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.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

3.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

4.Warlord - And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...

5.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" 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. This may be a very overwhelming list but 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.High Tide - Sea Shanties

2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

4.Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come

5.Josefus - Dead Man

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1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

2.Manowar - Hail To England

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

5.Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer

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Chronological list of the most notable tunes released as singles during the decade 1980-1989.
Must Collect Singles.

1.Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

2.AC/DC - Hells Bells

3.Iron Maiden - Running Free

4.Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving

5.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

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These are MY Top 250 Albums that are featured on Metal Storm in chronological order to celebrate 50 Years of Metal.

Some bands are featured on this list with more than one album, which means that they are perticulary amazing to me.

I listen to a wide spectrum of metal genres, which is why I tried to keep it diverse and not focus on one genre.

1.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

2.Deep Purple - In Rock

3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

4.Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards

5.Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies

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My personal ordering of Deep Purple's discography from my most favourite to least favourite. This might be a little different to the usual because my opinions on the DP discography are a bit weird.

1.Deep Purple - Machine Head

2.Deep Purple - In Rock

3.Deep Purple - Purpendicular

4.Deep Purple - Fireball

5.Deep Purple - Deep Purple

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1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Saxon - Unleash The Beast

3.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

4.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

5.Bruce Dickinson - Balls To Picasso

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The best to worst studio albums by Deep Purple (in my opinion).

1.Deep Purple - Machine Head

2.Deep Purple - In Rock

3.Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers

4.Deep Purple - Burn

5.Deep Purple - Fireball

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These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).

The albums followed by a star are the "must have", whereas the rest albums are the "could have".

1.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

2.AC/DC - Back In Black

3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

4.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

5.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

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1.Deep Purple - Machine Head

2.Deep Purple - In Rock

3.Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers

4.Deep Purple - Fireball

5.Deep Purple - Deep Purple

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Random great albums of the decade listed yearly.

1.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

3.Rainbow - Difficult To Cure

4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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My top 50 albums of all time.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Judas Priest - Painkiller

3.Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death

4.Iron Maiden - Brave New World

5.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

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