystic Force - The Eternal Quest
Not Fragile - Lost In A Dream
Ossian - Emberi Dolgok
Pink Cream 69 - Games People Play
Skyclad - Jonah's Ark

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Fucking Traveller. I've been working on a little write up for that album since August as a part of my "Modern Classics" series of articles. It's fucking brilliant and one of the best from 2003. It has Epicurean Mass to contend with though...

 

[DMR]

1993:
Not Fragile - Lost In A Dream

That's a really good one! I didn't consider it because it was recorded in 1989 and released in '92 as "Hard To Be Alive."

It's nice to see Immortal - Pure Holocaust and Gamma Ray - Insanity & Genius mentioned. They almost made my list.

 

[DMR]

Fucking Traveller. I've been working on a little write up for that album since August as a part of my "Modern Classics" series of articles. It's fucking brilliant and one of the best from 2003. It has Epicurean Mass to contend with though...

I'd like to read that. I've never understood what people see it that album. It's ok... but it doesn't have the quirks (or memorable songs) that I expect from Slough Feg.

2003
Lost Horizon – A Flame to the Ground Beneath
Asmegin – Hin Vordende Sod & So
Nest - Woodsmoke
Hammers of Misfortune – The August Engine
While Heaven Wept – Of Empires Forlorn

 

[nomisofsiman]

2003
Lost Horizon – A Flame to the Ground Beneath

AWESOME album!

 

[Diabolik]

I'd like to read that. I've never understood what people see it that album. It's ok... but it doesn't have the quirks (or memorable songs) that I expect from Slough Feg.

2003
Lost Horizon – A Flame to the Ground Beneath
Asmegin – Hin Vordende Sod & So
Nest - Woodsmoke
Hammers of Misfortune – The August Engine
While Heaven Wept – Of Empires Forlorn

damn...was Asmegin from 2003??? wow...i am so bad with when stuff came out.

 

[Element_man]

1973
Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Four
Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
Queen - S/T

1983
Queensryche - S/T
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Manowar - Into Glory Ride
Saxon - Power and the Glory
Dio - Holy Diver

1993
Atheist - Elements
Gods Tower - The Eerie
Varathron - His Majesty at the Swamp
Rotting Christ - Thy Mighty Contract
Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times

2003
Isen Torr - Might & Superior
Moonsorrow - KivenKantaja
Doomsword - Let Battle Commence
Twisted Tower Dire - Crest of the Martyrs
Pharaoh - After the Fire

 

[dcowboys311]

1983:
Metallica - Kill Em All
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Ministry - With Sympathy (the only one of theirs I like)
Virgin Steele - Guardians of the Flame

1993:
Burzum - Det som engang var
Dissection - The Somberlain
Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon
Blasphemy - Gods of War
Sigh - Scorn Defeat

 

[Jasonic]

1983:
Anvil - Forged in Fire
Black Sabbath - Born Again
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Metallica - Kill Em All
Motorhead - Another Perfect Day
Savatage - Sirens
Saxon - Power and the Glory
Trouble - Live (Cassette live demo release)

1993:
Anthrax - Sounds of White Noise (Haters gonna hate)
Danzig - Thrall - Demonsweat
Katatonia - Dance of December Souls
Macabre - Sinister Slaughter
Motorhead - Bastards
Savatage - Edge of Thorns

 

[Keir]

That's a really good one! I didn't consider it because it was recorded in 1989 and released in '92 as "Hard To Be Alive."

You're right, I hadn't thought of that. I guess I will change that to Savatage - Edge Of Thorns. I didn't want to because I was rather disappointed with that album, but then 1993 was a disappointing year.

 

[Jasonic]

You're right, I hadn't thought of that. I guess I will change that to Savatage - Edge Of Thorns. I didn't want to because I was rather disappointed with that album, but then 1993 was a disappointing year.

While EOT ranks lower on my ranking of the Savatage discography, it was still a decent album.

 

[Vegetaman]

1973

Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

1983

Ashbury - Endless Skies
Black Sabbath - Born Again
Dio - Holy Diver
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic

1993

Dio - Strange Highways
Savatage - Edge of Thorns

2003

Dream Evil - Evilized
Grave Digger - Rheingold
Orodruin - Epicurean Mass
Opeth - Damnation
Overkill - Killbox 13

 

[modernwizardry]

1983
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Dio - Holy Diver
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Savatage - Sirens
Heavy Load - Stronger than Evil
Tokyo Blade - S/T

1993
Gamma Ray - Insanity and Genius
Viper - Theatre of Fate
Riot - Nightbreaker
Skyclad - Jonah's Ark

 

[DMR]

1983:
Ministry - With Sympathy (the only one of theirs I like)

Ha ha ha ha ha! I admit I like that one too, but not as much as "Psalm 69" and "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste."

You're right, I hadn't thought of that. I guess I will change that to Savatage - Edge Of Thorns. I didn't want to because I was rather disappointed with that album, but then 1993 was a disappointing year.

Why was it disappointing? There were at least ten albums you liked, it couldn't have been that bad.

1993
Viper - Theatre of Fate

That was from '89. Were you thinking of Angra - Angels Cry?

 

[nomisofsiman]

While EOT ranks lower on my ranking of the Savatage discography, it was still a decent album.

Something rubs me the wrong way about that album. It's probably my least favorite next to Fight For the Rock.

 

[modernwizardry]

Oops...my Theatre of Fate (Viper) has 1993 on it.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

1983:
Metallica - Kill Em All
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Ministry - With Sympathy (the only one of theirs I like)
Virgin Steele - Guardians of the Flame

1993:
Burzum - Det som engang var
Dissection - The Somberlain
Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon
Blasphemy - Gods of War
Sigh - Scorn Defeat

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