Top 10 of underground US metal of the '80s

solar eagle · Post by **solar eagle** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:09 pm

I'd like to know the top-10 of the underground US metal from the '80s.Strictly obscure diamonds ,please.

roihlem · Post by **roihlem** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:29 pm

ahh, hard task, from the top of my head these (surely I forgote many)...

Xcaliber - Warriors Of The Night
Hammeron - Nothin To Do But Rock
Street Child - Same
Xcel - Deliver Us This Dream
Medieval Steel - Same
Ashbury - Endless Skies
Glacier - Same
Legend - From The Fjords
Emerald - Armed For Battle
Valhalla - Same

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:40 pm

It's very difficult to choose, here's some of my faves :

COVEN (MI) - Worship New Gods
SINDROME - Demo "Into the Halls of Extermination"
DWARR - Starting over
RECIPIENTS OF DEATH - st
AFTERMATH (IL) - Demo "Killing the Future"
ANGEL OF MERCY - The Avatar
HEIR APPARENT - Graceful Inheritance
DARKLIN REACH - Where Evil Dwells
COMMANDER - The High'n Mighty

AxeCrazy · Post by **AxeCrazy** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:41 pm

Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order:

Hammer Witch - Return To Salem
Heathen's Rage - s/t EP
Kratos - Iron Beast EP
Mistreater - Hell's Fire
The Beast - Power Metal EP
Iron Hawk - To The Point EP
Tyrant's Reign - Year Of The Tyrants
SA Slayer - Prepare To Die EP
Salems Wych - Betrayer of Kings
Iron Cross (Florida) - s/t

AxeCrazy · Post by **AxeCrazy** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:42 pm

roihlem wrote:ahh, hard task, from the top of my head these (surely I forgote many)...

Xcaliber - Warriors Of The Night
Hammeron - Nothin To Do But Rock
Street Child - Same
Xcel - Deliver Us This Dream
Medieval Steel - Same
Ashbury - Endless Skies
Glacier - Same
Legend - From The Fjords
Emerald - Armed For Battle
Valhalla - Same

+1 for Legend. Haven't heard Ashbury yet, but eagerly awaiting the Rockadrome reissue.

sovdat · Post by **sovdat** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:41 pm

Powerlord - The Awakening
Phantom Lord - Evil Never Sleeps
Militia - The Sybling
Graven Image - People in Hell Want Ice Water
Sindrome - 2nd demo

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:50 pm

I'm pretty sure it's not the first time we begin a discussion like this, but anyway here's some fucking rippers that come off from the top of my head right now:

Leather Nunn - Take the night
Apollo Ra - Ra Pariah
SA Slayer - Prepare to die
Ion Britton - Eat metal
Slauter Xstroyes - Winterkill
Paradoxx - Plan of Attakk
Iron Cross - Same (the Floridian demons of course)
Graven Image - People in hell want ice water
The Mezmerist - The innocent, the forsaken, the guilty
Scarlet Rayne - Theater Humanitarian
Image - Same
Heathen's Rage - Same
Coven - Worship new gods
Rex Vector - Breathe fire/Sit tight 7''
...

sovdat · Post by **sovdat** » Mon May 21, 2007 8:27 pm

What's that Paradoxx 12'' like? Worth paying $2000?

humus · Post by **humus** » Mon May 21, 2007 8:49 pm

sovdat wrote:What's that Paradoxx 12'' like? Worth paying $2000?

Haha, I pity the metalhead that pays 2000 dollars for ONE vinyl, no matter which record it is.

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:51 pm

As John said, we already discussed it (don't know for sure), but what the hell, lists rule!!!

1. COVEN: Worship new gods
2. ION BRITTON: Eat Metal
3. TYRANT'S REIGN: Year of the tyrants
4. SLAUTER XTROYES: Winterkill
5. IRON CROSS: "same"
6. INNER SANCTUM: 12 AM
7. POWERLORD: The Awakening
8. DEVIL CHILDE: "Same"
9. RAVEN BITCH: Tear Down The Walls
10. HEATHENS RAGE: "Same"

and tons more: GLACIER, LEATHER NUNN, SOLAR EAGLE etc etc etc

Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Mon May 21, 2007 10:48 pm

sovdat wrote:Sindrome - 2nd demo

Well, that was from 1991. Still a devastator, whatever the year.

roihlem · Post by **roihlem** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:55 pm

sovdat wrote:What's that Paradoxx 12'' like? Worth paying $2000?

I personally think that this 12" is quite good, better than both Leather Nunn and Militia! "Live Free Or Die" is the hit imo!
But I like their two compilation tracks even more....

metalmaster · Post by **metalmaster** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:02 am

roihlem wrote:
sovdat wrote:What's that Paradoxx 12'' like? Worth paying $2000?
I personally think that this 12" is quite good, better than both Leather Nunn and Militia! "Live Free Or Die" is the hit imo!
But I like their two compilation tracks even more....

Fucking Åmål · Post by **Fucking Åmål** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:49 am

Here mine which i can think now.
USA 80's metal had manyyyyy average bands.

Here some exceptions:
MESSIAH-Final Warning
SALEM'S WYCH-Betrayer Of Kings
EMERALD-Armed For Battle
SLAUTER XTROYES-Winterkill
GLACIER-Glacier
MATAKOPAS-Coming Out Ahead
HAMMERON-Nothing To Do But Rock
RATED X-Matter Of Taste
RELLIK-Remember The Future
DARK KNIGHT-Dark Knight
TYRANT'S REIGN-Year Of The Tyrants

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:44 am

Blah, blah, blah.... There's no topping "Into Glory Ride" anyway.