Your US Metal Top 20?

HamburgerBoy · Post by **HamburgerBoy** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:49 am

I'm not sure if some of these are too close to speed or thrash metal, but oh well...

Brocas Helm - Into Battle
Dark Age - Dark Age
Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel
Metal Church - Metal Church
Omen - Battle Cry
Purgatory - Tied to the Trax
Queensryche - The Warning
Savatage - Sirens
Savatage - The Dungeons Are Calling
Savatage - The Hall of the Mountain King (yes, three albums!)
Slauter Xstroyes - Feed the Beast
Squadron - Fatal Strike
Spectral Incursion - Spectral Incursion
Tension - Breaking Point
The Beast - Power Metal
Trouble - Run to the Light
Tyrant's Reign - Year of the Tyrants
W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children

Witchkiller · Post by **Witchkiller** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:10 am

Riot - Restless Breed
Armored Saint - March Of The Saint
Lady Killer - s./t
Kratos - Iron Beast
Stormtrooper - Armies Of The Night
Tyrant's Reign - Year Of The Tyrant
Slayer - Go For The Throat
Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Manowar - Thriupmh Of Steel
Hexx - Under The Spell
Brocas Helm - Into Battle
Manilla Road - The Deluge
Cirith Ungol - King Of The Dead
Omen - Battle Cry
Fate's Warning - Awaken The Guardian
Tyrant - Too Late To Pray
Tension - Breaking Point
Flotsam And Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deciever
Queensryche - The Warning
Heathen's Rage - s/t ep

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:53 am

DaN & nightsblood... ANVIL & Aldo Nova are both Canadian!

My go... in no particular order:

SAVATAGE-Hall Of The Mountain King
VICIOUS RUMORS-Digital Dictator
BREAKER-Get Tough
PURGATORY-Tied To The Trax
SACRED FEW-Beyond The Iron Walls
HALLOWEEN-Don't Metal With Evil
GWAR-Scumdogs Of The Universe
OVERKILL-Years Of Decay
QUEENSRYCHE-Operation Mindcrime
SHADOW GALLERY-Tyranny
HEIR APPARENT-Graceful Inheritance
ICED EARTH-Night Of The Stormrider
JAG PANZER-Ample Destruction
LEVIATHAN-Scoring The Chapters
METAL CHURCH-Blessing In Disguise
NASTY SAVAGE-Abstract Reality EP
CAULDRON BORN-Born Of The Cauldron
CIRITH UNGOL-Frost & Fire
FATES WARNING-Spectre Within
HEATHEN-Breaking The Silence

...+ many others, tons of thrash etc...!!!!

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:16 pm

Cool to see interest!

Yeah I was also thinking along the lines of more 'power' than 'traditional metal'...even though I included some slightly to the contrary myself, it's not like it matters what you include; 'stop going off-topic!' or any stupidity like that haha, but I meant it as a style, not just bands from the US. I love Doom Metal but that's a different story.

Uh, could have included Manowar's 'Hail To England' too, and Fifth Angel, Gargoyle, Glacier...

I've never heard the 2nd Attika, where can I find that???

And there were a few others in there I've never heard, thanks a lot.

rictusgrin666 · Post by **rictusgrin666** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:20 pm

nightsblood wrote:In order, as of now:

#1- Overkill- the years of decay
Riot- Thundersteel
Fates Warning- parallels
Savatage- streets
Iced Earth- burnt offerings

Heh real glad to see this album at the top of someone's list! Definitely in my top five for sure!

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:24 pm

Got to say, Cauldron Born - 'Born of the Cauldron' must be one of the worst records I've heard...those vocals

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:25 pm

daniel wrote:Got to say, Cauldron Born - 'Born of the Cauldron' must be one of the worst records I've heard...those vocals

You must be on druuuugs! It's INCREDIBLE!

Witchkiller · Post by **Witchkiller** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:42 pm

SHIT!I forgot Savatage and Metal Church......Damn!Top 20 is too limited............

MassOfKthulu · Post by **MassOfKthulu** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:05 pm

when heroes fall is actually the second attika release, the first one was 'the motherlode' rereleased as simply 'attika' if i remember correct from CMC
that one is much inferior to me,including only 2 great songs,when cowards die,and glory bound (though both are masterpieces)

huh if i could include P Waltz's 'a social grace' that ld be number one in a way to me but it's less 'traditional' than the ones we're probably trying to cover in this thread

sagrotan · Post by **sagrotan** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:10 pm

need to spin Thundersteel today since so many mentioned it here.. maybe it is indeed greater than Privilege of Power?

and The Years of Decay gets a listen, too.. I thought it was rather average but what does my mind know, anyway..

Metal Church should have been in my list, too. When overlooking my collection I regarded them more Speed Metal than "trad. US power whatever", but they indeed would fit here I guess!

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:13 pm

Huh?

Yeah I said the second Attika release, I'm wondering how I can get hold of it? You're right, only two great tracks on the other release, 'Glory Bound' my favourite.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:36 pm

"Racing the dawn" is a killer tune as well, actually the 2nd side of ATTIKA's debut is great imo.

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:46 pm

MassOfKthulu wrote:huh if i could include P Waltz's 'a social grace'

Yes, I thought about it as well..

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:02 pm

Thundersteel is an awesome album but The Privilege of Power has the track "Black Leather and Glittering Steel", one of the best metaltunes in existence, pure magic!!!!!!! That song does remind a bit of the mighty Witch Cross from Denmark.

MassOfKthulu · Post by **MassOfKthulu** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:20 pm

i agree that the good songs on privilege are on par if not better to any song on thundersteel
Don Van Stavern wrote most of thundersteel,and i kinda consider it SA Slayer 's third release. Privilege was SA Slayer 's and Riot 's bastard kid

Attika also had a track on a very obscure comp LP from Florida,can't even remember its title now..