Welcome to what I consider the "1980s Metal Bible" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that I deem essential or at least very recommended to listeners of hard and heavy music. In this second part we conquer the mighty decade that many deem as the classic decade of Metal. This and the other parts of this journey through the decades may be a very overwhelming list. I essentially try to collect all albums in the History of Metal that strike me as worthwhile. May this be a guideline for people that seek for an entrance to a particular genre or certain bands. In no means I am saying, that this list is indisputable by any means. I consider these my personal picks for albums that should be listened to by die-hard metal fans at least once. Hopefully you can discover some new music or relate with my picks. If I missed something that you would include in such a list, please tell me in the form of a comment. Enjoy! \,,/

1.Tygers Of Pan Tang - Wild Cat

2.Krokus - Metal Rendez-Vous

3.Witchfynde - Give 'Em Hell

4.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

5.Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz

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1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden

4.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

5.Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

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The most iconic record label in the 80”s metal, created by Brian Slagel 40 years A go and released the greatest records in metal history . The Label released more than 1.000 bands from Goo Goo Dolls to Cattle Decapitation… This is a kind of ranking of their selected discography releases

1.Slayer - Show No Mercy

2.Trouble - Psalm 9

3.Armored Saint - Symbol Of Salvation

4.Slayer - Hell Awaits

5.Fates Warning - No Exit

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1.Fates Warning - Parallels

2.Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade Of Gray

3.Fates Warning - Disconnected

4.Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry

5.Fates Warning - FWX

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Bands almost unknown for the most, Cds or Vinyls out of print or never print, Sometimes record production sucks, thats why I love US power metal. An original style Classic and Epic Heavy Metal Mixed With Thrash, Speed and High Doses of Virtuosity, different than Europe PM with more testosterone and heaviness

1.Manilla Road - Crystal Logic

2.Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction

3.Riot - ThunderSteel

4.Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King

5.Cirith Ungol - Frost And Fire

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All Fates Warning albums ranked from best to worst, also include the three releases done by Arch and Matheos (basically Fates Warning). Phenomenal band that has held the prog metal flag high and released some of the best records in the genre.

1.Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian

2.Arch/Matheos - Winter Ethereal

3.Fates Warning - Disconnected

4.Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry

5.Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance

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This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on what power metal is or is not. The list exists purely for my own organizational purposes and may contain bands or albums that are not strictly True Knights of the Eternal Thundersword.

The first cluster includes my favorite albums in the genre (and a significant number of my all-time favorites); beyond that, they are listed by rating from 9/10 down to 6/10 and alphabetically within each bracket.

Last updated November 27, 2021.

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

4.Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne

5.X Japan - Art Of Life

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1.Destruction - Infernal Overkill

2.Dokken - Under Lock And Key

3.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

4.Overkill - Feel The Fire

5.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease

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1.The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

2.Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

4.Deep Purple - In Rock

5.Deep Purple - Fireball

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2.Fates Warning - The Spectre Within

3.Slauter Xstoyes - Winter Kill

4.Watch Tower - Energetic Disassembly

5.Trilogy - Life On Earth

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The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.

1.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

2.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

4.Crimson Glory - Transcendence

5.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

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1.Helloween - Walls Of Jericho

2.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease

3.Yngwie Malmsteen - Marching Out

4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

5.Helloween - Helloween

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1.Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion

2.Yngwie Malmsteen - Marching Out

3.Anthrax - Spreading The Disease

4.Helloween - Walls Of Jericho

5.Accept - Metal Heart

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1.Helloween - Walls Of Jericho

2.Rage - Prayers Of Steel

3.W.A.S.P. - The Last Command

4.Nasty Savage - Nasty Savage

5.Accept - Metal Heart

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RANKING CRITERIA :

- Originality
- Songwriting
- Performance

Neither the popularity among the fans nor the commercial success (or unsuccess) of the albums were taken into account in the selection.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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